Posted by Hugh MacKay on February 03, 2008 at 03:28:13 from (216.208.58.112):
In Reply to: Re: 130 numbers posted by Mike Jenkins on February 02, 2008 at 21:59:50:
Mike: At this point the casting date codes will help more than anything else. Paul has pretty well explained those, the digit are about 1/2" high and have what looks like a round head, blade type screw, cast between each of day, month and year. If you check those date codes on each of engine block, torque tube, transmission-rear end case, hydraulic touch control unit, and they are all within 6 months of each other, you can be pretty well assured you have an original tractor. You may well find date codes on the smaller castings like front wheels, the cast rear wheel, final drives, steering box, PTO back cover, etc.
My Super A has the date codes on every casting on the tractor. My 130 and 140 have them on those 4 main castings and a few of the others but not all.
Right now, I'm calling your tractor a 1958 Farmall 130, and someone has either changed the hood or changed the decals on the hood. A band with the word McCormick about 5/8" high and 8" long should be there whether Farmall or International.
Another item you might try is using a cleaner like Comet or SOS rub the serial tag, you may just highlight the stamped numbers enough to read them. A lot of 130, 230, 330, 350 and 450 are tags are hard to read, they were that way from new. IH must have had a guy with a tack hammer stamp those tags. I've looked at a lot of tractors in the last few years and the tags on letter and super letter series Farmalls are in much better shape than 00, 30-50 or 40-60 series tractors and 30-50 are the poorest.
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