First off I have said in both posts if engine is original to tractor, if not of coarse there's no way to know tractor serial #. The engine starting numbers are there in the records. The first M engine built in november of 51 is listed as serial # 271158 and first in Dec. is 274940 and posters # is 272809 so his engine was installed in Nov. correct? Tractor serial # for start of Nov. and Dec. is 284158 and 287940. So his tractor serial # if original to the engine would be between those to numbers. I been interested in little differences and why on these tractors for years. The more I learn the more questions comes up that I can't find a answer to. I have learned there's inconsist information in IH records and I think there's some in the serial # records on line. Guy Fays has a good book but there's mistakes in it which I don't fault him in all that information. I can't even make a post here without a mistake sometimes. I'm not saying I can match all engine and chassis serial numbers but from later 49 on up I can 99% of the time. Before that most times from engine # I can tell year and month tractor was built. If I could look at tractor in question I could tell you in a couple of minutes if engine was original or other parts. Even if his axle housing has a L code on it that don't tell much. Lots of M out there with axle housings replaced with used parts. Need to check more of tractor to say on that. You said I was way off on the numbers, I want to see something to back it up. Again everthing I said on the tractor numbers depends on original engine and tractor sold togeather. Still say engine # 272809 came in tractor # 285809.
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