Posted by mkirsch on April 16, 2010 at 05:39:30 from (64.80.108.57):
In Reply to: Dating my Farmall M posted by Bengt Erik Eriksson on April 16, 2010 at 03:15:15:
Hal's advice applies to North American Farmalls, but may not hold true on the European Farmalls.
Is the "FFGM 1688" punched into a flat spot on the block? If the code is in raised letters on the rough surface of the block, it is a part number.
In North America, the engine serial numbers are usually CLOSE to the tractor's serial number, but usually, they're not the same. Unless you are very close to the cutoff point for a given year, the engine serial will usually give you the year the tractor was manufactured. It won't give you the exact serial number of the tractor; that is lost to time unless you can track down a bill of sale for the tractor from a previous owner.
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - Pitfalls of Tractor Engine Rebuilds - by Chris Pratt. The first pop after you have put the machine together with your own hands is exciting and pleasing. The whole experience can be marred if one moves too fast and makes too many assumptions that they can just use "as is" some parts they should be closely scrutinizing and possibly attended to. In such cases, rework makes what could have been a fun project turn into an irritant or even a nightmare. Minor Irritants To give you an example of an minor but irritating proble
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
1964 I-H 140 tractor with cultivators and sidedresser. Starts and runs good. Asking 2650. CALL RON AT 502-319-1952
[More Ads]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
