Re: Differences between 1950, 1951 and 1952

Posted by Jim.UT on July 15, 2003 at 11:45:01 from (64.122.18.247):

In Reply to: Differences between 1950, 1951 and 1952 posted by Terry on July 15, 2003 at 08:08:00:

There were some changes made during those years. That model of Ford is known as the 8N and was built from 1948 (actually starting in June 1947) until late 1952. Along the way some upgrades that occurred were better steering gear, better clutch linkage, Ford script started appearing on the fenders, front mount distributor was replace with a side mount, proofmeter was added to the dash. I think there was a change in the transmission gearing somewhere along the way, too.

How to tell the year. Well there are a number of clues. The first thing to check is the serial number. It's located on the left side of the engine block on a rectangular flat pad up near the head. It's hand-stamped and sometimes the numbers are pretty faint. There are date codes on various pieces on the tractor. The easiest one to decipher is on the hydraulic pump. Crawl under the tractor armed with a rag, wire brush and some spray degreaser. Clean off the spot right next to the drain plug. There should be a date stamped there. That's the date the pump was built, not necessarily the date the tractor was assembled, but it will probably put you in the correct year.

All this and more you can learn by clicking here to read John Smith's dissertation (with photos) on how to identify an N series Ford tractor.

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