PRODUCTION CODES, SERIAL & MODEL NUMBERS
THE IMPORTANT NUMBERS

FORD TRACTORS ('65 TO '75) MODEL NUMBERING Model ID Previous.................Newer '65 to 3-'68...........4-'68 to 1975 2---------2000--------B 3---------3000--------C 4----------4000--------D 5----------5000--------E Chassis Type   10 - Agricultural All Purpose   11 - L.C.G.   12 - Highway   13 - Rice   20 - Row Crop   30 - Vineyard   31 - Narrow   40 - Utility   50 - Industrial Fuel Type   1 - Diesel   2 - Gas   3 - L.P. PTO   1 - No PTO   2 - Trans 540   3 - Live 540   4 - Independent 540   5 - Independent 540-1000   6 - Independent 540/1000 GD Tramission Type   A - 4 speed   C - 8 speed   E - Select-O-Speed   F - 4/4 T-C Power Reversing   K - 6/4 Manual Reversing

Change your Printer setup to Landscape then Ctrl-P to print this page   Numbers are located on the right side, toward the back, just behind the starter. They are located on top of a lug on the flywheel housing. Numbers are as they appear closes to the engine to the outside. Example numbers in RED. Tractor Model No: C1023C Tractor Production Code: 2J29B          = Unit Date Code Tractor Serial Number: C354485   Model No. meaning: C = Model 3000 10 = Agricultural All Purpose 2 = Gas 3 = Live PTO, 540 rpm C = 8 speed transmission Serial No. meaning: C = built in the USA B = built in Basildon, England Unit Date Code  meaning: 2 = 1972 J = September 29 = 29th day of the mo. B = Day shift These are the most important numbers on the whole tractor. These are all someone needs to correctly ID a tractor as to when and what model it is. Thanks for the help Bern.

PRODUCTION CODES Year 1965 - 5 1966 - 6 1967 - 7 1968 - 8 1969 - 9 1970 - 0 1971 - 1 1972 - 2 1973 - 3 1974 - 4 Month JAN - A          FEB - B MAR - C          APR - D MAY - E          JUNE - F JULY - G          AUG - H SEPT - J          OCT - K NOV - L          DEC - M Day Numerical Date 1 through 31 Shift Midnight - A Day - B Afternoon - C

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