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What have I got? (IH 240)

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Dave D

10-01-2004 19:33:51

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Whoa! Up here in New Hampshire I bought what I thought was a 1961 IH 240 Utility with a Husco loader off an exterior pump in front of the grill. Least that's what the Operator's Manual suggests along with what the seller told me. Problem is I can't match up anything that looks like the s/n with the International Model I-240 sn's in this website! Looks like the range for 1958-1962 IH 240s spreads from s/n 501 to 10727.

Well, from the left side of the transmission housing, rear of the split, I can read the following number cast in relief: "369018 R1". In back of the shifter, on a top surface half under the seat this number is cast in relief: "369017 R1" which is one digit off. There is another number stamped into the L brake drum housing but there is a lot of flaking metal and paint and I can't quite make out the numbers/letters without a wirebrush. There is also some other number on the R side of the clutch housing, almost looks like it could be on a riveted plate but there are so many layers of yellow paint on the thing it looks like somebody laid it on with a trowel.

Maybe I should also point out that the paint colors change dramatically right at the split, both yellow but one looking 'real' and the other washed out. Makes me wonder if I got the front end from one unit and the back end off another?

Anyway I am trying to buy some gaskets for the axle housing etc and am getting kinda curious as to what I actually have here. Would appreciate any expert opinions or informed guesses! Thanks in advance.

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K.B.-826

10-02-2004 19:56:43

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Re: What have I got? (IH 240) in reply to Dave D, 10-01-2004 19:33:51

Serial number plate is on the left side of the clutch housing. It's about 2"x4", often gets painted over, and it is not unusual for it to fall off. I found one of the part numbers you gave in the 240 parts book, 369 018 R1 is the transmission cover, 369 017 R1 does not appear in the parts listings for anything closely related to a 240, I checked it's closest relatives, the C, Super C, 200, 230, and 404. I also checked under Farmall A and B, Super A, 100, 130 and 140, all of which have about the same transmission. I also checked the 330 and 340, which are bigger, but the 340 is often confused with the 240.

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Dave D

10-02-2004 20:13:40

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Re: What have I got? (IH 240) in reply to K.B.-826, 10-02-2004 19:56:43

K.B. , thanks. Probably the part #369017 R1 on the L trans housing is such a huge part that it is not considered replaceable. Maybe they assumed you would just buy an entire rear subassembly.

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Paul in Mich

10-02-2004 17:09:41

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Re: What have I got? (IH 240) in reply to Dave D, 10-01-2004 19:33:51

Dave, Both numbers you listed with R1 suffixes are casting part numbers and have nothing to do with serial number. As others have stated, your S/N should be on a plate probably located on or near one side of the clutch housing.

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Dave D

10-02-2004 19:55:13

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Re: What have I got? (IH 240) in reply to Paul in Mich, 10-02-2004 17:09:41

Thanks, guys. There is a riveted tag on the R side of the clutch housing (thickly painted over) and another on top of the trans case just under the top casting number (same there). Both appear to say "524 F" or possibly "624 F". I guess this would make my unit a 1958 instead of the 1961 the seller thought it was. I'm glad to know this with your help.

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K.B.-826

10-02-2004 20:09:47

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Re: What have I got? (IH 240) in reply to Dave D, 10-02-2004 19:55:13

Those are casting date codes. They only appear to be riveted to the casting, they were actually screwed to the casting mold. The letter at the end of the code represents a year. They started over at A in '55, so B= '56, C= '57, D='58, E= '59, and your F= '60. May or June 24th 1960 is the date that your pieces were cast. That does not make the tractor a '60 however, as the castings needed to cure for several months, and may not have gotten used until '61. My 240 is a '60, it does not have a '60 casting code anywhere. It even has 12 31 E, or December 31 1959, on the PTO casting, but not one single '60 casting.

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Dave D

10-02-2004 20:23:59

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Re: What have I got? (IH 240) in reply to K.B.-826, 10-02-2004 20:09:47

K.B., Thanks. I guess it's possible that it was sold in 1961 but rolled off the line as a 1960 model. I don't see any apparently riveted plates other than those casting numbers which would apear to be about 1/2" high by about 4" long. They have been painted so much it looked like they were riveted on -- you can see the rivet heads -- but I can see that they were probably placed inside the mold.

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ny bill o

10-02-2004 05:22:13

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Re: What have I got? (IH 240) in reply to Dave D, 10-01-2004 19:33:51

on a 240 utility, the serial plate should be on the right side of the clutch housing. try taking some paint stripper in a rag and removing some of the paint. better than trying to scrape it off. just be ready to wash it off when you get to where you want to stop taking paint off. otherwise, you may have just a couple numbers stamped into the metal.

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Bob

10-01-2004 20:56:52

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Re: What have I got? (IH 240) in reply to Dave D, 10-01-2004 19:33:51

You are looking at casting numbers on the various castings.

What you want when looking for the serial number is the stamped aluminum serial number data plate, often found near the clutch area. I'm not sure specifically where it's at on a 240, but maybe someone else can contibute that fact.

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