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Differences between 1950, 1951 and 1952

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Terry

07-15-2003 08:08:00

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Could anyone please tell me some of the differences between 50, 51 and 52 Ford tractors. I recently purchased one and the guy I got it from said it was a 50, but I went to get a part and the guy at that shop thought it was a 52. Then my neighbor said it was a 51. Can anyone tell me how to tell the difference for sure?
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Ianc

07-17-2003 05:36:06

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Re: Differences between 1950, 1951 and 1952 in reply to Terry , 07-15-2003 08:08:00

The bad thing with using the engine number is that you are assuming that the engine block you are looking at came with that machine. We had several customers with mix-n-match macines, and some WE did. The two "best" were one with an early 9N chassis with a late side dist engine, and one we called the "Jub-N8er" an NAA from the trans forward mated to a 9N rear end, whoever did it did a really neat job.

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Jim.UT

07-15-2003 11:45:01

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Re: Differences between 1950, 1951 and 1952 in reply to Terry , 07-15-2003 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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F14

07-15-2003 09:07:43

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Re: Differences between 1950, 1951 and 1952 in reply to Terry , 07-15-2003 08:08:00

There are sometimes minor production changes over the years of a given model that affect parts, so it's important to know the year.

Get the serial number off the tractor, and look it up in the serial number guide under "Research and Info" in the lefthand column of this page.

If you don't know where the serial number is, go to the Ford board and do a search for "Serial Number for NAA" or whatever model you have. If someone hasn't already asked that question (unlikely) you can post a message and someone will tell you where to look.

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