Ford I9-71 tractor

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--->Paul

Many older Fords have a hand-stamped serial number on the cast lobe in front of the clutch, below the air-cleaner.

The serial number would be the vin number, and all of your numbers look very foregn to me.

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Thanks
Joe

I took some pictures of the tractor. My email address is sniezjo@man.com. if you send your e mail address I could forward you the pictures.

As far as some of the questions, I do not know how many gears. As far as the date I talked with the guy who bought it and he said 1954. But he could be wrong. as far as color it's red with gray. Yes it looks like original paint. There is a tag that is riveted on to the upper right hand corner that has model and s/n. There are numbers by the starter, left hand side, that has 8258 8N. I'm not sure if the "8"'s are 8 or 5's
On the trans housing or gear box it has 8N 700?
the 2 front wheels are far apart like the rear. the fenders do not say anything just the front engine
cover has Ford on the upper front on both sides.

Someone wants to buy it for $1500 is that a far price?

Thanks much
Joe

"8N' is a Ford model slightly older than 1954, but you mentioned it twice. '700' is a model made in 1954, it would be a row crop version of an 8N, it would be a bit taller, the rear axles would have a drop-down gearing between the axles coming out of the rear end & the axle on the wheel.

Sounds like it's not a very important tractor to you, just a lump of iron, so sounds fine, sell it & be done. :) If you don't know how many speeds the tranny has, you also won't be able to judge the condition of the machine. And on any of these models, they all range from $400 for a trashed tractor to $5000 for one in showcase condition, so hard to say really what it's worth exactly.

--->Paul

You say the serial # is on a tag; but Ford had the numbers stamped (not cast!) right into the cast metal of the bell housing (flywheel housing) lobe on the left side of the tractor. They did not use a seperate 'tag'.

So, where is the tag located? And how do you know it's a 1954? Ford made Forson Major; NAA; 600, 700, 800, & 900 series tractors in 1954.

So, how many gears does it have forward?

Does it have one or 2 wheels real close centered in the front of the tractor, or are the 2 front wheels wide apart like the rear wheels?

Do the fenders say 'Ford" on them anywhere?

International Harvester used an "I" as the first digit on a lot of their tracotrs, but I don't regignise those numbers either as any IH model, they only made a Cub, Super- series of lettered tractors, and the new 100, 200, 300, & 400 tractors in 1954. They had a shorter serial number like you list & an actual tag as well....

Please keep us informed, you really have me curious. :)

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Thanks
Joe