The hydraulic pump housing on the 8N is aluminum and has the actual casting date on it directly in front of the bottom drain plug. A code such as G187 would mean the part was cast on or after July 18th, 1947. Some casting codes on 9N-2N-8N engine blocks, transmission housings, and rear axle housings can also help pinpoint a date of manufacture. You will need both of those numbers to identify your tractor. After the NAA tractor, the hundred series and up tractors have a model number stamped above a strictly numerical serial number. The NAA serial number was the last one to use the model prefix as part of the serial number. That same "b" was turned over to become the number "9". The uppercase letter "I" was used as number "1", and a lower case letter "b" was used a the number "6". Note that the "font" used on the number stamps was a little unusual. Since they were the same as the tractor engine, many have found their way into tractors as replacement engines over the years. Some will have "Ford Industrial Engine" tags attached. These were stationary power unit engines or combine engines. It's also not unheard of to find N tractors with an engine serial number that begins with A253-xx or a similar variant. Surviving industrials are also a rare find. The industrial model tractors had a heavy steel frame and were designed for pulling only. The company is the subject of a silent educational documentary produced in 1917, Horseless Farming With Ford Tractors.Paul Smith in New Zealand owns this 9NBN industrial tractor that formerly saw military duty. In 1919 a law was passed in Nebraska mandating that tractors be tested on a standardized basis in order to be sold in the state. Crozier's experience with the Ford and other tractors caused him to advocate for the establishment of testing requirements to verify tractor performance. Nebraska Tractor Law Īn unsatisfactory Ford tractor was partly responsible for the establishment of the Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory. On, June 19,1916, Paul Ford was relieved of his duties with the company but still continued to receive compensation. The company may have hoped for a quick settlement with Henry Ford to acquire the name, but instead Henry Ford marketed his own line of tractors, beginning in 1916, under the brand name Fordson. Baer Ewing had hired tractor designer Robert Kinkaid to develop his product line, but named the company after one Paul Ford, a local hardware clerk Ewing had hired, allegedly to leverage the Ford name to take advantage of customer confusion with Henry Ford. The choice of name has been assessed as deceptive by later commentators. Prior to founding the company, Ewing worked in the insurance business. June 1917įord Tractor Company was incorporated on Maby W. Share of the Ford Tractor Company, issued 12.
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