I am in need of guidance

webster95667

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I am new to the site and new to owning a tractor. I recently purchased an old IH and only have what the tag says is the model number which is A440003B001556.

I am looking for some guidance so I can get information on what model it is, and where others are buying manuals, filters, parts etc.?

Thanks for everyone's time in reading this.

Jeremy
 
Pictures are worth a thousand words. Good luck with it!!!! I normally buy manuals on amazon or ebay. Parts just depends on what I need. There is a pretty good selection on this site also.
 

Thank you for the reply. I will post pics as soon as I get home. I am sure once the veterans of the forum see it you will know what the model is.
 
I don't recognize it, what he was trying to say is it is not a common designation, at least for the pre-1960 Farmalls. Number wasn't on a generator or starter was it?
 
If you are posting for the first time on this thread, you might need to ask Kim (Forum moderator (bottom left side Feedback Forum)
to get permission to post pics.. This is due to the need to prevent porn and violence from being posted by trolls. Jim
 
These guys right here at YT sell tractor parts.Manuals and filters too. I buy my filters(for 17+ tractors/trucks...) from NAPA.IH
parts are plentyful. Post a pic,please!
 
Thank you to everyone who has responded and given advice. I appreciate it. I have uploaded photos that are not the best but should give an idea of what I have.

Thanks
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Looks like a 384/424/ 444or similar.really not an 'old' tractor.From the late late 70s /early '80s(I think).Are you sure there is
no SN tag on it?Should be a small aluminum tag approx. 2"x3".I'm not very familiar with 'newer'IH tractors. Take the filters
off,record the maker and part number. Take that list to NAPA for crossing.Then buy your filters from them.
 
(quoted from post at 18:14:21 07/08/15) Looks like a 384/424/ 444or similar.really not an 'old' tractor.From the late late 70s /early '80s(I think).Are you sure there is
no SN tag on it?Should be a small aluminum tag approx. 2"x3".I'm not very familiar with 'newer'IH tractors. Take the filters
off,record the maker and part number. Take that list to NAPA for crossing.Then buy your filters from them.


Thanks for the information. I bought a small piece of land when my wife became pregnant with our first child and bought this for 400 dollars. It came with no information but had a box with rippers and some lifting bars for the 3 point. It starts and runs so I jumped at it.

I have attached a photo of the information tag that is on the tractor. I appreciate the help.
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It is definitely British. Not sure if it was a model that was imported. You might check
some of the UK tractor sites. Note, What we call "parts" or "repairs" they call "spares"
 
What DeltaRed said is about right. It was probably built in the mid-70s. At 40 years old, it isn't old enough for most of us. Somebody should be able to look up the serial number prefix and tell you exactly what it is. Unfortunately, hardly anyone has such a list.

A couple other models it resembles are the 364 and 464. Is it gas or Diesel? Maybe you can find an engine model cast into the engine block, something like "C-175" or "D-179". How about a part number cast into the engine block or transmission housing? They should generally look like 6 digits, the letter "R" and another digit, like "123456R1".

In any case, a running tractor for $400 was a pretty good deal.
 
(quoted from post at 07:09:19 07/09/15) What DeltaRed said is about right. It was probably built in the mid-70s. At 40 years old, it isn't old enough for most of us. Somebody should be able to look up the serial number prefix and tell you exactly what it is. Unfortunately, hardly anyone has such a list.

A couple other models it resembles are the 364 and 464. Is it gas or Diesel? Maybe you can find an engine model cast into the engine block, something like "C-175" or "D-179". How about a part number cast into the engine block or transmission housing? They should generally look like 6 digits, the letter "R" and another digit, like "123456R1".

In any case, a running tractor for $400 was a pretty good deal.

Thanks to everyone for their help and for getting back to me, It is a diesel engine and the numbers cast in the block directly below the firing order are: 3040912R4. I wasn't able to see an engine model cast into the block at all.

I do understand it not being old enough for most and the fact that it is a british model tractor. I still appreciate the guidance. I did go to the local dealer and they were pretty lost when I told them about it and showed the pics.
 
(quoted from post at 07:55:00 07/09/15)
(quoted from post at 07:09:19 07/09/15) What DeltaRed said is about right. It was probably built in the mid-70s. At 40 years old, it isn't old enough for most of us. Somebody should be able to look up the serial number prefix and tell you exactly what it is. Unfortunately, hardly anyone has such a list.

A couple other models it resembles are the 364 and 464. Is it gas or Diesel? Maybe you can find an engine model cast into the engine block, something like "C-175" or "D-179". How about a part number cast into the engine block or transmission housing? They should generally look like 6 digits, the letter "R" and another digit, like "123456R1".

In any case, a running tractor for $400 was a pretty good deal.

Thanks to everyone for their help and for getting back to me, It is a diesel engine and the numbers cast in the block directly below the firing order are: 3040912R4. I wasn't able to see an engine model cast into the block at all.

I do understand it not being old enough for most and the fact that it is a british model tractor. I still appreciate the guidance. I did go to the local dealer and they were pretty lost when I told them about it and showed the pics.

After looking further, behind the fuel filter housing I found a stamp of D144 A and below that a 72409.

Thanks
 
That is an interesting serial number tag. The number stamped on it is actually the unit serial number instead of a model number. Whoever stamped it must have gotten a bit mixed up.

The serial number would be 440003B001556. The 440003 is the kind and code which delineates the model number and how it was equipped from the factory. B indicated that it was made in Great Britain. 001556 is the sequential serial number.

Since what you have (A440003B001556) starts with an extra A in front of the serial number My guess would be that A444 is what should be on the first line. Hopefully someone from outside the US can give an answer since it doesn't look like a model that was exported to the US.
 
After doing a bunch of digging, I think it is a 354 (made from about '71 to '75). Engine model, sheet metal and some casting shapes all point to 354. It appears that the BD-144 and BD-154 use the same engine block, so engine ID may be a red herring. The 364 is evidently a similar tractor with the BD-154. I stumbled across an old post (10 or so years ago) where somebody had a 364 with the serial stamped in the model space of its tag. Must have been a Doncaster thing or one guy did a bunch of them wrong.
 
Jim Becker seems to have found it. http://www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/000/3/2/322-international-harvester-354.html
 
(quoted from post at 17:05:05 07/09/15) Jim Becker seems to have found it. http://www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/000/3/2/322-international-harvester-354.html



Gentlemen, I greatly appreciate the help and resources information on finding the model and where to locate parts. Thanks again.

Regards

Jeremy
 
Here is a picture of my serial tag from the 354 I just bought:

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Best I can make out the serial number:

A4700019001275
OR
A4700018001275
OR
A4700013001275
 
Thanks Tom, for posting that. Looks like different prefix numbers than the one above. Had they been the same, it would have proven that Webster's is also a 354. With some difference in the numbers, I'm not sure it proves either way.
 
ok, from what I have been able to cross reference on the caseih site, I am 98% sure this is a 354. The D-144 seems to me to be "diesel - 144 CID". Profile of the tractor is just like mine.

Info on engine:

International Harvester BD-144
diesel
4-cylinder
liquid-cooled
143.1 ci [2.3 L]
Bore/Stroke: 3.375x4.00 inches [86 x 102 mm]
Air cleaner: dry
Rated RPM: 1875
Oil capacity: 7.5 qts [7.1 L]
Coolant capacity: 11 qts [10.4 L]

I am not 100%, but the block part # provided matches up with the one listed for the 354. The 364 crankcase part number is 3047288R31. The 444 has the same crankcase as the 364.
 

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