Ford 5000 Serial Number

I have "supposedly" a '74 5000 with a weird SN I can find no info about. Block casting # is C7NN6015 which fits along with all the other casting numbers. On the flat spot on the right side of the tramsmission is the # OF5 5386722*. It has the power assisted steering with the cylinder under the radiator along with the reservoir/pump on the left front of the engine which appears to be an early model 5000 or 5100. Does anybody have any ideas about this number?

Noah W

The 5000 was the series and a model within the sries. The 5000 model was the general purpose Ag chassis model within the series, which is also referred to in some of the parts drawings a the "5100", but most folks called it the 5000.

If it's got the steering cylinder under the nose of the tractor then it was made before July of 1970, as that is when they switched to the steering with the cylinder integrated inside the steering column.

That number you posted does not look like a serial number. Have you looked at the similar flat spot on the left side? They sometimes put them on the wrong side on the very early ones. It's also possible that the transmission was replaced at some point and those numbers were stamped by the person that swapped the trans and only means something to them.

Is there a foil sticker on the under side of the right hood panel, above the battery? If so post the numbers on the sticker.

You can also look for the date codes on the various components of the tractor besides the transmission, as each major component should have it's own date code for when it was assembled, like the engine, hydraulic top cover and rear axle.

as sean said... also are those numbers in one row or two rows??

Normally the serial is a letter and 6 numbers with a * in front and a * in the rear..and located closest to the outside or right...

there is also a date code like m623 or b522B usually in the middle

and a model number closets to the center 51014c

There are exceptions... tractors that had sleeves from the factory might have a digit addded to the serial number.

very very early tractors may not have a letter in front of the serial number. some early antwerp tractors did not have the letter in front of the serial number.. If the transmission was changed out, the dealer would have re marked the serial number and it could be weird variation...

antwerp and basidom date codes did/may/might not have the letter at the end indicated the work shift at the factory.

And antwerp tractors had the date code on the left side in lots of cases and only the serial and model number on the right side.

Later tractors probably around 1970 had the foil sticker added under the hood.. but lots of hoods got removed, lost, or swapped. So the serial on the tranny is best.. also date codes are in other places that indicate when a subsection was made, so you can look there and get a hint of the final production date. And as Sean said,, the steering cyl under the radiator was an early model..

You could have a mutt, were some things were changed out, and have a mixture of generations, but still a great tractor. try cleaning both flat spots carefull to expose all the numbers.. DONT use a grinder, but light sand paper to remove the paint, carb cleaner to remove the grease will help...

The earliest tractor I've had confirmed as having the foil sticker under the hood was actually a November 1967 tractor. I can't remember which factory it came from off hand, but something in the back of my brain is telling me it was a Basildon tractor, but that could be just my brain cells misfiring.

(reply to post at 15:39:15 07/16/16)
"similar flat spot on the left side?"

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Haven't hade a chance to check out the left side flat spot yet.

(quoted from post at 15:22:49 07/16/16)
as sean said... also are those numbers in one row or two rows??

Normally the serial is a letter and 6 numbers with a * in front and a * in the rear..and located closest to the outside or right...

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Two rows...OF5 on top.

There is a star behind the second row but int in front.

No foil sticker under the hood.

Thanks for all the info. I will look at the left side later today.

Noah W

0F5 could be a date code for June 5, 1970.

Also, on the right side where you found those first numbers, look farther up on the flat spot, in the rough section that's not ground smooth, the third number, which would be the model number, might be up in that rough portion, which makes it harder to spot.

Here's a link to a picture on tractorshed showing what I'm talking about:

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(quoted from post at 13:53:14 07/16/16) They sometimes put them on the wrong side on the very early ones.

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Sho nuff. Found this on the left side flat spot.

0F01B(mistook the "0" for an "O"?)
AJ7016

From the referenced Code and SN page, it appears to be a '70, built June first on the day shift.

AJ7016...ain't figgered that out yet.

0F5...No idea.
5386722*...actual SN?

Might be a bastardized tractor with parts from either later or earlier year tractors. Any way you cut it, it is a good running tractor. The only thing I have had to do to it is have had injector pump and the steering cylinder rebuilt.

Thanks to all for the help.

Noah W

The first date code, 0f5, is 4 days later than the date code that you found on the left side, so it is more likely that the one that you just found is the date that the transmission was assembled, and the one you found first is the date that the tractor was assembled, but they are only 4 days apart so it doesn't matter much.

None of that explains the strange serial number though. I don't think that any serial number from any of the 3 assembly plants would have started with a 5 as the first digit after the letter in 1970.

(quoted from post at 21:31:36 07/17/16) The first date code, 0f5, is 4 days later than the date code that you found on the left side, so it is more likely that the one that you just found is the date that the transmission was assembled, and the one you found first is the date that the tractor was assembled, but they are only 4 days apart so it doesn't matter much.

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Makes sense.

None of that explains the strange serial number though. I don't think that any serial number from any of the 3 assembly plants would have started with a 5 as the first digit after the letter in 1970.

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From what I find on SN's, none of the other numbers make sense.

Thanks for everybody's input.

Noah W