Dating a newly acquired 9N

csulaguy · Oct 8, 2015

Hello all,

What is the best way to date my engine block on my newly-acquired 9N? Originally I thought she was a '41, but I looked at the serial on the engine block, nearest the oil filter, and after several looks, I'm not sure I read the number right. There's a lot of pitting (after removing some of the red paint that was over it), so I'm having a hard time reading the numbers.

Also, the rear axles have a 2N part number with a date in 1946.

tractorguy2 · Oct 8, 2015

My guess would be that you have a 1946 2n. The 46 model year is the the most common to find.

All 9n and 2n tractors have 9n at the beginning of the serial number.

Tall T · Oct 8, 2015

Dating a newly acquired 9N.

Ask her out on a field trip.

ScoutB · Oct 8, 2015

Those serial numbers can be a real bugger to read. Try a bright light and a good camera. Take photos from a few angles and you might be able to "CSI" the number. Here's what I was working with:

Ol' Henry could have saved us all a bunch of time if he'd bought a decent set of number and letter punches.

Tall T · Oct 8, 2015

Scout,

For certain!
And Henry probably put his newest and least experienced employees behind the punches.

A riveted metal tag would have been great.

csulaguy · Oct 9, 2015

I concur. The punches are pretty bad on the side of the block, and I've used punches before. It's like they barely tapped them.

I'll see if I can take some pictures, first with my cell and next with my DSLR in the morning.

Tall T · Oct 9, 2015

It's like the guy was sitting a little too high on a stool as the engine blocks rolled by him on a conveyor. The numbers aren't in line and they sink deeper at their tops like the 4, 6, and 7. . . if that's what it is. Looks more like a 1 with a short punch mark above it.

Maybe he held the 1 punch upside down. :shock:

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Dell (WA) · Oct 9, 2015

csulaguy........congrats, you have the BRAGGIN' rights to 1946 2N engine. Caution: ALL N-Engines are interchangeable, so you could haffa 2N-engine onna 4-speed 8N tractor, 2N's had 3-speed trannys. Unless yer a sphincterly challenged originality authority, braggin' rights and $5 will gittcha cuppa KAUPHY (coffee) at Starbucks.......thirsty Dell

martyh · Oct 9, 2015

It's known that they used the upper case "I" for "1" and lower base "b" for "6" and "9" so I read your serial number as 19846. This makes it 1940.

NoNewParts · Oct 9, 2015

He could of done us a favor by taking that guy out of the engine room and putting him at the end of the line.
only 3 main parts of a tractor...stamp all 3.

course then we would have the 'numbers matching' nightmare like the car guys.

Tags are nice, but where to put them. I have Farmalls that the front argues with the back on what it is.....

and if you have ever played with Deere's.
a lost tag is doom.
I got [i:79ce6370ed]great[/i:79ce6370ed] deals on 2 of my Deere's because the tag was missing. none of the real Deere guys wanted them at all.
hmmph..good tractors, I'll take em.

ScoutB · Oct 9, 2015

(quoted from post at 05:51:58 10/09/15) It's known that they used the upper case "I" for "1" and lower base "b" for "6" and "9" so I read your serial number as 19846. This makes it 1940.

That's the same conclusion I came to. The rest of the tractor agrees with that year too.

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