Posted by mkirsch on June 23, 2014 at 07:52:51 from (65.199.189.6):
In Reply to: McCormick Farmall Cub posted by Huskerdawg on June 22, 2014 at 17:03:23:
Yup, look for a (probably used-to-be) shiny plate on the lower right front corner of the tractor, near where the steering shaft enters the front end. It may be painted over, or it may be missing.
If it is missing you will never find the actual serial number. However there will be a serial number stamped into the engine block that *should* be close, unless someone has replaced the engine block.
Casting date codes indeed indicate that it is *probably* a 1948 model, but it could be an early 1949. "11 11 R" means November 11, 1948, and IH was often a couple months ahead of production with the castings.
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