7N279363 Eng S/N

Can anyone help me identify this tractor. Picture available.....

• John Smith's 9N/2N & 8N identity page.

Don't be mislead that there was not a 7N model.

A prototype 7N was initiated in 1945 and it was concluded in early 48 or late 47 to call the 7N the 8N.

I have never seen any mention of any serial number stamped 7N. But, that is not to say that some MAY have been stamped 7N in late 47 when Ford vascillated back and forth between calling the newer model a 7N or the 8N.

All this was happening about the time Ford lay dying, and the handshake agreement between Ferguson and Ford was dissolving.

When your rear axles were cast, and the tractor assembled, Ford only lived another month. He died 4-7-47.

Consider a careful look at the serial number on the block, remove some paint, and look for the lower half of the 2.

And, then again, it could be a hand stamp error and the stamper reached for a 2, but had a 7. Unlikely...but you never know.

Obviously the S/N stamper grabbed the wrong stamp. It should really be a 9.

The engine s/n is hand stamped and sometime the number isn't too well struck. ie... a 2 without the underbar could look like a 7 ..... ..Dell