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Re: Re: Super M Serial Tag
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Posted by Sn on June 29, 2000 at 07:07:14 from (206.153.208.153):
In Reply to: Re: Super M Serial Tag posted by Phil Auten (TX) on June 29, 2000 at 05:48:52:
Phil, Thanks for the reply. The tag is in good shape, and completely readable.If the L is in the correct place for a Louisville, but the S/N is too low, I wonder what it means. I talked to a fellow at the Round-Up who said that when the Farmall Works plant couldn't keep up with demand, they started producing tractors in Louisville. Evidently, some customers in the mid-west wanted their tractors built in the mid-west and not in Kentucky. So, to disguise this, the L was added to the tag to read SML and low Rockford S/N's were used. I thought this was quite a story, what do you think? On the block, under spark plug # 3 8071 CK is stamped. Does this help any? Thanks
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