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Posted by Gerald O.Scherr on Tuesday, September 29, 2009:

In Reply to: Ford 3000? posted by nunlowr on Sunday, September 20, 2009:

PRODUCTION CODES, SERIAL & MODEL NUMBERS
THE IMPORTANT NUMBERS
FORD TRACTORS
('65 TO '75)
MODEL NUMBERING
Model ID
Previous.................Newer
'65 to 3-'68...........4-'68 to 1975 2---------2000--------B
3---------3000--------C
4----------4000--------D
5----------5000--------E

Chassis Type

10 - Agricultural All Purpose
11 - L.C.G.
12 - Highway
13 - Rice
20 - Row Crop
30 - Vineyard
31 - Narrow
40 - Utility
50 - Industrial

Fuel Type

1 - Diesel
2 - Gas
3 - L.P.

PTO

1 - No PTO
2 - Trans 540
3 - Live 540
4 - Independent 540
5 - Independent 540-1000
6 - Independent 540/1000 GD

Tramission Type

A - 4 speed
C - 8 speed
E - Select-O-Speed
F - 4/4 T-C Power Reversing
K - 6/4 Manual Reversing
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Numbers are located on the right side, toward the back, just behind the starter. They are located on top of a lug on the flywheel housing.
Numbers are as they appear closes to the engine to the outside.
Example numbers in RED.

Tractor Model No: C1023C
Tractor Production Code: 2J29B
= Unit Date Code
Tractor Serial Number: C354485

Model No. meaning:
C = Model 3000
10 = Agricultural All Purpose
2 = Gas
3 = Live PTO, 540 rpm
C = 8 speed transmission


Serial No. meaning:
C = built in the USA
B = built in Basildon, England


Unit Date Code meaning:
2 = 1972
J = September
29 = 29th day of the mo.
B = Day shift

These are the most important numbers on the
whole tractor. These are all someone needs
to correctly ID a tractor as to when and
what model it is.





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