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mruhlig77 
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Posted: 16 Aug 2024 at 10:01am |
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How to read...clockwise or counter clockwise....is the top dot one or zero...thanks for the help...looking at a D-14
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mruhlig77
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Posted: 17 Aug 2024 at 4:39am |
surely you have seen the clock stamping under the right fender on the axle and other places on your D. series....Mark
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Posted: 17 Aug 2024 at 11:32am |
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I believe the "clock" is read clockwise, and it reads from 1 to 12, with the "hand" or arrow pointing to the month of production. Similar notation is still used in plastic mouldings for things like TV's, computers and so forth.
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Posted: 17 Aug 2024 at 4:12pm |
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Thank you so much...I thought it was months...Is the letter codes like "J" year...
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mruhlig77
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Posted: 22 Aug 2024 at 7:27am |
I think there is more to learn here...
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jaybmiller
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Posted: 22 Aug 2024 at 8:12am |
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Also the marking indicates the production date or a reference code, where the numbers represent specific details like the month and year of production
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Posted: 22 Aug 2024 at 10:19am |
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Google How to read Casting Codes
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DrAllis
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Posted: 22 Aug 2024 at 11:59am |
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Let's use a 1937 "WC" transmission case actual date code on the right side. The code may read 12-10-36, which is the date the transmission case pour. But, your serial number of the chassis may indicate the tractor was a Spring build of 1937. Some will try and argue the tractor was built in 1936 because of that date on the transmission case. The reality is castings for engine blocks, transmission or rear end cases had to have a "cure" time of so many days or weeks before it could be machined and made a finished product. To not give the cure time would give you a casting that may change size and shape when put into service.
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Posted: 31 Aug 2024 at 10:32am |
Thanks, I learned a lot from reading through the replies. There's another thread here that may be of interest to the OP -
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