What does this serial # tell me?
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Topic: What does this serial # tell me?
Posted By: donkey
Subject: What does this serial # tell me?
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2012 at 2:04pm
Hello All,
I went out and got the serial number off the D17 today.
d17-12651-M
does this make sense? I was afraid to scrub to much more
for fear of losing any additional letters or numbers.
Thanks Jeff
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Posted By: MNLonnie
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2012 at 2:12pm
1958?
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Waukesha B, B, IB, G, styled WF, D15, 615 backhoe, 2-Oliver OC3's, 4 Ford Model T's, 3 Model A Fords, AV8 Coupe, AV8 Roadster, 1933 Ford Wrecker
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Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2012 at 3:17pm
OK what's the M for?
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Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF
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Posted By: MNLonnie
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2012 at 7:49pm
I shouldn't have posted so fast. Is that an engine # or a tractor #? I really don't know anything about the new stuff.
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Waukesha B, B, IB, G, styled WF, D15, 615 backhoe, 2-Oliver OC3's, 4 Ford Model T's, 3 Model A Fords, AV8 Coupe, AV8 Roadster, 1933 Ford Wrecker
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Posted By: MNLonnie
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2012 at 7:50pm
I found it. S is low octane and M is gasoline, it's an engine # so I don't know what year it is.
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Waukesha B, B, IB, G, styled WF, D15, 615 backhoe, 2-Oliver OC3's, 4 Ford Model T's, 3 Model A Fords, AV8 Coupe, AV8 Roadster, 1933 Ford Wrecker
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Posted By: donkey
Date Posted: 05 Mar 2012 at 8:15am
Where would I find tractor number?
Thanks
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Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 05 Mar 2012 at 8:17am
Stamped on the left side flange of the bell housing.
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Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF
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Posted By: Brian G. NY
Date Posted: 05 Mar 2012 at 9:07am
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I'm guessing the tractor number will be somewhere around D-17 18000 making it an early '59 Series I tractor. It will probably have the early style oil filter as used on the WDs and WD-45s. The color should be Persian Orange #1 and the rear wheel centers are probably orange rather than cream.
I used the difference between your engine number D-17 12651 and my engine number
17-29111 (16460 units) and subtracted that number from my tractor number D-17 34633 to come up with an estimated tractor number of D-17 18173.
There is not a direct correlation because there were engines built for combines and stationary units that were included in the same series of engine serial numbers.
I hope you post your tractor number when you locate it just to see how close I came.
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Posted By: Skyhighballoon(MO)
Date Posted: 05 Mar 2012 at 2:04pm
As already stated, that number is the engine serial number found on the left rear side of the engine block somewhat behind the carb. M-code is a 7.25:1 compression ratio gas engine. If the code was "Z" it would be 8:1 compression...don't have my Swinford book but I think "V" code was the 8:25:1 compression gas engine such as found in the 175. Mike
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1981 Gleaner F2 Corn Plus w 13' flex
1968 Gleaner EIII w 10' & 330
1969 180 gas
1965 D17 S-IV gas
1963 D17 S-III gas
1956 WD45 gas NF PS
1956 All-Crop 66 Big Bin
303 wire baler, 716H, 712H mowers
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Posted By: donkey
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2012 at 7:02pm
Well I finally got over my Pneumonia and went out and found my serial number!
D17 14785
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Posted By: MNLonnie
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2012 at 7:10pm
1958
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Waukesha B, B, IB, G, styled WF, D15, 615 backhoe, 2-Oliver OC3's, 4 Ford Model T's, 3 Model A Fords, AV8 Coupe, AV8 Roadster, 1933 Ford Wrecker
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Posted By: donkey
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2012 at 7:26pm
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