[Farmall] Re: K-1 Vin

[David McDonald]

Dear David

Thanks for the reply.  Just what was needed.  I left a message on my 
friends phone but
have not yet heard back from him.

I like the oldihc web site that you noted.

later
david


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>Message: 1
>Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 07:07:09 -0500
>From: "David Gregg" <dgregg at bright.net>
>Subject: [Farmall] K-1 Vin
>To: <jswords at mcn.net>
>Cc: farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com
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>David
>On the K series IH moved the plate a few times.
>Generally the plate is on the kickplate inside the cab by the drivers feet where it was generally ruined by being kick and water from boots. 
>Since the cab was considered an option as well as the bed they both also had a ID or serial plate. the cab's is usually on the driver's side of the seat base and the beds is on the left rear side of the bed.
>The larger trucks K6 and larger sometimes had the truck ID plate on the front of the seat base as well.
>Generally by the time the KB series came out the serial data plate was on the rt side of the firewall.
>On these early trucks the chassis number is the serial number as the term vin  had not be invented yet.
>One good thing is IH also stamped the number in on the outside of the left front frame rail usually between the front bumper and the center of the axle. The numbers are not big nor are they deep but with some good wirebrushing and angled light they can be found.
>Unlike other manufactures number system there really isn't much to decode from them other than model and in what order it came down the line. As with the tractors they generally started at 501 and ran consecutive till the model was dropped.
>For more info go to http://www.oldihc.org/index.php .
>As a side note the K1 -K5 and KB-1 -KB-5 all shared the same cab and many other parts so stuff interchanges well. The Larger trucks K/KB-6 and larger share almost nothing with the smaller series.
>Good luck with your project.
>David Gregg
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>"Message: 3
>Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 10:20:04 -0700
>From: David McDonald <jswords at mcn.net>
>Subject: [Farmall] VIN # for IHC 1941 Pickup
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>Dear List
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>Sorry that this is not tractor related but a good friend is trying to 
>find the VIN number
>on his number (old :)  ) 1941 IH pickup.  I think it is a K1.
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>Any help would be great or point me to the correct email list to join.
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>later
>david
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