[AT] Ford NAA

[Paul Waugh]

I had to paper and pencil mine to read it .. of course I was looking through 
a loader ... The diamond helped locate it.
Paul 46555
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Indiana Robinson" <robinson46176 at gmail.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2010 2:01 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Ford NAA


On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 9:23 AM, Charlie V <1cdevill at gmail.com> wrote:
> Ricard, I should have read and included the next paragraph. Here it is:
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> Serial numbers on all NAA models start and end with a diamond symbol.
> Because of the two locations for the serial number and the common practice
> of owners buying rebuilt engines on an exchange basis, it is possible to
> have an early NAA with a later engine that will have no serial number at
> all. It is also possible to have a later NAA with an early engine and the
> tractor will have 2 serial numbers. Another curiosity with NAA serial
> numbers that is unique to the NAA model is that preceding zeroes were used
> on the low numbers so all have 5 digits (6 on the last ones built). The
> lowest verified serial number we've heard of is NAA00034 - three zeroes 
> and
> 34, the 34th production NAA.
>
> Charlie V. in WNY
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> On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 8:09 AM, Mike Sloane <mikesloane at verizon.net> 
> wrote:
>
>> And if it is anything like my 860, Ford didn't spend any extra effort
>> stamping the number, so it is barely legible.
>>
>> Mike
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And if memory serves (seldom does anymore) many serial #s near the
starter bulge are unreadable due to battery acid leaking down across
them.



-- 
Have you hugged your horses today?

Francis Robinson
aka "farmer"
Central Indiana USA
robinson46176 at gmail.com

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