[Farmall] McCormick-Deering 10-20 Engine Serial Number

[Ben Wagner]

Thanks to everyone who responded!  I'll know where to look now.  One of
these days, even if I can't find my Great-Great Grandfather's tractor, I'll
succumb and purchase a 10-20.  I love the way they look, and operate.
Kerosine, right?

Bob, if I see one with 3 numbers, I'll be sure to let you know!  501 starts
the line in 1923, anything before that is experimental.  I saw a Farmall A
with serial number 639 for sale on EBay a few months ago.  I think it ended
up closing at around 4000, but I'm not for sure.  Usually, if the owner
knows what he's got, the early numbers are accompanied with an appropriate
price tag.

How hard is it to get parts for these old 10-20?  I know Rice Equipment has
parts, and occasionally I see some offered in larger corporation's
magazines.  Probably the best chance is salvage yards?  I was looking at
some old company sale books (Stickleys out of Harrisonburg VA) from
1912-1960, and I saw that quite a few 10-20's were sold.  Most probably hit
the WWII scrap drives.

Ben Wagner

On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 12:42 PM, Bob Currie <tracturs at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ben, The manufactuers ID plate is located on the fuel tank support bracket
> and it faces the driver platform. If that is missing, you can check the
> oval, flat machined area on the engine block, near the front, just above
> the
> water outlet elbow as seen in the picture. Take a small wire brush and some
> WD 40 along to clean off this area. I find a good flashlight will also
> help.
> The serial number starts with a KC and then followed by 4, 5, or 6 numbers.
> If it only has 3 numbers, call me right away!! :)   The last place you can
> look is the bottom of the big cast tub that houses the transmission and
> Belt
> Pulley shaft.  Crawl under the tractor, and just about in line with the
> Belt Pulley shaft, across the bottom of the tub, you'll find the casting
> date. You'll probably have to scrub alot of dirt and grease off to see
> it. One or two digits for the month, a dot, one or two digits for the day,
> another dot, then two digits for the year.  i.e.,  12 . 4. 31 , Todd
> Markle's book has manufacturer's production/build dates so you can match up
> the casting date you find.
>
> bobcurrie,
> Greenwood, CA
>
> On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 5:23 AM, Ben Wagner <supera1948 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Good morning,
> >
> > I am looking for an old McCormick Deering 10-20 tractor, but I can't find
> > where the serial number for the engine resides.  I have heard that the
> main
> > number is on a plaque under the fuel tank, mounted somewhere on the
> frame;
> > however, someone said that the plate commonly disappears.   I'm sure
> > someone
> > has, or had, a 10-20 at some point on this list!  Where is the engine
> > serial
> > number stamped?
> >
> > My Great-Great Grandfather made the switch from horses to a
> > McCormick-Deering 10-20.  He used it to plow, but later it found more
> work
> > grinding feed.  His tractor was sold at a sale in 1952 after he died.  I
> > ask
> > the question about the location of the serial number because I am trying
> to
> > identify my Great-Great Grandfather's tractor.  Most likely, he purchased
> > it
> > from T.P. Byers in Staunton, VA; unfortunately, the business closed when
> > Tom
> > Byers died.  I'm searching to discover where the sales books are from the
> > business; if the 10-20 was purchased like I think from T.P. Byers, the
> > serial number is recorded in the books.  I am looking at a 10-20
> tomorrow,
> > so I am interested in recording the serial numbers for future reference.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Ben Wagner
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