Need Help Identifying a tractor with serial number

[cowboytough]

Hello - I am new to this site so please bear with me...just found what I think is a Massey Ferguson tractor on my grandfather's farm...the serial number is 9A275717 - I've tried to look it up on some sites but seem to to coming up empty...Can anyone send me in the right direction or give me some help? The hood is missing so I don't know how to figure out the model but I thought the serial number would help. Thanks for any help that anyone can offer!

 

[CobyRupert]

Close to a Antique Tractor Serial Numbers - Yesterday's Tractors
& Antique Tractor Serial Numbers - Yesterday's Tractors, but just a few numbers off

 

[cowboytough]

I found that site but it ends in 1975 and i was thinking this was 1977 maybe...and it's yellow...is that industrial and does that make a difference on the serial numbers?

 

[George2615]

Maybe a pic will help or further info about the motor such as how many cyl.
That being said I did find that 1975 MF 135 tractors started with a ser. # of 9A207681.
The 135 was a popular model. See if this looks like yours.

TractorData.com Massey Ferguson 135 tractor information

If the yellow paint is orig. it may be an industrial model. Check here and look at some models to see if any look close. They don't list ser.#s

TractorData.com - Massey Ferguson tractors sorted by model

 

[murphy1244]

Maybe a pic will help or further info about the motor.
That being said I did find that 1975 MF 135 tractors started with a ser. # of 9A207681.
The 135 was a popular model. See if this looks like yours.

TractorData.com Massey Ferguson 135 tractor information

so did the 150 TractorData.com Massey Ferguson 150 tractor information

Wow! So did the 165 TractorData.com Massey Ferguson 165 tractor information

 

[CobyRupert]

It fits the numbers for a 1977 Massey Ferguson MF 255, 265 & 275 according to TractorData.com Massey Ferguson 255 tractor information

275 Serial Numbers:

1975: 9A207681
1976: 9A232539
1977: 9A257837
1978: 9A280301
1979: 9A300200
1980: 9A326169
1981: 9A339343
1982: 9A350584
1983: 9A354679


265 Serial Numbers:

Location: Below instrument panel

1974: 9A202190
1975: 9A207681
1976: 9A232539
1977: 9A254045
1978: 9A276935
1979: 9A296946
1980: 9A326169
1981: 9A339343
1982: 9A350584
1983: 9A354679



255 Serial Numbers:

Location: Below instrument panel

1974: 9A202190
1975: 9A207681
1976: 9A232539
1977: 9A254045
1978: 9A276935
1979: 9A296946
1980: 9A326169
1981: 9A339343
1982: 9A350584
1983: 9A354679

 

[George2615]

Getting closer. A 1977 MF275 started with 9a257837

http://www.boonetractor.com/subpages/parts/mfheritage.pdf

(Coby beat me to it.)

Ser. # also fits the MF 20C Industrial
TractorData.com Massey Ferguson 20C industrial tractor information

 

[jnicewan]

I have not verified mine but PO said it was a 1979 MF 245, anyway its serial# is 9A285972, from what I could tell without being exact was it's maybe later '78 or early '79. Looks like most models serial numbers in the 270k range were somewhere in 1978 maybe late 1977. I looked around for a site on all models serial numbers and came up blank too.