Investigating my Ford tractor's history/background query?
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blackrams
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Well, based on that, it's either an 87 or 88. Hard to say.
Appreciate the effort. Thanks :drink:
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I don't understand why it is "hard to say".
1986 models began with UC 07232
1987 models began with UC 10320
Your tractor is UC 10118, meaning it was built just prior to the first 1987 number, but well after the first 1986 number.
Thus it must be a 1986 model, built at nearly the end of the 1986 model year.
1986 models began with UC 07232
1987 models began with UC 10320
Your tractor is UC 10118, meaning it was built just prior to the first 1987 number, but well after the first 1986 number.
Thus it must be a 1986 model, built at nearly the end of the 1986 model year.
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This is confusing.
Here's some additional info from the link.
Some of the 1210 production may have leaked into early 1987.
The serial numbers for 1988 and 1989 appear to be serial numbers for the 1220 -- successor to the 1210.
From TractorData.com Ford 122 tractor information.
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Well, according to the column marked Years Made, it should be an 86 model.
But, I agree, it's not clearly stated.
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Yes you did, I was simply agreeing with you.
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Tractors don't follow model years like cars do.
In the tractor world it is typical for an entire production run to be built in one year and then sold over the years until the next production model hits the dealer floors.
So the serial number usually shows the year when it was manufactured, but a tractor is officially "born" and aged from the date it was first sold by the dealership. A gap of five or more years between the two dates isn't uncommon.
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In the tractor world it is typical for an entire production run to be built in one year and then sold over the years until the next production model hits the dealer floors.
So the serial number usually shows the year when it was manufactured, but a tractor is officially "born" and aged from the date it was first sold by the dealership. A gap of five or more years between the two dates isn't uncommon.
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This is consistent with what the dealer told me on my backhoe. It was manufactured in 98 but wasn't put in service till 99 so he said it was considered a 99. Doesn't change the fact that some parts and changes are made during production runs and knowing the serial number is essential for getting the correct parts. That doesn't always work out either since some parts get superseded and therefore you don't know until you have the new part in your hand and it doesn't fit. I ran into that on the kits for my stabilizer cylinders. I had to put my gland nuts in a lathe and turn the wiper seal bores out .050" and also had to reuse my wear bearings. I often find references in the service manual that do not match my machine so Ford New Holland accuracy is a crap shoot where parts and service are concerned.
