FORD TRACTOR MODEL IDENTIFICATION

This page provides charts that can be used to decode model numbers used for Ford tractors built from 1954 to 1975. You will need to model/serial numbers that were hand-stamped on the engine block or transmission housing when the tractor was built by Ford. If you don't have those numbers, CLICK HERE to go to my Serial Numbers page.

Links have been provided there to bring you back here once you have those numbers written down.

BEYOND THE N-Tractors

Ford tractors increased in size and horsepower with more different model types and options introduced each year. Starting with the Hundred series in 1954, Ford began using a model number prefix to indicate options such as engine size and transmission type. Refer to the following tables to decode these model numbers.

Ford Hundred Series - 600,700,800,900

1954-1957 HUNDRED SERIES TRACTORS
Three digit model number ending with a zero.
FIRST NUMBER
6xx	Four wheel utility tractor with 134 ci engine
7xx	High clearance row crop tractor with 134 ci engine
8xx	Four wheel utility tractor with 172 ci engine
9xx	High clearance row crop tractor with 172 ci engine
SECOND NUMBER
x2x	Four speed transmission (no PTO or 3 point lift)
x3x	Four speed transmission (no PTO)
x4x	Four speed transmission with PTO and 3 point lift
x5x	Five speed transmission with 3 point lift and non-live PTO
x6x	Five speed transmission with 3 point lift and live PTO
THIRD NUMBER
xx0	Hundred Series

Ford 01 Series - "Workmaster" 501,601,701, and "Powermaster" 801,901

1957-1962 '01 SERIES TRACTORS
Three digit model number, ending with a "1" and a new "dash" suffix.
FIRST NUMBER
5xx	One Row Offset Tractor with 134 ci Gas or 144 ci Diesel Engine
6xx	Four Wheel Utility Tractor with 134 ci Gas or 144 ci Diesel Engine
7xx	High Clearance Row Crop Tractor with 134 ci Gas or 144 ci Diesel Engine
8xx	Four Wheel Utility Tractor with 172 ci Gas or 172 ci Diesel Engine
9xx	High Clearance Row Crop Tractor with 172 ci Gas or 172 ci Diesel Engine
SECOND NUMBER
x1x	Select-O-Speed Transmission (No PTO)
x2x	Four-Speed Transmission (No PTO or 3 Point Lift)
x3x	Four-Speed Transmission (No PTO)
x4x	Four-Speed Transmission with PTO and 3 Point Lift
x5x	Five-Speed Transmission with 3 Point Lift and Non-Live PTO
x6x	Five-Speed Transmission with 3 Point Lift and Live PTO
x7x	Select-O-Speed Transmission with Single Speed PTO and 3 Point Lift
x8x	Select-O-Speed Transmission with Dual and Ground speed PTO and 3 Point Lift
THIRD NUMBER
xx1	'01 Series
SUFFIX
-1	Tricycle Single Front Wheel
-4	High Clearance Wide Front
-5	Factory Wide Front
-S	Sherman Transmission
-L	LP Gas Engine
-D	Diesel Engine

Ford Thousand Series 1962-1964 - 2000, 4000, 6000

First number (1 digit)
2****	134 ci gasoline or 144 ci diesel engine
4****	172 ci gas, LP-gas or 172 ci diesel engine
Second number (1 digit)
*0***	Industrial models produced prior to 1963
*1***	Industrial and agricultural models produced after 1963
Third number (2 digits)
**10 *	Row crop
**11 *	Offset
**20 *	Utility-type w/adjustable front axle
**21 *	Orchard type w/ non-adjustable front axle
**30 *	Utility-type tractor w/non-adjustable front axle (light industrial)
**31 *	Low center of gravity (LCG tractor)
**40 *	Heavy duty industrial tractor w/sub frame
**41 *	Heavy duty industrial tractor w/sub frame & cast grille
Last number (1 digit)
*1**0	Four-speed w/o PTO
*0**1	Four-speed w/o PTO or hydraulics
*1**1	Four-speed w/PTO
*0**2	Four-speed w/hydraulics, w/o PTO
*1**2	Five-speed w/live PTO
*0**3	Four-speed w/hydraulics and PTO
*0**4	Select-O-Speed w/o hydraulics or PTO
*1**4	Select-O-Speed w/o PTO
*0**5	Select-O-Speed w/hydraulics and single-speed (540 rpm) PTO
*0**6	Select-O-Speed w/hydraulics, 540 and 1000 rpm PTO and ground-speed PTO
*1**6	Select-O-Speed w/two-speed (540 and 1000 rpm) independent PTO
*1**7	Select-O-Speed w/540 and 1000 rpm independent PTO and ground-speed PTO
*0**9	Five-speed w/live PTO
Suffixes
-1	Tricycle with single front wheel
-4	High clearance with wide front
-L	LP gas engine
-D	Diesel engine
Thousand Series tractor serial numbers -
1962	Serial number 1001 - 11947
1963	Serial number 11948 - 38930
1964	Serial number 38931 - up

Ford Thousand Series 1965-1975 - 3-Cylinder Engine

FIRST PART OF SERIAL NUMBER FIRST DIGIT = Tractor Basic Model Designation:
2	2000 Early Model 1965-1969
3	3000 Early Model 1965-1969
4	4000 Early Model 1965-1969
5	5000 Early Model 1965-1969
B	2000 Late Model 1968-1975
C	3000 Late Model 1968-1975
D	4000 Late Model 1968-1975
E	5000 Late Model 1968-1975
NEXT TWO DIGITS = Tractor Chassis Type
10	Agricultural all purpose
11	LCG
12	Highway
13	Rice
20	Row crop
30	Vineyard
31	Narrow
40	Utility
50	Industrial
FOURTH DIGIT = Fuel Type
1	Diesel
2	Gas
3	LP
FIFTH DIGIT = PTO
1	No PTO
2	Trans 540
3	Live 540
4	Independent 540
5	Independent 540, 1000
6	Independent 540, 1000
SIXTH CHARACTER = Transmission
A	4 speed
C	8 speed
E	Select-O-speed
F	4/4 TC power reversing
K	6/4 Manual reversing
SECOND PART OF SERIAL NUMBER Year Built
5	1965
6	1966
7	1967
8	1968
9	1969
0	1970
1	1971
2	1972
3	1973
4	1974
5	1975
Month Built
A	Jan
B	Feb
C	March
D	April
E	May
F	June
G	July
H	Aug
J	Sept
K	Oct
L	Nov
M	Dec
Day Built
1 to 31	Day of the Month
Work Shift
A	Midnight
B	Day
C	Afternoon
THIRD PART OF SERIAL NUMBER FIRST LETTER = Manufacturing Plant
B	Built in Basildon, England
C	Built in USA
NUMBERS = Numeric sequence The production number of the tractor.
1965	Starting with 100000
1966	Starting with 124200
1967	Starting with 161300
1968	Starting with 190200
1969	Starting with 226000
1970	Starting with 257600
1971	Starting with 292100
1972	Starting with 327200
1973	Starting with 367300
1974	Starting with 405200
1975	Starting with 450700