2N rear axel

[Farmall plowboy]

Just wondering when they started casting 2N into the rear axel. Thanks in advance!

 

[Kirk-NJ]

My '43 don't have it but all my '46's do. So sometime inbetween. Maybe someone can narrow it down a little better for you.

Kirk

 

[Farmall plowboy]

My "44" doesn't.....thanks Kirk!

 

[Kirk-NJ]

Does your '44 have the tube style radius rods?

 

[HFJ]

are we talking about just "2N" or a date as well?

 

[Farmall plowboy]

Mine had the tube type, but I ran into a deal on a pair of I-beam style, I thought they looked neater. HFJ I was just talking about the 2N.....

 

[Kirk-NJ]

A couple more questions about your '44, if you don't mind?
What is the date code on the engine block behind and below the start and does you right dogleg have a hole in the front?
Thanks, Kirk

 

[Kirk-NJ]

Some, like my '46's have the 2n and the casting code and the
production code. Early models just had production code and some
nothing.

 

[Farmall plowboy]

Kirk, my dogleg does have the hole in front...Am I to assume that was for a choke rod? As far as a date code I can't find one, the block is stamped 152551.

 

[Kirk-NJ]

Yes hole was for the front choke rod on the 42/43 wartime. Just kept using them until used up sometime in '44.

Kirk

 

[Farmall plowboy]

From what I read there were many headaches on the line at Ford during the transition from the 9's to the 2's.

 

[Farmall plowboy]

Kirk is that good or bad that there isn't a casting code on my block?

 

[Kirk-NJ]

Good bad? It don't really matter.
Kirk