Jubilee

[Phlash-OK]

Purchased a Jubilee yesterday. Looks like serial # NAA2U914. Can someone help determine year?

 

[Hemmjo]

Interesting information here
Ford serial numbers

 

[Bern]

Pretty safe to say the ''U'' is an incomplete ''0''.

 

[Tim PloughNman Daley]

Kudos on your new purchase. Do you have previous FORD tractor experience? If a newbie, or an oldie, the next step is to invest in the Essential Manuals for your tractor if'N ya wanna be a FORD TRACTOR OWNER. They are the best investments you can make now. Read religiously. Avoid yanking parts off willy nilly and replacing. Problem solve any issue first. Know functions of each system. Is it 6V or 12V? It matters. OEM electrical system was 6V/POS GRN. Some fellas have converted to 12V. It is wired differently. The NAA was only produced for two years. First released in SEP 1952 as the JUBILEE as the new 1953 Model, then in 1954 but no longer labeled the JUBILEE, simply as the NAA, and virtually the same model with only a few minor differences. The NAA was the first to introduce the new 134 CID/OHV engine, a big improvement over the prior N-Series Flathead 4-CYL. As stated, no letter U used in serial numbers but don't worry about that. Concentrate on the important points. The JUBILE had a special nose emblem and the 1954 NAA did not. The nose is NOT the only identifier, some were swapped, so pay little attention to it. Get the manuals. The OEM Owner/Operator's Manual; 1953-1959 MPC; I&T FO-19 Service Manual; and the FORD Tech Service Manual are essential. Wiring Pictograms by JMOR also required especially if using 12V.


SERIAL NUMBER ID:

FORD 1953 NAA/JUBILEE NOSE EMBLEM:

FORD 1954 NAA NOSE EMBLEM:

FORD NAA TRACTOR ESSENTIAL MANUALS:

FORD NAA WIRING PICTOGRAMS by JMOR:

NOTE: 6V/POS GRN USES A 20A 3-WIRE GENERATOR & VOLTAGE REGULATOR. 12V SYSTEM ELIMINATES THEM AND ADDS AN ALTERNATOR INSTEAD. BOTH REQUIRE A FAN BELT TENSION DEVICE. BOTH USE A 3-WIRE STARTER MOTOR w/ THE RELAY (SOLENOID). BOTH USE THE ANGLE (SIDE) MOUNT DISTRIBUTOR, TIMING SET THRU INSPECTION COVER ON FLYWHEEL, FIRING ORDER 1,2,4,3 CW. VERIFY ALL WIRING. USE ONLY CORRECT PARTS.

Tim Daley (MI)

 

[Phlash-OK]

I thought it might be an O or 6 or 8. Since it is on transmission housing it couldn't be an 0. My guess is a later 53. Does this make sense?

 

[Phlash-OK]

Thanks Tim, I have a 9N and am familiar with the flathead. I don't know anything about this engine yet, may have to part out.

 

[Jim L WA]

(quoted from post at 06:02:37 12/04/23) I thought it might be an O or 6 or 8. Since it is on transmission housing it couldn't be an 0. My guess is a later 53. Does this make sense?

My guess is, it's a 1953. Too many digits for a '52. The first NAA started with a 7.

Why do you have to part it our?

 

[Phlash-OK]

Engine is stuck now will work on it awhile, see if it will run.