In my discussion with John Deere on replacement serial ID plates is that Deere will indeed help. The tractor must still bear a tag or part of a tag from which there is discernable enough of the serial number such that along with other identifying features the actual serial number can be determined. At this point in time and as transportable as these old tractors are, any other means of determination are all but lost. My dealer won't even consider other data.
Deere technicians come out to the tractor, make an inspection and take photographs. And if enough evidence exists for them to go forth, they submit an order to John Deere who fabricates a new serial plate. And when the big day comes, technicians from John Deere perform the removal and reinstallation. Deere WILL NOT just hand you the tag!
Bottom line is that such tags are rarely issued, and when they are, they are as good as the original tag - no informed person dare question such a tag, and if a question does arise, the one asking should try to acquire a replacement tag from his John Deere dealer!
He truth be known, more of us should indeed seek replacement tags, and do it while the ones we have are still readable. In my humble opinion, there should be no stigma attached to replacement serial plate, despite the appearance of a bar code. And as for what is in the bar code, the code contains the make, model and serial number of the tractor. Bar codes is the current way Deere tracks and/or accounts for tractors in the current era.
At present, according to my dealer -- there is no charge for the service from John Deere. And this would be consistent with Deere's continued stress on accuracy and fidelity in tractor identification. If one were to analyze this procedure to any degree, there is implied a rule is that to install a serial plate that came off of a different tractor is a violation of John Deere policy on tractor identification, i.e., on serial plate usage. (PatB)
Deere technicians come out to the tractor, make an inspection and take photographs. And if enough evidence exists for them to go forth, they submit an order to John Deere who fabricates a new serial plate. And when the big day comes, technicians from John Deere perform the removal and reinstallation. Deere WILL NOT just hand you the tag!
Bottom line is that such tags are rarely issued, and when they are, they are as good as the original tag - no informed person dare question such a tag, and if a question does arise, the one asking should try to acquire a replacement tag from his John Deere dealer!
He truth be known, more of us should indeed seek replacement tags, and do it while the ones we have are still readable. In my humble opinion, there should be no stigma attached to replacement serial plate, despite the appearance of a bar code. And as for what is in the bar code, the code contains the make, model and serial number of the tractor. Bar codes is the current way Deere tracks and/or accounts for tractors in the current era.
At present, according to my dealer -- there is no charge for the service from John Deere. And this would be consistent with Deere's continued stress on accuracy and fidelity in tractor identification. If one were to analyze this procedure to any degree, there is implied a rule is that to install a serial plate that came off of a different tractor is a violation of John Deere policy on tractor identification, i.e., on serial plate usage. (PatB)
