serial numbers

[gbsmith]

i have a 3 cyl gas, 6 speed transmission ford tractor, appears to be a 3600, problem is the serial numbers of several models made in 1979 had the last 7 digits that started with a C and used 611548 to determine the 1979 model according to the info i could find. mine has serial # BA222 9E24B C611548 stamped into the right side bell housing can someone decode it ?

 

[Andy Wickiser]

Model BA222X:

BA2: 2600 All Purpose
2: Gas Engine
2: Transmission PTO 540 RPM
X: missing digit, would specify transmission type

9E24B:

9: 1979
E: May
24: 24th day of May
B: Day Shift

C611548:

Serial number, C means assembled at a Ford plant in USA, 611548 fits in with date of final assembly

 

[gbsmith]

thank you

 

[Sean in PA]

If it is a 6 speed, the missing character at the end of the model number would be a B, so the full model number would be BA222B.

 

[gbsmith]

thanks, i went back and scraped of some more paint and found the letter B