serial number

No WD-45 Tractors would have a Tractor Serial Number like you list.

WD-45 Serial numbers continued on from WD Serials.

The first WD-45 Serial was WD146607, continued all the way up to around WD236958.

Did you get this number from the rear of the tractor.

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http://wsmth.people.clemson.edu/SNLocat/ACSN4.htm

Does it have a curved gear shift?  Is there a plate on the right side of the engine from front to back?  What are you basing that it's a 45 on?

put a few pictures of it on here

Is this where you got your number from?

Numbers are pretty faint. Hope someone has not sanded them off.  I had a pic of mine on here but can’t remember what post it was with. You should be able to find a WD and then six digits. 

There you go. That is 175421. You have to look hard and have a good light. Get a magnifying glass or your grandkids to have look. If you want to use sandpaper stick to 320 or 400 grit or you will have no serial!  

No luck yet,cleaned the area with a brass wire wheel and the wd63 36 show up real well. Im going to figure out how to post a picture but I don't think it will help. The numbers and letters are very vivid. I appreciate you asking though. Thanks a lot!

I just received the operating instructions and repair parts illustrations manual for the model wd tractor. the example of where the serial number is located and has a example of the number being wd-4004  Being only 4 numbers, does this make any sense?

Has anyone tried the electrolysis method to remove rust from the gas tank?

The "WD" series officially began at serial number  7.   The first 6 tractors were prototypes. When they got to 127,007 they changed the transmission gears/shafts and used a curved gearshift lever. This new constant mesh, helical gear transmission was used in WD's from 127,007 on and all WD-45's from 146,607 to the end. So, if the serial number on the rear end housing is lower than 127,007  it will have a straight gearshift in it with a screw on knob. The only way it could have a curved shift lever is if someone used a torch and bent it, because a legit WD-series curved shift lever CANNOT work in the old transmission.  It doesn't fit. It also has a rubber knob that slips on the end, not a screw on knob.

I posted earlier it had a curved shifter and I apologize for that. It is straight. The knob is broke off in half. I can see the very top of the shifter but not sure if it is threaded. The knob is not rubber almost seems like a hard plastic. Thank you all!

Looks like you may have an early WD. 

Thanks for the replies! I have watched the video,and it doesn't have the plate. Would this number be earlier then a 1953?

Yes.