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Unit3 
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Posted: 08 Mar 2011 at 9:23pm |
Does anybody know when they started and ended the run of these tractors? What is the lowest and highest S.N. known?
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Chris/CT
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Posted: 08 Mar 2011 at 9:26pm |
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Which years are the wartimes?
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MNLonnie
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Posted: 08 Mar 2011 at 9:34pm |
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They were supposedly started in 1944 at about serial #132005 but not sure when they ended. There was discussion a while back about who had the highest steel rearend serial #.
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Posted: 08 Mar 2011 at 9:36pm |
Not so much years as the ones with the steel rearendsinstead of cast. As far as I know, no one really has any official production numbers. I'm thinking around 42-45, the serial number ends with an "S".
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Chris/CT
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Posted: 08 Mar 2011 at 9:37pm |
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One of my books shows serial # 127642 starting in 1944. 1933 started WC1 thru WC 28.
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Posted: 08 Mar 2011 at 9:38pm |
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I have a book here that has the production numbers from start to finish.
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Posted: 08 Mar 2011 at 9:40pm |
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1942 starting #114534, 1945 ending #140090.HTH
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Posted: 08 Mar 2011 at 9:43pm |
Have a 46' WC with steel rear end.
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Posted: 08 Mar 2011 at 10:27pm |
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Posted: 08 Mar 2011 at 10:37pm |
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How did some 45 model year tractors end up with steel rears, and others with cast?
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1934 WC254
1945 WF
1945 WC135755
1951 WD68085
1953 WD45-150217
1957 WD45D-230744D
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Posted: 09 Mar 2011 at 12:23am |
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Were the cast iron oil pan, valve cover and final drive covers on the B/C models during the war? I assumed they were but that doesn't make sense if they replaced steel with cast on one model and replaced cast with steel on another.
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Posted: 09 Mar 2011 at 12:26am |
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Chris I wonder how this one got out the door.
WC 163161S 1947 resides in the South Island of New Zealand, posted by Orange Kiwi
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Posted: 09 Mar 2011 at 9:13am |
During WWII we were lucky to get whatever tractors we could. Yes, in 1944 there were steel rear ends on the WC's and that carried through till the inventory of steel rears was ended. Could have been 1946 - perhaps early 1947.
Remember, we were fighting a demanding war with many government priorities. Frankly, we were very happy to get ANYTHING NEW! We got cast iron valve covers, cast iron oil pans, and steel rear ends. Steel all four wheels, Steel rear wheels with rubber front. Didn't matter it was a new tractor and we were delighted to get it.
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