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I'm the proud owner of a FM since a couple of days now, but since it has no papers anymore i would like to find out some information. I found some help on the site on where to look, and i found a little tag on the engine:

FORD MOTOR COMPANY LTD DAGENHAM (ENGLAND)
Tracteur type: EIADON (looks like been restamped to EIADDN)
N OS dans la serie du type: 1262401
Poids total autorisé: 2275 kg

I also found a casting code near the dynamo: L12Z and on the front axle: F2/N 10138

It also looks like the engine itself has another serial then the one on the motortag, it starts with 142xxxx, but i can't make up the last 4 digits

Can anyone give me some details about this tractor? Since i'm a total newbie on this, all info is welcome!


Thanks!!

Welcome Tracy,

I hope you will enjoy your major as I do.
The numbers are a bit of a mess. Looks like a France delivered major to me according to the tag.
EIADDN would be right.
12624501 gives August 1953.
L12Z gives September 1956.
142xxxx gives 1957.
Could be an ASP (all spare parts).
What's puzzling me is the L12Z casting code on the engine and the 142xxxx number. The 142 number starts on march 1957
More numbers and picture can give us an idea.

Thank you for the information Henk, i took some more pictures and cleaned the engine a little so so i could read the engine number: 1402870
Can you date this for me too?

Thank you!

September 1956. So thats the same as the casting code L12Z