hey everyone, i need some help decoding my new tlb. previous owner stated it was a 81.i think he lied. here is what i have found on the machine D5011F =industrial, no pto, diesel etc 2L27B _is this a 72? c357678 was the other number i found i will posting pics soon. she is ugly and has a few issues. thanks for any help
Your 4500 was made Dec. 27, 1972 on B shift in the C plant. The C357678 is your serial number. The F is the type of trans. I do not recall the rest but I'll look up the numbers and get back to you.
porkchop, I'm wrong about the date, your machine is a Nov. 27, 1972 day shift (B) . Ford did not use the letter i in its production code to avoid mistaking it for a 1, therefore L is the eleventh letter(month) in the Ford alphabet code. The C plant is Highland Park, the trans(F ) is 4/4 T-C Power Reversing and the D stand for the model 4500, (D5011F) the 50 stands for Industrial, the 1 is for diesel, next 1 says no PTO, and the F is again the trans. I hope that this makes it easier for you to order parts when necessary. It has been a fun learning experience for me in rehab-ing my 4500.
thanks for the info. i actually bought two as part of the package. the other one is mostly a parts tractor and it's a 69 i believe. It's weird because the cab on the 72 is more modern looking than the other cabs i have seen on other mid 70's. the 69 has no cab. i noticed your other thread on the brakes. i'm having the same exact problem. i'm about to change out the brake seal as well.i have no brakes at the moment.LOL oh yeah my 72 has a pto vlave in the cab but no pto shaft. so i'm not sure if they were outfitted with it but my loader works without the PTO. so im assuming th evalve serves no purpose.
porkchop, I looked up the Ford serial #'s , year 1972 started at 327200 and year 1973 started at 367300. You don't have an extra 16.9X24 8,10 or 12 ply industrial tire you want to sell off your parts machine?