Can Someone Help Me Identify this Ford Tractor ?

[aquaholic]

The guy i purchased it from said it is a 1976 445 but i see not markings that corroborate that. The tag under the hood is gone. that pad near the starter reads 9A05B *C594984. It has a 3cyl diesel engine, hi/low shifter, 2 reverses and i think 4 forward gears, front loader, 3 point hitch and a pto. Anybody know know for real what this is and what year it is?

 

[Opti-Mist]

The date code is 9A05B so, based on the serial number I'm going with 1979 where 9 = 9th year of decade, A - January, 05 = 5th day of month, B = day shift (actually only shift). The model code is between the Serial Number and the Date Code. If you can discern any of the characters they will be useful.

 

[RickB]

Looking for a different answer than the one provided at YT?

Without a model code it is impossible to tell with certainty. I will agree it fits all discriptions of a 445A.

 

[aquaholic]

ok. i finally found the magic number above the other two. will this help? KD314