20A0145 is a 1955 production model with D318 engine.

thanks this will help me get this ol iron up and running

its a huge engine and runs pretty good for its age D318

"Old wrote:

20A0145 is a 1955 production model with D318 engine.

about when did they start putting starters on these engines
this one has a starter no pony motor

That is an attachment or a later conversion, pony motors were standard fitment through the next generation of machine well into the mid '60's and even later on the bigger tractors.

Old wrote:

20A0145 is a 1955 production model with D318 engine


when you added the 0 i thought i may have missed a number 20A 0 145
they were stamped in in small letter stamps i peeled away about 1/8 inch of yellow paint to reveal another number it was a 5

20A1455 is the correct serial number does that change anything ?

i dont know how many they made in a years time but it might make it a lil newer


thanks Old Magnet

20A1455 moves up production to 1956. Everything stays the same.
All the 20A 977's had provision for direct electric start. Pony start was standard, direct electric start was an optional attachment.

Can't believe it fired up without changing the fuel filters and cleaning out the fuel tower. My 318 fuel tower was full of black sludge. The hour meter is on the fuel pump front left side lower. below the fuel tower. Sounds like fun.Where are you located?

"oldbeek" wrote:

Can't believe it fired up without changing the fuel filters and cleaning out the fuel tower. My 318 fuel tower was full of black sludge. The hour meter is on the fuel pump front left side lower. below the fuel tower. Sounds like fun.Where are you located?

hi oldbeek

we have a small farm in north Georgia
i did put fresh fuel in the loader before i started it up
but thats about it and it fired after a few squirts of starting fluid
{video of first start up here 1drv.ms/v/s!Aqm6plruhVDjgfYssZcSwLN-V7yMvA
i also have a 933f loader that i was broke in on its a 62 modlel

thanks
charlie

That last number 5 makes a lot of difference. The first number made it a 54 model but with 20A1455 that is a very late 56. There were #400 to 1459 made in 56. catskinner