Question re. serial #s on the QL tractors. I got bitten by the bug bad this week. Bought a very poor condition 1650 and then a decent 1450. My question is, did IH serialize the individual models? Ie. did 1650s get one range of numbers and 1200s (or whatever...) another? I'm asking as I've got 2 choices, move the engine and wheels from the 1650 to the 1450 and buy an appropriate sticker pack, or do an either restore on the 1650. It’s not that I don't want to do a restore, it would just be pricey. On the other hand, I don't want a counterfeit 1650 either. If the frame serials were recorded I will redo the 1650 entirely. If they the SN plate was just grabbed from a stack that was used for all models I wouldn't feel bad about "making" my own 1650. Thoughts?
Thanks,
-Calvin
EDIT: Just saw a very similar question and I see there is a code on the plate indicating the model type - so, for my reference - is there a list of what is what re. codes indicating the models? Since I bought both tractors used through collectors/resellers guess I should verify the 1650 started out as a a 1650 - it is in rough shape 