ihatepoundland Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 Its taken me a while to wonder why, but how does the system work? I'm guessing the 9*** series was started after 1963, but it does not run in order numerically, some eariler pieces have 95** whereas the later stuff can have 94**,some 96** is there a logic I am missing? And what does the 4**** series mean? hope this doesn't earn a numpty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 IHP i worry about you and your numbers, you have been working to hard!!!! sorry i cant help you with the numbers though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new holland driver Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 dont worry i cant get it ether i would ask bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 arent there some that start with zero's??? actually looking at the 2005 Farm & country catalogue its a bit of everything!! what was the howard manure spreader no.??...was it 9575??...alot of the older modles in there have 0 prefix first!?, why's that?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 this post could get really confusing,i wonder if bill walters could explain or if andy could ask his contact in exeter,i never have figured the system out ,if you doihp,then you'll be a hero amonst the colletor world mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihatepoundland Posted July 31, 2005 Author Share Posted July 31, 2005 My bet is ploughmaster can shed at least some light on it, Bill won't know as hes not dealing at all with the euro stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEBRITFARMER Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 When Britians were numbering the lead items in the early years, they left gaps in the numbering system. This is believed to be so that when new items were added they were included in the same categories. I noticed today that the items for 2004 release were numbered 40***. Anything for 2005 release is numbered 42***. Will 2006 be 44*** ?? Have to wait and see. They may still be leaving gaps so that as new models are added they will fit in the numbering system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 Can't shed any light on the modern numbers - the 4****. However the old system is roughly as below: Home Farm 100F 1948 - 1961 Tractors and implements 90**- 1962 to 1997 Power Farm 93**- 1987 to 1991 Farm Models 94**/95**- 1962 to 1997 Sets 96**- 1964 to 1997 Autoway 98**- 1984 to 1986 Road Series 99**- 1987 to 1991 Special Issues 50** After 1997 all codes were prefixed with a '0' Maybe this coincided with the Ertl take over??? Making them a five digit code in line with their other products??? Hope this helps and that my memory serves!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 was the road series the models in the golden type boxes with a workman on the front of the box?? (the boxes the orange compressor, cement lorry, skip lorry came in) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihatepoundland Posted August 4, 2005 Author Share Posted August 4, 2005 Thanks Andy, that sheds some light on it, interesting that they choose the 9* as the prefix and that the number plates on the landrovers,earlier cement mixer/skip lorry etc. should read "BTR 90" or was this just to reflect a decade? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 How do again, Yes the Road Series was inthe Golden type box with the workman and the Autoway were in a yellow hatched box. As for the 'number plates' Looking at the Landrovers alone the series 3's had BTN 76 on them. This could reflect the year they were introduced being as the '90' type were probably introduced at or around 1990. Another theory could be the wheel base of the landrover itself though that wouldn't explain the plate being on other items. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihatepoundland Posted August 5, 2005 Author Share Posted August 5, 2005 My first thoughts were the wheelbase, but then the skip lorry threw that one out, but who knows, it may have been an economy measure to reuse it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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