Anybody have a good image of a gas t9 dash/instrument panel?

[Plateau Farms]

I'm putting my t9 back together and need to know where things go on the dash. Also, mine originally had an ignition switch and starter button, which have both been lost in the time since disassembly. I'd like to get replacements, but if the t9's ever had key switches, I might be swayed in that direction. Any info there? Also, if I keep the ignition switch/starter button set up, any good sources for those starter buttons? 

[HydroTek]

'66 series tractors had a key and starter button 
'86 had the starter on the key

kinda up to you how you want the system to work

[Matt Kirsch]

I'd imagine the T9 would have a ignition switch and starter button like a W9, or any other IH tractor of that era.

Key switch didn't come along until the 300/400 in 1955. Both Dad's F400 and W400 had twist-key start. I think IH went to a key and small button on the 350/450. You'd need to add a solenoid in order to to do a twist-key start. It's not a big deal to do it.

The buttons are pretty much all the same offshore aftermarket, no matter where you get them from. Unless you can find an NOS button somewhere, but honestly they weren't all that great to begin with. 

[Plateau Farms]

11 hours ago, HydroTek said:

'66 series tractors had a key and starter button 
'86 had the starter on the key

kinda up to you how you want the system to work

I'm not sure what you mean by 66 and 86 series. 

the t9s were made from 1940-56

 

[mmi]

23 minutes ago, Plateau Farms said:

the t9s were made from 1940-56

Then it should be like early M/MD key on with coil

button out like cub with mag

then YANK the pull lever cam to force starter to run

if it is "91-92" or changed then the starter and rest of system dictate how to put back.

Start with BOTH serial # and do some LEG work to see WHAT should be there,Then post photos of actual.......others can tell you how to mate it up.

Depends how PC or functional you want?

[Plateau Farms]

On 5/31/2026 at 8:23 PM, mmi said:

Then it should be like early M/MD key on with coil

button out like cub with mag

then YANK the pull lever cam to force starter to run

if it is "91-92" or changed then the starter and rest of system dictate how to put back.

Start with BOTH serial # and do some LEG work to see WHAT should be there,Then post photos of actual.......others can tell you how to mate it up.

Depends how PC or functional you want?

It's a gas T9. The engine dates to 1952, but the tractor's serial number is gone. The data plate calls it a TD9. Must be a replacement dash. 

The series 91 and 92 were just Diesels, right? What would the series 66 and 86 mentioned by Hydrotek be?

[HydroTek]

8 hours ago, Plateau Farms said:

It's a gas T9. The engine dates to 1952, but the tractor's serial number is gone. The data plate calls it a TD9. Must be a replacement dash. 

The series 91 and 92 were just Diesels, right? What would the series 66 and 86 mentioned by Hydrotek be?

Got Dozers on the brain ...

'66 and '86 series are tractors 
was mentioned because you were looking for replacement source for switches 

Kinda need to know if the start system is made for a key and button
or if it is made for the manual type with the lever

[louie figone]

18 hours ago, Plateau Farms said:

It's a gas T9. The engine dates to 1952, but the tractor's serial number is gone. The data plate calls it a TD9. Must be a replacement dash. 

The series 91 and 92 were just Diesels, right? What would the series 66 and 86 mentioned by Hydrotek be?

91 series are gas over diesel 4 cylinder, 92 series use the DT282 glow plug engines.

[Plateau Farms]

On 6/10/2026 at 7:42 AM, HydroTek said:

Got Dozers on the brain ...

'66 and '86 series are tractors 
was mentioned because you were looking for replacement source for switches 

Kinda need to know if the start system is made for a key and button
or if it is made for the manual type with the lever

Yeah, so I'm really just after the ignition and starting controls. The gauges are all where they belong.

I think I have it mostly figured out, but there's still some confusion.

When I started working on it, it had a generic toggle ignition switch to the left of the gauges and a push starter button to the left of the aircleaner. Neither seemed original.

I can't go off my tractor serial# because the tag calls it a TD9, so it can't be accurate. At first, I thought this meant the whole dash was off a TD9, but having looked at TD9 dashes, I'm thinking it's not. It does not have cutouts for either the primer control rod, compression/fuel switching mechanism, or the "positive engaging starting" mechanism, as the book calls it.

So unless some production runs of TD9s had completely different dashes, the dash seems to be correct for a gas T9. Except that the data plate still calls it a TD9. So I'm clueless here... But going off the casting numbers on the block, it's a 1952. somewhere between Serial#'s 44710 & 47848

So that would imply it had a key ign switch on the upper left corner (which there is a cutout for) 

But then the book seems to imply the starting switch was mounted on the starter with, presumably, a rod run up through the dash. Such a rod is nowhere to be found in the book, of course. My starter does not have a switch on it, and I'd have nothing to go off of for linkages to it.

[hardtail]

Impulsive purchase IH T-9 - Projects, Builds, & Restorations - Red Power Magazine Community https://share.google/Nppvnu9qrxR6oFvAU

Here was an old thread that has lots of pics and some of dash/firewall 

My ability to browse and post has been severely restricted by whatever changes they made here, sorry for the poor link, almost thinking about blowing this popsicle stand 😤

[Diesel Doctor]

Come to RPRU2026 in Huron?

Tell the bride you are going on a mission to find an original dash and to get a picture. 

We will get one for you.

All the parts will probably be found too from the vendors.

It's a win-win!

See you there. 

[Binderoid]

Here's the rod.... post a picture when  you find one, I'm having  the same problem. 

[HydroTek]

25 minutes ago, Binderoid said:

Here's the rod.... post a picture when  you find one, I'm having  the same problem. 

Just a bent rod -- why not make one ?

[Binderoid]

1 hour ago, HydroTek said:

Just a bent rod -- why not make one ?

Because I can't   believe you can  pull  nearly straight up on the start lever.... the only  available  hole  in the dash is up very high....  the switch  is on the drive end of the starter, which contributes  to the severity of the angle. Would  actually make more sense if the switch were on the other end of the starter.

I thought it might have a  dog leg in it  or something. 

[mmi]

5 hours ago, hardtail said:

My ability to browse and post has been severely restricted by whatever changes they made here, sorry for the poor link, almost thinking about blowing this popsicle stand 😤

Nice to hear from you!.

Dont know that there have been any intentional changes.? GOOD tech help is hard to find on a FREE $ site.

Would guess more a function of the "software" they lease and what is turned on ...? paint/4 tires/engine /oil  etc.

internal search/archive was never a- $$ priority......best to guestimate the content here, then external search for it as the world and ai are vacuuming all, in the hopes of extortion.

MB cats items are hens teeth.

[mmi]

As said at the beginning ,OP is trying to fix ^&&^(&^ rigging.

post/show what YOU have then-WANT  ,those here can point a direction.

which is going to be + - late M SM rear mount key start, to a late t 9 front mount frankestein into key operation similar to a delco mt 27 key operation.

The 2' delco parts book would call out the NLA parts to fit.

[HydroTek]

These barn queen show machines -- or we gonna use them ??

[Plateau Farms]

On 6/12/2026 at 10:53 AM, HydroTek said:

These barn queen show machines -- or we gonna use them ??

The T9 is a light working machine. The engine and steering clutches were trashed by weather and mice during the time that it sat as lawn art- Well, more like forest art. It was in the woods by the driveway, not on a lawn.

So, unable to move it, we pulled the engine and clutches where it sat, and obviously, it wasn't gonna get a proper restoration out in the woods. And now that the engine and clutches are back in, and we can drive it, we don't really want to tear it down again in the shop. The undercarriage is very worn and rusty though, so at some point we will be reconditioning that. And when we have that much of the tractor torn down, we might as well do the rest of it.

So for now, I'm not looking to make it showroom quality. I just don't want it to be overtly unoriginal. 

 

On 6/12/2026 at 4:52 AM, hardtail said:

Impulsive purchase IH T-9 - Projects, Builds, & Restorations - Red Power Magazine Community https://share.google/Nppvnu9qrxR6oFvAU

Here was an old thread that has lots of pics and some of dash/firewall 

My ability to browse and post has been severely restricted by whatever changes they made here, sorry for the poor link, almost thinking about blowing this popsicle stand 😤

This thread shows a push/pull ign switch to the left of the temp gauge 

and a choke rod with a knob on the end 

But I don't see any sign of a starter button/switch.

This shot from an old YT video shows an ignition key in the upper left, and what I believe is a starter pull rod to the left of the air cleaner, which goes to a switch on the starter.

 

Here's what I have:

The choke is in the same place, but is missing a knob. Would some have come like this? or is this likely a quick fix someone made years ago?

And there are holes for a key and starter rod, but both are missing. There is also an additional hole northeast of the hour meter, which is a mystery to me.

Then on the other side:

There is a hole for a pull/push ignition switch to the left of the temp gauge. The key is where I believe the light switch would have gone. (I put it there just to get the tractor moving, and it has since smoked itself) Then I believe the hole east of the oil pressure gauge would have been for radiator shutters, which my tractor does not have. Would that hole be present even on units without shutters? 

Now here's the real confusing thing.

Its a gas T9, but the tag calls it a TD9. At first I thought this simply meant that someone replaced the dash, but looking at TD9 dashes, it's missing all sorts of cutouts for the starting switch, compression release, carb mixture, and throttle. So was just the tag replaced? Why would someone do that? (The casting date on the engine puts it to 1952)

[hardtail]

Who knows after this much time, the upper right holes would have been for the shutter mechanism, upper left might have been a keyed switch like the other Pic shows

On the serial number and T9/TD9 debacle, the engine number rarely matched the machine serial number but they were usually fairly close if your tag and engine number are miles apart one or the other was likely swapped

[Plateau Farms]

On 6/23/2026 at 4:10 PM, hardtail said:

On the serial number and T9/TD9 debacle, the engine number rarely matched the machine serial number but they were usually fairly close if your tag and engine number are miles apart one or the other was likely swapped

Even if it is a swapped dash, why would it appear to be a gas t9 dash, but have a  diesel td9 serial number on it? 

[snoshoe]

20 minutes ago, Plateau Farms said:

Even if it is a swapped dash, why would it appear to be a gas t9 dash, but have a  diesel td9 serial number on it? 

Look at your plate again. Screws not rivets. Probably just replaced a missing plate.

[Plateau Farms]

On 7/2/2026 at 2:38 PM, snoshoe said:

Look at your plate again. Screws not rivets. Probably just replaced a missing plate.

Ahhh I hadn't considered that they wouldn't have used screws from the factory. 

On 6/12/2026 at 10:45 AM, mmi said:

post/show what YOU have then-WANT  ,those here can point a direction.

Ok so based on some of these responses:

 

On 5/31/2026 at 1:42 PM, Matt Kirsch said:

I'd imagine the T9 would have a ignition switch and starter button like a W9, or any other IH tractor of that era.

On 6/23/2026 at 4:10 PM, hardtail said:

...the upper right holes would have been for the shutter mechanism, upper left might have been a keyed switch like the other Pic shows

And based on what year I believe my t9 was built, along with how my dash is configured, I believe what I want is a ign key in the upper left, and a starter button on the starter with a pull rod up through the dash. 

If anyone knows where I could get some originals, that'd be great. Otherwise, Id like to know what you would all recommend for the key switch and starter switch. I'm sure I'll have to make a pull rod. No junk yards near by.