One of my Cubs is a bit of a mixmaster. The serial tag/bolster dates to '74. The engine block and tube date to '65. The head dates to '74. The rear housings date to 74.
My question is about the hand stamped engine serial number. It is 606120299540X. I'm far from a cub expert, but I've never seen a serial number with this many digits. What does it mean? Replacememt block?
Another interesting thing about this cub is the touch control has no casting codes below the fill port. Is that normal? Of course none of this is of any consequence, I'm just curious. This is the strongest running cub I've ever driven, and my main lawn mower.
This site uses cookies to maintain login information on FarmallCub.Com. Click the X in the banner upper right corner to close this notice. For more information on our privacy policy, visit this link: Privacy Policy
NEW REGISTERED MEMBERS: Be sure to check your SPAM/JUNK folders for the activation email.
Interesting engine serial number
Forum rules
Notice: For sale and wanted posts are not allowed in this forum. Please use our free classifieds or one of our site sponsors for your tractor and parts needs.
Notice: For sale and wanted posts are not allowed in this forum. Please use our free classifieds or one of our site sponsors for your tractor and parts needs.
-
- 10+ Years
- Posts: 422
- Joined: Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:23 am
- Zip Code: 71968
- Location: Hot Springs, AR
-
- Team Cub
- Posts: 11827
- Joined: Tue May 25, 2004 8:02 pm
- Zip Code: 80501
- Tractors Owned: Cubs, MH Pony, Shaw, Allis G, 1934 Silver King, JD LA and LI, Gibson D, David Bradley Tri-Trac
- Circle of Safety: Y
- Location: CO, Longmont
Re: Interesting engine serial number
I can't comment on the engine sn. There is a second location for the part # of the TC block that is shown in this picture from Art Luke in an older thread:
Bob
Bob
"We don't need to think more,
we need to think differently."
-Albert Einstein
we need to think differently."
-Albert Einstein
- Trent M
- Cub Pro
- Posts: 3337
- Joined: Wed Aug 09, 2006 6:21 pm
- Zip Code: 62859
- Circle of Safety: Y
- Location: Illinois Southern
Re: Interesting engine serial number
Weird engine serial number for sure. The 154/185/184 LoBoy tractors had a serial number prefix of 60CT2U. Your last 6 numbers of 299540 would fall into the 1974 range. I wonder if your tractor was 'rebuilt' at the factory and that could be why they hand stamped a new engine serial number. This is just a wild guess. I can't imagine why they would have used a block from 1965?
Trent McPeak
-
- 10+ Years
- Posts: 2929
- Joined: Sun Apr 19, 2009 9:51 pm
- Zip Code: 63664
- Location: MO, Potosi
Re: Interesting engine serial number
Before the days of FIFO and not making large quantities of Cubs at the time, 9 years wouldn't be all that long for a block to sit in a corner somewhere. Especially if it got stuck on the wrong shelf, or the tag got ripped off it, or somebody needed a door stop for a shop door, or.......Trent M wrote:......... I can't imagine why they would have used a block from 1965?
(By the way FIFO is First In First Out)
- RaymondDurban
- Cub Pro
- Posts: 4435
- Joined: Wed Dec 26, 2007 7:45 pm
- Zip Code: 32536
- Circle of Safety: Y
- Location: FL, Crestview
Re: Interesting engine serial number
Do you have any pics of the engine SN and cast code that you can post?
Screwstick #3934
FCub - LoBoy - Numbered Series - Power Unit Databases
FCub - LoBoy - Numbered Series - Power Unit Databases
-
- Team Cub
- Posts: 17241
- Joined: Sun Feb 02, 2003 2:59 pm
- Zip Code: 55319
- Circle of Safety: Y
- Location: MN
Re: Interesting engine serial number
I'd like to see pictures of the date codes too. I'm thinking we have a misread on them.
-
- 10+ Years
- Posts: 1654
- Joined: Thu Dec 24, 2009 9:19 am
- Zip Code: 00000
- Tractors Owned: '48 trimmed dash high crop cub , '78 3/4 cub , lo-boy/59 mower , '64 "galvanized" cub , cub-6 toolbar , sicklebar mowers , 54 blade , plow , mott mower , early belly mower . . international 1010 pickup with 345ci v-8 .
- Circle of Safety: Y
- Location: louisiana
Re: Interesting engine serial number
I've kinda wondered about too "rigid" an interpretation of the serial numbers . I have a cub with the engine number stamped , but it looks like an over stamp . over an HA cub stamp , just like my "late" '51/'52 HA engine . coppersmythe............................................PS: I also have a late model cub with no cast date on the tranny.
-
- 10+ Years
- Posts: 422
- Joined: Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:23 am
- Zip Code: 71968
- Location: Hot Springs, AR
Re: Interesting engine serial number
Jim, I stand corrected. after a thorough cleaning, a magnifying glass, and bright light, the block casting code is "X". Indeed a 74 block. The engine serial still appears to be 606120299540X. Going off of what Trent said, and after searching the forums, others have reported engine serials beginning with "6OCTXXXX" and it may well read that way. I'm going to get it out in the sun (if it ever shines again) and take a look. I tried to take a pic of the engine serial but I just don't have a camera capable of getting a good shot.
I was able to find the part number cast into the inside of the TC, but I can find no date code.
Here is a pic of the block "X" code
the serial tag
and the bare TC.
I was able to find the part number cast into the inside of the TC, but I can find no date code.
Here is a pic of the block "X" code
the serial tag
and the bare TC.
Last edited by knucklebuster on Sat Feb 21, 2015 10:30 pm, edited 1 time in total.
BILL
- RaymondDurban
- Cub Pro
- Posts: 4435
- Joined: Wed Dec 26, 2007 7:45 pm
- Zip Code: 32536
- Circle of Safety: Y
- Location: FL, Crestview
Re: Interesting engine serial number
knucklebuster wrote:.... the engine serial number is (without a doubt) 606120299540X. I tried to take a pic of the engine serial but I just don't have a camera capable of getting a good shot. ...
I have a feeling, when you clean the paint and oil off a bit, your engine SN of:
"606120 299540X", will actually turn out to be (or poorly stamped and should be):
60CT2U 299540X, just like all the engine SN's did from about the end of '71/beginning of '72 on to the end of production.
Screwstick #3934
FCub - LoBoy - Numbered Series - Power Unit Databases
FCub - LoBoy - Numbered Series - Power Unit Databases
-
- 10+ Years
- Posts: 422
- Joined: Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:23 am
- Zip Code: 71968
- Location: Hot Springs, AR
Re: Interesting engine serial number
RaymondDurban wrote:knucklebuster wrote:.... the engine serial number is (without a doubt) 606120299540X. I tried to take a pic of the engine serial but I just don't have a camera capable of getting a good shot. ...
I have a feeling, when you clean the paint and oil off a bit, your engine SN of:
"606120 299540X", will actually turn out to be (or poorly stamped and should be):
60CT2U 299540X, just like all the engine SN's did from about the end of '71/beginning of '72 on to the end of production.
Raymond, you may well be correct. I edited my post to reflect my doubts. I guess you replied before I had the edit complete. I just can't see as well as I used to.
BILL
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 26 guests