It looks like the ones in a couple of our farm tractor engines. Something must be frozen or stripped, might get a chance to pull it back out tomorrow. Next time I'm over at my dad's I'll try to look in his parts books and see if it shows 2 different styles. I never could find but one listed online. I personally prefer a well worn and proven parts book when I have access to it over online manuals.

The correct dipstick as stated before is: 903-0911. There is only ONE dipstick available. It took me less then one minute to find the dipstick at the Cub Cadet Parts Lookup Site. Further, the Parts Look up site gives the same image and part number as my paper version.

Roland,
The early 982's had a dipstick in the rear top trans cover. The square one on top. If you look at the parts book for the cast iron rear, it only shows the cover in the pic WITHOUT the dipstick in it. It is part number 10. Just below that in the description, it lists the dipstick itself, it is part number 144777-C2. It is NLA. Also, IIRC, this dipstick was offered only if the tractor had the rear 3pt and PTO, as you couldn't get to the check plug to check oil level.

Here is a pic of the original cover with the dipstick in it.
Note: This is for the cast iron rear ends ONLY.

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982s with the cast iron rear have the dipstick in front of the battery toward the tunnel cover.

J Mech,It took me to long to get a pic,:biggrin2:

Beat ya! LOL! :beerchug:

Thanks guys, that's the one. I didn't even think about looking at the footnotes to see if it was listed separate, kind of surprised it would be. This Cadet actually only has 3pt, doesn't appear to have ever had a rear PTO. I'll try to get it freed up and working tomorrow.

If you can't get it to work, I'm pretty sure it is the same dipstick, only shorter, used on the 407 engines in like an 856 IH tractor. :beerchug:

I can measure the tube on this one and tell you what size it is.

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Well guys. I have looked back again at both the TC-193 paper version as well as the on line parts look-up and I can NOT find the dipsticks you picture.:Work:

The Cast Iron rears had the "filler hole" in the rear cover and was used until serial number 719,999. Starting at S/N: 720,000 & higher they used the dipstick as I previously posted.

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So, I am wondering, if these dipstick you picture are a PO Mod. I would think if it was standard production, it would appear in the Parts Manual.

I am still waiting for the Original Poster to post a picture.

The pictures in the parts books are incorrect. If you look up the top cover for the 982 SN# 719999 and down, it lists the top cover (#10) as part number IH-144744-C2. Right below that in the description it lists the dipstick for it. Part number IH-144777-C2. If you look up a 782 serial number 719999 down, same cover it is part # IH-394090-R1. These rear housings are exactly the same. It is the pics on the 982 blowout that are incorrect. I am 100% sure it is not a PO mod. There is a picture of this tube in the owners manual for the 982 on page 14. It is the manual in the tech section, I do not know the service number for the book. :beerchug:

http://ccmanuals.info/pdf/982%20IH%2...s%20Manual.pdf