Trying to find year.

[William]

I got a Cub Cadet IH 682 and I'm trying to find out what year it is. I have the serial number from the ID plate. The serial number on plate is 2050593U676383. Can anyone help me.

[DeltaCub]

Welcome to OCC...Your tractor, I believe was mfd in Sept 1980.

[drglinski]

Originally Posted by William

I got a Cub Cadet IH 682 and I'm trying to find out what year it is. .

It is 2016.

[vr4Legacy]

Originally Posted by William

The serial number on plate is 2050593U676383. Can anyone help me.

SN= 676383

Sept 1980, as DeltaCub said.

See here

http://www.onlycubcadets.net/forum/s...ead.php?t=7114

[J-Mech]

Is the year important?

[Randy Littrell]

Originally Posted by J-Mech

Is the year important?

Well, being that he took the time to register, make a thread, and ask help finding what year it is, I would say YES!

My first couple of cubs I really wanted to know too, after 6 or 7 its not as important.





Randy

[J-Mech]

Originally Posted by Randy Littrell

Well, being that he took the time to register, make a thread, and ask help finding what year it is, I would say YES!

My first couple of cubs I really wanted to know too, after 6 or 7 its not as important.





Randy

Unless it's a first year Original, last year IH made, or some odd set up that doesn't seem right, it never really matters. There are serial number breaks for parts, not model years for production. They never started or ended production at a set time. Production started and ended when they felt like it, or came up with a new design.

I'm not trying to make this an issue, I'm just trying to educate people that these aren't like cars. Year is completely irrelevant unless as stated above. But if you have a 4 digit "O", we all know it was made in 1961.

It is kind of neat to know if your into that stuff I suppose... but it really isn't important. Just seems this question comes up a lot, and I always wonder if it's because people think it matters, or just want to know.

[vr4Legacy]

Originally Posted by J-Mech

It is kind of neat to know if your into that stuff I suppose... but it really isn't important. Just seems this question comes up a lot, and I always wonder if it's because people think it matters, or just want to know.

I'd say it's a bit of both. Personally I wanted to know more out of curiosity than anything. I assumed knowing the model number would suffice for parts. Of course, as I learned more I realized they made changes in models by S/N, so knowing the model number is just part of what's needed.

[john hall]

Originally Posted by J-Mech

Is the year important?

As these Cadets are becoming antiques, then yeah. Most antique collectors just want to know, I know what year most of my antique tractors were built as well as the farm tractors (heck they are so old most consider them antiques). It is a very common asked question when diplaying antiques. But it probably doesn't make any real difference unless you want one built the same year you were born, graduated high school

[jaynjeep]

Agreed on all of the above....

The first thing people ask me about all my old tractors, jeeps, trucks ,and cub cadets is "What year is it?"

So it apparently is important to most... And it's fun to know!