Oil Leak

[Don McCombs]

The two paragraphs on Tractor Serial Number and Engine Serial Number in the following link may be useful in determining the year of your tractor.

http://www.tmtractor.com/id/id_001.htm

[Clemsonfor]

There won't be a serial number other than on that plate. But find a serial number and stamping on the other major parts like engine, bolster, trans section. The most frequent date code is a good chance that is also the year of the tractor.

[Glen]

Hi,
If the serial number plate is gone, there is no serial number under where the plate was, that I know of.

The engine serial number will be close the tractor serial number, but not the same, it may be a few hundred, or a few thousand above the tractor serial number, if it is the original engine, sometimes people replace the engine.

Cubs have date codes cast on the larger castings of the tractor.
The codes tell the date the parts were made.
The year is a letter code.

Below is info from TM Tractor showing what date codes are.

http://www.tmtractor.com/id/id_004.htm

The page below shows where the date codes are.
The code on the clutch housing is usually partly behind the clutch pedal.

http://www.tmtractor.com/id/castdate_loc.htm