Any way to tell what year my 308-8 is... no sticker that I could find

[zieg72 209]

308-8's were made 3 years according to what I could find. Is there any way to date my tractor by just looking at it?

[skrusins 128]

I'm guessing 1985

[can whlvr 994]

it looks like could be grease zerks on the peddals,my 308-8 that is an 86 doesnt have them

[Duff 206]

Without a model number, about all I can tell you is it's not a really early 1986 model - I think they went to the Magnum engines mid-year. Others with more experience, please? And yes, they were only made from '86-'88. Good looking machine - new acquisition?

Duff :thumbs:

[can whlvr 994]

as far as i know all 308,s were magnums,but i could be wrong,wouldnt be a first

[Duff 206]

as far as i know all 308,s were magnums,but i could be wrong,wouldnt be a first

You may well be right about that, Don....I was going from memory of something I thought I read quite a while back. Old age creeping in! (lol)

Duff :thumbs:

[rmaynard 16,349]

I've narrowed it down to '86 or '87. Those years had the front spindles held in place with cotter pins. 1988 they used retaining rings.

[can whlvr 994]

so if it has zerks on pedals probally an 87

[zieg72 209]

Yes cotter keys are present as well as places for grease zerks on the pedals, so a 1987???

[zieg72 209]

- new acquisition?

Duff

Latest and final for a while, great running machine. It never cut a blade of grass in its life. It was a tractor that drug a fence for a schools ball field. Steering is nice and tight and had regular service done by 2 different dealers, hence the surplus of stickers, now removed...

[bo dawg 518]

I've narrowed it down to '86 or '87. Those years had the front spindles held in place with cotter pins. 1988 they used retaining rings.

Dang Bob how can you see that in the picture? I cant see those grease zerts and cotter keys.

[rmaynard 16,349]

I've narrowed it down to '86 or '87. Those years had the front spindles held in place with cotter pins. 1988 they used retaining rings.

Dang Bob how can you see that in the picture? I cant see those grease zerts and cotter keys.

I have a very good monitor, and I enlarge the picture slightly, I don't see any zerks.

[Don1977 605]

I've narrowed it down to '86 or '87. Those years had the front spindles held in place with cotter pins. 1988 they used retaining rings.

Dang Bob how can you see that in the picture? I cant see those grease zerts and cotter keys.

I have a very good monitor, and I enlarge the picture slightly, I don't see any zerts.

zieg72 said it had the holes for the zerts.