Who and When Was My Craftsman Made?
When Was My Craftsman Made? Who Made My Craftsman?
Who Made My Craftsman?
This is for U.S. Craftsman products. It does not work for Canadian, European or Austrailian models. To find who made your lawn tractor, etc., look at the first three numbers before the decimal point.
The first 5 numbers after the decimal combined with the first three make up the model number. numbers after the fifth spot are build/minor revisions to the original product.
Model Number 917. These products are made by Husqvarna. Older products may have Electrolux or American Yard Products (AYP) which were acquired by Husqvarna years ago. Roper was the company before AYP.
Model Number 247. These products are made by MTD.
To see a complete list of who made what for Craftsman go here: Craftsman OEM List
When was it made?
This only works for products with a 917. or 247 serial number. It also does not work for Canadian, European or Austrailian models. To find the age of your Craftsman lawn tractor, riding mower or zero-turn mower you will need to use the serial number. It’s usually located on a tag or decal under the seat.
Serial Number: The first two numbers are the month. The third and fourth numbers are the day. The fifth and sixth numbers are the year.
Model Number For Attachments. Attachments with model number beginning with 486 are made by Agri-Fab. These attachments “generally” fit riding mowers built between 2005 and 2017.
Will my Craftsman Snow Blower fit?
Snowblower attachments with model numbers other than 486 will not fit any Craftsman lawn or garden tractor made after 1997. For Example, there are still quite a few Craftsman 2-stage snow blower attachments floating around with the prefix 842. This company, Haban went out of business in 1997. It will not fit any tractor made after that date and you can not find parts for it anywhere except auction sites like eBay.
You can read more about Craftsman Riding Mowers at TodaysMower.com
You can read more about Craftsman Snow blowers at MovingSnow.com
My craftsman mower is model 502.255040 with serial number of 15146125, your formula for finding the year doesn’t work.
Hi Carlo, Yes, It looks like the old Murray made mowers had to be different. My rough guess yours is 1988-1991. I base that guess on the copyright of the owners manual.
Paul, can you tell me what years Craftsman made the model #917.271813? It’s a lt1000 color green, rounded hood, 42″ mower, 19.5 hp. Just a ballpark range of years would help. The serial # is no longer available. Thank you.
Hi Cindy, 1997-2001
Hello Mr. Sikkema, how about a Craftsman model #917.272050 16 HP electric start 42″ mower 6 speed transaxle? Also a ballpark would help.
Hi NMH the first six digits of the serial number will give you the date it was built: month/day/year. I’m guessing about a 2000.
my LT 1000 is model 917271811 mm/dd/yyyy ???
Hi Rob, Look at the serial number on the same nameplate. Serial Number: The first two numbers are the month. The third and fourth numbers are the day. The fifth and sixth numbers are the year.
Hi I’m trying to find out if husqvarna made my 2000 lt1750 42in craftsman riding mower. I’m trying to buy a rear bagger for it. Thank you
Andrew, Please reply with the model number from under the seat. It should start with 917.
Hey Paul. I also looked up Carlo’s mower on searspartsdirect, but couldn’t find a manual. I’m looking to find a date on an old Murray as well (502.254970). If you have a source for the owners manuals, any chance you could pass it along?
Hi Chris, I have no secret source. I just Google the number with Sears Craftsman Manual after the number. Usually, http://www.manualslib.com and a few others will pop up with the manual. I view the first and last page of the manual and most of the time there is a copyright date. Since most tractors were only made for 1-3 years you can get a guess to the age. http://www.stripmine.org/sears/layout/id_number.htm is also good for just finding out what engine and deck were originally on it.