Anyone ever heard of losing the dipstick on DK50???

[MossflowerWoods]

I was moving firewood logs to my bucking area and discovered a small oil splash on the right front tire and looked for the source only to discover the dipstick seems to have vanished. I've never heard of such. Have you?

Now I'm searching dealers (none are really local now since my dealer stopped dealing them) to find one.

If anyone has a suggestion for an online dealer, please let me know.

If anyone has a solid (or colorful) theory on How/Who/Why my dipstick vanished.

But please don't bother with the "lost dipstick" jokes, I think my son has hit me with all of them already.

Happy Friday and Awesome 2018 to all TBN'ers!

Be well,
David

 

[mrmikey]

Wonder if blade broke off below the bellow/sleeve where it fits on the tube and fell inside, the top falling off on the ground..............Mike

 

[cphilip]

If broken inside... I had that happen on a Nissan Sentra one time. Shop Vacuumed it out. Went really easy.

 

[KennyG]

Does the engine have a crankcase breather system that could be blocked or frozen? I had a Fiat that would freeze the crankcase in cold weather and blow the dipstick out.

 

[JerryK]

My bet is that it got snagged by a stick or branch... and is laying somewhere. I don't think Alien spacecraft use oil... so they would not probably have lifted it to go to their interstellar home... Or maybe in a senior moment, you checked the oil but forgot to put it back....going for a rag or something... [ or had to pee ]

 

[xcgreene]

Parts Finder Nolt's Power Equipment LLC Shippensburg, PA (717) 423-63


This should be the dipstick you're looking for. I've purchased a number of things from Nolts without issues.

 

[JerryK]

Parts Finder Nolt's Power Equipment LLC Shippensburg, PA (717) 423-63


This should be the dipstick you're looking for. I've purchased a number of things from Nolts without issues.

They list two part numbers, one with ' Call Us ' next to it .. for the dipstick, which you should do. If they mess up and send one that is too short you can still use it. Remember, ' size doesn't matter '........... [[ ]]

 

[VictorW]

Here's another place that I get parts from in Michigan. Michigan Iron & Equipment Morrice, MI (855) 265-459 Here's the page for the part: Parts Finder Michigan Iron & Equipment Morrice, MI (855) 265-459

 

[murph1]

part-- Parts Finder Michigan Iron & Equipment Morrice, MI (855) 265-459

at-https://www.michiganironandequip.com/ ask for Bob

 

[k0ua]

I blew mine out into the driveway once. This is how I did it. I put a #8 machine screw into the rubber breather tube to stop it up so I could change the hydraulic filter without losing much fluid. It works great. Very little fluid, lost. Then like an idiot I forgot to remove the screw before I fired her up and moved the loader cylinders. As you lower the FEL, Air must exit the breather tube.. Whoops it is stopped up, so the dipstick was the next weak link, and it went flying. I picked up up and wiped it off, inserted, and went forth to sin no more.


Whoops, I read your post again, and I guess you have lost the ENGINE OIL dipstick. Sorry. I am guessing a friendly branch helped you out there. As it sets down pretty low below the hood so you can check it without opening the hood.

 

[comancheflight]

I was thinking a low branch too and realized wrong dipstick...lol

 

[coobie]

Here's another place that I get parts from in Michigan. Michigan Iron & Equipment Morrice, MI (855) 265-459 Here's the page for the part: Parts Finder Michigan Iron & Equipment Morrice, MI (855) 265-459

++1 for Michigan Iron.Great folks to deal with.

 

[4get gto]

I was thinking a low branch too and realized wrong dipstick...lol

Bet that was one he heard from his son. :laughing:

 

[oosik]

Set the dipstick on the front tire. Somehow I brushed it off into the tall grass. Had one H*LL of a time finding it. So it isn't just your DK50...........

Over the 35+ years here I've dropped and lost many small things. But that's a different story.........

 

[MossflowerWoods]

Wonder if blade broke off below the bellow/sleeve where it fits on the tube and fell inside, the top falling off on the ground..............Mike

You and my former dealer both gave me nightmares of dipstick in the oil pan...

David

 

[MossflowerWoods]

If broken inside... I had that happen on a Nissan Sentra one time. Shop Vacuumed it out. Went really easy.

[need to know more intensifies]

Please tell me more about this shop vac trick...

Please.

Thanks,
David

 

[MossflowerWoods]

Does the engine have a crankcase breather system that could be blocked or frozen? I had a Fiat that would freeze the crankcase in cold weather and blow the dipstick out.

Not sure where the breather is. I was worried the extreme cold made it pop out somehow...

Thanks,
David

 

[goeduck]

I have a Massey that I am always worrried will have the dipstick catch on brush and pull it out. Some dipsticks are more exposed than others.

 

[JerryK]

I ' have heard ' that KY jelly helps with the dipstick in the oil pan thing........ just saying....

 

[xcgreene]

I ' have heard ' that KY jelly helps with the dipstick in the oil pan thing........ just saying....

yeah, but that helps with going in AND out.