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  1. Jay Fetters

    Dragged nother 1 in.

    🤔, I see the snap-on truck every Thursday, even if I don't want to! All he does is empty my wallet for me! But I got a free koozie this week!
  2. Jay Fetters

    Tractor For Sale Cub 1650 w/dual port and attachments

    That looks like a pretty decent tractor! I'm about 20hr drive PA, but it'd be a great machine for some one, at a pretty good price. I just searched Harrisburg pa's craigslist and found it near the bottom of the listings.
  3. Jay Fetters

    Best ignition coil

    Just buy the Bosch blue from kirk engines. It's the right coil, and it's the best coil for these little monsters.
  4. Jay Fetters

    Monkeying around in Shultzie's garage

    I wouldn't do the whole blade, because if you hit something, it may shatter instead of bending, as well as warping it like PA said. If you get it to hot, I'm sure the oil quench will spit a bit at ya. We also warmed the oil to around 100° f, I'm not sure what that does, but my neighbor said to...
  5. Jay Fetters

    Monkeying around in Shultzie's garage

    I heated the wing to almost a glowing color, then quenched it in oil. That made it harder, but not brittle. Which keeps the sand and dirty from wearing it off. Search "knife spine tempering" on you tube, and you'll get a good grasp on how to do it. My neighbor is a black Smith, so he walked me...
  6. Jay Fetters

    Chainsaw chain

    I, like Gary, heat with wood. We burn about 10-12 cord a year. I also have a stihl 14, but my 20 is an echo. However, I run stihl brand chains on both. I've tried the aftermarket, and they don't hold up as well, and aren't much cheaper, if any. The only thing gary did different, is I hand file...
  7. Jay Fetters

    Cub prices

    All of it, until you get a leak, then some bleeds off!!🤣😂 I honestly don't know. But I would guess not a lot in the lift and steer system due to the fittings cub used. The leak I had, the steel tube cracked at the shoulder where it's clamped into the valve, and it just drooled out, didn't spray...
  8. Jay Fetters

    Cub prices

    I blew the steel tube, on my 1862, for the power steering that comes out of the lift valve. I looked for 2 years before I gave up and had a local machinist make a nipple that adapted to jic fitting. Then I made a hose to replace the steel line. I've found getting obscure parts is easier for a...
  9. Jay Fetters

    Monkeying around in Shultzie's garage

    I buy the blades direct from my cub dealer, they say they have a tempered cutting edge. I like the extra high lift blades, and the "wing" wears away pretty quick, like yours. The last set I bought I tempered the wing and they have been on for 3 seasons now. I'm just starting to get a wear line...
  10. Jay Fetters

    Dragged nother 1 in.

    I love my 1862. It's a dedicated snow machine with the 450 blower and cub soft cab. Nice find...
  11. Jay Fetters

    Uneven cuts

    Here's a link on how to straighten the deck yourself.
  12. Jay Fetters

    Best tires for traction, mowing on hills

    Ag style tyres will provide the best traction. Another option, which is probly the oldest method, is adding weight. Either wheel weights or weight on the rear of the machine. Both will provide more traction. The problem with chains, and sometimes ag tyres, is that they will really tear up your...
  13. Jay Fetters

    New mower is a piece of junk so far!

    Unfortunately, this is all to common in machines purchased at a box store. The employee is told to assemble the unit and the instructions are in the crate. They don't care as long as it runs long enough to go on the trailer for the customer. The xt1 series isn't the top of the line, but it isn't...
  14. Jay Fetters

    Ag tires for XT3 GSX

    I 💯 agree. These beloved little tractors of ours were extremely overbuilt for their intended purpose, which is why they are still around, and still beloved.
  15. Jay Fetters

    Ag tires for XT3 GSX

    While this is true, making mass rotate is the hardest thing for an engine or pump to do. How much extra wear are we putting on the hydro and engine by making them spin an extra 55lbs per wheel? I personally, have both wheel weights with loaded tires and an additional 150lbs and the back porch...
  16. Jay Fetters

    Do Carburetors wear out?

    Agreed, avoid ethanol in older equipment. For the equipment I don't use much, I've been buying vp engineered fuel. It is supposed to last 3-5 years, and I've not had a problem since I switched. Yes, it's EXPENSIVE, but in the equipment I use it in, it's cheaper than a carb kit and my time.
  17. Jay Fetters

    Electric lawn tractors and compact tractors

    This past winter a fella from Chicago decided to dive his tesla up here over Christmas. He stayed the night in green bay to charge his car, then continued his journey north to the U.P. Needless to say his batteries died, in between marquette and and escanaba. He said the police took 45 minutes...
  18. Jay Fetters

    Ag tires for XT3 GSX

    I didn't know that. They even removed the xt3 from the cub web page. I think it sucks, but I suppose more people are buying the small Kubota and ls tractors than the big cub cadet. I think that's the end of cub cadet garden tractors. 😢 Looking at their web page, they are really steering people...
  19. Jay Fetters

    Ag tires for XT3 GSX

    When it comes to blowing The cub xt3 is a completely different animal than what you see at the big box stores. It's the only cub that is rated for ground engaging implements. I've been told that it's frame is an upgraded 3000 series. You should stop by a cub dealer and check one out. Really...
  20. Jay Fetters

    Member Jkoenig

    My best wishes to Jim's family. He was very well liked around here, and will be missed.
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