Archive through April 25, 2017

[digger]

R.E.
It depends on if you have a 10 or 13 tooth in it.

KH-45-755-03 - KH-45-098-09 - 10 tooth
IH-117167-C94 - KH-45-098-11 - 13 tooth

 

[rwoods]

Tis one has 13 teeth. I'll check with our local Cub Cadet dealer on the Kohler number. Thanks Digger. I'll let you know how it works out.

 

[digger]

 

[kmcconaughey]

Morning Charlie!

 

[kmcconaughey]

I might buy this from one of my cousins. It belonged to his FIL. Supposedly it's a rebuilt engine that he had as a spare for his home built log splitter. Also has some spare Kohler parts. Note the throttle control on the muffler heat shield.

 

[eford]

At least it wasn't like the Case tractor I saw a guy cut in half to use as a log splitter.

Seeing the 100 with the #1 cart from the brochure was great, but this set is mine!

 

[eford]

Woohoo! I can post 2 pics in same post! Hahaha

 

[kshultz]

I think that it's funny that a lot of the old brochures had guys smoking pipes. That must've been a very distinguished look back then.

My uncle smoked a pipe and I always thought of him as a distinguished gentlemen.
Today any kind of smoking is a big no no in advertising.

 

[nbextermueller]

Smoking should be a big No, No PERIOD. Its disgusting.

The only smoking that should be done at any house, is that of a diesel powered cub!

 

[pbell]

Thanks Charlie.

 

[hydroharry]

Kraig - Oh Great One Keeper of the Photos - that possible "spare" K241 looks to be almost the correct version for a Cub Cadet, best I can tell from your pics. I almost thought that was a Starter/Generator laying next to it but then I saw the louvered fan so I suppose that's for some old car. I guess we need a look/see at the crank output end (PTO?) and the side where the S/G would mount.

Nic - yup, it's a big NO NO but there are some of us who still do it. I had and uncle and Grandpa that smoked pipes, and many other relatives that smoked "roll your own". I guess you could say I almost inherited it. Fortunately neither of my kids do it. I'll never forget who is the most constipated man in the world - "Prince Albert on the can".

 

[kmcconaughey]

Hydro, it IS from a Cub Cadet. I do need to make sure it was rebuilt with the correct crank. Seeing that it was rebuilt as a spare engine for a log splitter it might have had a different spec crank installed or even had the crank modified.

 

[hydroharry]

Kraig - since there is no wire to the points coming from what would be the S/G side of the engine I'm guessing it's been set up for "pull start" - so the PTO is like missing, and it would have the some type of pull start pulley instead of the basket pulley that would surround a PTO. Maybe it is the original basket pulley with a slot cut out for the knot on the end of a pull rope. Gotta have some more of your Famous Photos to have that "look/see". Hopefully we won't see any modification to the crankshaft.

 

[digger]

Just in case you southern guys were wondering, LOL

ALSO,
WTH is with all these 125's coming out of the woods wanting to come to my place!

 

[kmcconaughey]

I wish a bunch of 125s would want to come to my place...

But then I'd soon be broke.

 

[kmcconaughey]

Charlie, better check the date stamp on your security camera setup, unless that's a forecast photo.

 

[digger]

I set it up and never changed the time or date.
I figured, I knew all that already.

 

[kmcconaughey]

If you are recording that video feed you might want the correct date/time stamp on it in case you ever have an issue documenting the correct date/time might be important.

And to keep this at least slightly on topic, here's an old, circa 1975, photo of me and my youngest brother Kent (RIP

) on my parent's, now my, 125.

 

[ekincaid]

I'm not even done with Iron Patriot and I'm already wondering about my next project...just in the idea stages but how difficult do you guys think it would be to drop a kohler magnum/command motor (h/p yet to be decided!) into the double hydros chassis (my spare 1450)?I think that would be a cool and different take on a 1450

 

[hydroharry]

Ethan - assuming you mean a twin cylinder Kohler Magnum/Command, I think it would be extremely difficult and not worth the time/effort to modify the engine and modify the tractor. A big part of the appeal of a CC twin stick 1450 is the 14hp Kohler K321AQS.

Charlie - that 125 must either be a restoration, or a repaint, or a lightly used unit. I'm guessing it's a repaint since the yellow seems to be a little off color, and it looks like the thrower gearbox and pulley are painted white. But overall it's a pretty nice looking 125.