Archive through February 14, 2017

[hydroharry]

Bob - geez, welded the seat pan to the metal springs backwards. Well I've got no issue with you keeping it that way, especially for the memories. You know what you got and why, and keeping it that way for your reasons is important. I just hope it still has some padding.

Earl - according to your profile you've got alot of units to check. Make sure you report back on your findings.

All - well here is where "using the parts it was built with" comes into play. The correct seat has the bolt mounting holes in the correct locations on the seat pan. The 2 holes toward the back will be almost at the edge of the seat pan - so the back of the seat will sit on the back edge of the small seat spring it attaches to. If you look at the spring you'll notice the bottom end of the spring is about 3 inches away from being even with the top end of the spring - and this is how you get the spring action.

If you're using a non-original aftermarket seat that you happen to find and probably has several "universal mounting holes, you'll probably see the spring doesn't come back to the back edge of the pan - it will likely be about the middle of the seat pan. When you sit on this style seat you'll find the seat pan will bend down and almost touch the the seat pan tray that the springs are attached to - basically giving you no spring in the seat since the spring will already be fully flexed down.

It's a bit hard to describe and unless you have an aftermarket seat you probably won't see what I'm saying here.

Maybe Earl will report on all the seat he's got along with the springs, and even let us know if he's got an aftermarket seat that doesn't mount quite correct.

I just gotta add here that if you check the CC Specialties web site and look at their High Back seat it's one of the original and best seats you'll find and it fits the springs correctly.

 

[mhomrighausen]

Jason W. Now you need some stars on that Cub Cadet.

Harry B. Rather than blow up the stack of round bales they should have blown up a hog confinement manure pit. If you're going to blow something up do it where everyone around notices.

I got an OEM seat from Greedbay with the springs attached correctly. It was going on the 782D until Tootsie noticed it and now claims it as her easy chair.

No one noticed the front tire on the Original in both pictures was low on air.

 

[kmcconaughey]

Lew, Bill posted that photo in the MTD office... I agree, it does appear that the lift rockshaft bracket is mounted to the outside of the frame. I should point out that the Original at the top of the forum page also has them mounted to the outside of the frame. Dan H. and Bryan M. refurbished that one and they mounted them wrong. Kind of odd as Dan is a stickler for details. I think a lot of people have used that Original as a bit of a benchmark for refurbing theirs. Here's some close ups:

EDIT: Just noticed that Dan and Bryan did not install the lift stop bracket.

I scoured old documents when refurbishing mine. But I still did some things "my way" I did mount the rockshaft brackets correctly however:

Hydro, nope, that clamp on the spark plug wire was not factory. There is a clamp there but it's not for the spark plug wire, it's for the coil wire.

 

[dquillen]

Ethan, I just put Deestone tri-ribs on the front of my 124 & the guy's are right......instant power steering plus, they look great. $62 on ...bay.

David

 

[ekincaid]

David-ok thanks for the input I got turf tires for the front of my125 I put one on a while ago but I don't think it looks right with the AGs I put on the rear of my rig I love seeing those vintage IH pictures

 

[dschwandt]

Anyone have a clue as to how long the spacer for the PTO handle on a NF should be??
Part #6 in the parts lookup for a 104
Part #IH-481525-R1, needless to say NLA!!
Looks like there should also be a spring involved by the looks of the picture, but the note in the hard cover book says "not used in this application"

Thanks!

 

[eford]

David, do you know where it's positioned? I just looked at the parts lookup and it doesn't show it in the diagram. My 104 is still complete and I'll do my best to get the measurements today or tomorrow.

Harry! I thought homework stopped after I graduated school! I'll see what's up, most of them don't have seats anymore though.

 

[eford]

Sorry David, my 104 don't have what your talking about. It only has what's listed in the parts diagram.
Well my 1200 has a seat from a 1541 but the springs are oriented correctly, same on dad's 1450 with general replacement seat. 782 has original seat and correctly positioned springs. 104 has no springs and original seat.

Haven't done much, need to get it from dad's to my house soon. I really need to rearrange my garage though.

 

[lpalma]

David there is no spring on the handle just the spacer, it is the size of the hole in the handle and the inside diameter is the size of the bolt, the length of the spacer is a little wider than the width of the handle. Make sense?

 

[dschwandt]

Earl, the handle for the PTO lever, on the side of the tower/pedestal, looks like from the diagram, as though the long 3/8" screw that holds it to the tower has a spacer there that the screw runs through, and spaces the handle away from the tower some.