Archive through February 16, 2013

[thoffman]

Harry,
As Charlie posted on Fe. 14 @ 3:59
"Ya know! I gotta be the luckiest SOB on the planet when it comes to setting points on Cubs.", then I must be the luckiest SOB in the clutch world. I haven't really had much in the line of clutch issues.

As it clearly states on page 27 of the 86-196 manual: " The clutch pedal adjustments are set at the factory and should not require frequent attention unless the linkage has been disturbed or when the pedal movment becomes less than 9/32-inch. When it is necessary to adjust the clutch, turn the adjusting nut (No. 3 on page 29) on the clutch release rod in or out as required to get the proper measurements." Then you're DONE. No swash plate repairing, no creeping when you're away from the tractor and no power loss from the engine turning the hydro pump. The gear drive tractors will sit hours-days without fear of creaping while unattended.

Oh, and BTW I WILL have a clutch in my 168 once the weather breaks and I can some serious wrenching and painting done. In the interim, I'm gathering all the goodies I need to complete the project.

 

[jbaker]

Thank You Thurman For sharing what I consider the Most treasured Wide Frame cub cadet in my book.

I started out with a 128 and now love my 16 horse hydro and the first 169 would be the ULTIMATE collector cub to me, So congrats Thurman and thanks for sharing. Harry thanks for posting.



Tom, A 168 now that is going to be STRONG, I wonder if while building if the engineers ever built a few 148/168 cubs or was it not even considered.

 

[jbaker]

Thumans 169 has a different air filter cover, is that original? I do see all the original decals and the yellow s/g.

 

[rberg]

Dennis, thanks for all the information, can't remember it all so will print your reply, My last name is Berg not Burg lot a difference in definition LOL

 

[hydroharry]

Jeff - I think the S/G was supposed to be black on all the 1x8/9's so yellow surprises me on Thurman's 169. Also, I think the air cleaner cover is correct as the 169's all came with the Quiet style. And one further thing, the Hour Meter (per Service/Parts) or Maintenance Minder (per the Operator Manual) DOES appear to have the IH emblem and the white Hour Glass. Someone said something about it first being introduced on the Quiet Line so I wanted to point that out.

 

[jbaker]

Harry the yellow s/g made me notice also because my book says that at 1x8,9 they came black also the reason I asked about the air cleaner is due to the stamping shape of it not the size.

 

[jchamberlin]

Jeff: Now that you've called my attention to it, I'm seeing the same thing: the air cleaner on Thurman's tractor looks like the one on my Magnum 18 painted yellow instead of black (Cub Cadet) or red (OT tractor).

 

[fcurrier]

Tom H.: (as per email):

This is as close to high resolution as I either can or know how to get. I'm doing a lot of experimenting with this machine that happened to fall my way. The hour meter came from ebay and I "Gooped" it in. Without my association with this site The 169 wouldn't even be here. 4,005 units and Wayne has more that anyone here, I think. I'm going to start a new thread in THE SANDBOX.

 

[pbell]

Thurman,
Since you are not far from Louisville, did you aquire your 169 locally, and do you know if the original owner was an IH employee at the Louisville Plant? It doesn't make any difference, I'm just curious. I would think an employee (management type) would have had a better chance of getting a "first" than a line worker would, because by then I think the employees had to buy them from a dealer (at an employee discount) rather than buying them from the plant direct. I have a model 86 that came from a former employee that he bought new, (and worked on the Cub Cadet line and helped build the tractor) but the tractor has decals from a local dealer (Wills) that was in business at that time

 

[fcurrier]

My bad. Just started a new thread in THE SANDBOX

Cool! Turned the page, too! Picture time!