Archive through January 03, 2009

[dfrisk]

MATT - Even on My 982 the left brake is very awkward to use....I either hit them both or the right brake......or pull the Hydro to neutral. They do help when kinda stuck and turning on slick surfaces.

 

[kmcconaughey]

Had a little firewood delivered this morning. This should last for 3 or 4 winters.

After the delivery I figured I'd better restock the wood pile in the garage and while I had the trailer loaded I thought the Cub parked in front of the new wood pile might make a nice photo.

Here's the firewood that I have cut for this winter, some of this will likely be left over for next winter. This is mostly slabwood, I much prefer split logs. The roofed shelter is full to the top.

 

[sstanton]

Thanks all for the help!! I have the original tires on my 106 too so I will recheck them. I checked the left one the other day and got no reading although its not flat, it kinda baffled me but then again it was only about 18 degrees out too. The floor in the cub shed are level so I wont have to move it from there. I will take the chains off to make sure thats not going to interfere!

Kraig, I'm not sure you have enough wood there!!

 

[aschumacher]

Kraig, where you gonna get the time/energy to split all that stuff? And how you gonna get that top log down?? (Ah, skyhook!)

 

[jlarsen]

Scott s - bet the front v frame is bent . my son forgot to turn the lock pin and bent it bad. If you take it off the frame and set on level bench ,you will see its bent. A lot of heat and press came out not to bad good luck. Or ship it to me and i will get it straight .Work in tool and die shop ,we have a 500 ton press.

 

[mfrade]

Well we had a great cub day here in So,eastern Mass. I finally installed my new to me headlight panel & wired in the lights! Also installed my new to me wheel weights (1 inside / 1 outside)and my new to me tire chains , my new to me hydraulic lift system and my new to me snow blade! Since the heart attack the doc's don't want me to shovel snow, so, it was a great excuse to outfit the 73 for snow removal duty! I tried it out in the small amount of snow left and had a blast. Except for that cold wind... I guess I'll start searching for a cab next! LOL..

 

[dtanner]

Kraiq , what you got there for wood.looks to be about 8 cord? i had 8 cords delivered 2007 and i burn about 3.5 cords a year.Can you tell me on the blade i bought there is a bracket for the lift rod that different than the IH blade (42"). i installed the blade but need to make another lift rod because i`am only getting about 2" of lift.I`ll post a foto in the am. Later Don T

 

[sstanton]

Jim, I might take you up on that offer. I have a spare v frame hiding in the shed that po had welded steel plates on the inside of for that very same reason. He told me that was the weak spot on the whole thing. I do have access to a 20 ton press and a oxy-acetaleyne torch up at my grandads, but am not very good at metal working, not bad but just not good either! Oh and spring assist on it's way Monday!

Charlie, putting in an order Monday too!

 

[rchristensen]

So Kraig do you split those logs by hand?????

 

[sblunier]

No pics yet, but rest assured that a nice big 1872 is sitting in the garage right now!!!!

635 miles in 9.75 hours, and about 2 hours BS'ing with BB...good day !!!!!!

 

[aaytay]

Kraig-
Nice wood load! If you want to make a few bucks, let me know and I'll bring over the trailer to pick up a few of those logs.

Now that we're finally home for a few consecutive days we've been heating the house exclusively with the stove-insert in our fireplace. It's been nice because the furnace hasn't kicked in since Wednesday!

 

[kmcconaughey]

Allen, I pick one end and start cutting, as I cut them up and get them out of the way I start to carefully roll the upper logs down. As for the time and energy, I typically start cutting in April and pace myself. I don't need to cut it all up in one year, just enough to get through the coming winter.

Don, yep somewhere between 8 and 10 cord. And to keep this post on topic, I believe that there are several styles of lift brackets that could be on the blades. It's not hard to determine the length of lift rod that you need. Here's A LINK to some info that Steve Blunier posted many years ago that I re-posted. Scroll down until you find the photo of Steve's 100 parked on a 2x4.

Richard, I do split some wood by hand if I have a small batch to split like a single tree. When I get a semi load like this one I cut the logs to length until I have a big pile then I rent a hydraulic splitter and split for several hours straight. I have hauled my in-laws hydraulic splitter here but they live two hours away. Might be time to buy one of my own.

Art, I could count the logs and calculate what each one cost me.

 

[jclazar]

DONALD T- you were correct when you said that my 71 was running too lean. i made the adjustments and the 71 starts with no problems,no matter how cold it has been! thanks for the reply and advice!

 

[dfrisk]

KRAIG - Never count the $$$$$$, no matter what it pertains to.

ART - I can feel the heat from that fire clear down here by Madison!

My Buddy heats mostly with wood. He lives on His parent's farm and every creek has HUGE trees He can cut for wood. It's cheap heat until You start adding up the $$$$ for chain saws, gas, oil chain sharpening, labor for hours to cut, split, stack, then clean & carry out ashes. Ohhhhh, That's right....NEVER count the $$$$$$$,

STEVE B. -

I snooped across the street to see BB's pic's. Nice looking 1872.

 

[mfrade]

To get this back on topic.. I've lost 2 local dealers \ vendors recently. Seems the Corporation didn't feel there was enough sales volume and pulled out! 1 was Cub Cadet and the other was a leaping deer. Seems a shame that my local dealer is no more after 20 years! Ever since Home Cheapo & bLowes opened less than 10 miles away they were losing sales of new machines. What a bummer..... 8-(

 

[kwarwick]

Hey Guys.Well the 127 is going home today.Was able to find a good pto clutch just outside of the city.With all necessary repairs done I took her for a stroll down the sidewalk last night-runs like a cubbie.Now I am looking for a good hydro to use for myself,sure is sweet.I will try to take some pictures later today.Bye for now.Keith W.

 

[dtanner]

Kraiq , around here if you bought that wood it would cost $90.00 a cord and now dry wood would be $110.00 delivered in the winter. Here is a picture of the 54" blade on the 149.and another shot of the lift bracket. I think $60.00 was a good deal and the 149 snaps and cracks when i shoved her into a pile of snow. the chains are great but i do have to be real careful on the garage cement ,i find it spins real easy. Later Don T

 

[thoffman]

Tom "P",
Your 100 is looking great!! The engine with the Q/L type muffler sets in there real nice. Let us know how it works out with the "new" sound.

 

[dfrisk]

MIKE F. - I know yrs ago there were a LOT of problems between L&G dealers & JD about HD selling green L&G tractors. People get the idea that the Big Box store tractors are cheaper until They need parts and especially warranty work done and their sales person is now selling electrical wiring and can't help them. THEN They find out what kind of deal they really got. I've seen a lot of that around parts of WI also but We have some really good dedicated dealers and of course the sponsors of this site to rely on for the few parts We need for Our old Cubbies.

The other thing that hurts is that a lot of ag dealerships are going to multiple stores with satellite outlets. They only want to sell out of the BIG central store and have smaller shops that do a little service and sell some common parts so they don't have their stores competing with each other. That normally ends up as a Lose-Lose situation for the customer.

Back in north-western IL when I was a Kid there was an Allis-Chalmers & Oliver dealership, Minny-Mo, JD, & IH dealership in a town of 5000, later a second IH dealer opened after the first IH dealer lost it's contract to sell ag. equip., trucks, & appliances, but still had parts & service. The A-C/Oliver dealer got the WHITE Farm equip. line eventually, Minnie-Mo closed up and the JD dealer changed hands/names several times. Other town 12 miles down the road also had a real good IH dealer till the early 1980's. Another town of maybe 50 people 15 miles away had another good JD dealership. They closed then reopened as an all-makes repair shop. Plus as You got farther away from Home about every other little town had an ag dealer of one brand or another plus several short line equip. companies. Now it's not unusual to have to drive 40-50 miles to get to the closest dealer regardless of make. BUT, You can always go to WAL-MART right?

 

[kmcconaughey]

Denny, I've long said that heating with wood is a lifestyle. When I bought my home in 1992 it had a wood furnace in the basement and the main furnace was and still is a forced air electric furnace. A month or so later I bought a brand new chainsaw and I still have it today, I've replaced the bar, the clutch and the ISO mounts but it still has the original spark plug. I wish the chainsaw had an hour meter.... After each tank of fuel I hand sharpen the chain. The chains last much longer if they are hand sharpened then machine sharpened. If I had to scrounge for trees to cut, it would be too expensive and time consuming IMO to heat with wood. With the big pile of logs in my yard I can cut whenever I have some time, no hauling from miles away much, loading and unloading, much less handling of the wood. I enjoy the work, it keeps me in shape. Oh, and without my Cub Cadet to haul the wood into my garage it would be a LOT more work.

Art, you might want to store your snowshoes a bit farther away from the fire, I think the heat shrunk them.