Archive through January 12, 2007

[dphelps]

Ken,
Bob's profile states a 100.

Bob,
it could be a broken clutch spring or the throwout bearing starting to shuck apart. I had a throwout bearing shuck the outer metal ring and it just rattled for a while.
Just a WAG.
Dave

 

[dphelps]

or maybe the clutch pedal return spring?

 

[gcoleman]

KENtuck, those are 16x6.50-8 Firestone tri ribs available from M.E. Miller Tire, for about 65 bucks a peice... That is a Rubbermaid box that I keep my gloves, and towstraps in.

 

[kweaver]

David , Bob - when I was still running my 122 it never made any rattle sounds when releasing the clutch that I noticed. When I pulled the engine off to transplant it to the 127 I seen that the clutch spring was in 4 pieces. I think you have a more costly problem.

The long awaited snow you guys have been holding your breath for may be coming this time!

 

[tpaynes]

Thank you for the ideas on my idler.

Could someone please post a picture of a mule drive for a 1250 with a 44A mower deck.

I have had to assemble my rig with parts from different places and I think I am still missing something. If I had the manual it might help. I misplaced it though.

 

[gcoleman]

Charlie, exactly how many cubs do ya got???

 

[jbliler]

Any idea what to do with ICE??? We seem to be getting an ice storm here in Missouri. Don't think the cub is going to cut it.

 

[kmoe]

Jerry B,
We had that out here two weeks ago. Ice melt or rock salt is about all you can do. Get some on the roof if you can. We lost six rafters to the ice load.

 

[speterson]

Jerry,
I've been thinking about building an electric broadcast spreader that can do salt in the winter and furtilizer in the summer. They probably make them for four wheelers and could be easily modified for a sleeve hitch. It would add weight to the back as a bonus for pushing or throwing snow.

Just throwing out some ideas. I don't know of any IH attachments for ice.

 

[digger]

Glen,
37 last count.

 

[digger]

Shsne P.
Brinly made an electric spreader. I'll see if I can find my pics and info for you and Jerry.

 

[kweaver]

Jerry - I just seen the weather forcast , you're gonna get MORE ICE !

 

[tfarren]

OK, I may sound paranoid, but I am worried about trashing my tranny on my 102 by overloading the rear end with weights....I got 100lbs in metal plates hanging off the back, and me, 150lbs, in the seat....and it sucks with my blade in the snow. I can't use chains on the asphalt....

How much weight is too much?

How much do you guys load on?

What can it wreck?

Wheel weights vs. Mounted weights? Opinions?


Thanks! I'm really interested in this!

 

[kweaver]

Trevor - remember the rear mounted post hole digger pic a while back ? That's a lot more than 100#. Wheel weights are good because it's weight is carried by the ground, not the axles but you can only add so much for lack of room. Weighted wheels , filled tires , all the weight you can hang on the rear and as Bryan once said, eat cookies for more weight! The worse outcome is you'll snap an axle but that'll take a hard jolt to do like high speed dropping into a hole or hitting a curb.

 

[taweivoda]

I recently purchased a Cub Cadet windbreaker that is pretty good shape but had been sitting in a shed for quite a while and could use a little "brightening up". Any ideas on what to use to bring the beautiful yellow canvas material back to life?

 

[gwsmith]

trever...on a 682,with a home made loader, each tire is filled and weights 150 lbs., then there are wheel weights that are 120 lbs per side, and on the back is two 110 lbs weights, total weight of cub with loader and all wights without driver is 2200 lbs. Was once told that you can only push as much as you weight, also, with all that weight and ag tire only, you will still spin tires once you have ice....need chains... the above set up has broken one rear axle so far, but as ken noted it was due to ramming, which we don't do no more....still no snow here, and i'm in canada!

 

[mhaley]

Glen, on the rotted floorboards:
If you have to fab something, make it look customized, not like you tried to restore it and failed.
My thoughts run to:
1. 1/2" x 1/8" bar stock, make a floorboard sized rectangle, and fill it in with crossbars. Fairly easy to bend, but you'll need to weld the crossbars in. Belarus steps are made that way.
2. HEAVY expanded metal, much thicker than a Cadet grill.
3. Diamond plate. It won't shed mud, but it's less slick than flat steel.

 

[rfowler]

Thanks alot for the feedback. It turns out two of the springs down in the clutch assembly are broken and dead. I think a fresh set of springs will solve the problem. Thanks for the help

 

[tfarren]

Hey Ken, Thanks for the tips, I'm gonna fill the tires with washer fluid, and add 40lb wheel weights.... Does anyone use innertubes when filling the back tires?

Glen, where abouts in Canada are you....I'm in Montreal.....How much does an axle set you back?

I guess the actual tranny's are pretty bulletproof...I heard that the tranny housing was largly unchanged from the 70 through till the red/quietline series....dunno if that' true...

 

[digger]

Trevor,
The more you add to the wheels, the better.
I runn 90# starter weights on the inside and 2 or 3 54pounders on the outside. And I have aluminum axle tubes!