Archive through January 18, 2010

[glippert]

Frank L - I see by your profile that you're fairly new to the forum, so "Welcome!"

I don't know about adding a 2nd pulley to the PTO, but depending on the implement you use, you'd need to be aware of the belt alignment. For instance, a mower deck or tiller, using a mule drive with pulleys to change belt direction, probably wouldn't be a problem. But a snow thrower or other front mounted implement would require perfect alignment of the implement pulley with the PTO pulley. On my 782, a second PTO pulley would be too far forward - I wouldn't be able to get the snow thrower pulley far enough onto the shaft to align with the PTO pulley. Just a thought...

 

[kmcconaughey]

Dennis B., Frank L., WELCOME!

Brad, well I guess you could say I'm a moderator, I really only deal with photos. Thanks for the kind words.

 

[stanner]

Frank L,

Welcome..

Anything is possible, with the right adapter...

If you get 2 shieves from Grangers or something, you may be able to nest them to make them almost one unit... Another option, is to get an adjustable or deep-v groove pulley from grainger, and set it so the the 5/8 belt rides on top, and the smaller belts just rides lower in the pulley groove... a custom machined pulley would work, too, and shouldn't be that expenside for a machinist to make....

HTH

 

[pbell]

Brad Rainey,
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On Friday Jan 15 9:27 am Don tanner addressed a question to Paul Bell about his 1512 and called it a 1512D. But instead of geeting a reply from Paul,.......<!-/quote-!><hr size=0></blockquote>

Just so you have have your facts correct, I did reply to Donald's question, by email, which he requested I do in that same post.

I think something that causes some misunderstandings between forum members is when someone replies to a question with an incorrect answer or statement. That is usually overlooked a couple of times by most of us, as a simple mistake by someone that may have a limited knowledge of the subject, and is just trying to help. It is usually corrected by someone with more experience or knowledge. However, continued incorrect answers/replies will usually result in some stern replies from some of us "older" or more experienced members, much as a father would do with a misbehaving child (at least mine did when I was a child).

Oh, one other thing, Charlie is not just a Moderator, he owns the joint.

 

[mgonitzke]

Charlie-

The one thing that really sticks in my mind that has been asked a number of times, yet I don't recall seeing an answer to, is how many 782Ds were produced. There have been other questions that have more or less fallen off the face of the earth. Sometimes I really feel bad when I do know an answer to something, but I don't say anything because I'm busy and then it turns out that no one else says anything either, and it gets archived, at which point I can't remember when it was posted to go back and find it.

 

[kmcconaughey]

Dennis, there is a discussion on the rear PTOs in the Sandbox forum area that might be of interest to you. Here's a LINK to the thread, note that the first page worth of posts has already gone to archive but is available at the top of the linked page.

 

[bjrainey]

Kraig,
I agree with your asessment about this being different than being on the phone or face to face.
Some people wouldn't have the guts to say the things they say online if the person they were communicating with were standing right in front of them.
I don't belong to many forums, in fact this was the only forum I belong to.
Back before I got hurt, I was an avid Backpacker and belonged to a forum that was supposed to be about that stuff. But more and more it just became a site to bash politcal policies and people with differing views than the liberal majority. I was never much of a post writer there.
Simply went there to see what gear every body was using and that sort of thing.
It got to the point that the backpacking and the gear wasn't even discussed that much. So I left.
That is what I loved about this site. Cubs And more Cubs. Nothing else. Everybody got along. No Trolls under the bridges waiting to ambush a newbie. I loved watching Don Tanner's progress on his 129 loader. Richard Christensen's posts on the Quieline series was invaluable to me when I first started on my 1450.Those pictures made my day. Pictures truly are worth a thousand words. I read the manuals but didn't have the knowledge or understanding to "read between the lines". Not every thing is covered in a manual.

I am not a computer guy. I don't like spending hours looking at every single place on the internet. I don't have the time. I found this site and never went anywhere else. Didn't need to.
Sorry my response time is slow, it is just my typing isn't none too good.
Brad

 

[mbounds]

Hi Kraig.. Thanks, you did get my "history" correct and I think that Charlies' is correct also.

Permit me an observation after 50 years or so of people management: When the mouth is opened it seems the ears and eyes close. I know that I learn much more when I zip my lip, observe, and listen when the more knowledgeable and experienced provide information. Paul Bell's got it right.

Here is something most likely have never seen: an IH RER Storage Stand. It's used to stand the RER 60, 55 or 75 on its rear end to "save floor space" during extended storage. It's listed in TC-120 and also posted Lawn Mower section.

Myron B
CCSupplyRoom

 

[glippert]

Myron B - I have an off-topic zero-turn red mower with stands like that on the rear. The batter is in a hanging bracket, so it swings down and remains upright when the mower is standing on the rear end. I should have known it wasn't an original idea for Sna**er!

On-topic, I hope to get my oil pan and dash pedestal back from the welder today, so I can get the 1450 back together. I got the day off for ML King day (it's good to be employed by the City!) and I don't want to waste the time.

 

[kmcconaughey]

Myron, I could sure use a stand like that to store my Model 60, it's gonna be quite a while before I get around to doing anything with it. So many projects so little time.

 

[kide]

Ya know, this is a bad time of year for a lot of us, dark days, miserable weather, post Holiday you know what. It seems like we may focus more on things than usual and look at more things in a negative light. I'm taking a deep breath and re-reading anything posted right now....
Brad, I'll say the same thing as I said to Jeff - it'd be OUR loss if you dropped out - I'd have to add your name to a list of people that I miss that aren't around anymore.....
As Charlie said the other day, you don't know what's going on as Forum owner - he's got a lot of crap to deal with, and this is supposed to be a hobby/sideline to his business ?????

What's really interesting is that while we've had a few days of "discussion" here, I've also seen more new names asking questions than I saw all fall - I hope we aren't scaring them away.....It IS just a bunch of garden tractors

 

[bjrainey]

Paul Bell,
I own my place too, but I won't burn it down or hurt those who live here. And I try to make everybody feel welcome.

Don't get me wrong, I appreciate this site.
It is great. It could be better. But it is great.

I didn't know Charlie had ownership of it. Like I said, I don't know much about the past history of this site.
I appreciate the things Charlie is doing and has done.

I also appreciate you and Dennis F for the looks back at your time with IH.



Enough time spent off topic.
Don Tanner any pictures today?

Brad

 

[jdiederichs]

About the production figures for the diesel tractors, I agree that would be very interesting info. For instance, which was the best seller, the red 782D, the 882 or the 1512. I know that the serial numbers show the "882" reference for all 3 models, but I wonder if introducing the 782D was a big deal with the Ag dealers as I'd suspect.

Inquiring minds.....

 

[kmcconaughey]

Brad, yep. I certainly hope you don't sell your Cub Cadets because of a little misunderstanding on an internet forum. I too enjoy backpacking and hiking, though as I get older it's not as easy to do. Sorry to hear that you were hurt. Here's two photos from 2005, hiking in the Rocky Mountain National Park, first one is of my daughter and I, and second one of me and my wife. Awesome place to hike! Makes one seem small...

OK, back on topic.

 

[bjrainey]

Kendall You have a 129?
Does the PTO wear button last very long?
The PO said that he replaced his 2-3 times a year. He then welded a round piece of steel to the flat iron piece where the button would go. Now the center pin and the keepers are trashed and burnt up.
Also does the locking collar go on before the bearing?
It looks that way to me. of course the bearing that was in there all was left was the outer ring.
Brad

 

[masmith]

I always thought this was a tractor forum. I didn't realize this was a secret evaluation from "Dr. Phil". I hope we don't end up on Oprah or Springer show.

 

[jdiederichs]

I tried to keep this pre 1981 but then posted on the diesels so excuse me. Maybe a benchmark for discussion should actually be pre 1997-8 as these garden tractors have so much in common with the IHCC units that preceeded them. After that time, not so much....all new attachments, new frames, new transaxle designs etc.

Just my $.02 as I see how the readership has skewed more towards the newer models such as 1872 and 1811 which are still "real" except for the name on the birth certificate; they have such IHCC influence and commonality.

Falling off soapbox...

 

[dross]

I appreciate all the posts. I think what had me going on it was the S/G, a few weeks ago there was a discussion about how the earlier S/G were yellow cause they came installed from kohler and painted with the engine. Later ones were black cause IH figured out they could save money buying the S/G direct. That conversation got me thinking that the S/g came installed at least on some. That got me thinking if the S/G (an option) came with the tractor installed what else could.

 

[kmcconaughey]

Michael, not sure we are that bad. I do know this forum can be good therapy, it sure helped me during the dark days in early 2003 after my youngest brother was murdered and again in 2007 when my father passed away when he lost his battle with cancer.

We've had some warm weather here the past week and the snow has melted down slightly, I could go for some fresh snow to use the #1 125 and QA42 on. Not sure I'm ready for this:

 

[kmcconaughey]

Dave, the S/G was a standard part, it was installed at the factory, it's just that <FONT COLOR="ff0000">I</FONT><FONT COLOR="000000">H</FONT> changed where they sourced the part. <FONT COLOR="ff0000">I</FONT><FONT COLOR="000000">H</FONT> learned that if it sourced the S/G from Delco rather than through Kohler it cost less. The change occurred during the 1x6/7 series.