Archive through January 30, 2009

[sstanton]

SUCCESS!! I got the space for about 10 cubs to work in now!! Right across the street to boot!!

 

[lhinds]

Doug; Lock your clutch down then take a hot shot cable and go from pos. battery post directly to gen. terminal. If it cranks good your battery is good. If not then it is the connections or the solenoid.

 

[mgonitzke]

Myron/Ron-

I don't think you are both on the same page. Let me see whose page I'm on

The RESISTIVITY (and therefore resistance) of most metals increases with an increase in temperature. However, this doesn't have anything to do with the speed at which the electrons move. The electron's speed in general is dependent on the temperature (basic physics principle), as Myron states, but that doesn't have anything to do with the increase in resistivity of the copper (it's a material property). There's two different things going on here. I'm guessing that the relatively narrow range of ambient operating temperatures for our Cub Cadets doesn't affect the resistivity of the wires very much. However, it DOES greatly effect the performance of the battery, hence why we have battery warmers... The real issue here is the effects of the colder temperatures on the performance of the battery.

Did that make sense to anyone but me?

 

[jclazar]

DOUG V-i agree with RON. i too had the same problem with my IH 71 2 months ago. my tractor's solenoid was making a "clicking" noise and would not start.so,thinking that my battery was due to be replaced, i got a new batt. and charged it up. then the tractor again made the "clicking" noise. so i put the battery charger back on 10 amp. and let charge up a good 10 to 12 hrs. tractor cranked over and have had no problems since! when i put the charger back on,i was looking over every possiable wire connection and the saftey switch on the clutch petel. i was very confident that my wire harness was never tamperd with as the tractor was in a barn for about 30 years, the old fellow whom i bought it from only used it very little. in a pinch,i found out that i could get a way with using a starter solenoid from a older model ford car or truck. but i never went this rout. there are few diffrent ways a guy can check his solenoid.

 

[proessler]

Right ON Matt sounds good to me!

 

[bhoyt]

Did the Original mower decks come with a discharge shield? It looks like there are mounting holes for something.
As soon as it warms up a little it'll be getting the top coat.

 

[mmorrison]

Hey guys I got new points and condenser for the 125. And I feel a little silly, the parts guy just happened to say the condenser had to be grounded. So now I wonder if it will start once I mount it.

 

[jlhayes]

Mike the condenser if mounted the same place as original one it should be OK just clean area good of the grease and paint and if bolt looks dirty clean with wire brush, or fine sand paper.
Good Ground is of high importance, but the clerk I think was trying to "snow" you, all condensers I know of need grounded.

 

[mbounds]

Matt G: Thanks. You are quite accurate in your summation. There is no resistance at Absolute Zero. "Resistivity" rises from there, but like you said: with the relative narrow range of the ambient operating temperatures in our climate, resistance change in the copper alloy wiring harnesses of our Cub Cadets is negligible. It's that electron flow from the battery that gets slowed down by the seasonal winter tempertures we experience. That means less electrical power being available to the starter for cranking puroses.

All this because I noted that Doug V (IIRC) said that he had no problems starting his Cub Cadet in warm temperatures but that it wouldn't start when the weather was cold. There are several thngs that can contribute to that, and most were posted, but no one mentioned this potential cause of the problem. Also good wiring, good connections, good regulator, coil, condenser, plug, switches etc., etc. They all have to be checked.

Myron B
CCSupplyRoom

 

[ksanders]

Brennan,
The Original discharge chute and leaf guard is in my opinion really hard to find. You can get repros I think. Anyways, I recently restored this deck for my early pull start Original and here are the guards that go there.