Hi guys. I recently acquired a cub cadet model 105. Gotta say, what a cool little tractor!
So far I've only been using it to cut grass, but I tell ya, I went from using a 6-7 year old JD to this almost 40 year old machine, and what an improvement. The cub seems to not snap off parts on a weekly basis like the JD did.
Great fun working on it so far. When i got it, I thought it was in need of some serious work, but much to my surprise and delight, it just needed some TLC. The pulleys on the PTO were clattering and flopping all around (a new key on the shaft along with tightening up those 3 inner set screws fixed that right up.) The steering was really sloppy with a lot of play--adjusting those 2 15/16 nuts on the side of the bottom of the steering column along with feeding it some grease (which I think it's been begging for for the last 20 years
) took care of that. A few other minor adjustments also and this baby purrs right along.
A question; I understand and read about the hydro creep these tractors get, but how about a 'throttle lever' creep? I notice that after running it a while, the actual throttle lever slowly but surely works it's way down a bit. Nothing major at all, I just push it back up there and keep on going, but can someone offer a few ideas as to what might be causing this? Thanks!
BTW, I really enjoy this forum, full of great info and I especially enjoy all the pictures. Once I get a little paint slapped on my 105 (don't be expecting any sort of professional job
) I'll see if I can get a pic posted.
