Archive through March 14, 2009

[pbell]

Brian, Myron,
The retro fit decks not only helped IH get rid of decks, it also helped the dealers get rid of any "old" stock they might have. Decks were optional equipment in those days - the customer bought a Cub Cadet and then if he wanted to cut grass he had to buy a deck. If he wanted to use the tractor for something else, then the dealer didn't get a "deck sale". The kit to put the timed deck on the 70/100 tractors was sold for the 70 and was not recommended to be used on the 100, supposedly because of the extra horsepower of the 100.

 

[bbowman]

Colin;
Sounds like you need a 149,or;Charlie's favorite tractor, a 1450. Just my opinion....Bob.

 

[jpierson]

Of all the places to go today...guess who I ran into at Fleet Farm in Brainerd. Yepper, it was Charlie. Though I had no clue it was him, I didn't expect to see him there so at first I had no clue to who he was when he approached me. Duh is how I felt!
Driveway is turning into mud, time to get the Cub out and push the stuff around.

 

[rpalmer]

I find myself looking for a tachometer for my cub work. I searched the vault to get some information. And it was there, thanks. My question is (speaking about a Stewart hand held) how do these work? I have never seen anything like these. As in no wires!

 

[dclinansmith]

Richard P. The hand held tach you are asking about will work from 100 to 4000 RPM CW or CCW. It has a short shaft with a rubber tip coming out of the back of the tach. Just hold the tip against the end of the shaft you are checking and it will register the RPM. There is one for sale on E-???, just type in Stewart Warner tach if you have never seen one in person.

 

[dclinansmith]

Richard P. I just looked at that add again and the face of that instrument is in MPH. The tach is the same shape and size only the face is marked for RPM. Sorry for the goof.

 

[rpalmer]

Ok. So would you hold it to say a pulley to get the rpm's? I want to buy one. I just don't want to have to be a contortionist to use it. I'm too old for that.

 

[mstetar]

Well i have to say the Cadet definitely earned his keep today, when i picked it up this morning the guy said that the choke cable stuck sometimes but i didn't have any problems the rest of the day, he also said that the parts tractor (having sat out all winter uncovered) brakes had locked up so we drug it on the truck and thought nothing of it. upon arriving home and looking at them rear to rear i noticed that the trani in the runner was the color of the parts tractor and vice verse, (very different shades) so i tried tapping on the brake lever with no success then i removed the linkage still no so i lifted it up and saw that the bolt that goes from the lever into the trani was gone so the owner lied to me but no big deal i guess it might be fixable.

Now on to the fun stuff i took the runner up the hill to one of my dirt bike tracks and had some fun leveling out some ruts and building a bigger table top. with my buddy john it will be hard at work tomorrow probably finishing the jump

 

[dclinansmith]

Richard P. You just hold it on the end of a shaft. If you remember most of the time a shaft has a center hole in the end of it, the rubber tip will usually fit in it. It will check any rotating shaft up to 4000 RPM. It's a little harder if there is no center hole but it can be done with a little practice. You might try for a good used one on E-???. New were about $100 if I remember correctly. I got mine around the $20 mark including shipping.

 

[calthen]

Bob, thanks for the tip. The 149 was one of the models I had looked at, on the 1450 did they have a factory rear PTO? not sure I really need one but it would be cool. When I was in high scool I worked at a museum that had a mid 70's cub with a snow blower and a hard cab on it, we could never keep it running right but I alwas liked it anyways wish I could remeber what model it was.
Thanks

 

[rpalmer]

David C,
Thanks for your time and input. I have a tachometer awaiting delivery.

 

[bcarl]

Well I didn't get much snow here for seat time in Central PA, but I always have the horse manure to spread in the spring. A pic of the loader on the 70 in action and plowing it under in the garden with the 122. Yes it's a craftsman cart - but I got it with a set of weights for $50.

In the past I plowed with a 147. It's currently set up with the mowing deck. I have to admit that I like a gear drive for plowing rather than a hydrostatic. The 122 seems to have more power to the wheels than the hydrostatic. I still have a ways to go in dialing in the plow correctly. Seems I never get a good clean first furrow and so I always have a bit extra angle on the plow share for the next furrow and so on. I do miss the electric lift over the manual lift, but it's not too bad with the spring assist. You'll notice that the 122 has turf tires with no chains. It does have 25# of weight on each wheel. The ground is a nice loamy soil and rather easy to plow (no sod or rocks). It's nice to have several cub cadets that you can leave an attachment on and not need to keep changing from one to another. Least that's what I keep telling my wife.

Bruce

 

[lchockensmith]

Hey guys, Can anyone tell me if IH ever used the K181 in any of their machines. Or the one i have sitting in my "O" is a fake and really a K161? If you could give me some info that would be great. Thanks}

 

[bcarl]

Lucas,

I believe I read somewhere the K181 was an 8 hp replacement engine for the 7 hp K161. Someone replaced the stock K161 with the K181 in your original.

Bruce

 

[theaton]

Lucas, the k181 was stock in the model 86 and model 800 wideframe tractors.

 

[jclazar]

whats a good thing to use between the fuel cell and the mount. the old cloth-like material is rotted.....i have a small gas leak some where and will need to remove the tank

 

[digger]

John L.
I go to the hardware store and get some old style lamp wick. Works great.
Or you can cut strips of rubber from an old inner tube.

 

[ddillon]

Could someone post info on the #1 and #2 tillers, I want one for my 100, which one will work and what is the difference

 

[ddillon]

is this a model 1?

 

[kide]

Charlie:
I went to Lowes, asked for lamp wick - they told me the only place that's sold is in some general store in northern Minnesota (eh?)

If ya can't find lamp wick, I think the fuzzy half of a Velcro (TM) strip will also work...