Archive through March 21, 2009

[thoffman]

I guess that's what happens when you get a case of CRS.

 

[mlies]

That happens to me all the time. I see so many people painting all looks real nice. Im in the process of rebuilding my 127 repainting and rebuilding the engine. I have very little time to do my project and I have been seeing how abused this little tractor has been in the past but it will soon be nice again. It came with a 10 hp and that is what is going in it untill I find a 12hp original then things will be good. Then when its done its onto the 108 with the endloader price of hydraulics really went up. Does anyone know what the paint code is for ppg or dupont paint for the yellow. I know there is different years I have 70 and 72 tractors.

 

[mlies]

I have checked into creeper gear parts too and was wondering has anyone thought of remanufacturing the parts. I am checking into making replacement shafts and also a recast of the original housing.

 

[aschumacher]

Mike L. I think there is a Faq above thats lists paint codes. It maybe in Charlies FAQ section.

 

[bbowman]

Terry; That's the sound my friends 128 made before the balance gear let loose. Have they been removed? Just a thought,Bobby.

 

[digger]

Tim K.
I've got one of those new garage and workin Cub pics too.

 

[digger]

Michael L.
Creeper shafts are still available from Cub Cadet.

 

[kide]

Charlie:
Recent pic? Greened up quick in the North Woods this year ...eh??

 

[digger]

Kendell,
Nope, that was a few years ago when we put up a 24 x40 garage in the back yard.
I could put 10 or 12 of those in my back shed now though.

Course I'd have to move the semi over just a tad and re-arrange a few Cubs.

 

[wmiller]

Terry B. When I got my 147 a couple years ago it was very noisey and thats what it was. I used the long screwdriver method to locate the noise source. Listen to the crankcase behind the starter/gen,the noise will be the loudest in that area if that is what it is. Once I knew what to listen for,I could hear the gears rattling in my other Cub that I thought was ok. I removed both sets when I o'hauled them. Both are much quieter now,a little more vibration at idle, but reved up with the mower deck running I can't any difference.

 

[mstetar]

has anyones front PTO ever locked up on them? mine was working fine and then i went to start it and the deck was engaged!... i made sure the button was being pressed, and it still doesnt disengage, i had to take the belt off to run it i was gonna try tapping on the pully and see if that frees it, but didnt know if anyone had any idea what would lock up in there, would it be that bearing with the coller on it?

 

[dfrisk]

MATT - I've had the fiber friction disc break apart and lock up the PTO. Another possibility is the pilot bearing locking up. There's really not much in them to go wrong.

 

[thoffman]

On the ATV tire debate, I've been using the Titan 489's with great results. Don't even use the wheel weight with the QA-42 on the 1600.

 

[tcbusch]

I have a stethoscope, I bought it a while back and forgot. The clanging was coming from the inside front. This is what I found when i pulled the pan.

It definitely vibrates more but that's OK, so do my other cubs that have their gears.

 

[digger]

Terry B.
How come there's a pic of only one?
And yes, more than likely your others have them too.

 

[rpalmer]

Terry B.
Any ideas what caused it?

 

[tcbusch]

Charlie,
Here it is, but this one doesn't count because I smacked it with a chisel to remove it in 2 parts. I knew the gears were bad when I heard the teeth hit the oil drain pan when I removed the oil plug.
Also, I know the loader has balance gears because I put them back in when I rebuilt the engine.

Richard,
Most likely bad quality in the forging?

 

[glippert]

I've got a question about the "breather plug" (#17 in the diagram below) on the rear end/differential of my 1250. What makes it a "breather"? Is this a permeable plug that needs to remain free of paint? If so, and if I was dumb enough to paint over it before asking, can it be cleaned sufficiently to keep using it, or does it need to be replaced?

 

[glippert]

Made some progress on painting grandson's 1250 this weekend. Definitely a 10-15 foot paint job, but still much better than before. Certainly a learning experience! The color of the rear end differential case looks washed out by the flash, but it's all the same color yellow.

I still have to open up the K301 to determine the reason it was smoking so bad. Hopefully just needs rings, with no piston or cylinder damage. I'm no more a mechanic than I am a body man, so it'll be interesting...

Charlie, I sent you an email, did you get it? Got questions about an order I need to place.

 

[mjohnson]

I'm putting a 50" mower deck on a 1650. When everything is in place the mule rubs on the mower deck pulley and the belt also rubs on the mule. It's the left hand side that rubs. Any ideas? Marshall