Archive through May 01, 2014

[kmcconaughey]

So is this a business forum or a Cub Cadet Garden Tractor forum?

I've not had much opportunity to use the

button recently but I might have to soon. Could be fun.

 

[bellwood]

 

[jbaker]

Just Do It

 

[hydroharry]

Kraig - hey I don't think this thread is de-railed. I'm trying to get some good back ground info in case I decide to start up a new company called "IH" (International Hydro) dedicated to IHCC Garden Tractors. As part of this I'm also trying to determine what might be a reasonable purchase price for the old "IH" logo, and also whether I could make any money at it, or if I'd be better off using the Cost Savings Dept and leave the money in the bank that ain't my money anyway.

Now - I wonder how Brian E is doing with his stalling 124, and whether he check/set the timing?

 

[bellwood]

Aww shucks, you guys

I'm just waiting for the wife to get home so I can get down the barn and work on the timing...

Hoping to have some good news later this evening =)

 

[digger]

Kraig is doing what he's supposed to do and I stand behind his decisions!

 

[bellwood]

Well I just tried timing it with my meter and the points pushrods just doesn't seem to move when manually turning the engine...

I wonder if the rod needs replacement?

I know someone here said not to be shy about replacing it...

 

[mschutz]

Hi Charlie! Don't work to hard.

 

[jgoodine]

Kraig nice original, it made me look at your profile, which is also cool, hope you didn't make that while you were working/purchasing,

Dennis although you don't answer any of my post with questions concerning good ol IH products, I know you read them, why don't you buy the forum from Charlie and have Harry run your accounting department.

 

[jharder]

So I thought I was done heating my house. Got all my cubs ready for summer yard work. And tonight I put the last of the wood I had in the basement in the furnace. And according to the weather I best get the original ready to haul more wood again. I have been heating my house since September and Here it is the First of May. That's around 8 months of heating. Kind Of unreal for around these parts. But its still seat time. So That's a plus.

 

[bjamison]

Frank C & Kraig - I took a shovel plow beam from a 3 point hitch Sears Suburban and adapted a sleeve hitch clevis to it, replaced the shovel with a larger one, added some fingers coming off it and use it to plow out potatoes.

I guess if I swapped the shovel for a chisel, I'd have myself a sub soiler!

I might try to get a pic of it mounted to the 1650 tomorrow.

Speaking of plowing potatoes, as good as that plow works, I think I found a better plow. Last fall when plowing under my garden, I plowed under some potatoes.

Sometimes the shovel plow blade will push the potato to the surface and in doing so, the potato will burst or split. When I plowed down the row of potatoes, I was surprised how the moldboard plow easily rolled the potatoes out of the ground and they seemingly floated to the top. I'll try it again this year to satisfy myself a mouldboard plow can be used to dig potatoes.

 

[ljerickson]

I just a had blowout one of the rear tires on my 122 equipped with a Kwik-Way loader. It spilled a whole bunch of calcium chloride solution on my garage floor.

Even with the ballast and a 100 lbm in the weight box and the liquid filled tires it always has been a bit light on the back end.

I've ordered 3 sets of weights from one of the frequent posters here.

My driveway is really scratched up from the chains I use.

I have two questions:

1) I've noticed that over the years that snow blower tires have become really good without chains. Is there some particular tires I should use?

2) For the liquid filled tires, the schrader valves tend to leak. Is their some special way to fix this?

When I grew up on a farm in Nebraska, the liquid filled tires on our tractors tended to to work indefinitely without trouble.

Thanks,
Lee

 

[racton]

Have a very low-scale refurb going on (here) and came across a puzzler today. When I took the steering column apart I found this:

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I dug at it for a while and pulled out what looks to be like electrical wire insulation that had been shoved into a drilled hole. After reaming it out from the top with a section of threaded rod, I can shoot air through it. Any ideas why someone might have done this?

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[fcurrier]

Thanks, Bill! Nice to know that if I'm nuts I'm not the only one!

Rick: That's not ancient grease that came out of the hole, is it?

Have a great weekend, everyone!

 

[bjamison]

Lee E wrote:

"I have two questions:

1) I've noticed that over the years that snow blower tires have become really good without chains. Is there some particular tires I should use?

2) For the liquid filled tires, the schrader valves tend to leak. Is their some special way to fix this?"

I've had good luck with just ag tires and weight in snow. Usually when I encounter ice, it's crunched up snow vs a smooth sheet of it, so the ag's can get a bite. I know others with the same experience. OTOH, I've had to use chains because I couldn't go anywhere without them. YMMV.

With regard to your loader, I've got a Kwikway loader on another color tractor and it seems to me the loader sets out front a little further than a Johnson or Ark loader on other tractors. I'm wondering if this is what's going on with your 122. Adding fluid and weight to your wheels will make the tractors rear wheels stay on the ground better, but if you hang more weight on the rear the effectiveness will be better.

 

[racton]

No, Frank, it's definitely plastic. I thought it might be to shoot grease down to the cam area, which I might do if I can put a fitting up top, but there is nothing there now and nothing seems to tapped for it. And why plug it up, if so?

 

[kmcconaughey]

Joel, thanks.

I had a friend make that animated gif for me for my profile.

Bill J., how deep does that potato plow dig? Have you ever tried it in non-garden soil?

 

[rgreenly]

Hey guys and gals...I have a 122 with a 38" deck. I haven't bought new blades for years because i've always had 2 sets. It has now come time to get a new set and am i getting sticker shock.

 

[kmcconaughey]

Ron, looks like $111 for the set of 3 or $37 each. Yes that is spendy but amortize that over how many years they will last and it will not look as bad. That's what I do to help ease the sticker shock on various parts...

 

[bellwood]

Anyone here have a 3-point hitch setup on their 124?

I've been debating one, if it will work with my tractor... Presumably the height adjustment is tied to the same lever that would raise and lower the mow deck/thrower/etc correct?

My apologies for the ignorance =)