Archive through November 02, 2010

[lpalma]

Here's a 128 I picked up I got it running,put on a rebuilt carb,changed the points,plug,and points wire,runs great,nice seat,no rips,but,needs a clutch.
Another project for another day...
Looks like a snow duty tractor.

 

[hydroharry]

Donnie T - well maybe I scared em off, except for Jeff and Lewis. No Charlie wasn't the Reverend. That was Bob Necker who started the site. Not sure where Charlie was at that time. I think he came along about 5 years later. Yup, that was when the server would go down 2 or 3 days at a time = and we'd all get the shakes, the yellar and white fever - sorta like malaria - once you had it you could never get rid of it - just keep it under control, as long as the server worked.

Hydro Harry
Old Cubs Never Die
(even in the northern tundra of Nova Scotia)

 

[T-Mo]

Harry, Don,
I was in lurking mode in the early years of this site. I remember seeing posts from the Reverend, Jim Steele, Kraig, Travis, etc. At the time I was searching for either a JD or a CC - went with a JD 214. I didn't pick up my first CC until 2009 - I now have several. I would check this site out often, especially for any Cub Cadet for sale near me. A lot of the names I remember seeing from way back when I don't see any more, Jim Steele, for instance.

 

[dfrisk]

HARRY - Charlie would have to say for sure but I think he was still in the Air Force when this forum was started.

BRYAN posted twice a month or so ago..... He's over-due for another post soon.

BRIAN B. - If you'd have asked, we would have all told you the cheap generic voltage regulators for a late 1950's vintage 6-cyl. Chevy car would NOT work on a CC. There's a reason why the Chevy V/R used to be eight Dollars and the CC V/R was Forty.

Hard telling how long a used V/R will last. I used to burn up the contacts on one about every two years on my CC 72 until I finally mounted it back inside the frame about where a 129 would have one located. That was about 17 yrs ago and it still works great. Amazing what removing extreme heat & vibration did for their life expectancy. And I didn't even have to splice, cut, or add ANY wire to the OEM harness to mount it back there, just make some little metal brackets so it's still grounded to the frame.

 

[dfrisk]

TERRY - When I went looking for my first CC I really wasn't too picky about what I wanted as long as it was yellow/white. I remember looking for several months in the local Moline, IL papers, I could have bought several semi-truck loads of green/yellow lawn tractors but NO CC's and I knew there were lots of them around. The 72 was the first CC listed and it came home with me that first night I saw it. This was Jan, 1981, the red tractors had been out just a short time. They were WAY too much $$$$$ for someone who only had a yard 75 ft X 175 ft to mow, but a 782 sure would have been nice. I didn't know why Anyone would want something as big as a 982 but thought they were neat!

And almost thirty years, two engines, two drive shafts, one new steering gearbox after rebuilding the factory one 2-3 times, and some other misc. parts it's still as reliable as ever and I'm still trying to wear it out!

 

[dtanner]

I see that the 128 Lewis P posted has a RED stripe. I know my 129 has a RED stripe .

Just how many models had the RED strip in the decal???I thought I could tell the size Cub buy the stripe colour, Can some one tell me whats up ?

 

[T-Mo]

Don T.,
The 1x8/1x9 had different color stripes for each hp tractor. The 86 (8 hp) had a yellow stripe, the 108/109 (10 hp) had a green stripe, the 128/129 (12 hp) had a red stripe, while both the 149 (14 hp) and the 169 (16 hp) had a blue stripe.

 

[dtanner]

Terry Reed

Thanks for that info, and I did know that just slipped my mind . I had a look at your site and some snow removal vids looking for a diesel with a 450 blower attached . You tube always takes some of my time when I go there lol.High speed internet helps with two or three browser open at once loading lol.I will set up the camera this winter to get a shot of my 450 in action, should be fun . Later Don T

 

[digger]

Denny F.
That would be the Air National Guard!
17 years worth.
The Air National Guard provides almost half of the Air Force's tactical airlift support, combat communications functions, aeromedical evacuations and aerial refueling. In addition, the Air National Guard has total responsibility for air defense of the entire United States.

 

[dfrisk]

Charlie - Thank-you for correcting me. AND Thank-you for your service to the US of A, and all of US. And thanks for the forum too.

I imagine 9-11 was a busy day for you. Around here lots of forum regulars were reading Jim Steele's national news feed reports about the WTC & Pentagon.