Archive through October 08, 2010

[T-Mo]

Here's my second attempt at the 2011 Cub Cadet Calendar.

http://cubcadet.1.forumer.com/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=619

And for those who may have not seen, the first attempt:

http://cubcadet.1.forumer.com/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=619

 

[stanner]

Well, I didn't get to paint Saturday, it was a little windy, plus I noticed that a lot of the previously painted white parts had yellow overspray on them... Grrr.

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Therefore, Sunday, a fresh repaint of all was in order, to ensure a color match, and to remove all of the sorry painting blunders (runs, bugs) from the first paint attempt last winter.. A scotchbrite pad scuffed up all of the parts. A 2x2 stuffed into the boom of the engine crane made a really good paint rack... ready to paint:

Note the IH preferred paint shield:

 

[kmcconaughey]

Terry R., looking good!

Scott, nice paint shield.

 

[vthomley]

Terry - Looks Great!

 

[dtanner]

Scott Tanner... 149 showing signs of life!!!

I wish I could blow some paint also,but I`am wax my 26' fiver for winter. Paint will come soon on my 450 blower.

 

[jott]

tap....tap...this thing on or what?

 

[digger]

Nope,
We turned it off after Scott T. posted those pics where he got sloppy with the blue paint on his tires!

 

[T-Mo]

A little progress on the “newest” 104 to my fleet.

I don't know if I posted this, but the transmission was locked up in second gear. So, yesterday, I pulled off the fenders and the seat pan to get to the shifter, which I also pulled. The shifter forks were rusted, as I expected, but they weren’t near as bad as the 122 that I had. A little persuasion with a screw driver freed them up. I will probably spray some PB blaster or other lubricant and then drain the transmission and refill before I button it back up. I reinstalled the shifter temporarily though to keep dirt out of it.

As I had the fenders and seat pan off, I decided to lay a fender deck off a 107 that I had – to see how well it fit. It fit pretty good, but there will have to be some modifications if I go that route. I.e., new holes drilled into the frame, the foot rest brackets from the 107 need to be installed on the frame, etc. This 104 has a hydraulic lift and 3 point, so if I keep the 3 point on it and go with the 107 fender pan, I will have to do something to get the 3 point to fit properly.

I also noticed there is a lot of grease and gunk on the inside of the right rear wheel and the axle carrier. So the axle oil seal needs to be replaced – from the manual I guess the tractor has to be split to do this as the axle carrier has a frame pad that rests on the inside of the frame.

I cleaned the carb, but it will have to be soaked in carb cleaner to get that thing clean. Unfortunately it’s a Walbro! And I still have to fix the steering on this. In the long run, I might just pull the engine off and put it on my 123 roller (and maybe put the 107 fender deck on it), instead of tackling the steering and the axle leak. But who knows, I like the 104s so I might just fix this one up.

If anyone has pictures of the fender deck mounting for a 1x6/1x7 and the 3 point lift for one, please post them. I would like to see where the mounting bolts for the fender deck are. Thanks.

 

[mgonitzke]

Terry-

To fix the axle seal, you need to drain the rear, remove the rear cover, and remove the axle c-clip so you can pull the axle to change the seal. I don't know why you want to remove the axle tube. The 107 frame has extra brackets welded to it that are used to attach the fenders.

 

[T-Mo]

Thanks, Matt. I was just reading the manual and it looked like you had to remove the axle carriers to changed out that seals. Great that I don't have to.

It looks like the fender deck from the 107 will physically fit, but I have to create some mounting points, i.e. new holes, brackets, etc. I'm just curious on what this area looks like on a 1x6/1x7. I might scrap the idea, but I like the design of the one piece fender deck better from a cosmetic point of view.