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[Patrick Nelle]

Hello, my name is Pat. I live in nw arkansas, near huntsville, ( about thirty miles from fayetteville, ar, the home of the razorbacks ). We live in a very rural area. One that needs mowing. We used to take turns pushing our mower to cut about half an aker. Well, that got to be too labor-intensive, so, we found a neighbor who was selling his riding mower. We got it, and have had it since early 1980's. It's been good to us and really was a "mowingest Jessie". That's what our neighbor said about it. So, it is a 1973 cub cadet 125. We did have to have the kohler engine rebuilt. But, has ran flawlessly all these years. My wife and I felt as though it was getting too much for our retirement years. So, we have a grandson 17yrs. old, that did our mowing . But, he is used to the quick and agile zeo-turn. Well, we found a used one that needed a little work, and the cub cadet sat in our storage shed, until I decided to rebuild it back to original condition. My wife says we don't need two mowers, so I'm in the process of selling the old "Jessie". I will post pictures, and a description of all that's been done to refurbish it. Thanks for your forum, it is a great resource .

 

[digger]

Hello, my name is Pat. I live in nw arkansas, near huntsville, ( about thirty miles from fayetteville, ar, the home of the razorbacks ). We live in a very rural area. One that needs mowing. We used to take turns pushing our mower to cut about half an aker. Well, that got to be too labor-intensive, so, we found a neighbor who was selling his riding mower. We got it, and have had it since early 1980's. It's been good to us and really was a "mowingest Jessie". That's what our neighbor said about it. So, it is a 1973 cub cadet 125. We did have to have the kohler engine rebuilt. But, has ran flawlessly all these years. My wife and I felt as though it was getting too much for our retirement years. So, we have a grandson 17yrs. old, that did our mowing . But, he is used to the quick and agile zeo-turn. Well, we found a used one that needed a little work, and the cub cadet sat in our storage shed, until I decided to rebuild it back to original condition. My wife says we don't need two mowers, so I'm in the process of selling the old "Jessie". I will post pictures, and a description of all that's been done to refurbish it. Thanks for your forum, it is a great resource .

 

[jlord]

If you've got the room, it's always good to have a "back-up plan" in case your ZT mower is out for repairs and the grass grows fast! Hey, it's no ZT, but it'll get the job done if need arises.

 

[wh cc guy]

Welcome Pat. I think it will be hard to part with a good friend but good luck with selling it.

 

[mgwin]

Welcome to the forum!
It's not against the law to have more than one cub. Also, it wouldn't cost you anything to keep it.

 

[Albert Johnson]

Welcome to the forum!
It's not against the law to have more than one cub. Also, it wouldn't cost you anything to keep it.

...plus, that ZT isn't going to pull stumps etc. Not that you have any at present.

 

[kmcconaughey]

Patrick, WELCOME! The 125 is my favorite model Cub Cadet. I believe you have the year wrong, the 125 was built from November of 1967 until August of 1969. They are a well built tractor, as mentioned above, it doesn't hurt to have a spare.