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Finally found my dream tractor
I'm just absolutely overjoyed by this.
Picked up this absolutely pristine, gorgeous 782 yesterday from an exceptionally nice man off Craigslist in Omaha. Driving over from Des Moines yesterday was quite an adventure with the 40 MPH winds in my ratty old pickup that needed an alternator halfway through. Thank goodness for old trucks and auto parts stores with nice parking lots. It's a very late IH model (April? of 81 SN 693258) with a series II KT17 in it. Hour gauge is broken, so I don't know for sure how many it has, but it's been VERY well taken care of over the years, and runs like a dream. I've wanted one since I can remember visiting the IH dealer when I was probably 4 or 5. It's honestly one of my earlier childhood memories and it's stuck with me all these years. I NEVER thought I'd find an original one that was this well taken care of, let alone for a fantastic price. It also came with a very nice 44C deck that has a gage wheel ripped off somehow, which will need a bit of welding. Other than that minor issue (and the deflector piece being a bit messed up) the deck is pretty much perfect. It obviously needs a new seat, a new piece of dash plastic, and (I think?) an IH emblem for the upper grill screen. I've noticed a couple very minor other issues (paint scratches, a small dent or two), but other than that I've got something that looks (and runs) like it could have rolled off the showroom floor not so long ago. I'm not over the moon about the tires, so I'll probably switch those out at some point with something a little more tractor-y. I still love (and will keep working on) the older ones, but this thing is really on a whole different level. |
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Congratulations. I have one too and it is one of may favorite models. A year round workhorse.
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Roland Bedell CC Models: 100, 105, 1450, 782, (2) 784, & 2072 Buy: Made in the USA |
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Nice tractor and congrats on your find!
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Looks great and well taken care of. And yes (sigh) been looking for one of those for quite some time in that kind of shape. Congrats
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(2) Original, 100, 102, 124, 73, 800, #1 and #2 cart, brinly plows, disk, IH184, IH244, 1948 F Cub |
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Nice looking Cub, congrats.
Now for the debate. It is my understanding that an IH made tractor would say International on the dash and a CCC made would say Cub Cadet. So does this tractor have the wrong dash on it or is this common on Cub's made so close to CCC taking over? Where's Lew? He'll know.
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Tim Pap's 100 Restored 108 1211 Dual Stick 1050 Pap's 100 restoration thread - http://onlycubcadets.net/forum/showthread.php?t=47965 |
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Nice. Cast iron rear end and series 2 motor you can't go wrong. Glad you found it.
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Daniel G. . (May 1970) 147 w/an IH spring assist, 48" deck, 42" blade, 1969 73, #2 trailer, 10" Brinly plow and (on loan) Dad's #2 tiller. |
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Isn't it great to finally get the Cadet you always wanted?
So, is the paint original? Sure looks mighty nice to be that old. How is it mechanically? I prefer IH 82 series machines just for the fact they are IH, not that it makes them any better or worse. What does the serial tag say? I kind of always figured that was the determining factor of whether or not a machine was IH of CCC built.
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2072 w/60" Haban 982 with 3 pt and 60" Haban 1811 with ags and 50C 124 w/hydraulic lift 782 w/mounted sprayer 2284 w/54" mowing deck |
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Very nice find! I'm glad you got it! I grew up on new 782. One of my favorites.
As far as the "IH" questions asked: Yes, the dash should say "International" above "Cub Cadet". But that doesn't necessarily mean that it wasn't IH built. They also did away with the IH badge on the steering wheel cap. Later they deleted the IH badging altogether. IH did use the old style serial tag, but that late in the game they may have run out of the dash covers with "International" on them. They also may have run out of IH serial tags (if it has a CCC tag on it). They didn't switch to the aluminum rear and black front axle for a while. If that engine is a Series II, then it has been replaced. The last IH built 782 was serial number 694248.... so yours is literally 990 from the end. By serial number, it's still an IH. |
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I was not at all questioning whether or not it was IH built, i can plainly see it has an IH tag on it. I was questioning why the dash doesn't say International? I was curious if it was because it was replaced or if it was common on tractor's built so close to the end of Ih ownership?
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