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04-14-2013, 10:56 PM
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147 cleanup and repaint project
I acquired a 147 recently and have decided to clean it up. I stripped it down today and will post some pictures of my progress.
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04-14-2013, 11:38 PM
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Two things:
1) I am amazed at the quality of the engineering that went into this little tractor. Oh how I wish that modern Cubs were made to this level of quality. 2) It was just dumb luck for me that nobody ever put a plow or a snowblower on this tractor. After 43 years in Upstate New York, every single bolt and nut came off without a break or a stripped thread. The hardest things to remove were the steering wheel and the hydro control lever. Incredible!
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04-15-2013, 12:30 AM
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Looking forward to your progress.
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Make the best of each day , Todd  Original's Face Lift thread.http://www.onlycubcadets.net/forum/s...ad.php?t=34439 (O) Start to Finish video.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAoUNNiLwKs Wheel Around videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUL-m6Bramk They can't all be turn key! 
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04-15-2013, 12:34 AM
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Glad I haven't had my spring bonfire yet. I was gonna burn this coffee table. Worked out to be the right height to use for pulling the hydro and diff without trying to balance it on a jack.
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04-15-2013, 12:40 AM
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Here the stripped frame and two piles of parts heading to the sandblaster tomorrow. I'm hoping that this will be a super-quick cleanup and reassembly. None of the major components seem to need any work. The steering is adjusted well with almost zero free play, however, it doesn't look like the PO realized there was a zerk on it. Doesn't seem to have been greased recently. I'm debating about opening it up. I'll probably go ahead and see what the guts look like.
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04-15-2013, 12:46 AM
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04-15-2013, 12:52 AM
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Here's my next big decision:
As I mentioned, I really want this to be a quick turn-around project. Boating season is coming on fast and I need to get that beast ready for summer as well. This is my first Kohler engine. I've had good luck with Briggs and Tecumseh, but never owned a Kohler. This thing literally was running on about the second revolution of the starter, after having sat for almost a year. It didn't smoke a bit. The oil looked as clean as you'll ever find on an air-cooled, non-filtered engine. It also had gobs of power when I test drove it up and down the hills here. So - should I freshen it up, or just paint it and put 'er back in?
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