I got lucky. Local power shop guy had 2 sets of these on his shelf.. I grabbed them both. heres the link to the topic here.


https://www.onlycubcadets.net/forum/...ad.php?t=52389

Thanks! I am also amazed what these can do. When my dad first put our driveway in (it was different before we built the garage), he had a 127 with a blade, and a T9 dozer. He did most of the work with the 127.

I put a rear lift on my 149 this morning, and I hope to put one on the 106 tonight!!

Nice! Do you have any pictures?


I put the mower deck on my 126 tonight.

My LT1018 to LT1024 Conversion
 

Dad's LT1018 always looked showroom condition. The engine blew a rod after 780 hrs. I was lucky enough to find a scruffy looking LT1024 with low hours on it. The 50 inch deck was beyond repair but the engine started and ran good. That 24 HP V-twin Briggs fit right on his LT1018 in place of the single cylinder.

(1.) Wiring harness had to come with the engine.
(2.) Engine shroud under the hood needed to be swapped.
(3) Choke and throttle cables needed to come along with the engine.

Everything fit right on....Perfectly..... I think she's a little overpowered for a 42"deck (if there is such a thing.) Dad noticed it uses a little more gas than it used to. That's cause he is a meticulous and detail oriented man of 87 yrs. He loves his lawn and I love it when he feels good enough to get out there on his mower. :biggrin2:

I put led headlights on my 680 and 682, DANG THEY ARE BRIGHT!!!!!!!!!

Cleared out some bushes and garden beds

Got my rebuilt hydro valves back, changed filter and hydro fluid.
Now my question on my model 682(142682399)
serial #2050584U710035.
Is there a spring on the brake pedal, and mine does not look like any diagram that I have found.

Grass Boarding!
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The grass boarding looks like a blast! Why did I not think of that when my daughter was growing up?

As to my cub activities for the day....let's see...got the transaxle bolt holes lined up and joined back to the frame (this took some doing) after having the tractor separated for the past few months in order to do a cork gasket job. Also hooked up all the linkages, took off the rear left tire in order to get the lift lever assembly pin put back in, then hooked up the lift bar. Now ready to pick up my rebuilt engine from a local dealer. Also will be giving a second coat of paint to the fender assy. Already sanded and painted the frame, tins, and most of the transaxle. This is in no way intended to be on the level of restoration like many of you do, but simply trying to spruce up the old 129 a bit - especially if I decide to sell it. :beerchug:

Pulled snow duty 125 out of shed.
pulled grass duty 125 out of shed ( started right up--star tron gas treatment and a battery tender work great )

Put snow duty 125 back in shed.

mowed for the first time this year

Put the 125 back in the shed

:beerchug:

Ordered some parts from Jeff, got cork gaskets in the mail so reinstalled the hydro, replaced the engine side coupler, (good thing, the aluminum cup that it bolts to was shot as well) took steering column apart and cleaned all of the old grunge out/ regreased it with fresh. Hydro linkage seems to be a little loose, don't see any adjustments possible to tighten it up, will have to see once I get everything hooked back up, will fire it up on a jack to see, before I put the body back on.... hopefully if it walks down towards neutral, the linkage on the parts 129 is in better shape.... I will need to get new tie rod ends for the link from the shift rod to the shift linkage on the trans anyways.

Installed tubes in the rear tires of my 125. What a job.

Made the brakes work on the 126, pulled the 42" deck and cleaned it all out. Hoping to find a NF front blade for it. Seems there's 5 WF blades for every NF one. Also got the blades for my 50C razor sharp, but there's bad news on that deck.

My neighbor I sold my restored 102 to put some duals on the rear of it! Kinda jealous.

I finished putting the motor back in my 129 after changing the oil pan, then put the mower deck on and took it for a short ride.

Nice 129!:beerchug:

Mowed with the 782, and took 7 trailer loads of hedge/tree trimmings out into the woods to dump with the 122 mutt. Trimming and hauling took 3.5 hours .


Just noticed that the muffler was blowing out (hard to get 60 yrs out of a muffler these days) so I ordered a replacement.

Did I mention it was in the lower 90's today?

Mowed the lawn with the 100 and then parked it next to his older big brother

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Good looking tractors! I really like the red and white on the 100.

Got the snow bucket we built for the loader back from the painter today and
added a custom decal.

Painted white / yellow cartoon eyes on the grille panel - one eye on each side. All the black in the attached pic I did in yellow. (When I had the tractor all apart and decided to repaint, I noticed the usual horizontal lines on the grille looked like crap, so decided to just paint the thing white (I know...such sacrilege)....THEN realized that it looked too blah...so thought eyes would be cool. Also put a second coat of white paint on the hood.

You know we need a picture of the tractor and grill. Thanks. Love creativity.

I know. Pics forthcoming. Right now everything is still drying (very humid here yesterday so it takes rather long), and then have to put the grill / hood back on.

Got a new hold-down spring in the mail yesterday so will add that. Right now the one side is held on with wire. Sad how I've had this tractor for 48 years and never once checked (more like cleaned) that front grill. It was packed solid with debris. NOW I know why, over recent years, guys here used to tell me - why not just work at the front of the engine by removing the grille rather than taking off the hood (as I've always done).......Grille, you say? What grille?? lol.......

Well.. what started out as a fairly straightforward narrow frame driveshaft/clutch rebuild has turned into a full on K301 rebuild. This was my grandfathers 126 which he bought new and was given to me after his death about 20 years ago. It’s done a few odd jobs through the years for me but hasn’t worked nearly as hard as he worked it in his 3 acre garden plot. After visiting the Denton farm park last week in Denton, North Carolina, the bug has bitten me and it’s time to get this classic cub back in shape. I’ve been a member of this forum for nine years or so and have been reading and lurking all this time. As I really get into this project I’m sure I’ll have questions so.. I say thanks in advance and I appreciate all the time and effort all of you have spent building this wealth of information at my fingertips.

Well alright then! Let's get this party started.
:WWP:

Yes lets get started!! We need pictures!!:TTWWP:

Pics of the 126
 

tried to edit the original post but didn't have the ability to attach a few pictures. LOTS of carbon on both the head and the cylinder/piston tops. Piston doesn't feel sloppy at all, though I should probably go ahead and have it rebored and stick a new rod/piston combo in there and have the crank reground while I'm at it? The front PTO definitely needs to be rebuilt as it wore completely through the carbon button and has ground the hole open on that shaft. Thought I was getting out for the cost of a clutch rebuild.. now I'm in for considerably more. Which is fine.. just trying to justify the cost to my better half. :BB&YS:

Well looks like you opened up a whole new can of worms. It'll be fun and worth it after it's all said and done with plus you'll have a tractor that'll last the rest of your life and then some.:ThumbsUp: I'm looking at some new rear tires,are those Deestones on there?

The pictures all look very familiar, having just put a new engine in my 129 (after the rod broke in the original after 47 years of use), besides having the tractor separated and hydro pump off to replace the cork gasket, then clean everything up, lots of new parts, then some sanding and painting, etc. Wishing you the best of luck with the project....

So now here'a cub with a little personality.....

That is too cool! I like it!:biggrin2:

They’re Hi-Run brand.. 23x10.50-12 The original tires were filled with coolant I think it was.. for additional weight. Four or five years ago the wheel actually sprung a leak from a rusted spot. So I cut the tires off because the bead was pretty much welded to the wheel. I had them sandblasted and repaired and then put the new rears on. At the time I just wanted to match what my grandfather had been using. I also have his Brinly plow and an eight disc harrow. Couple years ago I bought a push blade.. but I still need the blade sub frame for it.

Thanks for that info, appreciate it!
You have some nice equipment there your Grandfather left you. I look forward to getting out of Fl and heading northward where theres real dirt to put a garden in again. :GoodLuck:

Thanks.....thought it turned out pretty well :beerchug:

Mine still has a good amount of fluid in the one rear tire - had a new tire put on the left side a few years ago but the right still has whatever salt / water mixture they used. Tried to drain it out a few times but just wound up ruining an air chuck after forgetting to wash it off afterwards. So it can just stay in there until the tire needs to be changed. Often wondered why the rim hasn't rusted through as you mention.

Installed an electric lift on my Cub 147.

Nice 147, and good job!

Thank you sir!

what I did to my cub today
 

Noticed a coolant leak on my #2 1572 diesel, I had already changed the water pump and thermostat, got lucky it was just a very original hose clamp that finally gave up, replaced it so far so good.:bigthink:

I finally put those AG tires on the back of my '67 124.

Its funny as the shade of yellow changes as i moved it around in the sun for photos.