Yeah, but your an animal Steve...:biggrin2:

The tractor could also be suspended using a come-along. The frame without the rear end is quite light.

Assuming I had something to hook it to. Garage has a drywall ceiling.

Above the drywall there are joists... should be 2x8's or better depending on how your house was constructed.

Coop, with all due respect, last thing I'd want to do is tear into my ceiling for the sake of doing something with the Cub. Also, just got the ceiling repaired a few months ago from a major plumbing leak. Appreciate the input though. I don't think a tractor separation is in the works for the foreseeable future.

Tear into it??? Okay... Never mind...

You might better buy the new mower. You can take it back to the dealer when ever it needs anything.

:IH Trusted Hand:

Got firewood?
Look in the free area of CL.
Or ask someone you know if they have a few big hunks of wood before they split it.

Falcon - I don't mean to be a prick about this, but you have given us nothing but excuses why you don't want to fix your Cub, from the engine replace/rebuild, to an oil leak. All we have heard from you is how you can't or don't want to do whatever we suggest. Frankly I find this very frustrating and I am sure others here feel the same. I understand reasonable limitations in your abilities, and with just a little willingness on your part, we can talk you through ANY repair on that tractor. But we don't get any positive feedback from you. 99% of the members here eat, sleep, and breathe Cub Cadet. Fixing is what we do to save these incredible machines. Your attitude leads me to believe that you want us to give you reasons to go and buy a new mower. Fine. Go buy one. You claim you don't have enough room to store two tractors. OK, sell your Cub to someone who will take care of it, then go visit it once and awhile.
I've tried to keep this response civil my friend, but frankly it's a struggle. I've said it before, this site is about Cub Cadet preservation. Please don't use us to convince yourself you don't want to fix your Cub Cadet.