My first NF - a 72
 

Picked up this model 72 this afternoon. Looks complete. Not sure if it runs yet, need to put a battery in it and see if it cranks/starts. Gears shift properly, brakes work, engine turns over by hand. Steering gear is pretty loose.

Looks to be in pretty good shape, congrats on the N/F:beerchug:

Awesome! my first cub is a 72, it's definitely my favorite. it's been in the family since the 70's. i hope to restore it this summer.

me at age 1.5
http://i1306.photobucket.com/albums/...ps94bf1bec.jpg

me at age 30 with my daughter at 1 month, same tractor!
http://i1306.photobucket.com/albums/...psa96ff66b.jpg

nice 72 congrats you are getting alot of cubs:beerchug:

Congrats on the nice looking 72!

That looks like a great score.,

:beer2:

Nice looking machine, seems about right for a 40 YO cub. Steering loose is common.

Yes, Cubcadet, it's out of control at this point. I've about run out of room in my storage building. Need to do some cleaning out.

Nope, it's time for a bigger building ask me how I know...........:biggrin2:

Great find on the 72 .Did you get a mower deck with it?
You can never have enough of these cool little tractors so put the car outside!
Hope you get it running soon.

Great family pictures. Enjoy those cubs!

Well said!

Congrats on the new 72!

Nice score on your 72!

Thanks for the chuckle!! That :High5: was funny!!

Oh, very nice 72! A 72 is my favorite cub cadet!:Salute:



,..........of course, you know I never seen a Cub Cadet I did not like!:biggrin2:

Cars inside? Never happens. The tractors are in the storage building (22x30) and the 24x24 bldg is the workshop. There is more room in the storage bldg, just need to rearrange the place. No room for tractor storage in the workshop, it's full of woodworking tools.

By the way, the 72 started right up after I put a battery in it, changed the plug and added gas. It needs a tune up and carb rebuild, (and a muffler--the old one fell off) so that's the plan.

First attempt at a video on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qGbH...ature=youtu.be

The 72 sounds good! Thanks for the vid.

Started working on the 72. This has proved more challenging than the others I've worked on this winter. Neither the steering wheel nor the front axle pin would give it up, despite my best efforts. Will let the PB blaster soak for a while and try again.

Pulled the engine to clean it up. tightened up the steering gear box (reground the follower stud) but had to do that in place since I couldn't get the steering wheel off. Need to clean the frame up (going to break out the pressure washer and give it a shot.) Found an old mouse nest on top of the transmission. Needs a new clutch disk, and the left front wheel spindle has some play in it where the spiral pin goes through the king pin. The plan is to wire brush the frame, hit it with some rust restorer, then prime and paint. Ordered new decals, will repaint hood, and am looking at a pair of fenders and new tires--ags on rear, ribs on front?

Some dis-assembly pics:

Yeah, they can be tough at times!
Be patient and keep hitting it with PB.

Keep up the good work! Ags and tri ribs would look great on your 72.

Very well said Allen!

Making good progress on my 72. Wire brushed, primed and repainted the frame. (Still need to paint the foot rests black). cleaned up the engine, replaced the head gasket, points, static timed it, waiting on exhaust, breather parts. Rebuilt the Carb, waiting to reinstall. Cleaned up, primed and repainted all the tins and other parts. I used Red Kote on the gas tank as it was weeping from one of the seams. We'll see how that works. Decided to remove the PTO after this picture was taken, will replace the bearing and rebuild the PTO clutch.

I started this tractor with minimal repair intentions, but as I took things apart, if they are wrong or worn I can't put them back that way. Had to order a drive cup assembly (found one on ebay for $78):bigeyes:. Need to replace the tie rod ends, clutch disk, etc. Next up is the hood which I haven't touched yet.

It's so easy to spend $500-$600 in parts just to get the basics fixed without even tearing into the engine. Add another $300 for tires and you've got a grand invested. And this is not even a true restoration as I see many guys doing. I don't have the patience to do that, but I have a lot of respect for those of you doing "real" restorations.

Looking at tires now, thinking 23-8.50-12 ags for the rear and 4-8 tri ribs for the front.

I need a paint booth.

Don't feel bad on what you have in that one, I have over $3500.00 in my 2284 and that's just for the tractor and the parts. :bash2:

I also need a paint booth. :biggrin2:

Keep up the good work! Fix what you need to fix on it while you've got it in this shape nothing like having to do it twice.:bash2: The money will be so worth it in years of enjoyment your going to get out of it.

That's the way I'm looking at it.

Looking good! Thanks for the pics.

Looks fantastic! I'm hoping to do this with my 72 this summer. I'm going to try to ignore the repair costs, as for me it'll be like sending an old friend for a deep tissue massage and spa treatment. I'm thinking it'll be easy to justify costs since it's been in the family for so long and I know exactly how hard this old buggy has worked, and know how much it deserves it.

Nice work On the 72 dad. Are you using majic CC yellow from TSC for paint?

I'm using IH paint in rattle cans. The color looks off in the pictures due to the fluorescent lights in the shop. Outside, the color is different--see the pics in my signature. Same paint used on those.

:High5:

So far so good! Money can add up, and that's no lie. Hope to see the 72 around!:ThumbsUp:

Continuing to make good progress on my 72. Got most of it reassembled today. Change the rear end fluid and axle seals. Had purchased new axle end needle bearings thinking the sleeve bearings that the 72 comes with might be worn. Not so--the sleeve bearings still look barely worn, so I opted not to pull the axle tubes to put the needle bearings in.

Have been making decent progress on my 72. Rebuilt the PTO, driveline clutch, carb, changed rear end fluid and axle oil seals. Was prepared to replace the axle end bearings with needle bearings thinking the sleeve bearings might be worn. Not so, they showed little wear, so I opted not to pull the axle tubes.

Got most of the tractor assembled, except for carb, fuel tank and air filter. Discovered tonight that the gaskets were delivered this afternoon in the mail. I'll finish up tomorrow probably. I had a new pair of narrow front turf tires and wheels, so I put them on. (still thinking about a pair of tri-ribs) and a new pair of 10.50 Deestone ags are supposed to show up on Monday, so those will go on another set of rims on the back. I also picked up a pair of round fenders off ebay, so those with finish this restoration I think. More pictures once I get those items on.

By the way, the black squares in the frame tunnel cover are not holes, I applied the instruction decals that came in my decal kit. Maybe not stock, but they look OK there.

I hate to admit it, but two items stymied me on this effort. The first was the steering wheel. I was not able to get it off, even with a puller and two weeks of PB soaking. I suppose I could have cut it off or pulled out the torch to heat it, but that would have required replacing either the steering column or the steering wheel. Admitting defeat, I repaired the steering box by unbolting it and pulling it down and away from the frame so I could remove the cam cover and re-grind the follower stud, regrease, install a new cover seal and reassemble. Not my best work, but a servicable repair. Replaced all four of the tie rod ends.

The second roadblock was the front axle pin. I could not get the spiral pin out of the pivot pin. I guess I could have gotten a carbide bit and drilled it out, but opted to not to do that as the axle was not too loose in the channel, so I left it alone. I might go back and do that, but, as they say, you got to know when to hold 'em and know when to fold 'em.

Looks great!

X2!:beerchug:

You've been busy! Your 72 is looking great!

Busy indeed. Well done. Thanks for the pics, I'm now seeing some more stuff that I'm missing for my 73 because of your pics, very cool. The end result is well worth all the work though isn't it?

Here are a few more pics and the running result. I am still waiting on the round fenders and the rear ags. You can really see how the Cub Federal Yellow has a greenish hue in the fluorescent lights of the workshop but looks better outside in daylight.

Running: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFkbM...ature=youtu.be

Nice pics of the 72!
It is looking great!:beerchug:

the 72 looks very nice:beerchug:

Awesome pics of your 72!

Here's a question. Should the dash of my 72 be yellow or white? I've seen both on a 72. It looked like it had always been yellow, so that's what I did, but now I've seen one with a white dash (top half of the tower). Which is correct?