Restoring a '71 106
 

Hey guys,
I was given an old 106 when I was in school and used it to mow the lawn the entire time I was in high school. After school I went into the air force and my dad never used my cub to cut the grass because he is a john deere guy so my tractor sat for about 5 years. I recently got out of the service and returned to school but I wanted a project so I decided to restore my trusty old cub. Ive got it torn down and ready to be cleaned and repainted but the site I was going to be buying all the gaskets and new shear pins had a fire at their store and is offline until further notice. :bash2: Do any of you know of good places to buy everything I will need? I appreciate any help y'all can give me.

thank you for your service and thanks for helping out that old cub

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Wow I didnt even realize those were hotlinks. Thanks

welcome to OCC, thank you for your service:beerchug:

:Welcome2: and thanks for your service:beerchug:
You can also get the gaskets and many other parts from your local Cub Cadet dealer.
Pictures are a plus around here:bigthink:

Air Force is the way to go. I joined back in 69 and one of my twin sons did the same, the other went Navy. I think it really helps when you are young.

Thanks for your service also.

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I noticed the same thing on that website last night. I hope they get everything back together soon. Thank you for your service and be sure to post pictures

:Welcome2: And Thank you for your service... Even if it was the Air Force. :biggrin2:

Welcome to OCC! I also want to thank you for your service! My dad and younger brother were in the Air Force.

Welcome to OCC! Glad to have you!

Thanks everyone. :American Flag 1: Here's some pictures before i tore it down and how it is now that its been stripped including the steering wheel puller i built. Im getting ready to sand and paint the rear end sometime soon hopefully this weekend.

That 106 will be nice when done! There is a wealth of information, and a friendly group of enthusiast. I have seen a lot of nice examples of repairing and painting these garden tractors, hope to see the 106 as well!


The AF sounds like a good experience. I know of a few people who are part of. My co-workers son just went this past August, started out a 2 star. The other was my girlfriend, who joined and never looked back, :biggrin2:

edit: Looks good! Some nice sealed paint even yet. Paint prep don't look too hard! Thanks for sharing.

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You are coming along!
I like the liquid persuasion on the bench too!:beerchug:

Whats maintenance without beer?:beerchug:

You are right into the tear down on the 106. Looking forward to pictures of it coming back together. My son has ours and I am considering bringing it home for a engine overhaul. These tractors will do a lot of work.
Thanks for your service in the Air Force too!
Regards,
Chris

Agreed :beerchug:

I'm going to try to avoid tearing into the engine to much. It runs like a champ right now, or at least it did before I yanked the engine out. Just some preventative stuff, replacing parts that look like crap, painting the covers, and replacing the muffler I may or may not have snapped off when I leaned on it by accident after a few bottles of encouragement.:beerchug:

No better way to spend your spare time,true enjoyment.Thank you for your service and a thanks to all of those before and after.I salute you all.:Salute:

Thanks for the update.

Well the restore is coming along slowly but surely. I am at the point where I am looking for some new front rubber. Anyone got a brand they like that wont cost me a fortune? And where can I find them?

Front tires.
http://www.millertire.com/products/l...b-front-4-ply/

Here are the same tires on my tractor.
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t...psf7e60428.jpg

Another vote for M.E. Miller from a satisfied customer.

Thanks guys I just ordered two of them, hopefully they get here so I can get them installed this weekend.

Ok not to :beatdeadhorse: but I need some more info. I went through my manual that I have looking for what type of fluid my rear end and creeper need and all I got was "fill to proper level with specified lubricant" I assume that the proper lubricant is HyTrans fluid? Is this correct? and if so can I use the fluid from tractor supply or should I go to Case and get their fluid?

Well..... you can use whatever you would like. HyTran is what is called for, but the fluid at Tractor Supply reads it is compliant with the hytran, your call.