The 169
 

Finally got one today.It has all the hard to find parts on it ,have to get it running,and take it from there.
It came with a 44" deck,one loaded tire.
serial # 514xxx

Nice pickup.

Alright Lew, :beer2:congrats on the 169:beerchug:

Congrats on the 169 lew.:beer2:

Lew nice acquisition. :beerchug:

Hydro lift too. Good find.

Nice find on the 169 Lew! :beerchug: I think it needs a new battery though. :biggrin2:

Nice find and all original! Those 169's just catch your eye. Let us know when she's purring.

Cub Cadet 123

Nice find on the 169 Lew.....I see incorrect tail lights:biggrin2:

Not a problem,it also has a incorrect choke and amp gauge also.
Thanks for the compliments guys.

the 169
 

wow... im jealous... looks like a real solid original tractor..

keep us posted

Jay

Nice Lew! Looks like it has sat out for a while.

Thanks Eric and Jay
I agree, but the guy used it 2 years ago, choke, throttle, and hydro handle move freely though.

And I bet it has a (fresh rebuild) 5 years ago! LOL

You never know...
I do know the hydro filter was changed in 2001, it is written on the inside of the hood...

Nice one Lew. All there and hard to find parts, congrats. Lew price I'm assuming? I'm almost sure you "bundled". Seems the right way to buy cubs anymore, 3 at a time. Good job

Thanks Alvy,
yes bundle
you save $

I'm glad to see you finally got yourself a 169!! First one right? Congratulations!

Keeper? :bigthink::biggrin2::biggrin2:

Everything has a price:biggrin2:

...........Price?

Yes price...

One Bennie, two Bennie, three Bennie, four.................:BlahBlah: :biggrin2:

I worked on getting this running today,replaced the bad s/g,new points,plug and gas line.Carb was clean as I pulled the main jet needle and it came out without any gunk on it,at least the fuel pet cock was shutoff cause there was some gas in the tank.

Turned the key and the hour meter,headlights,tailights worked,turned it over and gave it a choke,started right up....but! funny noise coming from the internals,sounded like the balance gears,shut down and drained the oil and a few teeth fell out...

So looks like I have to pull the motor,hopefully some damage was avoided.

On a lighter note,the amp meter shows a charge

Fork = balance gears

Sounds like you got lucky besides the balance gears Lew, good luck.:beerchug:

cub
 

Hi Lew, dang, i didn't think those 169's would have had balance gears. I just took balance gears out of 12, one gear had marks from rubbing something. The crank i guess. It looked like it had 70# oil, for the noise i guess. I was hoping for a used motor, no good, skeeter fogger, must have been a real dog with 70# oil, even the governor was set more sensitive and the rod dipper looked like a banana. It ran pretty good after removing all those restrictions but was a smoker, needless to say the man who was selling me a good used motor got it back. Mike

Yes they have balance gears, took them out today, one was sitting on the bottom of the oil pan.I got lucky, not dipper damage, just a few worn teeth on the crank.
I will wash the inside of the block with brake cleaner,oil up everything and reinstall the pan.I will put a magnetic oil pan plug on it.

See how it runs without the gears.

Looks like you dodged a bullet buddy. :beerchug:

Some days even a blind squirrel finds a nut. :biggrin2:

Agreed Sam, looking good lew.:beerchug:

Congrats on the 169 Lew! Glad to see you got yourself one.
Good to hear you dodged the bullet and getting it shut down in time.:beerchug:

Today i got a chance to put the oil pan back in the 169. Installed the motor,just need to add the oil.
tomorrow I will finish putting the rest of the parts on and take it from there.

Looking good lew.:beerchug:

Looks good Lew, like I always say....wish I lived closer

Nice find. It looks a little rough but looks are decieving, found that out with a 129 I bought a while back. I pretty much did the same thing you did to your 169 to get it running.

Coming along Lew!:beerchug:

Thanks gentlemen and Nick.

I will be looking for a donor to make this pretty again,prolly a 129 or a 109 roller will suffice.
The frame on this is bent and the tins are rotted pretty bad.
A restore in the future.

:ROTF1: nice one

Very good Master Lew, enjoy the ride:beerchug:

I'm a gentlemen, you are a rude son of a gun.:biggrin2:

Yes I know.
hehe.
now back to our regularly scheduled program.