This week's pick up
 

Picked up this 73 Cub Cadet it has a blown motor but it is complete it came with a 38" deck and this number 2 Jackson cart. I also picked up this 1541 runs fine,46" mower deck runs fine,but the drive shaft is no good. I have one from a 1440 .Jeff in PA will be making it shorter for me.

Had to rub that seat in didn't you? :biggrin2:
I've been looking for a 73. Congrats!

Nice scores Lew. 73 looks good and fenders too. Did you take off the hard to find air cleaner cover or did someone get it before you? Quite the rugged hood handle

Nice pickups Lew!:beerchug:

Great job Lew, as always!

That is a new seat for my 1512!
Your a little far to get the 73...




I have the air cleaner,one fender is bended.I may put a motor from an "O" in just to see how it runs,It will need a new wire harness though...



Thanks Mike!

Nice finds, Lew!

Nice pickups, nice 73, fenders even, I had the same Cart as that.:biggrin2:

Yes I know,It is actually in pretty good shape.

Congrats Lew! Nice pick-ups! :ThumbsUp:

Good looking 73 Master of Lew:beerchug: I too would like it in my stable, but just a little to far out there.:bigthink:
The others are good pickups also, but the 73 is sweet er.:beerchug:

Nice 73 !:beerchug:

C&O2-10-4

How did you know? Good, it looks it.:biggrin2:

now that 73 looks nice, why didn't you have that a couple weeks ago while i was there?:biggrin2:

Lew, between you and Cubcrazy how are the rest of us supposed to find anything? :biggrin2:

Thanks gentlemen.
Tim,you said you had no money anyway,heheheh

yea but it doesn't even run, cant be that expensive.:biggrin2:

Shortened and ready to weld. I have a 3X diameter press fit into a reamed hole so it runs concentric. :beerchug:

Pipe wrench gouges were old but didn't impact runout.

Looks good Jeff,I should have sent the other to you do the same,just in case I needed a spare.

Lew, nice stuff as always, wish i was closer to grab some. Cub cadet anythng is tough to find down here.

I hear yah 64fleetside...

Well today the postman brought a package from Jeff in pa,The shortened driveshaft.After cleaning the dirty balls and coupling parts,I found out I needed a fan,lucky for me I had one from the parts donor 1440.

Easy to install and it runs true as I am handsome.:beerchug:

Nice work Jeff.

Good job, Lew!

Thank you sir,looking for your today's pickup soon!!!

Thank you Lew. :beerchug:

I checked runout before cutting, after pressing it together and after welding. My technique worked well.

Good to see it worked well
Jeff

Nice work Jeff and Lew. You guys make a good team.

Jeff did you spin it really slow in the lathe and weld it while it's in there? I saw a drive shaft guy make one the other day and he had his mig set up in a fixture that he just pulled the trigger while it spun and it was all set

No, I drilled and reamed a hole in one side and the other side was press fit "pin" ( 3X diameter to length ) . I welded the root pass and then checked runout on the lathe. After verifying it was good, I finish welding it.

Rechecked runout and then I turned the weld OD to shaft size.

Good work gentlemen.:beerchug:

Put the finishing touches on the 1541 today,headlight rings came yesterday, side panels on and polished up.
That Mothers does the trick!

I'm impressed, I'll keep you in mind for those custom drive shaft lengths. :beerchug:

The 1541 is looking good, Lew!

Thanks Allen,tomorrow I will put the mower deck on it and cut some grass.