Completed Frame off Restoration Cub 70 & Trailer
 

I’m new here, but I just finished my complete restoration of my 1964 Cub 70 and trailer (I custom painted a Polar 1400 trailer to look like Cub Cadet made it)!
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Before engine pictures
 

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Custom console cover
 

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I this picture I made a custom aluminum cover to hide the open area behind the battery to give it a cleaner look

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Dash panel, headlight switch, and custom hood prop!
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Engine clarification:
 

To answer any questions, this is an 8hp K181 engine and not the original 7 hp K161. When I bought the tractor it already had the K181 in it, so I completely rebuilt the engine with all new valves, push rods, piston and rings, gaskets, seals, and custom made my own exhaust stack with flapper

Nice work! That tractor looks better than new!

Nice Job.....!!!

:IH Trusted Hand:

Tractor looks great! You did a nice job.:ThumbsUp:

Nice job sir. What paint did you use?

Also, judging by past posters from Texas our old cubs are few and far between there. Was that 70 imported? Congrats again on a very nice tractor and trailer project. I saw that it only took you 35 days to complete the 70, that’s hustling if you have a full time job too

I ended up using the “newer yellow” Majic Cub Cadet yellow from Tractor Supply (easier to get ahold of), and all the white is Farm Implement White from Rustoleum (it was an almost perfect match)

Yes, Cub Cadets in Texas are very rare. A custom Chevy C-10 shop in Austin was going through hard times, and the guy had it in the back of the shop, and I bought it from him.
I’m a small engine mechanic/fabricator (since 1995), and buy up vintage mowers, restore them, and flip them. As for now, my 9 year old son loves riding in the trailer, so I have to keep this one for a bit

I have the original mower deck, deck cradle, mule drive, front PTO, and rear 3 point lift as well, I just had no intentions of restoring those at this time.

Prior restoration!
 

Before I found and restored this Cub Cadet, I found an EXTREMELY rare 1959 Toro Pony riding mower that I restored to like new. They were only made for 2 years and only sold in the East Coast.
They are so rare that only one has sold in the past 20 years online. I will post a before and after picture.
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Everything runs and mows too!
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Engine bay, notice there is nothing electrical on this mower. It has 2 speed forward and 2 speed reverse. The engine is a newer Tecumseh engine as I couldn’t get or even find a new crankshaft for the original Tecumseh that it came with.
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Another restoration
 

Not nearly as old as others, but I restored this 1989 Snapper 26” high wheel push mower to new condition:
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Parts left over from the build!
 

These are some of the left over parts from the build:
The original Carter carburetor, throttle cable, choke cable, steering arm, hood ornament, rear hitch, PTO, and voltage regulator.
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Parts left over
 

BRAND NEW never installed CCW starter/generator. I had the original one completely rebuilt (everything inside the S/G is brand new Delco parts, only the casing is original) All I did was give it 3 coats of yellow paint
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Original steering column. I actually found a brand new NOS steering column for it.
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Video of the engine running!
 

Here is a video of the engine running with the stack and flapper:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-h...TFESf5VCy8JHXQ

Nice job on all three resto's !!

I bet that little 8hp really cackles without a muffler !!!

Actually, no it sounds really good! It’s loud at full throttle but sounds nice and cam’ed out.
I will make another video of full throttle!
TIME TO WAKE THE NEIGHBORS UP!

Great job on the 70! Really makes me wanna get my 100 finished.

It was a lot of fun! I gave myself a goal of 30 days to complete it, but I went over by 5 days waiting for paint to dry, THEN, I just had to have a matching trailer, so that added another 10 days of sanding, priming, and painting! Lol

Serial Number Detail
 

I wanted the serial number to pop when you looked at it so this is what I came up with to accent the serial number on the transmission:
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That is a fine looking 70!:drool2::clap::beerchug:

:IH Trusted Hand:

Very nice!!, you should be proud of that one!





Randy

Randy, thank you! My goal was to make it look “better” than new. It was a lot of fun.

70 restore
 

Very nice job I had an original paint model 70 with original paperwork, last year that I had purchased at an auction, I sold it to my brother, nice tractor, great job. :beerchug: