My 1200
 

Finished her today. Still have the deck to do though.

Your 1200 looks awesome, Lee! Great job! :ThumbsUp:

WoW that looks great. Hoping my 1250 will look that good one day.

Great looking tractor! That is a nice job, I believe it will out last me!

Great looking 1200! All your hardwork sure did pay off.

lmcclinton
Nice work on the 1200 :ThumbsUp:

very beautiful 1200! i am currently rebuilding a 1200 that was a twice abandoned project, by two other people. i have it running, moving, cutting grass, etc.... but am completely lost in how IH ran throttle, and choke cables to engine. i know im missing parts, but in my best guess the choke cable came to the carb from the top. Is this correct? would you please share some cable run pics carb side? thank you for your help
william

2 more questions
 

if you dont mind

what air filter is for the k301aqs? right now i have my 104 air filter assembly on the 1200 with that side cover off.... which brings me to my next question. what are the tabs with holes for (in front near hood hinge ) on top of the side covers? is there supposed to be a rod to tie them together to keep them from rattling and making more noise than not having them at all? i dont use the factory exhaust, so wouldn't know if there would even be room for a rod across that area.

There is supposed to be a spring that runs across between the 2 engine covers. I got one at Ace that fit perfect. Only cost $2 also! :beerchug:

sweet! that spring makes sense. its a pain trying to guess all the missing parts.
thanks

Here are a few pictures on the spring:
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s.../800/80003.jpg
Its kinda hard to see....look under the IH emblem.
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s...800/800104.jpg

This is on my 800.

That spring also seems pretty handy as a snack holder; can just grab a pretzel while mowing. And they'll be nice and hot! :)

The 800 is the lowest production IH Cub Cadet built. When I purchase this one it had no hood, grill, side shields and motor. The 800 has a few special parts that are only used on the 800. They are the air cleaner, starter, pto clutch and muffler and part of the muffler box. Those parts didn't come with the 800 when I bought it. Over a few years I found the special parts to keep the 800 all orginal. Most of those parts are in that pretzel box.

This is what the 800 look like before the restoration started:
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s.../800/80006.jpg
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s.../800/80004.jpg
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s.../800/80002.jpg
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s.../800/80005.jpg

It is easier to move the 800 around and keep the special parts for it in the motor compartment.

The choke cable on my 1450 mounts to a bracket, and then there is a rod that goes UP to the carb. Not sure if you should have the same set up or not with a different motor. I'll try and take some pics tomorrow. Just rebuilt my carb and got it back on tonight, so it's perfect timing to take some pics.

QL linkage:

http://www.onlycubcadets.net/forum/a...1&d=1281056912

Thanks for all the compliments guys. Hey Bill, here is my email, send me yours and I'll answer your questions and send you photos.

lmcclinton@atlanticbb.net

choke cable linkages
 

that pic is priceless matt g thanks! i started making my own cable clamps and bellcrank for the choke linkage this weekend. i will put up a pic of my design soon. maybe i can get the hood back on next weekend.
lmcclinton - my email address is whghome@comcast.net
i would love to see a 1200 setup. i can see it is different from matt's red cub

thanks guys i hope i can return the favor one day

It's the same as a QL...that motor is out of a 1450.