CC 1000 Project
 

Here are a couple pics of the family CC 1000 my dad bought new in 76.

One from 1980 and another circa 1988.

Here it is today.

just shows these machines really hold up!

Great pics! It's held up well. Looking forward to your progress!


I for one don't miss knee high socks! hehe

Questions
 

I am excited about restoring the family CC and for the most part I prefer to keep things original and correct. I will have many questions along the way, looking for help, advice, opinion, comments, etc.

Let's get started !!

I have done some homework, acquired some parts, came across a sweet 108 full of donor parts, etc. There are a few things I'm not sure of yet though.

I need some front tires. I've been surfing thru this site and I've not come across anything such as opinion or pics of the Vredestine 5 rib front tires. V61's.

I realize they are not original to Cubs and they are a bit pricey. I think they would look good on one but I've not seen any pics of a CC with them. Give me some feedback, what do you guys think about them ?

I know it's not the reply your looking for but I'm starting a restore of a pretty rough 108 and could probably use most of the parts off that sweet 108 donor that your not going to use. Have fun, sounds like a very worthy project.

which side of tenn. are you fellows from. i live in the northeast part of bama. jeff

Well, I took the fenders, deck and some small things off the 108 to exchange with the 1000 as I am in the gathering good parts process. Dad has me under pressure to get the 108 back to him, he has a green mower that keeps breaking down on him, lol.

I am in north middle Tenn on the Ky line. Dale Hollow Lake area.

I think it's really great to have/restore a tractor that you have history with. The guys here will be able to help you with any questions/problems that you may have along the way.

Since you brought it up... you may want to consider doing something else with your 108. Although they look similar, the 108 and the 1000 are very different in so many ways, very few parts will interchange between the two.

Thanks Sam,
So far, from the 108, I plan to use the fenders, lift arm parts, tunnel cover, maybe the deck, rear tires, seat. All of these in really nice condition on the 108.

I looked at your website. Looks like you might have some things I could use. I will know when I get further into the 1000. I know it was parked primarily because the clutch had issues.

If you swap the decks you will need to change the center pulleys as well. Are the decks the same model? Same mules?

I have one set of V61s on my 782D, and I'll eventually buy more sets as I wear out front tires on my other tractors. I don't know why you think they're so expensive...I got 2 tires and 2 tubes shipped to me for a total of about $80 from tiresunlimited.com. They're no more expensive than USA-made ordinary turf tires. I heard a lot of horrible things about those Firestone 3-rib tires, so I wound up buying these instead, and they are wonderful. They don't leave marks in my grass, and I can steer great. I have yet to use them in the snow, but I've heard they work great for that too. I'll find out in a few months.

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Those are some sharp looking tires!

Those tires look good, I think I will have to get a set of them.

Got a deck question, I have deck from a 108 that has ID # 441U1112 on it. The deck on my 1000 is a 44A. I've not found a difference in the two decks. They appear to have the same deck shell, belt cover, drive pulley, etc. So what is the difference in them ?
Thanks, Tony

The serial number tag. That's the only difference. The 441/501 are the same deck as the 44A and 50A and they are interchangeable.

Decals
 

Does anyone know of a source for these two decals ? Thanks, Tony

Have you tried http://www.maplehunter.com?