Got a 147
 

Picked up this 147 yesterday, its in rough shape but it has all of the parts I need to build my pulling tractor, the 14hp motor (maximum limit for the class I want to be in), notched frame to fit the 14hp motor, and 23x10.5x12 tires and wheels. I will be transplanting all of the other parts from my 102 and essentially create a 142.

http://www.jr.bz/147.jpg

Now on the back of the transaxle, I know this is part of a sleeve hitch but is it complete? I've never seen or used one before so I'm not exactly sure what I'm looking at.

http://www.jr.bz/sleevehitch.jpg

All of the parts I don't need are for sale in the For Sale section of this site.

That's not a sleeve hitch, that's the IH 3-point, and it's missing the lower bracket.

Ok, how hard is the lower bracket to obtain? Its just a U shaped piece of flat stock with holes drilled in it right? Possibly something I could make.

Does anyone have the number of 147s made? If its fairly low I might just keep this one and restore it.

They made 15,678. I would restore it.

That one definitely needs to be restored and kept :) Nice find. Headlights and 3 point lift. you can find the lower two point at any of the above sponsors or of course Epay. They aren't that expensive.

Ugh, you guys talked me into not parting it out. This thing is going to be one PITA though. From talking with the previous owner it sounds like its been sitting for the past 25 years. I spun the motor by hand and on the first revolution there was resistance but now there isn't, so I think one or both of the valves are stuck. There's also probably enough mouse bedding in there to fill a 5 gallon bucket. For some reason the fenders aren't bolted down and the lower 3 point hitch bracket is gone so I don't think the rear end is original, I just hope there isn't a problem with it.

I think your doing the right thing. Even being parked that long the metal looks to be a really good shape. You needed something to keep you out of trouble right? I think you've found it.

Hah, I have plenty of things to keep me busy. I have the engine out of my 122 and half apart at the moment. The only problem is I have no garage to work out of until I graduate in May and its getting cold out!

It even has wheel weights - and the electric lift is still there. Nice find.

Good find on the 147. Maybe, someone will buy the whole tractor. That way, you won't have to part it out.

I decided to sell my 102 and fix this one up. The best part about this tractor was the price.

An update on the 147. The motor is half apart, I pulled the piston out the other day and this is what I found:

http://www.jr.bz/piston.jpg

The piston is all beat up at the top and mushroomed against the top ring, any idea what would cause this to happen? Below the rings the piston is fine. The cylinder walls look fine and mic out fine.

Where should I go about getting a rebuild kit for this motor? I like the price of this kit on ebay and it has everything I need: http://cgi.ebay.com/fits-Kohler-Engi...item20b503027b

I had the motor out of my 122 so I decided to put that in the 147. I hooked everything up and turned the key, nothing happened. I wasn't getting any power to the S/G or the coil so I hot wired the coil and took a jumper to the S/G and fired it up. I bumped the hydro lever forward and it started creeping forward! Then I tried reverse and that worked fine. Throttled up the tractor and took it for a spin. I also tried the electric lift. That worked fine as well! This tractor might not be too bad after all, as long as the motor runs fine after the rebuild kit.

price is nice on that e-pay kit but we all know you get what you pay for, if it were mine i would avoid ebay for internal engine parts and go to a place that works on motors. if it is a kohler motor do it and your self and replace it with kohler parts.

first time around it lasted 40 or so years, spend what you can afford but spend it once and be done with it.

just my thoughts.:bigthink:

What you found on the piston is probably due to excess carbon buildup, a blown head gasket, lean fuel mixture, overheating, or a combination of those.

I have used aftermarket pistons and gasket sets with decent success; however, if you plan on keeping the tractor, the Kohler parts are probably worth the extra money. I would definitely use a Kohler rod though.

Thanks for the input guys, I'm probably going to go with the Kohler parts since I want to keep this one for a good while. A quick question though, where is the switch for the headlights, I can't find it for the life of me.

Left side of the Dash/Steering column, by your knee.

[QUOTE=Oak;46548]They made 15,678. I would restore it.[/QUOTE Nice tractor! She will need some good paint. Sounds like this 147 is more collectable than the older model 102 Cub Cadet. I think your better off to just keep the both of them.....:American Flag 1:

The 102 has been gone for over a week now. Probably just going to get the motor back together and running for now and then store it until it gets warm again.

Did some of these come from the factory with a yellow dash and hood or was that something the previous owner did?

That's a PO mod.