The 129 Earning Its Keep
 

Just thought I'd share what kind of seat time I've been getting lately on the Cub. I had a company contact me to handle lawn care on 10+ properties that had been foreclosed on by various banks. With those properties and the customers I already had, the 129 is seeing even more work now than it did this spring.

Here's a nasty one I had to cut down yesterday:

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Good pic of the headlights I installed, and you get an idea of what horrible shape this lawn was in. Had to stop periodically to clean clippings out of discharge chute in order to keep mowing:
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Me cussin' cause I just realized my steering started clunking:
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Funny note: the bank makes me take before, during, and after pics of every lawn. Total of about 30 pics per property. Such a pain in the rear, but the silver lining to that is I am amassing a HUGE collection of pictures of the Cub and my other equipment in action :)

Awesome shots!!! My favorite one is you cussin':biggrin2::biggrin2:......that will expand your vocabulary with colorful metaphors!!!:bigthink: Glad to see your 129 is doing the work it was made for doing and earning you some extra $$ on the side to buy another cub!!! Keep up the great work:IH Trusted Hand:

Cub Cadet 123

Nice pics and 129-

Awesome pics!

looks like the 129 has been very busy! I love seeing these tractors working hard instead of rotting away in the shed. :beerchug:

Great pics! Now your earning money for the engine rebuild for your 129 That's a great way to do it.:beer2:

GitrDone-

That's actually exactly my plan. Slowly but surely, one 20.00 bank owned property at a time. They're holding my pay, which I was originally upset about - but now I see it as a way to save up for the engine. By the time my first check rolls in for a month's worth of mowing, I'll be in business!

Till then, I just keep babying her, keep everything greased, tuned, and do oil changes 2 times a week (really). I also give the Cub a break every 1.5 hrs of hard work and add oil to keep it full.

Like the paint? I'm too busy to do a full resto, so me and my daughter occasionally head out to the garage and paint a small section at a time with those 4" foam rollers. It's not perfect, but I really like the color. It has a little orange-ish hue to it. For any who are wondering, its Transport Yellow from TSC.

Awesome shots! The 129 is doing it's job! :ThumbsUp:

Now thats a great job. Getting paid to use your Cub. I like them dub caps, where did you get them?

jsoluna
Great pictures of you and the 129 :ThumbsUp:
Good looking tractor. Ag tires make it look like it means business :biggrin2: