Why Bother With The QL Cradle Mod!!??
 

Lots of posts recommend doing the cradle mod and replace the ISO bushings.

I thought I would post a couple pics that show why you should not wait to do the update.

This was the oil pan off a 1450 a neighbor had run until the oil leaked out.

He told me the engine ran good and only needed the oil pan replaced. Luckily he was correct. I bought the tractor, put some oil in it to find the leak.

The leak was easy to spot.

Pic of the oil pan outside.

http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...211024x909.jpg

Pic of the oil pan inside.

http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...n/DSC_0024.jpg

The "twisting" of the oil pan due to the ISO bushings being weak allowed the torque of the engine to crack the oil pan.

I bought the tractor for just the engine, turns out the tractor is actually in pretty good shape.

I may be doing a "1450 Rebuild" thread!!

I have already done the trunion and cradle mod!!

http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...111024x681.jpg

http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...010778x800.jpg

CAD great pics! That sucks the oil pan broke.:bash2:

It sucked for him!!, it was great for me!! I got the 1450 for next to nothing!!

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I had an extra pan, the engine is back together and running!!

Glad you got it going, CAD!

it looks like a job for.....
 

... JB weld man!

I was going to throw away the cracked pan, now I will have to try the JB!!

:bigthink:

I highly suggest cleaning it with acetone a number of times and probably warming it with a torch to burn out oil residue would be a good idea too.

I will if it is ever needed, maybe I will find one at one of the tractor swap meets this summer!!

:biggrin2:

Find a good TIG welder and weld it back together. That is what I do.....