Got a 129!
 

hey fellas. picked up a 129 yesterday. was riding around for a bit until the tire went flat, so parked it in the garage and got to work. first off, the P.O. broke off the hydro lever and decided he wanted to use vice grips instead :bash2:
removed tunnel cover, seat pan, discovered the steel flap on the tunnel cover to push in the check valves rusted and broke off, and the hydro and everything is caked in crap, as is the screen over the flywheel and all underneath. a bunch of missing bolts,etc. small stuff so far. i plan on taking the engine out, power washing everything, giving it a quick coat of paint and some much needed fluid changes, along with repairing the damage that others have done over the years.
also got a 3 blade mower deck + sub frame. not sure what model?

just though i'd share with everybody, i keep reading others' threads and have been getting antsy to get another :beerchug:

few more pics

Congratulations on a running 129 in the rough! It will be a great tractor for you once you give it the attention that it needed over the years but probably never got. That is the way to buy 'em! It will be interesting seeing your progress pictures.

Cub Cadet 123

Congratulations on the new 129 :beerchug:
It will be a nice one when you are done.

All of that is pretty typical, a lot of people think it's just an old lawn mower...

Yet at the same time, they think they are worth a fortune in that condition.

Go Figure.

Congratulations on the 129.

i just stripped a 149 that the dash tin is pretty nice on, pm me if your interested.

i plan on plowing snow with it. i think i was reading a thread somewhere about a super steer swap? what are the pros/cons of this.

anything else i should check while i have the engine out and rear tins off?

Check the trunnion for wear and slop.

Congrats on the 129. I sure like mine. Yours will be like new in no time

Terry

antsy to go and powerwash it! but i cant, the whole blizzard deal going on outside probably wont mix with a pressure washer lol:bigthink:

Looks like the back seal on the pump is leaking pretty good, the way the top of the transaxle is caked up. Nice score, give that thing some luv.