Blade Power Angle Part
 

I have purchased everything to add power angle to my blade with the exception of the quick connect hydraulic fittings on the front of the tractor that couple to the existing pair that were factory installed. Does anyone know of a source for these?

There is some info on the couplings in this thread: http://onlycubcadets.net/forum/showthread.php?t=35729

Answered this for you yesterday so now we'll try it with pictures. These are Cub Cadet part numbers.
727-3014 Hydraulic Coupling Body these are the couplings that I assume you already have on the front of the tractor. If not then you need 2 of these.
727-3023 Hydraulic Hose Coupling you need 2 of these for the ends of the hose's

Gee any Case/IH dealership should have them.

You can also use:

SM-252-4FP Parker Male Coupler

Or TSC, Rural King, (farm stores), most any part stores that sell hyd hose..... ANY tractor chain (Case, Case IH, JD, MF, Kubota) should have or could get them.

www.surpluscenter.com has them for $4 and some change

heres the link... http://www.surpluscenter.com/Hydraul...1-2-9-5924.axd

Please allow me to clear up some misinformation on this subject in this thread and other threads there have been about these couplings. The Cub Cadet couplings are not the same as what is commonly available at farm supply, auto supply, hydraulic shops, and farm equipment dealers. Yes, many Case-IH dealers can and will still order the CC P/N for you, but what they might have on hand will most likely not be correct.

There are two basic hydraulic couplings generally available in most hydraulic or farm supply stores and neither type is what is used on these Cub Cadets as original equipment. The Cub Cadet male coupling is a Parker D-202 and the only place I was able to find them in quantities of only 2 ea. was on eBay from 1 seller, other than from Cub Cadet at twice the price.

These other readily available industry standard couplings may certainly be used if you also change the female coupling, but the industry standard female couplings may not have the retaining ring groove to make a nice clean and secure attachment of the coupling through the holes in the tractor frame.

A couple posters above listed or provided links to specific P/Ns and I have no knowledge if those specific P/Ns are actually the right ones. What I know for a fact is that the D-202 is correct because I have used them multiple times where the female couplings were known to be original equipment Cub Cadet. If someone else has some other specific P/N that they know for a fact fits with OEM CC female couplings because they have actually used them in that application then please share.

I know this because I have "been-there, done-that." I needed the male couplings and just assumed they were regular industry standard, so I bought what was at the local farm supply store, which turned out to be wrong. Then I went and got another slightly different industry standard type based on misinformation from this forum. Then, after getting two different types of the wrong couplings because of assumptions and misinformation on this and other CC forums, I finally got the right ones. Note the couplings are still readily available from CC sources with the CC P/N, and they aren't that expensive. If you get those they will definitely fit with OEM female couplings.

Wow. I would have just replaced both the male and female with Pioneer couplers after the second trip to the store. Seems like a lot of work just to get "original" couplers.

Roland posted some part numbers. I don't think the "owner" of the site needs to "prove" that he got the numbers right. I took the time to go through all 18 of your posts, and I don't see where anyone recommended an incorrect number to you on this forum. Maybe you just forgot where you got the wrong info?

Couplings
 

I am very impressed by the collective knowledge of the forum members and their willingness to share it. It has definately given me the information that I needed to restore the 1541, the deck and to upgrade the blade. It is possible that more than one coupling would fit the application. I did order the pair of D202's offered on ebay for $17.50 a pair. I previously emailed SMC with photos of the female couplings and they recommended their S41-2P couplings for the application. Although its been a PITA finding all the required components to add power angle, I am getting to be an ole buzzard and can't be getting on and off the machine to manually angle the blade. Thanks for all the info.