Just got a 128 and have a beginning ?
 

I needed a small tractor and box blade to work the gravel drive at my shop. Didn't know much about Cub Cadets but found one on CL and brought it home. Started to look stuff up on the internet and found this sight.

Amazing !!

I have now spent more time reading here than I used in straightening up my gravel.

I had no idea that there was so much interest in these things. This is great.

The 128 starts and runs fine, worked great on the gravel. There are a few issues but not big. First one is that it has relatively no brakes. I saw how to restore the pads and will do that soon. May have to weld up the actuators, but that shouldn't be much.

My big question is about the lift for my box blade. When I got it, it had a hook and chain with bolts through it. That allowed me to raise the blade but
that was it. Looked like crap so I made a connector out of an I bolt and a U shaped piece of stock laying around. Now I am concerned that maybe there should be a way for the blade to be free to bounce up rather than be firmly connected to the back of the lift.

So, I need advice about the connection and would really like to see some pics of how you guys have used connectors on your lifts.

Thanks,
JB Lewis
Grand Lake, Oklahoma

128
 

Congratulations , on your new purchase , and finding this great site !

If you go here you will find pictures of my home made hitch adapter and the links: http://www.onlycubcadets.net/forum/s...ead.php?t=3190 See pages 6 and 7 for the hitch adapter with a box blade. For plans go here:

http://cubcadet.1.forumer.com/index....pe=post&id=447

You will also find plans and ideas in the first link I provided.

:Welcome2: ...................Could you post some pictures of your lift setup so we have a better idea of it?

Here is a picture of the adapter I use.......it was built by a forum member (IHinIN) we did some swapping not to long ago. This adapter is a lot tougher than the one made by Brinly. :ThumbsUp:

Welcome to OCC! Congrats, on the 128. Would love to see some pics, of your 128 and box blade. :beerchug:

We'd really like to see some pictures of your set-up (hard to get a visual from the description).

If you need a sleeve hitch adapter you should get one of these, http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...STRK:MESELX:IT this guy builds some really bad a$$ stuff.

JB

Well, to repeat in icons what others have already said: :WWP: and :Welcome2:
I know that you will find the utility of your cub indispensible when it comes to doing jobs needed around your shop and elsewhere!!

Cub Cadet 123

JB :Welcome2:

:WWP:

I use a floating style lift strap (2 one each side) on my box blade. Not sure if you can make them out on mine or not. My box blade is a copy of the cub box blade.

What type of box blade is it? A brinly/ agri fab or is it a factory cub cadet one?