Cub Cadet 100 restor
 

Morn, well this is my offical post to this great place of knowledge. Last fall I stumbled upon a neglected, but stored indoors cub 100 They had just torn down a leanto shed that was pulling the garage to one side. They didnt know that her father had this.
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I asked my friend what they were going to do with it and she told me to take it if I wanted it.
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My plan was to just get it running again, which it did. But then I had a lot of free time since times are tough.

Since then, I have been in the garage with PB blaster, pnematic tools and dirty overalls tearing this down to managable pieces.
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Steering column was seized and broke upon removal.:angry: But I had a new, rebuilt one coming from a website.
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I had a bear of a time removing the pivot pin. It came out but the pin has no grooves to hold any grease of any kind. Im planning on putting a grease zert in the under center, but also thinking of grooving the pin to allow some channels.
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Next was the clutch assembly. Scratchen my head on this one. Im at the point of disasembly of the clutch plates. Is there a tool to compress the spring so that I dont get a smashed finger or something???
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My next step was to remove all the rust and paint to do a decent job of restoring this cub. I figured with little money and time on my hand, I turned to science. I spent 32 bucks on some threaded rod, shelving angle iron and 100% lye product and am now using the electricity action for overnight relief of rust, paint, grime and dirt. Heres a link to my youtube vid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mfu-ESOOGA

Heres a pic of my first setup, that did NOT work.
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I have some pics to come of the foot pedels before and after. I also spent an hour at a scrap yard ,and found some new metal sheets and metal rods for the anodes for my 55 gal drum system.

Thanks for looking. I have everything torn down to the bare metal, and plan to build a paint booth and do a decent job. Not sure what to do with the engine. It runs, does not knock, and no smoke......:beer2: May just tear down a little and resurface some items.

The 100 is a nice project! Please keep us updated on your progress! :beerchug:

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Great looking 100! I'm looking forward to oyur progress!

Thanks guys, im also looking forward to this. I have a lot to learn as far as body work, fill and painting. Im hoping I dont screw anything up.

I have filled some of the rust pitting from it sitting under a leaky roof.
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As well as the seat. It was in decent shape, as well as the body. Not much to do, but I still figure that a good coat of paint wont hurt.
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Very nice work!! :beerchug:

Looking forward to more updates......They didn't happen to have more Cubs hidden under that lean to did they? :HeadScratch:

Funny thing is that they have a Sears 19.9 in the back with my name on it if I want.

But there is another cub, a 106 that is not covered by my friends house.
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And there is a little mustang mower?
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Not sure what to do because im expecting a John Deere 110 round fender that is coming this may.

First thing first is to have this 100 in the town parade. This will be my first restored/fixed up tractor that I have enjoyed. School will be out for three weeks, then its game on. Ive been tinkering with this since Dec.
I do have one question. Before I tore the hood off, it would encounter the steering wheel. Im assuming that there are two options, either move the hood forward or raise the steering wheel??
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