Hey guys!
I finally picked up an actual IH Cub Cadet! This has been a long time in the making!
As a kid, our family got a MTD era Cub Cadet 1315 in the late 80s... I mowed alot of grass with that... Then in the early 90s, my grandfather retired his '79 Cadet 85 special, which I got my hands on and turned into a go-kart!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r2hKQoAN-U
This was my first introduction into IH machinery! A few years ago, I got a Cadet 60, which I used until June 2009 when the already tired motor took a turn for the worse.
Last fall, I swapped an old car for a 1951 Farmall M. What a gem! It looks rough but runs good. I'm sure my neighbors think I'm nuts, or at least a little eccentric owning a farm tractor and living in town.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBjHD-3zixk
I just picked up this Cub Cadet 147 from a guy up the road. It wouldn't run anymore because of 'carb problems'...... The melted down points made me think differently. A new set of points and a fresh condenser, and I was in business!
I already changed the oil, and picked up some HyTran, a new rear gasket, a trans filter, and a new muffler to replace the rusted-out original.
I plan to put it to use soon for leaf cleaning!
I'm wondering what my best bet is for the winter... Last year we didn't get any appreciable snow, so I didn't get to put the Farmall/Model 30 loader with blade to use, but I think with my limited space, the Cub Cadet with either a blade or a 36/42" blower might be easier to manage. Any opinions on that one?
Thanks!