Cub cadet 1450 restoration

[IT1450]

Hey guys, Im working on my first ever lawn tractor restoration. The canidate is my prized cub cadet 1450. I forgot to take picture of the teardown and the pictures of the painting is on my grandmas camera as she was over taking pictures when my dad and i were painting i'll post them later when I see her again.

Here's it before painting

[ACecil]

Nice cubs! Good luck with your restoration.

[cub1450]

Originally Posted by ACecil

Nice cubs! Good luck with your restoration.

x2

[cub1782]

I like the ol ford in the backround.

[Donovan M.]

of course you do logan

[OldSkull]

Congratulation for your find!

I just start restoring a 1650 myself and I notice you don't have the original front axle and knuckles assembly on your 1450, I just wish someone can tell you what model Cub this one come from. Your front end look higher (about 2 inch?) and I like those narrow 4.00x8 wheels! I try to find a NOS set like yours but I only found a set of NOS 5.38x 8 so my choice in tires is limited to Firestone 3 ribs or Vredestein 5 ribs V61.

You never know what kind of snake is hiding under a rock but trying to make everything functional is the first goal, cosmetic is the second one in my book. Look like there is a lot of good fellow’s on this forum sharing their knowledge and since they are all Cub cadet lover you can bet they are there to save one from the junkyard.

Wish you good luck

[IT1450]

Originally Posted by Donovan M.

of course you do logan

He has a good reason, Fords rule

Originally Posted by OldSkull

Congratulation for your find!

I just start restoring a 1650 myself and I notice you don't have the original front axle and knuckles assembly on your 1450, I just wish someone can tell you what model Cub this one come from. Your front end look higher (about 2 inch?) and I like those narrow 4.00x8 wheels! I try to find a NOS set like yours but I only found a set of NOS 5.38x 8 so my choice in tires is limited to Firestone 3 ribs or Vredestein 5 ribs V61.

You never know what kind of snake is hiding under a rock but trying to make everything functional is the first goal, cosmetic is the second one in my book. Look like there is a lot of good fellow’s on this forum sharing their knowledge and since they are all Cub cadet lover you can bet they are there to save one from the junkyard.

Wish you good luck

Thanks, Ive owned the tractor for 5 years and have been bugging my dad to let me paint it for 4 of them. Finally when my engine began smoking and my transmition lost almost all power my dad agreed to let me paint it and do a full restoration.

Originally Posted by cdlong

To set the record straight, that's a garden tractor, not a lawn tractor. Best of luck, I have 2-1450s. Just rebuilt the engine in one and purchased the second one. Looking forward to the pics! Looks like a narrow frame pulling front axle. Had one on my 122. Looks like the spindles were raised instead of lowered.

The front axel is out of an old noma lawn tractor, It is put in so I can squeeze into a lower weight class for tractor pulling. plus the tractor is sitting high because the the only way the axel could fit into the tractor was to put it in upside down and turn the spindalls around.

Originally Posted by ACecil

Nice cubs! Good luck with your restoration.

Thanks, the 1450 is mine, and the 109 is my brothers it'll be his (my next) project.

Originally Posted by cub1782

I like the ol ford in the backround.

Thanks the old 76 ford (it has a 79' grill ) is gonna be one of my next restoration projects.

[IT1450]

hi guys i just got the engine rebilt and put in, i dumped a bit of gas in the spark plug hole and it fired over. My brother is attaching the tank as I speak hopefully it will start!!!