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05-30-2013, 07:56 AM
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New, almost owner of an 86
Hi, all, new to this forum and Cub Cadets. I live in south central Ohio, near Lancaster. My wife and I raise and show llamas. My mother in law is giving me a CC 86 that's been sitting in her barn (on concrete, not dirt) for about the last 10 - 15 or so years. I haven't been able to get a good look at it but it appears to be in pretty good shape, tires hold air and don't see any obvious external issues. It doesn't run, I know that. A mechanic friend of the family tried to fix it about 10 yrs. ago and I recall she said that he said it needed a new valve in the engine, but he couldn't find one (pretty much pre-internet days then). They needed another mower so they bought a Troy Built lawn tractor and parked the Cub. No idea what else might be wrong with it. It does have a mower deck (unknown size) and don't know what else they might have for it, if anything (a front blade would be nice to find!). It probably hadn't been used much at all previous to being broken down, a rear engine Snapper did most of their mowing chores.
I'm just looking to get it cleaned up and running to do some mowing chores and maybe garden work. We have a Ford 9N that's hooked to a manure spreader full time and an 8N for mowing pastures and back blade work, so don't need the Cub for heavy duty things. I like the idea of it being all gear drive and not the variable speed belt like on my riding mower (an MTD made Huskee). I have to go get the 86 later this summer so I'll know more about it then. Looking forward to interacting with the good people here and talking Cubs (and getting lots of help that I know I'll need!) 
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05-30-2013, 08:27 AM
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You know, a loot of mechanics have been fooled by the automatic compression release. If they expect to see good compression when turning the engine over at low speed, then you will get a reading that shows a burnt or stuck valve. Instead, it could be gas, points, or condenser, or coil.
Get the cub and we will help you sort it out! Welcome to OCC!
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John Proud Owner of a Model 100 and a Model 124. A homemade cart, 2 x 42" mower decks, a 38" deck, a 42" front NF blade, and a lawn sweeper!
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05-30-2013, 10:57 AM
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Thanks for the welcome
I'll be sure to post some pics when I get it. Might be into late June at the earliest, too many llama shows, shearing (19 to do yet) and pasture mowing to get done to do anything real fun.
The guy is a heck of an auto and truck mechanic (he worked on the truck fleet for a paper distributor, replaced the dreaded Northstar engine in my MIL's Caddy twice before she got smart and sold it) and normally pretty good on tractors and mowers but he might not have known about the compression release, that might have fooled him. Have to dig into it and see what's up. Whiz
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