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05-09-2010, 11:07 PM
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122 / 126 Hybrid
My 122 is now a mix of two different machines, and some other bits thrown in. Purists should click the back browser button now - the following pictures are nothing near "original restoration" condition!
I knew the K301 from my 122 needed rebuilt, so I spent most of last winter on the engine.    When this spring came along, I decided it was time to put the engine in the chassis.  But I found that the frame was cracked, and the cross member was pretty messed up.   My 126 was bought to be a donor, but it actually looked to be in fair shape. It ended up being the donor anyway since I needed a frame, and I liked the looks of the 122 better than the 126. The 126 gave up her soul, and quite a few other parts. I stripped her to the frame and tranny.  There are quite a few differences between the 122 and the 126, but nothing a little backyard engineering couldn't overcome... The 122 fenders were mangled, so I bought a tandem trailer fender, "Jeep Style" from NorthernTool and cut it to fit.     Yesterday I set the engine, and today I got it mostly back together. She breathed her first breath at about noon today. After 15 minutes, I shut her down and re-torqued the head bolts (they were surprisingly a lot looser than I would have expected!) It will take some more time and effort to get all the loose ends tied up, but she did a bit of work pulling around my trailer with 5 ea 5 gallon buckets filled with water for the trees. I'm really happy now. She's purring right along. Still as ugly as a mud fence! There are a lot of other things I've done over the last few months, but I wanted to show you my end result. Hope you enjoyed the ride!    Hope you all had a great weekend! I sure did! 
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--------------------- Jim in Lafayette, CO Cub Cadet 122, 126 
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