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06-26-2017, 09:27 PM
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Brought home Cub Cadet 125
So I just brought home a Cub Cadet 125 that was my Grandfathers. From the serial number, it appears to have been built in 1968. Compared to similar class new lawn/garden tractors, these old Cub Cadets are STOUT. But it's in somewhat rough shape. Steering is sloppy, starts hard, leaks fuel from the carb if I don't shut the fuel off at the tank, deck hangs uneven (5" on one side, 3.25" on the other), appears to be blowing a lot of blow by out what appears to be a crankcase vent on the side, and appears to have about 60psi of compression. When I changed the oil, there was what looked suspiciously like metal dust in it.
Long term, I'd like to restore it a little bit at a time. Probably start with mechanical and then go to cosmetic. I've got a carb 'rebuild kit' coming for it that should address the fuel leak, and might even help it start and run better (After I rebuilt the carb on my weed whacker, it now starts and runs WAY better). I want to get the deck leveled so I can use it to mow my lawn instead of my aging and 'less stout' walk behind that's becoming a chore to maintain, however, there doesn't seem to be enough adjustment in the mechanism to take up the difference between the sides. For the motor, I'm pretty sure I'm going to have to rebuild it. That being the case, I noted that J-Mech here appears to rebuild these motors and isn't stupid far from me (He's a bit of a haul, but not opposite sides of the country - would probably be cheaper to drive it to him than ship it), so I'll probably be reaching out to him to rebuild the motor at some point - but I've read that sometimes it's cheaper to get a standard 14HP piston and bore the block for it than it is to get a .010 or .020 over piston. Any truth or drawbacks to taking that approach? If there are no drawbacks to doing this, then of course the advantage would be the two additional HP. Any other thoughts? 
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