My 3 cubs- a work thread

[Mudrig150]

Picked up an 1864 for parts for the diesel, mainly for the power steering, CV driveshaft, and the transmission. Might use the super steer axle under the diesel but I am going to test fit with the stock axle and see if the cylinder clears the tires. Also got a brand new seat under a horrendous seat cover that was full of mouse nest and packing foam that just needs some paint on the seat pan because the powder coating is all falling off in giant sheets.

Diesel helped unload it, normally I would just roll it off but the brakes are dragging and the blade got stuck on the side of the trailer. Picked the rear of the 1864 up with the 3 point and rolled it off the trailer.

[Mudrig150]

Did some mocking up and honestly, I hated the stance of the 1864 axle. Bit too tall and the wheels were too far forward for my liking. Had a 318 axle laying around that I decided to give a test fit and it works way better than the 1864 axle. The 318 axle is 2.5" taller than stock but the wheels are in the same spot, while the 1864 axle is 3.25" taller than stock with the wheels about 1.5" further forward.
I'm going to try to make the whole setup seem stock but the hydraulic lines have already been replaced/modified so I'm not super hopeful about it looking totally stock.

[Mudrig150]

Updates to the fleet:
Diesel did great running the blower all winter after my green machine started having issues losing reverse (that turned out to be a bent hydro linkage), haven't really run it much otherwise, but I did try to plow the garden with it, and it seemingly seized up after 2 passes (which is ironic because the green machine survived doing most of the garden unscathed). It did unseize itself but I'm thinking the transmission is cooked because the engine seemed no worse for wear but the hydro pump is acting weird now.

1912 has been power steering swapped since I determined the manual steering parts are rarer than hen's teeth apparently. I have all the hydraulics in and working but the column needs to come back out to reseal it, since I had to disassemble it twice because the column has been apart in the past and was assembled wrong, and now that it's back together and working it leaks. I'm gonna scooch the engine forward 1/2" since the PTO placement is all wrong which is resulting in a steep belt angle from the mule drive to the engine.
Battery placement has been a several month long question but I'm actually just gonna put a thin ATV battery behind the radiator because the only other options are having it nearly rubbing the hydro linkage or sitting above the muffler, and I don't want either of those.

[Ozcub]

How often do you ring that bell ?

[Mudrig150]

Originally Posted by Ozcub

How often do you ring that bell ?

Never. It's basically just a yard decoration. I don't even think it has a hammer in it, to be honest.

[ol'George]

for a CLAPPER, you can use a hammer on the outside to get someones attention.

[Ozcub]

https://www.bells.org/activity/learn...ent-parts-bell