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#71
04-29-2011, 01:26 PM
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Great links, and even greater pages at the end of those links. I am just gearing up to tear my tractor down and rebuild. New wiring harness on the way from Porch Electric. 
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04-29-2011, 01:28 PM
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04-29-2011, 01:51 PM
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get another thread going with some pics and info too Andy, we would all be glad to see your progress and help out along the way. Mostly just want to see the pics!
 Finally got some money in hand I can spend on something other than bills and food today. Went and bought a duralast gold tractor battery, in line fuel filter, couple quarts of SAE 30 and a fresh can of PB blast from autozone. There went 60 bucks. Well, 70 until I return the old battery. Forgot to take my core. Going to eat lunch early at my desk then use my lunch hour to spend a little time with my cub, I've missed it. Today is the first sunny day in over a week. Gonna see about cutting some grass this afternoon. 
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04-29-2011, 11:50 PM
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Jeff Brookfield, MO ________________ IH Red 782 with weights and sleeve hitch! IH snow blade, Brinly plow, Brinly disk, Brinly harrow, Johnson rear blade, and a #2 IH Cart
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04-30-2011, 05:10 AM
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you can get their regular duralast tractor battery all day long for 30 bucks, not a bad deal. I opted for the duralast gold which is rated a bit higher CCAs for 10 dollars more, then they nailed me with a 10 dollar core charge on top of that because I forgot to bring my old one.
I went the gold route because the guy said they only honor a 90 day warranty on their tractor batteries. Duralast car batteries are 3 year so I was kind of shocked to hear that. I figured if anything maybe the gold series would last a little longer, but who knows. Either way I went, it beats strapping a car battery to the thing. I am going to have to look at some diagrams and see what I can do about the proper battery hold downs. Bungee cord is doing an OK job for the time being.  I noticed today my right side (if you are sitting on the tractor) front tire has got a little gangster lean on it. Thinking I may have a bent spindle, or just an extremely shot bearing. I'll have to look into that another day though, I needed to get the yard cut.  I added the in-line filter but will have to re-route it by adding a brass elbow (added to parts needed list), it's interfering with the throttle linkage a wee bit now.  I wanted to get a see through filter but I did not see any that looked suitable for this application. Got the grass cut, but I have got to do something about this deck to level it out a little. The left side is just a bit lower than the right. The cut does not look bad but the deck gets hung up on a little hill in the back yard and dug a big hole for me. I also need to replace the roller at the front of the deck, it's not touching the ground anymore, been used up. Between the front seal leaking and a little blow by here and there the 1450 consumed just over a half quart of oil to cut my half acre yard. It also seemed to be thirstier today than the last time I cut, I used about 3/4 of a gallon today and only ran the thing an hour tops. I think that is due in part to the throttle linkage being hung up on the fuel line. I'll keep using it as is for now, but I am going to have to rebuild, replace or repower at some point in the near future because I will get tired of smelling oil smoke and burning up pricey oil through the cylinder real fast. I love driving this tractor though, it's a powerful machine. I love just bumping the lever forward a hair and creeping really slow as I trim in around things. Here's a pic of the house with my cub out front. lots of dead spots in the front yard yet, hoping it gets a little greener since we have had all that rain lately. I think it needs some sun more than anything.  After I put the cub up for the day I got out my saw and cut down a couple saplings that came up I have been meaning to cut. Also cut a branch here or there on the pines in the back and north side yard, so I am not pushing them out of the way to mow under them. I've been ducking them for years and figure I had better take care of them now before my luck runs out and I get hurt or knocked off the tractor. This cub also sits up a bit higher than my old MTD 12.5/38" so it's harder to get under the trees as they were. Did not get stuck today though!  Still a ways off from what I want this tractor to be, but it has more than proved to me that it is up to the challenge. Seeing 1450mike's restoration thread bumped up and seeing those pics made my night when I came to the forum to post my updates. I didn't know a QL could look that good.
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05-01-2011, 01:25 AM
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Thanks Acecil I am having a lot of fun with my new toys and enjoying the forum here a good deal too, good group of guys here. Having something to work on and think about is key to me staying happy in life, always has been. :-)
I'm currently poking around online looking at repower options, looking at classified ads and trying to decide what direction I want to take with these cubs, or one of them. What is a 14 horse kohler that needs rebuilt worth? Like 40-60 dollars from what I am seeing. Even a basic rebuild is going to run 5 times what the engine is currently worth, doesn't make sense to me to throw good money after bad. I'd rather buy a known good powerplant, fit it and move onto the other issues the thing has. There's a 1450 on craigs right now locally for 200 dollars, add 100 for a rust free deck if you want that too. He has a 3 point for 160 more on top of that. And, it has side panels.  I have read here that you never get a good deal on your first cub, and that you see the real deals after you already bought yours. That has been the story of my life for nearly every purchase I have made so I am used to it. I've got over 700 in this project if you include the cost of transportation for both to get them here and parts up to this point. I want to try and be a bit more cautious with my spending on this tractor but there is no turning back now. Unless I feel like push mowing... I try to adhere to a saying from the late Hunter S. Thompson "anything worth doing, is worth doing right" and I think that can be applied to all aspects of life. I just sometimes have issues seeing what the "right" way to do things is the first time through. I'm set to cut for now and I am sure I can nurse this kohler for another 10 years if I really wanted to without a rebuild. I am just going to feel stupid doing the front seal knowing it needs internal work. You guys with the perfectly restored stock tractors make it hard on a modder. Nothing I own is stock though. What fun is that? Stay tuned, I am sure there will be some interesting twists in the near future.
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05-01-2011, 01:35 AM
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