Newbie 127 project

[Alvy]

Thanks for all the responses. I know times have changed and I respect everyone's opinions. My main goal is not to drink and mow or put my son in a dangerous position, just had some good memories with my dad and shared that tid bit but mainly want to just fix up a good old reliable tractor, thats it. I for one was witness to my neighbors kid running out to see him on the mower and slipped underneath the deck, trust me I get the dangers of it. I have a perfectly flat postage stamp of a Florida yard with 5 inch saint Augustine grass, no rocks, debris etc. but I digress, I will take any advice whether it is technical or other wise, was just hoping that people would focus on what this site is about and not one particular dumb thing that I said in passing. Thanks for looking

[TheSaturnV]

Don't sweat it Alvy, you know the concerns and now we move on. I am currently restoring a 147, and at this rate you are blowing my doors off!

[johncub7172]

Good start on the IH Cub Cadet 127! Glad to see the tractor getting it's just reward after so many reliable years of service. Good deal man!

[Sugarmaker]

Alvy,
I have a 127 that has been brought back to life and just mowed the yard with it tonight. From your response we can see you are a responsible person. I must say the picture of your son reaching out to that tractor is priceless!!
Looking forward to your work bringing this tractor back to be a beautiful machine that your family can enjoy with you for years. I built a nice cart for the grand daughters and they enjoying riding in it behind the 127 on a joy ride back to the woods or down the yard to check the garden.
Regards,
Chris

[Methos]

Originally Posted by Alvy

Thanks for all the responses. I know times have changed and I respect everyone's opinions. My main goal is not to drink and mow or put my son in a dangerous position, just had some good memories with my dad and shared that tid bit but mainly want to just fix up a good old reliable tractor, thats it. I for one was witness to my neighbors kid running out to see him on the mower and slipped underneath the deck, trust me I get the dangers of it. I have a perfectly flat postage stamp of a Florida yard with 5 inch saint Augustine grass, no rocks, debris etc. but I digress, I will take any advice whether it is technical or other wise, was just hoping that people would focus on what this site is about and not one particular dumb thing that I said in passing. Thanks for looking

Ok lets get back on helping him with his 127.

[TheSaturnV]

Originally Posted by Sugarmaker

I must say the picture of your son reaching out to that tractor is priceless!!
Regards,
Chris

Yep, I thought the very same thing. Instant classic photo.

[tservice]

I have a 127 also, you will love that machine and so will your family.

[Alvy]

Thanks again guys. Well, I started the teardown of the K301 tonight. Finally got a good puller from work. I stated before that my crank/rod journal is egg shaped from 1.500 to 1.489 and a few in between in differrent spots. I talked to the machine shop near my house and he said he will try to grind it .010" but thinks it will probably be .020" undersized when its said and done and I did find a few places that sell a .020" rod so I think I will be good. Wont order anything until I know of course.

Here are a couple pics of tonight mainly with just pulling off the fan and bearing retainer. I ran into a snag and need to read up on the manual or get some ideas from you because I cant get the crank to come out because the front bearing hits the cam gear on its way out. I drove out the inner cam mounting rod and moved the cam over but the bearing will still not clear? I have the cam gear cover off, points out, and inner shaft of cam out but no dice. I tried to hold the bearing to the case with a c clamp and just get the crank to come out of the bearing but it wont even budge that way, pressed on big time and I thought it would be. Guess I have to do something different to get it out. Ideas?

Edit*** Manual says that crank may have to pressed out but I still dont get it? It looks to me that it will take a lot of force to press the crank through the bearing if the bearing contacts the cam gear. It will only be hitting it on one side and Im afraid it will damge/bend/break the gear? Am I worrying too much about this and should just let it rip in the press?






Obviously I know that the rod and piston have to come out first before the crank comes out but as you can see the front bearing (top) will contact the cam gear as it comes out and it does, ends up stopping, and I'm a little nervous that I will damage the cam gear. (This picture BTW is before I removed the inner cam shaft/rod and moved the cam over but it wont go far enough over to clear

[Cub Cadet 123]

Originally Posted by Methos

Great pics!

I want to see your updates and learn more about you and your 127, but as someone that knows a child that got ran over by a lawn mower please keep your son inside while you mow. If you want to drink a beer and mow have at it but don't risk your son's health over it.

http://pediatrics.about.com/od/hidde...-accidents.htm

Ok off my soap box.

OH NO---DON'T GET OFF OF IT YET, MORE PEOPLE NEED TO HEAR THIS MESSAGE!! I just saw a lady about 2 weeks ago at the CVS pharmacy and she got a phone call while at the counter. She was there getting prescriptions filled for her son--whom she had earlier ran over with the mower. I quickly asked her if the deck was engaged when it happened and she said, "YES!", but her son was just bruised up badly and needed some stitches. Last year, in a town just a few miles away, a young baby sitter was being sued for running over a child in her care while she was mowing over the lawn. Dad used to pull us on the wagon behind the mower, BUT NEVER WHEN HE WAS MOWING AND EVEN THEN IT WAS ONLY IN 1ST GEAR, VERY SLOW. We're not kids anymore, we are the adults and we must make decisions that always err on the side of safety. When I mow, I even watch out for passing cars, my cat, lil' critters, etc....The memories will continue in the future if the child lives through the experience. Let's give our sons/daughters a great thing to inherit---Dad's good sense of SAFETY, so that our grandchildren are always in good hands!

Keep the pictures and good memories coming!
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[Cub Cadet 123]

Originally Posted by Alvy

Thanks for all the responses. I know times have changed and I respect everyone's opinions. My main goal is not to drink and mow or put my son in a dangerous position, just had some good memories with my dad and shared that tid bit but mainly want to just fix up a good old reliable tractor, thats it. I for one was witness to my neighbors kid running out to see him on the mower and slipped underneath the deck, trust me I get the dangers of it. I have a perfectly flat postage stamp of a Florida yard with 5 inch saint Augustine grass, no rocks, debris etc. but I digress, I will take any advice whether it is technical or other wise, was just hoping that people would focus on what this site is about and not one particular dumb thing that I said in passing. Thanks for looking

Sorry, just read the 1st page and got fired up before reading all of the other posts....

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