cub 127 options

[red56turbo]

Luke,
Nice 127, trailer, and front blade!!. The rear tiller uses a loooooong belt that runs from the front PTO to an angle gear box that bolts to the back of your 127. If you find a tiller, make sure the gearbox is with it. They can be found separately, but get pricey. Heck, an OEM belt, which I recommend one to buy, runs $75 last one I bought. The aftermarket belts just don't last probably due to all the twists and turns. I don't have any current pics of my #2 tiller, but could snap some if you're interested.

BTW, I see a set of weights hidin' under that trailer!

[Methos]

Originally Posted by westofb

I have one on my 149, gladly trade it for a rear tiller!

I'll pass on that one a little to rich for my blood and I love my tiller to much!

Originally Posted by Luke Shook

cub 127

chains, trailer, weights, plow

Nice pics!

Originally Posted by Luke Shook

Will a rear tiller work on a 127? Does it require a PTO?

Nope

Originally Posted by red56turbo

Luke,
Nice 127, trailer, and front blade!!. The rear tiller uses a loooooong belt that runs from the front PTO to an angle gear box that bolts to the back of your 127. If you find a tiller, make sure the gearbox is with it. They can be found separately, but get pricey. Heck, an OEM belt, which I recommend one to buy, runs $75 last one I bought. The aftermarket belts just don't last probably due to all the twists and turns. I don't have any current pics of my #2 tiller, but could snap some if you're interested.

BTW, I see a set of weights hidin' under that trailer!

Well said!

[Luke Shook]

So would this work?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

[red56turbo]

Luke,
That is a #1 tiller with both extensions and yes it would work for your 127. I don't see a pic of the rear 90* angle gear box I mentioned before. You will need the gearbox for the tiller to work. A #1, #2, or #2b tiller would work. The latter (#2b) would need to have the pulley changed from 5/8 to 1/2, otherwise same as a #2. I think I will run out the the shed and try to snap a pic of the gearbox for ya before it gets too dark. BTW, I found the pic of the rear lift for a 1X6/1X7 series. The pic shows both the lower U-shaped bracket and the upper bracket that the cast hooks to.

[gcbailey]

I would go for attachments that you don't see everyday.... Tillers, blades are things everyone would like to have... Try to get a sickle bar, post hole digger, PTO generator..... attachments not necessarily made by IH, but affiliate companies...

[d_day2613]

That's a nice score on the ol' 127! I guess you got that as a package deal? Those old IH trailers are hard to find, or at least they are here in Kentucky. I found two on a Craigslist ad and they were rusted out basket cases. The fella was selling them both for $300 and would not budge a bit on the price.

[red56turbo]

Luke,
Here are a pic of my #2 tiller and a pic of the gearbox on the back of my 149. As you can see, the tiller mounts to the gearbox by pins and cotter pins. The gearbox pic also shows the rear lift option, a little different on a wideframe, but same concept. As far as attachments, there are alot out there such as haban sickle mowers, gens, danuser post hole diggers. I think there is a ground saw attachment like a trencher also. A buddy in Tennessee has two of those. I'd love to find a sickle mower myself someday. Alot depends on location. Prices on the east coast seem to run higher on some things then in boring ole Iowa .

[ACecil]

Nice 127, and attachments, Luke!

[Luke Shook]

Ok, someone wanted to know if I got these as a package deal. I think you'll like this story. I own a Deere 2305 with loader, mower deck, etc. My grandmother was hired to clean out an abandoned house and property to ready it for sale. She asked me for help. In exchange for payment, it was agreed I could pick and choose items to keep from the yard and in the house. The deceased owner was a hoarder. She NEVER threw out anything. She also hid money and valuables all over the house (behind pictures, in bottles, etc). We found stock piled toilet paper, hundreds of bottles of pills, cleaned and empty food containers from diners, keys to who knows what. We even found a 66 Plymouth hidden under twenty years of junk in the garage. One could not walk through the house easily. Some rooms were completely blocked off. My point is she NEVER got rid of anything. This is important in my story.

Anyways, in the Spring, I brought my John Deere down to the property. It was a rather large property with an overgrown back yard, and woods on the back of the property. I used the loader to remove a 68' Chevy van that was completely covered and hidden in vines. It was so rusty, it went right to the scrap yard. To get back on point, I started to plow down and cut the back yard. While knocking down the tall overgrowth I saw the outline of a white trailer not 20 feet behind the house. I worked the loader towards it. I saw the letters IH, and got a little grin on my face. When I got closer to check it out, I discovered there was a shed about six feet away. In it was a Cub Cadet, IH plow, wheel weights and chain. I wasted no time clearing a path so I could pull it all out. I went home and got a car trailer. My dad and I loaded it all up and brought it home. My Dad had the Cub running in no time. After a good cleaning, and nest removal, it looked near new. I was very disappointed however, to discover the plow and equipment didn't fit the tractor. I did some research and discovered this Cub Cadet is a 1720 with a "wide" chassis, while the parts are for an older "narrow" Cub Cadet. I put the accessories on a pallet behind Dad's garage, and forgot about them. We spent the rest of the year cleaning and scrapping stuff from the property. The house went under contract for sale in February. We had finished everything but a third of the basement. It was just too hard, and kept flooding. I was standing in the snow covered back yard waiting for the pump to finish draining the basement. I gazed through the now, foliage clear backyard. That's when I saw the outline of another shed, about a hundred feet behind the house. I didn't see it all year. I walked through the deep snow towards the dilapidated old shed. In it was the 1970, 127 Cub Cadet. I know it's a 1970 because of the Cub accessory book I found in the house. I should have known they wouldn't get rid of it. I quickly drove home and got my Deere. It was the end of the day, but I didn't have much time left to remove stuff from the property. I drove behind the house and promptly sank in the snow covered mud from the basement. I guess I didn't think that one through. By the time I got out of the mud, it was too dark to go any further. I went back the next Saturday morning and brought it up front with the loader. We took it home. Unfortunately rodents had destroyed the wiring harness, so I have not got it running yet.

Luke

[Cub Cadet 123]

An electric lift would also be great on a 127 and it might be less expensive than a hydraulic lift. A wood splitter on the rear axle would be interesting. I saw one in a brochure, but not in real life. You could also find a front end chipper shredder or generator.....those are kind of rare, the latter more than the former, and both would be eye candy to any cub enthusiast!! Great deal on that 127.....with nice perks!!

Cub Cadet 123