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Old 01-20-2017, 09:28 AM
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Congrats on the new member of the family. I have got to come up for a visit. Sam I would have been closer and we needed to keep this one in the Old North State! LOL.
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Old 01-20-2017, 11:28 PM
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Gentlemen, thanks for all the nice comments. I'm really having to restrain myself from not working on this one--got to at least get the 1811 out of the shop first. The 2284 is still on the trailer. Charged the battery some more today, but it still needs help from the charger to spin over. I need to check over the starter, and check the strength of the fire. Hopefully with a bit of tinkering we can get it to fire off before finding a shed to put it under until I have time to do fun stuff like flushing the fuel system and examining the carb. Nothing appears beat up, a bit weathered though. Grill is broke where it mounts, I'm guessing that is age? Looks fixable, fortunately.

In addition to Sam and Steve, I have found Ryan chronicled a lot of work on a cyclops as well. Like I said in another post, I've kind of skimmed over/ignored the cyclops stuff--but you can bet I'm reading them now! Thanks to those who go to the effort of putting those together.
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Old 01-21-2017, 10:27 AM
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Grill is broke where it mounts, I'm guessing that is age? Looks fixable, fortunately.
I believe the main reason the grills break is because people ram them into fixed objects that don't move. Some like to sit on the hoods, lean on the side panels with the hood open.

I have three Cyclops that I've owned and solely used and there's not a crack one in the plastics. Others I have bought not so lucky. But I have bought a few tractors that also had perfect plastic.

I've also noticed that whoever tightens down the grill to frame sometimes puts enough torque on the bolts to completely crush the plastic base. Snug is all that's required.
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Old 07-27-2017, 09:31 PM
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FINALLY, we had time to get this thing in the shop. Oh my what a greasy mess the engine is. So here is what we found. Somebody had the starter off at some time, one mounting bolt was missing. The engine seemed to turn over slow. I replaced both battery ends and charged the battery, I think this thing has something north of a 700 amp battery in it. Still wouldn't spin over very fast. Pulled the starter apart to clean it up and the insulation on the fields had melted. It spun over a little better, but not much. Matter of fact it was so slow the plugs only fired "orange". Said the heck with it, ordered a new starter from DB electrical for $47 delivered. Put it on tonight and man does that thing spin over fast. Pulled the line from the fuel pump, and it was working. Left it off and tried to get it to crank on WD-40, only managed to flood it. Dried it out and switched over to Cub Cadet penetrating oil (that stuff will crank anything) and it fired up. Took a bit to finish drying out but after about a minute, away it went. I'm actually burning the old fuel in it, less than a year old supposedly. Let it run maybe 5 minutes all together, shut it down and restarted it a few times--effortlessly I might add. Couldn't resist so I removed all the wrenches and drove it a few feet inside the shop (much needed rain outside). Hydro is smooth very quiet, steering is responsive. I did notice the axle has a lot of slop, didn't appear to have any when it was just a yellow blob sitting in the guys yard--I'll have to address that. I do have a bit of a miss, but I believe that is a bad plug, gonna get a pair of plugs tomorrow. Gonna see about pressure washing--need to remove tunnel cover and maybe fenders--got a rat nest on top of rear. After a bath, I'll change engine oil, grease it, reinstall PTO and try to cut some grass. Once I am content that it is solid, I'll service the hydro, and get a new air filter. Oh yeah, got to drill a broken valve cover bolt out of the head. Overall, we are quite pleased so far.
Yeah, there are a few little things--broken grill, crack in dash, panel where all those dash lights are is gone, couple deck gage wheels need attention, key switch needs replacing, safety swithches need to be put back into working order.

Off the top of your head, anyone know what the second dash light from the left is for? It kept coming on while I was test driving, but it wasn't corresponding well with hydro lever position.
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Old 07-27-2017, 09:55 PM
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I think that is the low fuel light.
Glad to see you got it going John.
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Old 07-27-2017, 10:17 PM
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It's alive!! Congrats on the runner!!
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Old 07-27-2017, 10:52 PM
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I think that is the low fuel light.
Glad to see you got it going John.
It is the low fuel light.

Congrats on the runner John!
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Old 07-27-2017, 11:09 PM
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John,

Congrats on the new to you plastic tractor!! I will have to admit that I used to be anti plastic... I was also anti CCC.. The only Cub Cadet I wanted was an IH built one! BUT.... I now must eat my words.. I stumbled into a 1782 several years ago at a decent deal.. I was looking for a metal hood diesel.. wanted to paint it red and claim it was IH.. Never could find one so I settled for a plastic Cyclops.. Got it running well and used it a little and I was in love... Dad drove it a little and HAD to have his own! So we bought one of Sam's 2182's for him!! Sam by the way is a great stand up guy.. full of Cyclops info!

The tilt wheel and power steering will spoil you!! You will learn to overlook the plastic hood.. With a bit of care it really isn't that bad... Some say the Cyclops wiring is a nitemare... had a few issues with the 1782 due to a previous owner mangling stuff... straightened that out and haven't had a minutes issue with it... Sam had already rewired the other one.. It works great also.

The two best mods I have done to the 1782... gauges and rear axle braces!

Have fun with it!! They still have a lot of IH heritage!

Oh yeah... the front axle slop.... they have two pre load adjustment bolts on the front.. mine were buried in grease.. they require regular adjustment... I bet that will fix the slop!
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Old 07-30-2017, 02:15 PM
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Put new plugs in (runs better), drove it around a bit--hydro working wonderful.

Are these known for a very slow reverse? compared to my 2072, 982,1811 this thing creeps in reverse. Asking is this normal before I go chasing linkage adjustments and such.

Pulled the tunnel cover and everything looks decent---as in lift cylinder, steering, hydro were all dry and dusty. I am assuming the big square blob of electrical tape was the pedal safety switch? I'm guessing it is taped in the depressed position? My plan will be to restore that and the seat switch back to operation--seems I have had to do that to all our "newer" Cadets.

Hydro oil was full and looked/smelled normal. After I run it some more I will at least change the filter, maybe a full fluid change. So, I notice the axle housings are different, do these retain water and need the case drilled?
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The engine had a couple areas that were greasy--got to look for leaks. We have a long non OSHA approved air gun that I used to clean the engine prior to washing--had the air cleaner base off so I could get to the flywheel area.

I got the broken valve cover bolt out. Engine is made with a counterbore for the spacer/shoulder bolt. So I made a guide for drilling the bolt out. I drilled it 3/16 (a little smaller than the tap drill for a 6mm screw). Turned a shoulder for a good slip fit in the counterbore and made it long enough so I could hold it with something while drilling. Worked great, I was able to fish the "threads" of the bolt out like removing a heli-coil.

Gave it a bath. Need to reinstall PTO clutch, grease the machine and see if it will cut grass. Oh, yeah change the engine oil! I'll pick up a new air filter eventually, the one in it isn't that bad--but it deserves a new one.
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