What did you do to your Cub today?

[finsruskw]

Fabbed up a weight box for the rear of the 1650 I just resurrected.
Using mat's I had laying around, it weighs 35 # empty and hangs on the lower 3 point and upper lift bar frame mount holes.
Shown mounted, w/35 #'s of weights

[ACecil]

Nice job on the weight box!

[cheesedawg82]

Originally Posted by finsruskw

Fabbed up a weight box for the rear of the 1650 I just resurrected.
Using mat's I had laying around, it weighs 35 # empty and hangs on the lower 3 point and upper lift bar frame mount holes.
Shown mounted, w/35 #'s of weights

Looks good!

PO put a similar weight box on my 106 made from aluminum in 1971 and it's still holding up. I put a 5 gallon bucket back there, which holds a full bag of cement at 50 lbs, and made all the difference in the world plowing and climbing hills in wet weather.

[ColoradoCadet]

Thanks Woodtrucker, that is much less than half price from the Firestones. Those Deestones are thinner so I think that is more of the look I am going for too. Thanks for the input. BTW - I like the black wheels too.

[JPWright]

I have been having difficulty with the 100. It sputters and pops a lot. At first I thought carb and decided to readjust it. After plowing the driveway the problem persisted. I then I cleaned and adjusted the points. It seemed to work fine but not great for the first snow plowing of the season. Second plowing yesterday and the problem was back.

When I started it, the spark seemed to be irregular at the points so I thought bad points and replaced them. I put in new points and a condenser and got it running. As I looked at the spark with the point cover off, I noticed that it was still not regular. A misfire would occur quit often. I checked the ignition wiring to and from the coil.

I discovered that the wire from the coil to the points had hard insulation and some cracks where the bare wire could be seen. I replaced that wire and the 100 runs fine again and I have some extra points and a condenser.

I hauled in some wood before the storm.

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[ACecil]

Nice 100, glad you got it going!

[johncub7172]

Originally Posted by JPWright

I have been having difficulty with the 100. It sputters and pops a lot. At first I thought carb and decided to readjust it. After plowing the driveway the problem persisted. I then I cleaned and adjusted the points. It seemed to work fine but not great for the first snow plowing of the season. Second plowing yesterday and the problem was back.

When I started it, the spark seemed to be irregular at the points so I thought bad points and replaced them. I put in new points and a condenser and got it running. As I looked at the spark with the point cover off, I noticed that it was still not regular. A misfire would occur quit often. I checked the ignition wiring to and from the coil.

I discovered that the wire from the coil to the points had hard insulation and some cracks where the bare wire could be seen. I replaced that wire and the 100 runs fine again and I have some extra points and a condenser.

I hauled in some wood before the storm.

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Yea that's a good find. A lot of times, the crack will be hiding under the wire suspension clip that's fastened to the cam cover bolt ( if its still there ).

[JPWright]

That is exactly where it happened.

[Kjamesm]

Decided to put chains on the 128....regret not doing it sooner!

[SJones]

I rebuilt the deck. Rebuilt the bearings. then cleaned and repainted it. It has a season on it now and it is in good shape with the paint holding up well. Used an epoxy paint with a color called biscuit which was a pretty close white color. That was a test for doing that to the rest of the 126. It is from 1971 and needs a good repaint. right now the clutch is getting needed cleaning and lubricating.