1974 Cub cadet 1250 partial restoration

[Mudrig150]

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that I put the 1250 hydro springs in. Had to bend the bracket to get them in as the clip would not come off the shaft.

[Mudrig150]

Got in some more progress. Finally got the motor bolted to the cradle. It took a lot of wrestlong an converting a bolt into a stud to get it in. Funny thing, guess what? The holes in the oil pan have been redibles and tapped very crooked which explains the motor not going in. Started to get the hydraulic lift in before we had to go back home. One step closer to getting her going again!

Also, 124 got sold, I talked to the buyer while my brother grabbed the mule drive, and as it turns out, he needs a set of fenders and we have 2 sets, and he has an 8 horse I can throw in that little tractor. Nicest part? He lives less than 10 minutes from us.

[Mudrig150]

One observation I recently made is that the paint is obviously not original, but one thing I'm wondering is how the heck paint runs sideways across the frame. It's only like that in one area, too. Weird. I guess the thing that tipped me off is that the IH logo on the back is about an inch off center. But hey, at least the PO took the time to put one on.

[Alvy]

Originally Posted by Mudrig150

One observation I recently made is that the paint is obviously not original, but one thing I'm wondering is how the heck paint runs sideways across the frame. It's only like that in one area, too. Weird.

The frame was painted standing up or vertically.

[jaynjeep]

Originally Posted by Alvy

The frame was painted standing up or vertically.

Mike I had noticed that in some of the old IH archive photos.. Kinda neat to look at how they painted and assembled some of that stuff.. one thing for sure it was all done manually by humans.. no robots in the old Louisville Plant!

[Bob95065]

Originally Posted by Mudrig150

One observation I recently made is that the paint is obviously not original, but one thing I'm wondering is how the heck paint runs sideways across the frame. It's only like that in one area, too. Weird. I guess the thing that tipped me off is that the IH logo on the back is about an inch off center. But hey, at least the PO took the time to put one on.

The IH logo on the back of my 1000 is also off center. It came from the factory that way. I know the tractor's history since new and it was not repainted

[Mudrig150]

Well, got in a good amount of progress.
Finally got the hydraulic lift in, got the front motor bolts tight. No idea how I'm going to tighten the rear mounts. Tire's back on. The hoist is out of here, but now I have a worse issue. Lower bolts for the little brackets that go from the pump housing to the frame are too long and hit the brake arm, so I guess I can't hook that up till I correct it. The hydraulic lift was a while fiasco, but now it's in. Don't know if it leaks or not, but I'll know when I finally get the rest of the bolts on this thing tight, the fuel tank reinstalled, and the head planed. So close! Also, cables are hooked up to motor.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a49zw2bTyyQ&app=desktop

[Mudrig150]

Got the fuel tank on. Tightened the driveshaft, motor mounts, and a few other things. Got some 1/4 inch fuel line, but it's the wrong size. I did find some 5/16 hose, cleaned it out and when it's dry I'll use it as fuel line. Ag tires are now off the rim and figured that they are only maybe half inch offset. The only thing left to do is get the electrical hooked up and surface the head and It'll be ready to run again!

[twoton]

Good deal. You get that exhaust elbow figured out?

[Dstein16]

Making progress, I like it! Keep up the work. I think we are all looking forward to seeing it finished