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Stability on hills
I am hoping some of you with more Cub experience can help guide me with my new 1450.
I am considering dual wheels to add a little width to help with stability. After a little research, I'm thinking it may not be a good idea due to the fact my hill is very uneven. I call it my hill, because its not much of a yard, which is why I got my 1450. There's not enough room to be practical to use my super M . It is about 100x50 ft area. It's not too steep to run on, but a little extra stability never hurts. Thanks in advance. |
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Those help as well
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In not seeing your hill that you speak of, however considering what you've said on how steep it is, I'd be much more comfortable running duals on a CC than thinking about the Super M.
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thanks guys
Those are the ideas that I was leaning towards. Thanks guys.
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Just keep in mind the K321 in your 1450 is a splash oil system and IS NOT pressure lubricated.
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I know this was an issue with the KT17 engines, but this is the first I've heard it mentioned in regards the Kohler thumpers. I don't have too many sloped areas but I have some. Is this something to worry about as long as I keep the oil level full ? I'm not making prolonged passes at any steep angles. I know they're splash lubed.
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I have mowed our steep (1.5 acre steeper than 45* is part of it) hills for 55 years and our Kohlers have never had a lubrication issue. Kohler must have done something right, I got over 30 years from one K321 mowing our hill and that includes my teenage years. Anything that survived my teenage years is bullet proof. Our 147 is very stable on steep hills, that is why I won't replace it. When it was new I took it to the steepest part of our hill and pushed on the uphill rear tire to see if I could get it to raise up. It was solid with no interest in rolling over. I have added fluid and wheel weights and they help keep the uphill tire from spinning on the steep parts.
The only time we had a rollover was when my sister was on an original and got stuck going up a hill right at the top. She was stuck so she pushed the clutch in. She rolled backwards down the hill and near the bottom she turned the wheel and it rolled over. She was pinned under it with the blades still on and a kind truck driver stopped and helped get it off of her. She wasn't hurt but Dad never let her mow again. |
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Yikes!
That sounds really terrifying . I bet she was not ever anxious to get on the mower again even if she did have permission.
Once , in my teenage years, I was working at a golf course and was driving a Ford tractor with a backhoe in back and a loader in front back from the shop where it was getting serviced. I was taking the bumpy back dirt road and at one point I had to cross a large arroyo (think....300 yards wide, 50 yards deep). I got about halfway down when I concluded that this trip would go faster if I just put the thing in neutral and coasted down. This was a pretty good sized tractor, and with all the weight in front and back , it bounced. A lot. I learned you can not effectively steer or brake when the wheels are in the air. There was a moment where I distinctly remember thinking "is it time to bail out?" I kept it together , but I probably hit the all time top speed of that particular tractor, half of it in the air. I was shaking when I reached the bottom of the hill and got it stopped.
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An inexpensive way to run duals is to run 6 12's on the back and turn the inside pair around so that the normal outside faces inside and then set the other pair right side out. Bolt them together with carriage bolts. This will add both weight and some additional stability to your cub. You could also put a middle weight bar on your cub and slap some weights on it. Just keep in mind "center of gravity.
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