2084 Resurrection - It's Alive!

[Rex B]

...but not well.

I replaced the coils and repaired some mice-eaten wiring. The harness/engine plugs were in bad shape, so I replaced that with a generic plug. New ignition switch, PTO switch, spark plugs.
The fuel system was pretty nasty, so I have cleaned out the tank, replaced both petcocks and all the fuel lines, fuel pump filter.

This evening I fired it up. It will run briefly at full throttle, but dies shortly after. Choking it did not help. Cranked it over to verify spark. I'll pull the carb and clean it out tomorrow.

Hydro sounded like a bicycle with cards on the spokes.

It ain't purty but I could drive it off the trailer if the engine would cooperate.

[20cub84]

Nice save! I am a new CC guy after i just bought a 2084 from a neighbor who was moving.

Fun tid bit of info; a new CC 2084 MSRP was $8228.00!

Insane! Enjoy your mower, once mine is put back together I'm sure ill love mine!

[tdhartley]

I'm jealous, I have several 1641's but would love to find a good deal on one of the super cyclops. I am waiting patiently. It has been a few years now that I've been looking.

[20cub84]

I offered to buy my neighbors and couldnt get my money out fast enough when he said $400!

[Cub Cadet 123]

Originally Posted by tdhartley

I'm jealous, I have several 1641's but would love to find a good deal on one of the super cyclops. I am waiting patiently. It has been a few years now that I've been looking.

Go to some swap meets, auctions, and small engine shows. They are out there with good deals! I bought one last year for $600 that was in great shape, just needed a new battery and a new deck. But I was buying it for my neighbor, so I sold it to him the same day for the same amount of money. I told him if he ever wanted to get rid of it, I would buy it back off of him and so far he has not taken me up on that offer. Good luck on your search!

Cub Cadet 123

[Rex B]

I honestly did not know there was such a thing as a SGT. I thought my 1864 fit that category. I bought this as a parts tractor. I was a week before I realized this thing was physically bigger than my 1864. Now I'm pretty stoked!

Today I went through the carb and cleaned it with brake cleaner (because that's what I had) and compressed air. I felt like I got it pretty clean, every orifice (on the carb) open. Bolted it back on, hooked everything up.

Changed the oil and filter - oil was pretty dark.

Then I cranked it. Fired right up with some choke, settled into a good idle. I eased the choke off as it warmed up. Gave it more throttle and it died. part throttle it ran for about 30 seconds and then died. Restarted and got it back to idle. So I removed the air cleaner and it immediately died.

So it's starving for fuel. Either a vacuum leak or a clogged carb orifice most likely.

Tank is clean, fuel is fresh, everything in the fuel system is new from the tank forward is new.
Any other culprits I should look at?

I'm thinking I may pull the carb off my 1864 and try that.

It's also burping some oil back into the breather. I'm hoping that's a stuck oil ring that will free up.

[Rex B]

Originally Posted by tdhartley

I'm jealous, I have several 1641's but would love to find a good deal on one of the super cyclops. I am waiting patiently. It has been a few years now that I've been looking.

Dan, I'm not going to tell you how much I paid for this one

[Mike McKown]

If all you're doing with your Cubs is cutting grass.........................

Find a crapped out 1862/1864 and take the PS and Sunstrand off it and put it on your 1641. You'll likely throw rocks at a big clumsy Super Cub.

[Rex B]

I'm in agreement with Mike
The 1864 is all the tractor I need for my hillside acre. It's narrower track and 48" deck is about as big as I can manage. Some places a 54" deck will not fit through.

There are some things the 2084 might be better suited to, like moving trailers around. I might even add the 3-point to use the rear blade.

But this is all speculative - neither tractor is running, and here I sit pecking on the computer

[Rex B]

So here I am a year later. The 2084 has sat covered while I worked on getting my 1864 squared away so I could mow. I had been borrowing my neighbor's LTX for way too long.

When last touched, the 2084 would start and sorta run. I decided it must have a head gasket leaking but never really checked it out. Frankly, I was out of patience.

So this week a 1863 turned up locally with a good engine and a 3-point. I bought it for a reasonable price and trailered it home. (see my other thread) The plan now is to swap out the motors, get it running right. Once I'm confident in the drivetrain I'll swap out the 3-point onto the 2084.

I don't have a real use for this as the 1864 does all I need for my 1-acre lot. But I do need to occasionally do some blade work or tow a trailer. I don't like doing either on the 1864 with the deck attached. But mostly I like SGT size.