1250 Newbee to Cub'n

crossingcrown · #1 09-03-2014, 08:55 PM

From PA, 1250 on my back porch...

I was regretting and ready to sell it trade it for a shhhh...craftsman... But the guy I called is a huge cub fan.. I think he said he has 17 or so... He asked me what was going on with it, told him... He ran me threw a little trouble shoot. gave me some tips. Restored my cubbys faith, just today got it running.. the points where bad. with a little 220 sanding.. started right up..

Thank You Bill..

now it is on to the other stuff.. my deck arm is bad, my mule drive is bent like crescent moon, my steering column is loose, steering wheel bolt rusted on, steering wheel is in bad shape.. need new front tires. slow leak. a horrible (previous to my owning,) paint job. All said in done.. a good little tractor.. just needs some love..

I have already looked at some rebuild post on here.. I am glad mine is mostly cosmetics. Looking forward to hearing the help and advice form everyone, like I have seen on here so far. Already found some nice sites to go to.. thanks everyone..

ACecil · #2 09-03-2014, 09:57 PM

Welcome to OCC.

crossingcrown · #3 09-04-2014, 08:03 PM

I god the cubby movin forward, and she moves pretty fast.. I would have to say- about 15mph.. fast. . But, there is always a but... She wont go in reverse.

any ideas???

Just as a note:

I am very new to mechanic's, I am handy.. only very limited in tools...

Thanks

johncub7172 · #4 09-06-2014, 12:46 PM

Welcome to Only Cub Cadets.net!

To trouble shoot the "no reverse" problem, visit the Tec Section of this forum. Locate the manual for your 1250, and familiarize yourself with the parts involved with the hydro control. From there, you can begin to make educated calculations of what the problem could be from. The more you know and learn about this 1250, the easier the techs here at OCC can help you. Something is not doing something, and you got to solve that problem. I bet the problem is something simple, since you have forward.

I would not flatter over ever getting that steering wheel removed. This has got to be the worst, most stubborn part to ever remove from these tractors.

You will get a much better response to any problem related garden tractor questions you might have when posted in the IH Cub Cadet section of the forum.

J-Mech · #5 09-06-2014, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by crossingcrown

I god the cubby movin forward, and she moves pretty fast.. I would have to say- about 15mph.. fast. . But, there is always a but... She wont go in reverse.

any ideas???

Just as a note:

I am very new to mechanic's, I am handy.. only very limited in tools...

Thanks

Sounds like a linkage problem. If you aren't familiar with CC's they are much faster than most all other machines. 12MPH is about as fast as they go though. Like John said, visit the tech section and download the manual for your machine. It will tell you how to adjust the linkage. You may also have a bad reverse pressure valve.

crossingcrown · #6 09-07-2014, 08:41 PM

Would the 1" drop do to no bottom motor mounts be a cause? I guess the bottom ones rotted out. I can see on the (sorry for the lack of terms) fire wall, that the throttle and choke cables are wearing the machined hole down a ways. Now I know they themselves are not the cause. But I am seeing the damage being done do to the motor mounts being, well... gone! I do appreciate all the help.

Thanks,

Marcus