IH Cub Cadet 1250 scrap yard save

[johncub7172]

Hey! How come no body told me which way the cradle mounts to the engine, lol! See in the first page the cradle is on backwards. Corrected that, and pictured the left side of the cleaned up K301 here:


What's what about the electric clutch? My 1250 has one and I was wanting to know if those can be rebuilt...............?

[johncub7172]

Also, I have a .250" x 2" flat stock piece of steel for the cradle mod. { the cradle measures .237" } I was looking up a ignition switch tonight and part# IH-61524-c3 is called a 4 prong switch fitting a 1250. Looked up the wire diagram and it shows a 5 prong switch like so pictured here:




And the wire mess here shows a 5 prong plug. Are these components correct for a 1250? I'm confused then, by a 4 prong and what I'm looking at thinking its a 5 prong on the tractor.

[ACecil]

Keep the pics and updates coming, John!

[johncub7172]

spark plug should be gaped at .035" .

What gap should I set the points to? I believe I went .020" {battery}

I have identified this Kohler K301 to have a Electric Start 15 Amp Regulated Battery Charging System.

Kohler Adjustable Jet carb Preliminary Settings:

low idle: 2.5 turns

high idle: 2 turns

[rweaver]

4 prong key switch is right

[johncub7172]

Thank you Ray.

Here is the wire diagram for a 1250.


Time to re-wire this tractor!

[Sam Mac]

Originally Posted by johncub7172

Hey! How come no body told me which way the cradle mounts to the engine, lol! See in the first page the cradle is on backwards. Corrected that, and pictured the left side of the cleaned up K301 here:

We just wanted to see you try to put it in that way LOL

I'm just kidding.

[cubfan]

Originally Posted by yesmar74

I really like the close-up pictures John. Wish we could save every cub from being scrapped. I saved this 149 last year. Nice job John. Here's to ya

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Sweeet!!!!!!!

[johncub7172]

Originally Posted by Sam Mac

We just wanted to see you try to put it in that way LOL

I'm just kidding.

I know Sam! Got to have a good sense of humor here at OCC!

How I figured that out was when I went to make a 8 3/4" x 2" x 1/4" flat steel template for the engine cradle mod. Some thing just was not " lining up-right " , lol!

Just cant wait to start this 1250. But until I can fund the 1250 I will be gathering all important information about it. The 72 is the bread winner and comes first

[yesmar74]

Thanks cubfan, wish we could save em all.. Keep up the good work John! Been watch'n this closely.