I declare winter is over here. I took the blower off the 2284 yesterday. But it’s 22 degrees and windy this morning.

Got some cool pics of 121 in front of our Azalea in full bloom.

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Looks good!

1782 gets a much deserved service
 

Finally got around to servicing the 1782 today.. I usually try to do it at the end of the season but things got in the way.

Sharpened the blades, straightened up one of the casters on the Haban, changed the oil and filter, fuel filters, new air filter, greased everything up. should be good to go for the year I hope!:beerchug:

Took the first cut today.

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The tractor and yard both look great!

Thanks... I also had my newly rebuilt 1641 out breaking in the engine rebuild.

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Now my wife says she likes the 1641 with the 44c deck cut better than the "1884" with the GT54 deck... :bash2:

Pulled the push blade off the 782 today.
Changed oil and filter, greased up and ready for thatching, sweeping, the lawn rolling. :beerchug:

Looking sharp there Todd!!:beerchug:

It's so awesome to see you home and tinkering in the shop again!!:beerchug:

What kind of bumper is that?:bigthink: Or is that something to do with the blade?

Dang Todd, that sure is nice. When came I come pick it up?

Thanks Jay. Yes it is good to be back in the shop again. Pretty slow, and weak yet, but oil under the fingernails, makes one feel a whole lot better.:biggrin2:
I made the bumper a couple years ago. Old mule drive, and a piece of pipe.:beerchug:
Thanks Tim. Whenever you want. It's ready to go.:biggrin2::beerchug:

Take it slow my friend!:beerchug: It will take time! But it will come sooner doing the things you enjoy!
Hey I got dibs on that 782 if it goes anywhere!:biggrin2::biggrin2: Don't let Tim have it!... not too sure about that guy sometimes:bigthink::biggrin2::biggrin2:

Nancy rode the 782 around the yard today dethatching.:beerchug:
She's a good "ole" girl...:biggrin2:

I got the Viking out for the first mow of the season, the ole 784 fired right up after sitting all winter and ran great the whole time I mowed. The grass was wet and well over a foot tall in some spots but the kt17 just laughed at it. It's supposed to rain all day tomorrow but be real nice on Wednesday so I'm hoping to mow again then which should have the yard looking real nice. The 1211 got used as a tow truck again, I'm planning to pick up some steel later in the week to make some attachments for it and I think one of them is going to be something that allows me to lift tractors by the front axle and move them around.

That is a nice 782 master of Todd.
Today I cut the grass with the 2544, nice ride....

Nice tractors!

What is the difference between a 782 and 784?

Single vs dual hydraulics

Front hydraulics on a 784.

Like Alvy said, a 784 is just a 782 with dual hydraulics. The hood on a 784 still says 782 but the kind code on the tag says its a 784.

Here's a zoomed in picture of the ports.

Tim,
How is the blue belt holding up?

It's brand new but I usually get a few years out of them.

Tim, good the hear the "Viking" was up to the "foot tall" grass.:beerchug: Can't judge a book by it's cover.:biggrin2:
Master of Lew, you be riding in style with that cushy mower. Armrests and all.:beerchug:
Nancy rode around on the 782 again today. This time sweeping with the Agri-Fab. Should be cutting next week...

Mowed with the 1450.

Green is the grass you mow. Looks nice.
What a funny looking building, looks like a rocket!

Worked up a new garden

Very nice. Love the look...:beerchug:

Very nice place you have there! Is that some sort of Silo to the left of the picture?:bigthink:

Beautiful! Maybe a windmill tower on the left and perhaps the other dome houses your telescope for star tracking. Only a guess.

I can only hope that my lawn looks that nice one day.....

The tall building to the left in the first picture is a water tower. There is a large cypress water tank on the third level that used to provide domestic water and feed a fire suppression sprinkler system for the large home that used to be on the property. The building on the right is a carriage house with one box stall and 6 straight stalls. I restored that building about 10 years ago.

The building in the second picture is called the Gas House. It originally housed an acetylene collector to provide gas for lighting throughout all buildings (think carbide lamp). I formed and poured a new foundation for it and had it moved to its current location. I am restoring the building now.

All these buildings were built in 1892. The property was abandoned in the '70's and vandals burned the house in the late 80's.

Thanks for the comments.:beerchug:

Garden looks great 17xt3!

Thank you!

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Nice pics guys. I’ll bet there’s not very many guys pulling a moldboard plow with a modern Cub.

I added rear hydraulic remotes to my 129 to run my dump trailer. Teed into the lift cylinder lines and ran hoses to the back. The lift cylinder got new hoses too as one was seeping and I was afraid they might burst since I raised the pressure to 800 PSI. The factory hoses were simply rubber hose with no wire layer. A bracket holds the couplers using existing holes in the frame.

Nice!! I just bought the XT3 GSX and it's being delivered on Saturday. How do you like yours so far? What are some of the pro's and con's do far?

Thanks! I love it so far. I got the 54" fab deck and it mows great. At the time of purchase I did not have any plans for using it in the garden. My gripe came when I found Cub doesn't offer a tiller anymore. I went the same route another member did with a GTX2100. Bought a johnny products sleeve hitch. JeffinPA made me an adapter to go to 3 point and found a 190-960 MTD tiller. I'd like to find the 30" hydraulic cub tiller someday. Another complaint so far has been that the headlights are not sealed. Water and dust get in very easily. I sealed them with silicone. Pretty easy fix but still. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

Got to mow with the 782, here's some video of it cutting some 1' tall grass.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I07fjnqA5jk

Cool vid. No way you were taking full passes going that fast in 1 foot grass at least it doesn’t look/sound like you were? :bigthink:

The right tires were running on the edge of the grass.