I sometimes wouldn't Mind seeing The Blizzard of 67 or 79 again:ThumbsUp:

Yesterday I couldn't get the starter to turn the 1641 engine (Vanguard) over. I used some Channel Locks to turn it past the compression stroke and it fired right up. This was not the first time so after I finished what I was doing I got it in the garage and adjusted the valves. They were way loose. I haven't tried it yet because I broke the pulse nipple off the plastic fuel pump getting the valve cover off. I'll get that changed today.
Cannon

Got some Cubs out today to give them fresh air and sunshine….I took advantage and swept the floor and cleaned

Saturday I took out my 1440 with the bagger and did the first mowing of the year, and cleaned up the leaves left over from last year. I forgot to take new pictures, so here’s one from last year.

Sunday I got my 149 running for the first time since November and used it to aerate the hard.

I built a nice exhaust for my father's kinda 1872
I put a 27hp kohler crate in it last year. Unfortunately there were so kinks. The factory exhaust from the crate exited under the hood produced a lot of unnecessary heat. So I built a header that a v twin deserves. It's not much if any loader than the factory muffer but...way nicer and better sounding it's 1.25 primary with a 1.75 outer packed with 2 stroke exhaust packing. With a full port H -pipe ?
She sounds nice ! No obnoxious ! Still gotta get the 12"cooling fan wired in along with the new lights buts almost ready to slay the yard. Can't wait till she has a 60" deck to here that v-twin bark ahh!
I'd add pictures but have no idea how to do that ! I'm also on a phone so ya idont know?*? site is not awsome for a non intellectual pipefitter ahh

Mulch duty.

Tried out the Brinly moldboard plow on my 782. Ran really well, actually.

I tested out the reel mowers that came with my Farmall over the weekend. I just greased them, didn’t sharpen them or anything yet, but they worked great. I just hooked up 3, which is 60”. I have two more yet that would make it 72”. They worked great, but not really practical for our yard. Too many tight spaces and obstacles to mow around. It was fun though. I had to use use the 1810 to mow the areas I couldn’t get to. Usually it takes me about an hour and a half to mow the whole yard. With these I had about 90 percent done in about 40 minutes, the maybe 15 minutes to finish with the 1810.

Over the past several weeks the 149 has been working hard at turning just less than an acre of thick dandelions and daisies into a food plot. Three rounds with the tiller two weeks apart. Then a heavy float to level followed by a weighted mesh float. After that I seeded, a light float, then rolled it with a homemade cultipacker. I had picked up a cultivator a couple weeks ago and I was very impressed how well it levelled the bumps off.

What a great Cub project Ambush. Food plot for deer?

Ken

Yes Ken. Every year the mule deer just mow the greenery right down to the stems right after the first couple of hard frosts, usually early September. One day its lush and green, the next week it's all gone. I don't deer hunt until November, so they can eat all they want.

Put together the driveshaft that I rebuild the engine side of. All new disks and bushings/bearings. New charge pump seal and o-ring. Excited to finally try out this 1914!

I had them all out for pictures along with my Cub.

Plowed the back garden with the 982 the other day. Gotta love that fuel sucking Onan for a powerhouse! Do those Firestone 23*'s make her butt look big?:biggrin2:
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Looks great, nice straight furrows. What are you plowing under? Was that grass or a crop for nitrogen?

Most definitely makes her but look big. But quite attractive as well.

Ken

Finished my granddaughters 124. Now to redo the mower deck. I also got the creeper put in my 108 and drove around a little bit. I don’t have or didn’t get the correct shift lever so trying to decide on how to get the cover on without hacking it up. Maybe this week I will get all 7 running tractors out for a picture. And it looks better out in the sun and with the wheel weights on it.

That’s a very impressive collection IHCubCadet147!

Those 23’s do look big Oak. What size is factory on that model?

As per Tractor Data the 982 had 26x12x12 rims. I have an 1872 with Ags 26x12x12"s on JD wheels an inch and a half more offset, (3 inches total) now there is butt to see.:biggrin2:

That's just grass & weeds.

Paint Job
 

I painted my 3206 today!

Welcome to Only Cub Cadets!

I'm sure there will be others with this same request, can we see pictures of the finished product?

I took the new 26-12-12 tru power tires from my 1864 with a cab and snow blower and put them on my 1864 that I use in the garden

I had the misfit toys out for a family picture while cleaning out my shed.

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Been working on the fence row along the railroad track. The limbs had got out to where I couldn't get the Bushhog in there. I'm using the 1641 to drag the limbs to the brush pile. Yes it's hoodless and ugly but it works like a charm.
Cannon

I've been meaning to put the hood and side panels back on my 1914, but I need to rob the control valve first. So it's been running commando too all summer. :biggrin2:

Been using the 100, 129, and Kubota BX24 to fix the front yard so that it’s graded away from the house.

Yesterday was our first plowable snow, about a foot. I did most of the plowing with the truck, but had to get my 882 out to play a little bit.

Brrrhhhhh!

I'm sure the lil' cub was good at the detail work (albeit not with a heated cab like your truck ! )

Topped of the 1811's tank (or at least half way) and turned in around in preparation for the snow.

Yep. It’s much easier to do the driveway with a tractor, especially in front of the garage. I don’t mind the cold, but it is nice having heat and radio though.

Had a very unexpected set of snow squalls come thru. Total white out when looking out my window. In no time at all we had a small 2" on the ground. With the strange snowy week ahead I figured I'd do this little cleanup.
I was just using Tug to assist with a bush trimming job so it fired up easy and we zipped thru it. Who Knew from trimming a bush to plowing snow within an hour.

Plug aerated about 10 acres of pasture/ hay field with my 108!


Mike

Mounted the 12" cat 0 Brinly on the 882 hoping to plow the potato patch this morning but, alas, woke up at 5 and it was raining!!

The battery in the 1863 died 2 years ago and I haven't used it since then. I went and bought a cheapo L&G battery at Walmart and used 2 vice grips to attach the cables to it. The gas had been in it for 2 years so I removed the gas line from the plastic fuel pump and managed to break the plastic barb off of it. I had another new fuel pump so I installed it. The line going from the pump to the carb was so old it crumbled getting it off so I removed the air filter and housing and replaced the line. I hooked a bottle of gas to the fuel pump and got it cranked and drove it to the garage. The throttle cable is froze up, I removed it and put it in a coffee can of oil. If it doesn't free up I have the stuff to make another one. I need to make some battery cables that will work on the L&G battery and change the oil. Letting this thing set in an open carport for 2 years has not been good for it.
Cannon

Got the 122 uncovered and it didn't start. As is true 98% of the time, it was a fuel issue.

Drained the gas, loosened the tank and removed the valve/fuel filter and cleaned it all out and we're back in business again.

I need to find a way of extending the fuel inlet of the assembly so that it doesnt pull fuel from the bottom of the tank as it does now, but instead from about 1/2" from the bottom of the tank.

Ran like a champ!

Took the 1512 diesel out and gave it a go, Had to jump it as the 4 year old battery is no longer able to start it.

I did some spring maintenance on the driveway yesterday. I tried out the blade I got a couple weeks ago for my Cub. I had mounted it on the front at first, but changed it over to mid mount. It works great. I really like that you can tilt it to dig in on one side. I was able to crown the driveway so hopefully water runs down the sides instead of the middle now. My dad helped me with the 882. I finished up with the 125 and rake. It started right up after sitting all winter. I didn’t even have to charge the battery.

After 2 days in oil the throttle cable was still locked up. I dug out some cable material I bought several years ago from Tulsa Engine Warehouse before they went out of business. I've got it on the tractor but not adjusted. The old CV singles have a hole you line up but I don't see anything like that on this one. Guess it's time to dig through the Kohler manual.
Cannon