Although it might be a little pricey, these silicone hoses will be the last ones you'll ever need to buy. They last forever if cared for.
Pegasus offers enough shapes and sizes that you should be able to copy the original hose. You could also have a steel tube bent and then join the ends with radiator hose.

https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/ad...D=SILICONEHOSE

how do these hoses fair when in use- I work in heavy duty truck maintenance and those seem to be prone to cold start leaks- I was sort of toying with the idea of possibly using some ss tubing bent to form at the muffler shop and then connect with a couple of short pieces
thanks for the idea- pete

Pete, I don't care for the silicone hoses. When I was running the truck shops for republic, they would blow out with no warning. Failure from inside the hose. No outer evidence prior to them failing. I'd do the muffler pipe with straight hose. Done it before on other applications with good results.

still making slow forward progress, top radiator hose arrived Friday- got installed Sunday. I am waiting for a new rear cover for the rear end from Extreme - they seem hard to reach- sent an e-mail asking for them to let me know when they will ship- so far no reply- also left a voice message- also no reply.
I am looking for engine identifying info- I don't see any model or serial numbers- I am assuming they were on some kind of sticker- the only thing on it is on the valve cover- inspected by the chief inspector- the part man at the Kubota dealer says it is stamped into the block by the injection pump- I see 600 but nothing else- is there some other place I am missing??
that's all for now!
Aaron is alive and well- just real busy!

look on the injector pump

It's true that the silicone hoses have a potential for failure in the heavy truck applications. My personal opinion is that the under hood conditions on a Cub diesel and the hours of continuous operation are no where close to that of a heavy truck. When used in a air crossover application, the boost pressure is far less as well. I think the silicone hose will hold up quite well on a Cub, but time will tell.

deck question
 

I have a question regarding decks- I was recently given a 48 in cc deck listed as "48 GT Deck serial 317190", I think it came off of a Cyclops tractor- it will not match up with what is currently under the 882 but the question if I can find the correct mule drive will it the 882?? I sort of like this deck as it looks like it will float on the terrain opposed the original one.
I am also interested in others opinion of this deck.
thanks in advance- pete