Early or late 42" deck?
 

My 42" deck ID tag is 421U1111 with a 2 stamped over the last digit. It has the cast iron front center section with wooden roller. It was on my 104 when I bought it. Is it an early or late deck. Any thoughts? Thanks, Chris

chris, we have alot of decks im not sure if that deck is an early one tho

First, are we talking a "pin-on", or "quick attach" deck?

That ia a qa. There are 5 different versions of the 42" deck.Hence the last number on the serial is 2 so it is an early one.
got 's any of them there pictures?

42" deck
 

darkminion, thanks for the info. Do all 42" decks have 2 short blades ,1 long blade. What about spindles,same or different. Thanks, Chris

How about some pictures....??:TTWWP:

The only difference I have seen on the other variations is that the pins on the rear qa have spacers under them, a grease zerk was added to the idler pulley bolt,and the cast nose is different.The blades remain the same.The spindles are interchangeable with the 44 and 50a decks.

Thanks again darkminion. I'm not much of computer wiz, but I'll try get some pictures fellas.

hi all - i have the same deck, with no "2" overstamped at the end, just "421U1111" deck. I am attempting to level it and although I am pretty mechanically inclined I am just not seeing a straightforward way to do this. I am hoping you can help with my questions.

First, is there a true step-by-step procedure written anywhere I can follow? These old decks would strike me as not ever being true enough for the limited up front hangers to adjust well enough - am I wrong? Any youtube videos would be awesome, actually, to show how to do this on old decks.

Second, what are the blade sizes? I have a deck manual and can't find any mention of the blades sizes.

Third, is there any "kit" or suggested set of parts I could replace with adjustable versions to make leveling much simpler? It appears I have to remove the deck every time I wish to turn the hanging links - is this correct? Is there any aftermarket suggested part to eliminate this? I recall a suggestion of replacing a back attachment point with an adjustable version (vs adding washers which seem to stress the deck) - does anyone have a part number?

Lastly, does anyone suggest a replacement blade option (like Gator blades)?

Thanks to all who answer, and I appreciate your patience. I bought a restored 123 model to do actual work with it and altho I love the old iron they do have their quirks compared to many modern mowers...

How can I upload pictures directly?

To upload photos I use photobucket. There is a free version. I have the android app on my phone too. upload your pics there and you can copy them into your posts-

Oh, so there is no direct upload method to show pictures? Can i use another link, like Google Photos which are publicly shared?

I imagine most of the freeware apps will work, just try it. Use the preview post button to see what will appear.

Yes, there is....

http://www.onlycubcadets.net/forum/s...ead.php?t=1024

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A bit arcane...and I have a computer science minor with years of pc experience, and some low level programming ability...maybe it's the scotch in my glass tonight...must I somehow save them turned upside down on my drive, then upload expecting them to to turn 180 degrees? (sip, sip, slurp...)

Hey, thanks for showing me the attachment process, though...

Got this from another member and works excellent

Rotatepic.info

Just do it Like this..

Much better! Thanks!

I thought you had a magical cub that could mow upside down. :biggrin2:

That looks just like my 42" deck!! The number you posted earlier is just what mine says. From the Cub Cadet website (parts section of course), look for this within the Attachments folder for your tractor:

Main Frame and Knife Unit -38" and 42" Blade- Part 2 (1968-1971)

So far everything I purchased for my deck from that diagram has matched up correctly.

So the local CC store has all the parts, still? Good to know...

Well, not exactly. A good number of parts are NLA and the listing is for the most part good at stating such. Most of the time I've used the Cub Cadet site solely to retrieve part numbers, then go to one of our sponsor sites to purchase parts if I didn't get them off Epay & other members on the forum.