Speaking of PO mods......
 

Picked up a couple cubs today for parts and just had to show you guys. We talk about PO mods all the time, but these two were real beauties. Buddy of mine's 12 yr old boy apparently thinks he wants to derby lawn mowers. Or at least play with them. He had these two cubs. Now, as bad as they look the 1864 has a fairly new motor, and I had to take the 1100...... because that was the deal. Traded a running Craftsman mower that I had $150 in for these beauts. 1864 motor is going in the 682 (cause I'm scared of the KT17 in it). Power steering and lift cylinder the 582D build. Rest of the parts off both tractors will be shelved or sold (if there are any that are good). But overall I made a 12yr old kid really happy, his dad happy cause they are out of his yard, :biggrin2: and me happy, cause I got some use-able parts.


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Is that a Tecumseh motor in that 1100??? Not a bad haul. At tires and a good command motor are worth it!

You did well, Jonathan!

I've always wanted to start a PO mod thread to showcase the most outrageous ones. That 1864 might be in the top 3. Looks like it should have been used in a Mad Max movie.

OMG!!! That that thing is........um......um.......different. :biggrin2: Nuff iron on it. I agree with the MadMax comparison. Prolly driven by the guy with the mannequin head. Can't beat the engine and rubber.

Haha...funny comparison. That guy's real name is "Angry Anderson".

Operator 6 (Jonathan), that cubs make me remember what my buddy and I used to slap together for our backyard races. He'd find the Murray riders for about $20-$30 and we would doctor them up and race them in his backyard. One of funniest mods was the Scooby Doo Mystery Machine--great memories! Got to admire the kids creative nature.

Snatched two more from the jaws of death--way to save them! Now, you got a good deal for that nose (headlight) piece off that 1100 since I need one? Just PM me, that is if it hasn't been thrashed yet.

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Yeah, it's a Tecumseh. And, yes, that is a clutch on the front of it. Did you see the 4-wheeler muffler sticking off the 1864? :bigeyes::bigeyes:
Oh, and the car tires on the 1100..... they are welded to the hub. :bash2::bash2:


Thanks Mike, Allen and Josh! I'm happy. Lots of usable parts..... just no good tractors. :bigthink:



That's funny. This kid hopped on that mower that I traded him for, and just started riding it around. I took him with me to "pick out" a mower from 4. He kept asking me "Which one is fastest?". LOL. Kept telling him I had no idea, I'd never raced them. Sent you a PM! :beerchug:

Nice finds Jonathan, you have to slow down with the cubs before you catch up to me hehe.:biggrin2::beerchug:

Take the kids tools away. Looks like speakers under the hood on the Cyclops.

Looks like some usable parts Jonathan but wow what PO's do to these sometimes!:bigthink:

I do enjoy the doughnut tire(s). Let the kid derby a tractor that isn't as valuable like a crapsman and not a cub. :BangPC:

Don't worry Nick, I'm selling some, and some are just for parts. I only have like 2 that run right now. 4 that need motors, and the rest are going down the road, or being parted.


Yep, they're speakers. Can't find a radio on it though. :bigthink: Hood won't shut on the cyclops because of the speakers. Hood won't shut on the quietline because it's resting on the muffler on the Tecumseh! :bash2:


I know right? These were clearly parts machines. But I really needed parts off the 1864. Price was right, but I will admit, I had to do a lot of screwing around to get them. Been trying to work a deal with these guys for about a year. :bigeyes:

Well..... don't really know what to think:bigthink:
I see parts, some plate steel, some real interesting mods...
Thinking you should send Sam Mac those speakers for his Cyclops, all he would need to do is find a place for the radio.:biggrin2: just hack'in on yah Sam:biggrin2:

Ok.:biggrin2:

WOW! That's something!

Oh, I wish I had his address!!! I might even send him the muffler! He had trouble deciding what to put on the first "ugly duckling" he built. :bigthink:

I see the similarities..... :biggrin2:

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But my ugly duck turned out better and I started with just a pile of odd parts. :biggrin2:

I'm just bustin on ya Sam! Don't get to give you a hard time very often! Your tractor turned out awesome! :beerchug:

the speakers under the hood reminds me of............
A redneck fake GMC blower set up.
On a car, involving speakers under the hood, an AM radio and hooking it up so that you got a blower whine as if you had a 6-71 GMC blower under the hood.

Lew gets to give me a hard time almost everyday.:biggrin2:

Back in my motorcycle riding days, I almost always won the "Rat Bike" class with the worlds ugliest 1974 Kawasaki KZ 400.

That bike even made some of the Harley guys say " that is the ugliest piece of <deleted> rat bike I ever saw."

Wonder if that is what the PO had in mind? Making up "Rat Cadets"? ? ?

PO mods don't do this one justice, what is it...??? Is this worth picking up?

http://stlouis.craigslist.org/grd/4400681462.html

I'd buy it Kieth, heck, the deck is worth that alone.
Gear drive shouldn't be too hard to fix. Shifter cone is probably busted loose from the lever or maybe the end is broke off.

Keith, I'd buy that one!! :biggrin2:

Its gone already, Guy got lots of calls.

No wonder it sold even with a stuck tranmishion, it's a rare "club cadet". HaHa I love craigslist misspellings, there was a cub cader for sale near me not too long ago. :biggrin2:

Bill

Speaking of misspelled words. "tranmishion" good one:biggrin2:

Started pulling parts off the dirty pig....um.... the .... what's left of an 1864. God, and Sam thinks his 149 was dirty!

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When the kid welded the "pipes" on the side for derby'n this thing, looks like he got lucky that day. Melted the fuel tank pretty good. Hoping I can salvage it. :bash2::bash2:

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So far, this is the stack of guaranteed usable parts (ok, motor too, but it's off to the side). Hope I can salvage some more of this thing. I think I may be able to save the fenders with some careful torch and grinder work. :GoodLuck:

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WELL the pile is getting bigger:biggrin2:
Good luck:beerchug:

The 1864 was pretty cruddy Jonathan! Looks like some good usable parts though.

JB

If you need a tank I have one.

Care for some Cub with that grease? Looks good, keep the updates coming!:beerchug:

Cool. Thanks Sam! I'll get this one off, clean it up and see what I've got. I've got an idea for this one, but well see. I may not end up liking what I've got planned. :biggrin2:

Yeah guys, this tractor was pretty well used!

I agree, Jonathan. It's pretty used!