Now I Know How You Guys Feel
 

After quite a bit of work, I finally got the 1864 I rescued out of my sister-n-laws barn presentable. Now I know the pride you guys feel when you bring one back to life.
I was (and still am for that matter) trying to meet a timeframe with this machine because she will be seeing quite a bit of work this spring.

The mower deck is still a mess, and I'll start a new thread with that as I've got a few questions.

For now, here's a few pics of my 1864. 1
I'm happy with it... hope you guys are as well.

Above all thanks for the advice I received when I started this project!!

Looks nice JTW.

Looks great! Yeah, there's defiantly a sense of pride when you resurect a cub from the dead or restore or rebuild one! That's how I felt when I rebuilt the k301 in my 1200. I have my 38c deck that needs blades, but I'm holding off. My 1211 is getting the summer off! It's gonna become a 1282! I'll mow with the 1200 I rebuil the engine in and the fenced in yard with the husqvarna. My 1200 won't fit in the gate.

I too recently became addicted to Cubs. Grandsons needed the 1641, and I needed more work.

What's retirement 'posed to be? No rest with these boys!

Nice looking Cub you got there. Been a Kohler fan for many, many years.
Be sure to post updates.

That is a great looking machine and you will get lots of looks when working with it. Like where did he get that new Cub?:)
Congratulations on a job well done.
Thanks for posting the pictures.
Regards,
Chris

That is a sweet looking 1864. I see it even has a cat 0 three point on it. :beerchug:

Wish my 1864 looked that good! Very nice!

Bocephus1991, what makes a 1211 into a 1282?

Very VERY nice 1864! She'll treat you well, I'm sure :beerchug:

Red paint and a sticker. :biggrin2:


Very nice 1864. I see a Cat 0 hitch! :bigeyes:

Very Nice,great paint!!

What is that bracket for on the rear cover?????

Looks great. I get the same feeling saving one. I'll call everyone down
from the shop and start it up for them. I get nothing. Some people don't
get it. Well most don't really, that's why I hang out here a lot.

Terry

That looks sweet!! Hoping to make my 1864 look that pretty eventually!

Thanks for the compliments fellas. I'm really proud of the way it has turned out so far.

I painted the trailing arms last night for the cat 0, but don't have a hitch for it yet. That's one of the things on my bucket list... make a hitch for the 3 point. In the mean time, I bolted the hitch plate back on for now, as I do have a small trailer I'll use behind it some.

There are implements that were used behind this machine, and I'll get some pics of them next time I go over and raid her barn again. I doubt I'll use them much, if at all.

As far as the paint on the tractor itself, I did some rust removal and spot painting around the seat area and battery tray. The front wheels were really a mess and needed a lot of rust removal/paint work on the inside surfaces. They were pitted enough in areas that I decided to go with tubes in the front.

There is still some corrosion/loose paint on parts of it that wasn't visible in the picture I took(poor lighting/no flash) but as I said,I am in a tight timeframe situation, so there will be a lot better paint work coming up later on.

Joe

Very nice work bringing something back to life that isn't made anymore with fewer and fewer surviving.

ccguy