1772 Side panel spring pics
 

FrankF3 had sent me a PM about the spring placement on my 1772.

I saw no way to share pics in a PM, short of a web address.

Photobucket has changed thier photo sharing guidelines, so I decided to post them here.

Emails work best between others to share pics.
You will get the full resolution of the picture file.
P.S. you should move your hose clamp closer to the radiator.

Looks pretty much the same arrangement as the 782D

And Cub Cadet 882

And a Cub Cadet 1512.
Some brass or rubber inserts in those holes will keep them from wearing thru.

And 1872. Oh, and my 782.:biggrin2:

Well, I finally got around to taking some pictures of my 1772 to compare what the springs look like on Mike's machine. There is SOMETHING DEFINITELY different! The side panel springs do not make a straight run from side to side as they connect to the side panels. They just about make a 45 degree bend as the hooks connect to the side panels on BOTH sides.

Any ideas??

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Seems like you have some side panel/ front grill housing alignment issue that needs attention.
Is that an OEM spring as it looks chubby.

Yes that is an OEM spring - about the 4th or 5th one. When the spring is not on, the panels rest as they should. When you put the spring on, it pulls up on the front of the side panels causing the gap you pointed out. Now the big question is what needs to move to get the alignment correct? :bigthink:

In the pictures at the beginning of this post, that tractor does not have the removable debris screen in place in front of the radiator, and the spring is setting down where the "handle" of the screen would normally be. On the pictures of your tractor, the spring is sitting on top of the screen handle.
I think!

I'd be checking the engine and radiator mounts. Looks like the radiator is too high, or the rear of the engine is too low, causing the radiator to raise. Use your eyes, take the side panels off and look it over. Do some measuring if you need to. You will likely find the issue. :beerchug:

Thanks Jonathan, I never thought of the engine height as part of the problem, but in fact, the engine cradle also mounts/holds the radiator. I'll scope things out as soon as I get a free day.

The radiator on a 1772 is thicker than all the D600 radiators causing the spring to do that.

If you look close at the side panel spring holes you can see the difference on how the spring rides. Of course I have mine jury rigged with a piece of wire.:bigeyes:

1572 Radiator
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1772 Radiator
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So, did the 1772 not use a spring to hold the side panels in?

Frank, my 1772 is the same way, and I also wondered how the original spring is supposed to be installed. For now I have two smaller springs with a wire in between, and do not have the issue of the side panels alignment.

As far as I know, all the 82 series used the spring. Partstree shows it too.

http://www.partstree.com/parts/cub-c...arts/932-3006/

CNH-320 - Thanks for the info. I was also thinking of checking the springs out at McMaster and getting 2 springs also, one for each side and running them from the center brace to each panel. I wanted to know in the forum if something wasn't quite right with my 1772 and causing the springs to be routed the way you see them in the pictures I uploaded.