Cub Cadet 1782 Super Garden Tractor Diesel
 

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I've been doing some reading here and from what I've found, the 1782's seem to be problematic. Is this really the case?

How far out of line is the price? I know the deck has very low hours on it and is like new as well.

Your input would be much appreciated.

Cheers

From the looks of the pics I would be on my way to pick it up NOW if it was a couple hundered miles closer it would be mine. :biggrin2:

That one looks nice. It looks like it was repainted and is clean. It has all the hard to find options, front ports and rear pto. I can't see the 3 point lift on the back but I should be there. It looks like the plastics are in good condition. That is top dollar for any diesel, especially a cyclops. But then again, you know he will probably come down a little. Good luck.:beerchug:

How about the bugs though? I've read about poor quality plastic hood components, too small of a battery, overheating. Are these isolated incidents or are they legit? I am looking for something that I could put a loader onto to play around in the yard.

More or less legit, but they can be overcome. The battery issue is actually more of a starter issue. The combination of the OEM starter and your typical garden tractor battery tends not to be a winning one as the years go by. There is a newer style starter that can be substituted that will allow much better cranking, especially during cold weather starts. Edit: It looks like maybe a larger battery can fit up in front? Seems bigger than a normal GT battery.

Plastics, well it's plastic.

The overheating issue typically has to do with the operator not keeping up with cleaning the debris screen just ahead of the radiator. If I recall, the Kubota in that model is turned 180 degrees, putting the radiator back towards the dash. This is where clippings and other material can collect and cover up the radiator. Not a great idea, but form overcame function and they wanted that hood to slope down. Edit: Maybe they did it for the battery.

I wouldn't let any of these niggles put me off a diesel.

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Thats a very nice looking tractor. The battery is a full size car battery, I belive a type N. I dont see the rear pto in the photos. If it has it the rear hitch plate usually stands out a little further on the fender pan but maybe they removed most of it and the three point for some reason.
All in all a very good looking tractor with low hours.

Mike

As to the overheating of that Kubota engine, that should not be a problem as it is liquid cooled.

My experiences with diesel;
I have never had a diesel that was not cooling system limited
They make more power than you can cool;

1957 JD 820 would pull 4-16's forever in 3rd gear, in 4th it would overheat.

1973 JD 4630 would pull 6-18's at 4.8 MPH, but, up a gear it would overheat.

Most gas engines show signs of overloading before overheating, typically diesels' drop less than 100 rpm.

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[QUOTE=CADplans;118101]My experiences with diesel;
I have never had a diesel that was not cooling system limited
They make more power than you can cool;

So far no heat issues with my BX2660 :beerchug:

That's my "next to buy" tractor, either a 1782 or 1772, whichever I find first.

The plastic, if in decent shape when you buy the tractor like that one, should be ok if you are very careful when removing the panels. Even if a tab breaks you can repair it, or in my case the panels are just fine even with a missing tab.

It says 5 ft. plow, mine is 54", I think 60" is beginning to push the limits (if it really is 60").

I think 3 grand is a bit much though. Yes, to replace it with a tractor of similar heft would cost twice that, and I'm not sure you can find a diesel that compares to it, but in the end it is still an early '90's tractor. But (contradicting myself!), I'm not sure I've seen a 500 hour tractor like that, seems like all the diesels I've looked at have 1,000 plus hours on them. I realize that's not much help on price! I guess I'd say if you can afford it, you'll absolutely love the tractor.