Fun With A CC Beast In Virginia
 

A friend gave me a Cub Cadet HDS 3185 last winter because it wouldn't start and made a funny noise. He's not into things technical. Got it running quickly - had 400 hours - and was impressed with the weight and strength of the unit... Just what I needed to mow grass beside my mile long drive. (I bushhog with a farm tractor now, but it doesn't look too good. The tractor did make a bang sound when running and I foolishly let my wife test it out before I pulled it back into the shop for a look. It was the drive shaft and it let go and bent the shaft and - most unfortunately - the flywheel fan. Parts folks sell everything except that fan. So I am exploring and calling around hoping to find one. It is a solid, impressive tractor and I'd like to get it back to as-new and use it for years. My dad liked Cub Cadets and his one sure looks really good... But for my stupidity in not investigating the noise just a little sooner. Ideas and input most welcome.