Newbie from Ithaca NY
 

Hello all, I purchased my first cub, a Model 1450, this summer, 2010.
I used to have an older Sears Model 10 XL which I had a love hate relationship with for over 10 years. Actually it was a good machine, made in the late 60's or early 70's. AND it could throw snow. I should have kept it, but was told by a repair guy that the magneto was bad and he said he searched and searched and could not find a replacement. So foolishly I took it to the scrap metal yard and got $17.43.
Needing a replacement for and seeing the durability built into Cubs, I searched ads and found a Model 1450. Came with mower deck, wheel weights, chains and a cobbled up snowthrower. The 42" model CC-42 thrower was not designed to mount on a 1450, but the previous owner welded brackets on to make it like a "QA" (quick attach) However it could not be raised up and had 6" wheels mounted where the skids belong. I tried to make it work, with custom lift brackets. The hydraulic lift raised it ok, but the belt never aligned properly. So..I purchased a QA-36 (complete) and a snow blade both for $200. However, Now the QA-36 keeps throwing the chain and I can't see why, maybe these throwers are a poor design. Any help?

Hi, and welcome to the site.
I have the qa42a on a 1250 and it works perfectly. For your problem, I would check to make sure the chain has the proper tension (I tightened mine recently because it was a little lose, but it was very easy), and also check the chain and sprocket for wear, if they are worn enough it can cause this problem also. Only other thing i can think of is the chain is misaligned but I don't think that is likely to happen.

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Patrick51 welcome to OCC. Do the sprockets appear to be aligned with one another. Tension,stretched chain,worn sprockets and poor alignment will throw a chain every time. Make sure none of them issues are present. Any cub blower I have ever had are close to bullet proof when set up correctly. Nice to see another N.Y.er on the forum. By the way I live in Cortland N.Y.

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Thanks for the suggestions. QA-36 Sprokets don't appear to be badly worn, I have seen worse. I will check the alignment of the sprockets. I will take better pictures of the chain and sprockets when I get time and energy to go out and melt off the ice and snow with a hairdryer.

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welcome to occ i have a 982 with haben 48 snow thrower you are going to love your cub.glad to see more new yorkers on the site.:beer2:

:Welcome2: Glad to have you! Nice 1450.

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