I have an 1811 which is a later model of your tractor and have done exactly what you are wanting to do to your Cub. You will have to buy the hydraulic lever arm that goes from the deck lift arm to the rear lift mechanism at the rear which you will also have to buy. You will also need two "Frankenstein" bolts to hold the cast lift arm mechanism. You should be able to buy all of this for about $250+- but get the guys on this site to tell which pieces that you need for your tractor. There are a lot that will not work for you and you can waste your money if you don't get the right parts. Rich at Patton's will be glad to help you with both the part numbers and or sell you those parts. He was great to me when I added power steering to my 1811. Basically you are looking at two major components. 1. the lift bar and cast member for the hydraulic lift and 2. a sleeve hitch and the bracket that attaches it to the rear of your tractor. On my 1811 I have the newer model bolt pattern that the older CC do not have. I do not know what your 1711 has but it is critical to get the right one. The long bar that you will need to go from the hyd actuator to the rear is also critical to get the right one as there are many different types, shapes and lengths. All of these things ride on the two Frankenstein bolts that I just saw on ebay for $30. If your tractor has an aluminum rear end I would recommend the bracket that ExtemeMotorWorks sells that uses the rear bolts but also includes two bolts from the axle sides to strengthen the attachment point and Aaron also has one that has two ears instead of one where the hitch pins to the bracket. Both of these are improvements over the originals.Below are two pictures of the cast lift member and the two Frankenstein bolts. The hyd lift arm is in the third picture and can be seen as the small yellow square item at the bottom of the vertical arm. You can see on the bolt above that picture a bushing that you must have when you put it all together. I have also included a picture of a sleeve hitch and the lower bracket that it attaches to. If you buy one make sure it includes all of the pieces that you see in the photo.
