If you are using that tractor to cut grass and other duties, I wouldn't fix the 129 (right away) and I sure wouldn't buy a new Cub Cadet.
I'd spend the money to find a 1641, 1862 or 1864 with a 48"/54" deck. Best handling, best cutting, most comfortable and most trouble free tractors CC ever made.
I have owned and cut grass with every series and mower deck CC has made, from the first Original to the last Cyclops over the years and the above is my opinion based on that experience. The Cyclops tractors don't have "parts wearing out" problems like the old tractors plus, parts are still available if you need them.
If you think a new one (newer one) is for you, just check Craigs List and note that the new ones have no resale value to speak of. That should tell you something.
PS. Last summer, the tractor I use to cut grass with (1641) had some kind of problem. Can't remember now what it was and the only tractor I could get to easily and quickly was a fresly restored 147 with a 42" deck. Lord help me. I thought I was never going to get done. The steering, seat, vibration and grass cutting quality compared to the 1641 was terrible.
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