For the power angle I started with drawings found on another Cub Cadet enthusiast's forum,
http://www.cubcadetcollectors.com/fo....php?f=4&t=977 .
I got the closest cylinder to the one in the drawing from Surplus Center. This cylinder had 3/4" holes on both ends, so I modified the brackets accordingly. To make the front bracket, I used 2 pieces of angle iron welded together instead of a solid block of steel. My cylinder is slightly longer than the original so the rear mount pin needed to be mounted outside of the bracket instead of the inside to make it work right.
I originally built the rear bracket at the 95 degree angle in the drawing but found when trial fitting that this angle was way off. This angle is very important as if it is not correct the cylinder will pull the plow apart instead of pivoting it. I found that the correct angle was closer to 105 degrees which was accomplished by adding a piece of a structural I-beam type beveled washer (about 10 degrees) to the 95 degree angle I had made the bracket.