Well.....I've been bitten by Cub fever (as many of us have) based on my experiences growing up & mowing with Dad's old 1650, and later 1811, and my Uncle's 1811. Picked up one of my other Uncle's red 782 about 15 yrs ago, with a blown series 1.....never got an engine into, and it's too far gone. A year & a half ago I picked up my own red 782, which got me going, and I later added an 1861 last spring, and an 86 last fall. Fast forward to this spring, and through the past couple winters, I really wanted a hydro angle plow (you know where this is going)....
A few weeks back I posted about if a Cub would fit in a short-bed, and I was really after the 582 that J-Mech posted a few weeks back....guy initially emailed back & forth with me, then never replied? Anyway ended up finding a yellow & white 782 with front hydraulics. Emailed back & forth with the guy, and he texted me pretty quick, so we made a deal.....
Anyway, he stated 8 out of 10, a 9 with a new seat, etc etc, sounded like a real nice tractor, 50" deck, 3 out of 4 hubcaps, good paint, electrical, no dents, low hours, minor scratches from use, 84 model.....but he wasn't sure if series 1 or 2, and had cast rear end...but his price seemed reasonable, so I tried to make a deal to get it today (Saturday).
Turns out he doesn't get off work until 6, & I have a 40 yr birthday party for my best man tonight....
Ends up being a banzai overnight trip....Left about 630pm last night and back in about 430am today....fiancé is out of town, so I was able to squeeze it in.
Anyway on to some pics
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Here she is! Can see the little 86 in the background, was my plowing rig this winter
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Cast diff, internal brake
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Serial is 706125....which makes it an 82? Makes sense with the diff. Edit: forgot to mention, it has the old IH clock style hourmeter on it too.
She's relatively clean, more like a 6-7 in my mind. I guess that's a perspective thing though. Oh, I asked the guy to email/text me more pics in the afternoon, and they showed up about an hour after I left his house with it in my truck.
I haven't checked the numbers but it looks like a series 1. Has the square fill plug. Has IH cast diff with internal brake (which is my personal preference). Has a 44C deck (I guess that means a 50C is actually, what a 54 since that's what they measure?) with the right rear wheel bracket repaired, but it looks solid, and seems to be a good fix. Runs fairly good really, but I think I'm going to swap the S1 for an S2 I have here.
Unfortunately I think this means one (at least) of the fleet has to go, I'm leaning towards cutting my 86 loose, leaving me with 2 7's and the 1861, and a parts 1811 & 782 (which is about tapped out). Originally the 61 was going to be a parts donor for the red 7, but about $200 and a day of TLC turned it into a GREAT mowing machine, so I never tore it down. I kind of like my little 86 too, I'm going to have to make some kind of a deal with my Dad I think...