I would replace the drive shaft and rag joint with the cv joints and shaft from a Cyclops. That is what we are doing with our 1811 and it is a simple swap without a whole lot of work. If you do look for a shaft with grease zerks on both ends of the shaft to make greasing the cv joints easier. BTW, that is a really nice looking "parts tractor".
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Cub Cadet 1811 undergoing restoration
Cub Cadet 1862 waiting for paint
Cub Cadet 1050 finally got all the parts bought so next in line behind the 1811 for restoration
Allis Chalmers 416
Massey Ferguson MF-8
Brinly 10"plow
Soil Mover garden tractor dirt scraper
Taking donations for a new bigger garage to hold them all 
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