Tom - I spent most of the afternoon checking out the two different parts list on OCC. The "cub cadet" site and the CPE-2B file. I started writing down the information from each to compare. I ran out of paper. Now I'm at home, wondering how to approach this in a more organized and understandable fashion.
The first thing is a WF mule. The extension spring style or tension bar style seem interchangeable.
Next a subframe. The "cub cadet" site show these all to be the same for a 38", 42" or 48" deck. The only factor there is it has to be either the 1968-1971 version or the 1971-1974 version. The part numbers are the same for both the outer frame member as well as the center frame member.
The deck size is irrelevant as the frame works on any of them.
The CPE-2B file is not quite as easy to make this same comparison, but I'm going to try tomorrow.
I looked into your 44" deck setup but didn't find anything anywhere that showed it on a 108. So, I gave up on that because it doesn't really apply to me anyway.
The only thing that I can think of is that the front of a WF tractor is about 1" longer to the foot rest brace rod than it is on a NF. It's easy to understand the difference between NF & WF. In my year or so of researching and reading, I never read anything about a slight length difference as well.
I'll keep reading and researching. I hope an OCC member can help me with finding a correct subframe. I posted a "wanted" ad. Just keeping my fingers crossed. Local CL and eBay haven't yielded anything yet.
Thanks for your input and especially one to Ironman. All of his dimensional information is what help realize what I needed.
Mike
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