Need some input...

[Mountain Heritage]

I have asked one member here already about this.....I need some more input please.

Older but better 10 hp Cub Cadet lawn tractor. Hydrostatic drive, 42" mower deck. K241A Kohler cast iron engine rebuilt 8 years ago and still runs great. New blades on deck last year. Asking $450

The model is a
"105".
My father's friend had a single furrow plow with a quick hitch
type connector that he welded (sort of) on the plow. He gave it to me and I
tried it once briefly and it pulled it through the earth fine. The
plow was poorly mocked up to work on a quick hitch and couldn't be raised
properly which made it difficult to use, and I thought I might break the
weld.
I did some research on the cub cadet and determined it to be
no newer than 1968.

I rebuilt it myself . .many, many years ago. I also have another one in my shop as a backup.
I only ever used it to cut grass. It has the "quick hitch" type of implement draw bar at the back. Just a large solid rod that raises and lowers with the implement handle.
The mower deck isn't in perfect condition but works well. These tractors are very heavy duty.

I still use it from time to time to keep it working well. Aside from rebuilding the engine when I first bought it, it's only ever had 1 deck belt and the central deck bearing assembly (because I hit a neighbors survey stake while doing him a grass cutting favor).

It originally came from a friend that I went to college with. He got them from his grandfather in the Niagara Falls area had two, one had a 7hp with gears and this one had a 10hp with a hydrostatic trans. He put the worn out 7HP on the hydro tractor but it wouldn't quite handle it. He put the poor 10 hp back on the hydro tractor and used it until the oil consumption got to be a little too excessive and the lack of compression made it hard to start (it was quite an insect repellant!).
I got it from him when we purchased our present home and rebuilt it shortly after that point. It needed a new governor assembly as well, and the new one was considerably more beefy. It seems to be a week point with the K241 Kohler engines. The backup engine I rebuilt also needed a new governor assembly (along with crankshaft, bearing, connecting rod, and .010 oversized piston). It was definitely over revved because of the broken governor and self destructed as a result.


So what you think???

This would be my first cub to buy.....is it worth the time and money? Bear in mind the biggest thing I want to do with it is plough my garden and if at all possible in the future, put a tiller on it (not sure you can do that with this model??) For the plough, can I buy a brinley model to use on this set up????

Need some help

M.