My 680 Hydro with pics.

[sgt.porter]

You asked for pics.

This is my 680 Hydro. It's the first Cub Cadet I owned (Grandpa already owned the series 1000 before we moved out here).
Model: 142680100
S/N:0320025u178702
38" Deck
Model: 357-192-380


I mowed with it all last summer just as I got it. I absolutely love it.


I have the side panels, but I think it looks better without them.


I got this 680 about a year ago. I took it in exchange for doing some home improvement work for an old woman. So I really only paid for it with a few hours of time.


According to the woman, her husband bought it new and had it serviced yearly by our local AG shop. In the few years since her husband passed, her neighbor had been using it, and she had no idea what he did with it.


It's definitely been abused the last few years, but not too bad.
First noticeable problem is the air cleaner housing is held on with a bungee cord. I'll either find a stud or make one by the end of this season.


Second is the lift lever is held up with a chunk of 2x4. All of the internals of the lift lever are gone. This is what I was working on solving when I found OCC. I got something working this week, but I'll show it in the next post.


Last major bug isn't as noticeable by looking. I'm having a problem with the PTO. If I've been mowing for a good while it will randomly shut off and not come back on, or if I shut the PTO or the tractor off, the PTO won't come back on. Once it cools down for a bit, it will work again. ( I think I read another thread here of someone having the same problem not solved yet.) It may have something to do with this splice in the wire leading into the PTO, but I haven't messed around enough to know for sure.


I've done a bit of homework on 680's, but I'm not an expert at anything.
Any info, advice, diagrams, manuals, instructions etc.... will be greatly appreciated, even if it's something I've already found.
I'll try to keep this thread updated as necessary.