New Addition -- 1250

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Hello!

First post but have been using this and many other forums for research. Thank you guys for all the information.

Having owned a Deere 180 lt for the past 7 years I have found a fondness to these machines. I love my Deere and have brought iit back to almost original condition. I enjoy getting as much seat time as possible. My wife and I are remodeling the whole house and redoing all the landscaping, which made me realize how limited I am with just a lawn tractor. I finally convinced her I needed something else for the other upcoming chores. Of course this was the only way she would allow me to get another machine. LOL

Last weekend I came home with a 1976 Cub 1250. I originally looked at a 1650 with a plow but was not impressed at how molested it was. Things crudely welded, no real signs of maintenance and so forth. I knew I was not just looking for something to play with but one that was close to original and could be another restoration project.

The next day I called a guy that had the 1250 but was only saying to make a offer, no listed price. This one looked clean, and came with a few extras!!! It had the mow deck, a snow thrower and a rotor tiller. The thing that set this one apart from the others was it said it had a 4-way plow blade. Of course, as my luck seems to go, when I went to look at it, like the 1650, it wouldn't start. When we finally got it going, it ran so rough that it was only smooth at idle. Anything above that just shook the poor beast. I gave him a offer of $600 later that night and picked it up the next day!!!

That weekend, I washed her down, cleaned the fuel tank and played with the carb. I am so happy now with it!!! I think I am going to need new iso mounts but that is about it. The original owner had added the front hydro ports from cub for the blade. It works really great. I wanted mainly the blade and the rototiller. I need to still change the hydro fluid in it. It also has the hydro lift Cub 3-point. It didn't come with a sleeve hitch though.

I have 2 questions.

I have a friend that is a welder and he has agreed to help build the hitch. I want to do this right so, do we build it with a Brinkley style sleeve or try a modified 3-point hitch style?

My other question is about the ISO mounts. I work for a tractor company that sells the same style of mounts. We have many different sizes available. Can someone tell me the dimensions of the mounts and I can see if we carry them. It could give the community another resource for replacements!

OK, here is the obligatory pic for all of you. This was how it looked before I cleaned her up. Many more to soon follow!