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05-23-2009, 12:16 AM
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New to Cadets, Oregon
Hello, my name is Greg. I am an IH addict:biggrin2.gif:
Seriously, after the 1st 800 Scout; I've latched on to Travelalls, pickups and such. Some of them adorn the yard, but are slowly being made roadworthy. Aside from old cars, trucks, or tractors; my day job is refrigeration which covers -80 freezers to large chillers. I like working on Liebert a/c's and computer room air conditioning. I got my 1st Cub last Monday. It's a 70's model 1650 with a 16 Hp Kohler and hydrostatic drive. It came with a tiller and a 50" mower. I have a few questions. The book shows the engine to be rubber iso mounted. Mine is solid mounted. I know these Kohlers shake, but the vibrations are a lot. Can this hurt anything? How well do these mowers handle tall grass? I've got areas of 8" to a foot tall grass, and the mower so far has been less than stellar. The blades are sharp, the throttle is full on, and I creep very slow. Still, I get lots of skippers, no mowed grass on turns, and big gaps in the middle. The deck is up with what I figure about 4 to 6" of cut grass. What's the right PTO/mower belt? The spec'd one from the tractor place is IH-490489-R2. On the belt checker it measures about 81". It's so long the idler pulleys will rub or barely touch the cross shaft in front of them, and the adjuster screw is out about 3 or more inches. I've put new idler pulleys on. I substituted a 6879 belt, it's a bit tight; but it's not too close to the front now. It's my 1st rider as I was holding out for a Cub, but man this thing will rattle my fillings out. The tiller has worked flawless. Thanks, and this site looks way cool. Greg 
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