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03-29-2012, 02:35 PM
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1541 and 1641
New member. Looking at a 1541 and a 1641. Know little about Cubs. Bought son 1250 couple years ago. Put new motor mounts in and it has been a great tractor. Seems to have plenty power to pull large trailer with lots of wood on it. Wondering how the 1541 and 1641 stack up. Have a wheel horse 312-8 and a simplicity 17hp kohler. Want to pull trailer loaded (about 6ft.X10ft.) with hydro without damaging hydro. Thanks for your time
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03-29-2012, 05:29 PM
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1541 has an M series Kohler that is out of production and is very pricey to get parts for. It’s rated as 15 HP but it’s the same engine as the 18HP version, just a numbers game. The 1641 has a Briggs 16HP Vanguard. All other things being equal I’d go for the 1641. Just my 2 cents.
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03-29-2012, 08:19 PM
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Thanks for your info Sam. This would be more or less to play with. Not a real fan of briggs but don't know about the Vanguards. Really like the 1250 I bought for my son. Don't see many of them for sale. Other son has a JD 318. Love the sound of the onan 20 but understand requires special tools to rebuild if needed and parts are pricey.
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03-29-2012, 10:03 PM
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The Vanguards are pretty good. I've worked on a bunch of abused Cubs in the last couple years and these things take a beating and keep running. I like them enough that I pulled a good running M12 Kohler out of my 1210 and replaced it with a 16HP Vanguard. Same setup as in the 1641. A couple years ago I bought a 1641 that the PO thought was siezed up, turned out the PTO was fried. Put a couple bearings in the PTO and used it all summer to mow my lawn and then sold it. It had 1200 hours on it and ran like a top.
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04-07-2012, 11:31 AM
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I have a 1541, and my daddy has a 1641, both not up running 100% just yet and perfect... However both being equal I would choose the 1541 as it seems to be built better.. They look like the same frame etc, however from a garden tractor standpoint the 1541 has the plus... Also I have been a B&S person in the past, but I would rather have the Magnum 18 (labeled as a magnum 15 in the 1541)
Get both of them that way you will have no worries LOL, sometimes that's the best answer
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04-12-2012, 02:21 PM
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trannys
Ya Clint i'm with U on the 1541, it has a stouter tranny than the 1641, I have both, the briggs carb is hard to work on, the magnum is easier. the only tough part to working on mag is, R/R mag. I plow with 1541, the 1641 is only a mower in my opinion!!
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