1810 to a 1811 RESTORE

[yeeter]

A great thread. Welcome to the slippery slope! You should have half a dozen in no time.

I have this exact same blower on an 1811. The only thing I dont like about it is that it doesnt raise the front very far off the ground (can be problematic if not level/paved surface). If you end up working over the blower, you might check for this.

Then I have a 784 (the 782 with dual hydraulics).

Im trying to get down to 1 tractor but seem to be going the wrong direction.

So I will be watching your progress, thanks for all the great pics.

[ACecil]

Nice 784, I'd clean it up and enjoy it!

[weatherby]

Originally Posted by jimbob200521

Wow, that engine tin looks like it'd clean up to about new, I don't see any rust on it. I bet with a pressure washing that thing would look pretty good. It's possible that's a newer engine, if it's got dual hydraulics it's possible the PO did some engine work, too. If it's got 1700 hours on the clock and runs good without smoking or anything, I'd do a compression check to see where it stands there. If I recall correctly, it's got the older style analog hour meter, are you sure it reads 1700?

Anywho, looks like a keeper to me! Love the red ones, I still miss mine. Congrats!!

I do plan to just use it most of this summer for mowing, then begin a restore before it gets too cold out. I have washed it up and it looks better.

According to the PO, it's been in there family since new between two brothers with adjacent farms and the only thing he can remember replacing on it was a RT front tire. He said it always ran great but believes it doesn't have much life left in it. I guess time will tell, but it seems to run great for now and I do notice a light puff of blue smoke when engaging the PTO but that's it. I wonder what the life expectancy of that 17hp engine is ?

It does have the older "clock" style hour meter and the best I can figure out is one time around is 600 hr and it'd been around two and a half times the best I can figure.

Are you suggesting a 782 did NOT have hydraulics from the factory ?

[weatherby]

Originally Posted by yeeter

A great thread. Welcome to the slippery slope! You should have half a dozen in no time.

I have this exact same blower on an 1811. The only thing I dont like about it is that it doesnt raise the front very far off the ground (can be problematic if not level/paved surface). If you end up working over the blower, you might check for this.

Then I have a 784 (the 782 with dual hydraulics).

Im trying to get down to 1 tractor but seem to be going the wrong direction.

So I will be watching your progress, thanks for all the great pics.

Yes..I did notice the blower does not lift very high at all. When I get the 1811 done I will see if anything can be done/modified to get it to lift a little higher.

I was under the assumption that a 782 came from the factory with dual hydraulics, because the PO "I know" did not add dual hydraulics to this tractor, and the rubber lines from the hydraulic cylinder to the valve body, the cylinder, and the valve body are all painted red as if they were there when that tractor was painted at the factory.

[jimbob200521]

Originally Posted by weatherby

I do plan to just use it most of this summer for mowing, then begin a restore before it gets too cold out. I have washed it up and it looks better.

According to the PO, it's been in there family since new between two brothers with adjacent farms and the only thing he can remember replacing on it was a RT front tire. He said it always ran great but believes it doesn't have much life left in it. I guess time will tell, but it seems to run great for now and I do notice a light puff of blue smoke when engaging the PTO but that's it. I wonder what the life expectancy of that 17hp engine is ?

It does have the older "clock" style hour meter and the best I can figure out is one time around is 600 hr and it'd been around two and a half times the best I can figure.

Are you suggesting a 782 did NOT have hydraulics from the factory ?

No, I am saying it didn't come from the factory with dual hydraulics. Dual hydraulics became am option after the MTD buyout but then it was a 784, not a 782.

[J-Mech]

Originally Posted by jimbob200521

No, I am saying it didn't come from the factory with dual hydraulics. Dual hydraulics became am option after the MTD buyout but then it was a 784, not a 782.

Dual hydraulics/front remotes were an option on an IH built 782.

[weatherby]

Originally Posted by jimbob200521

No, I am saying it didn't come from the factory with dual hydraulics. Dual hydraulics became am option after the MTD buyout but then it was a 784, not a 782.

I'm kinda confused...So, if it says 782 on the tractor and it has dual hydraulics, it did NOT come the factory that way ? or it was not standard BUT you could order dual hydraulics on a 782 ?

[weatherby]

A few more pics

[J-Mech]

Originally Posted by weatherby

I'm kinda confused...So, if it says 782 on the tractor and it has dual hydraulics, it did NOT come the factory that way ? or it was not standard BUT you could order dual hydraulics on a 782 ?

Ok. IH built the first 782's. That is the last series that IH built. Then the Cub Cadet line sold to MTD. You could buy a red, IH built 782 with front hydraulics. Or you could buy them without. It was an option. When MTD took over, you could buy yellow or red 782. The 782 became the base model, and only the red 782 could have dual hydraulics. If it was a yellow and white 782, it had only the hydraulic lift. The yellow and white 784 was the model with dual hydraulics. Now, clear as mud?

You have a red 782 with dual hydraulics. So, it could be either an IH or a CCC built machine. Either way, the dual hydraulics was a factory option. None of your pics are close enough for me to be able to tell by looking if it is a IH or CCC tractor. Post the SN# and I or someone can tell you.

[FlyingB]

Originally Posted by weatherby

I'm kinda confused...So, if it says 782 on the tractor and it has dual hydraulics, it did NOT come the factory that way ? or it was not standard BUT you could order dual hydraulics on a 782 ?

782 was standard with single hydrolics but could also be ordered with dual which was still a 782. Then after MTD bought them out a 782 had the single and if it had dual it was a 784. Nice pictures and cubs by the way