Is a Cub Cadet LT worth it??

[olds45512]

If you can get it for $50 I think you'd be stupid to walk away from it, if you already have a gt then keep it and tinker with the Lt. For what its worth I paid $50 for the one I have with no deck but it ran. Hard to tell what model it is but there should be a tag under the seat and unlike the bigger cubs where you have to look up the kind code this tag will say model###, could be a 76 or an 81 or even a 111 which would have an 11hp engine and a low production number of 6401.

[bocephus1991]

Get it t while you can. Last year there was a 282 on local c-list I saw it right before I went to go mow. When I called an hr later it was GONE! Still get mad at myself for not calling ! The guy practically gave it away!

[olds45512]

heres one i found for sale on a local site, im thinking about nuying it just for the deck and use the rest for parts.

http://classifieds.pennswoods.net/cl...dindex=3271123

[mjsoldcub]

thanks for all your help tim, i really do appreciate it...i have no idea what works and what doesnt, as everything there is just piled outside...i have the 12 hp running strong, just need something to put it in...im going back out to his place this week, maybe i offer him 100bucks for a brinly plow in real good shape and the cadet...i just have too many projects that this one couldnt become one...are they fairly simple?? drive train durable?? i mean for an lt anyways.... i found this also, just cant decide...thats why i come to the experts....JUST for mowing...naturally i would ratber have the one with the IH tag on it.....

[Berwil]

I've been following this thread and I have to agree, I think an LT is the wrong direction compared to what you have for mowing 2.5 acres. I would get nothing smaller than 48", preferably a 54" or 60" cut. I'm all for seat time, but I don't have time to spend 4 hrs a week mowing that much ground at 38" (even less when you count overlap) a pass. Not to mention it's probably not the smoothest ground, small wheels fall in small holes and go kaboom in large ones. Your kidneys may thank you for a larger tractor. I understand you have a few vertical shafts motors waiting on a donor, but maybe they would be better used to barter for the right motor for a proper sized mowing machine.

That said, there are pull behind mowers out there. They take vertical shaft motors, maybe find one with a bad motor and put it behind a machine you already have. You get seat time on any tractor you pick for the day and you don't mess up the pretty paint or deck. As a bonus, usually they can be offset. If your in a rush, you can mow with the tractor your riding and the pull behind at the same time.

Bill

[mjsoldcub]

its funny that you mention that; because that was the first idea, making a pull behind.. i know this sounds real stupid, but i have a working 50c, with gt spindles and all done up to a tee but thats one of the show tractors, and really dont want to mow with it...i do have stack of decks (probably like 12-15) down in the old cattle shed at my dads place... if anything maybe a sleeve hitch mounted finish deck?? guys trust me, i would just rescue an another GT in a heartbeat, but i already have a problem with space..my wife and i and 3 kids bought this house 1 yr ago with 2 car garage, and im already having to store stuff at my old mans place..so until i get a pole shed built for my shop and GTs, the only way i could justify another was from using an existing engine, and all that happy horse s%$t...but yes, i do agree... takes little over an hour with a 46" deck as it was... definitely have to be a sleeve hitch vs pull behind, too many trees and such..... you guys are great, i appreciate all the help and ideas.... still want that little cadet just for the hell of it...where will i hide it i have a problem

[olds45512]

Don't be afraid to mow with a restored tractor, I mow with my 108 and when I'm done it still cleans up like new.

[mjsoldcub]

i know, and i believe you.. did you read my build thread, "1250 custom restoration almost done" shows the tag you got me too....thanks again bud... its just hard too..i use it for stuff, just mowing is hard on some things.. plus the 50" is a big mower for the 12...i did mow some with it last year..

[CubCadet129]

Originally Posted by mjsoldcub

i have a question...i found this for a great price, and would actually like a "light" dedicated mower...although i am not a fan of LTs at all....i do have a great running 12hp verticle shaft i/c briggs, (and a 10hp, and an 8) but my question is; would this be worth doing with the intention of JUST cutting grass?? i dont know what size deck it is either, was too buried to check and was 2° out....anyone have any thoughts or opinions on these???

i greatly appreciate it..

also, i suppose i should mention i have 2.5 acres to mow, trees, a river, but for the most part flat...

i have 5 vintage, heavy garden tractors (a '75 cub 1250 which is my favorite, an old monkey wards 16hp beast, a '71 case 220, and a '74 gilson the tank, and working on a bolens ht 20 diesel repower) ....i dont mow with any of them...i know, im dumb....

thank you

Unless it's 150 or less I woulddnt, especially for anything over 1/2 an acre cuz it's a belt drive with a vertical shaft Briggs and for your needs a better choice is a regular old IHCC garden tractor, if you want to stay with the Cubs. Also it's montgomery ward not monkey ward