1450 Ground Cable

[Bathtub]

Can anyone ID this ground cable and tell me where it attaches to the Frame & Engine on my 1450?

My 1450 is a later model (1974-'75+?)with wet brakes in the tranny. The Kohler K321 engine dipstick goes straight down into the oil pan, it's not attached to the side of the engine block. I pulled the engine a short time ago to switch out its crack oil pan with a good one and I can't remember where this wire goes. Knucklehead rooky mistake not taking photos of "before". I was able to start and briefly run the engine now that I have it back together but the throttle cable got hot as hell without this cable installed between the engine and frame. Throttle cable was a poor substitute for a heavy grounding cable.

Thanks in advance for any help here. A photo would be nice.
Cub Cadet 1450 Ground Wire.jpg

[R Bedell]

You have two choices. (A) Run that cable directly to the Engine Block, or (B) Run it to the Frame, then another cable from the Frame to the Engine Block. Your choice.

[Ambush]

I just started having starting problems this past week. Slow to turn over then acting like a drained battery. I worked my way to the front of the tractor cleaning every battery connection as I went . When I took the front frame to engine cable off the frame connection it fell to the floor. The end that bolts to the S/G frame had broke off.

So on my 1974 149, the cable bolts to the frame at the grill mount and to the S/G bracket. It was on the front S/G pivot bolt, but I used a spacer washer and a 1/4" longer bolt and attached it to the bracket bolt.

Starts like a champ again.

[Bathtub]

Thank you both for a quick reply. I figured that was the solution and had gone around the engine looking for obvious connecting points given the contours and length of the cable but found none. I'll give it another go.

[finsruskw]

This on a 169 that's on the table now.