CC 189 Sub Super

[ACecil]

Originally Posted by cub149

I'm baaaaaaaaack......
Well, if you want excuses I have plenty, probably not good ones but I have them.
I just replaced the axle seals and changed out fluid and filter. The problem I am having is with the gearing in the rearend. It looses WAY to much power when trying to pull a slight hill. I have to really push up the hydro lever to top a small incline and once at the top it will take off. I'm thinking I will need a rearend from a super. Just to make sure the wheel size is the problem I put on a set of 23" tires and it did MUCH better.
So, my questions are:
1)Does the super rearend have the same bolt pattern that the 1860 has? This would be ideal, I could buy a complete unit and just stick it in there.

2) If I just bought the gears from a super will they fit in the 1860 rear housing?

3) Are all super axles the same size?

4) Is the hydro pump the same in a super vs. 1860

Great to see you're back, Chip!

[mrcubcadet]

Originally Posted by ACecil

Great to see you're back, Chip!

Ditto!

[Sam Mac]

Originally Posted by Matt G.

He asked if a cyclops unit would fit his existing (CV joint) driveshaft...if the answer isn't 'yes', that'd be news to me.

Forgot that he had a CV joint shaft already in it so yes he will need a Cyclops Super pump.

[cub149]

I got this mother driving like a real super now
I changed out the reduction gear on the cyclops rear end I have with one from a diesel super (15??). I also got the hydro from it and changed that out. On the hydro, I had to take it to the machine shop and have the splined input shaft drilled and tapped to accept the bolt for the cyclops cv joint/driveshaft. The hydro was from an 82 series.
Once I did that it runs great, pulls super strong. No loss of power on the hills and I tried out the steepest hill (really steep) I have with very little drop in speed.
I also re-worked the brake system I had done earlier. There was way to much pedal travel on the turning brakes and I also had to much tension on the springs. It now works perfect just like it should.

This was the old set up on the brakes. I extended the brake pedal arms to hook the springs to and used the lower original hole for the brake rod. Bad idea.


This is the new set up. I used the top hole for the brake rod and also changed over to a one piece rod and eliminated the spring that was used on the 1860 brakes. On the caliper arm I drilled a hole closer to the tire to get quicker response from the pedal, to close the brake shoes faster so I wouldn't need as much pedal travel.
I also had to add a link to lengthen the return spring to take some tension off the pedal.
Probably didn't explain this to well but I think the pictures will tell the story.


I am pretty stoked right now. It works like a super and I can drive it comfortably.
I still need to figure out the exhaust, take it out the side or maybe use a muffler on the outside of the hood like the diesels. I don't really like the stacks but that would be an easy fix. If I leave it under the hood I definitely need a heat shield on it, the hood gets hot as fire.

[Sam Mac]

Chip

Glad to hear that you got the rear end sorted out. Gonna be one cool tractor when your done with it.

Mac

[Methos]

Chip great news! I'm really ready for a visit now! I love the amount of detail you put into this.

[ACecil]

That's awesome, Chip! Great job! You can't beat how a super drives.

[cub149]

I made a grille yesterday for the front. I used a piece of bar gratting. Cut the angle on the sides to match the front opening and welded on side pieces to frame it in. I then welded two bolts to it that fit in the slot where the spring went on the original grille. I wanted a grille that the slats where closer together but couldn't come up with anything.
I decided to just let the exhaust blow straight throuh the grille since it is steel. I'll use some high temp paint on the grille. It seems a bit louder with the shortened exhaust pipe but not bad. I could cut a hole and stick the pipe out the front but I like the looks without. Is there any reason this would be a bad thing?

[ACecil]

Nice work on the grille, Chip! That's a neat cub!

[Methos]

Originally Posted by ACecil

Nice work on the grille, Chip! That's a neat cub!

Chip looks like it's time for another visit so I can test it out for ya!