the 169

[mjsoldcub]

thank you very much fellas, and couldnt have done it without you Don.... anyways, i did find a serial tag, but that was for my 1250, which went from a '75 to a '79, but that was just a junkyard find from another forum member... i do however know a very nice gentleman at REDOYOURHORSE.COM who will reprint all your kohler decals with your original #s on them..very high quality too... no this one is all 169, i like to take the tags and clear them then put them back on with brass rivets...im not sure whats wrong with me...

the exhaust was just a stanley muffler from fleetfarm with the closest possible dimensions to the original (its VERY close) and for 32$ and some time who cant beat that...i think it was for a john deere 310 or 300 or something, it had 1.5" going in and out, as it was meant for a vertical stack on a big tractor..just some tig action and grinding..ill try to get some close shots ..all i have left is to sand and paint rear rims, top coat (for the final time)the hood, and then wet sand and buff dash cover/cowl, and i just stripped the fender pan, so a little bit of work there....debating on doing the .25" stainless diff cover like my 1250 for this one too??? i did make all rear lift components as well, so hopefully i can pull my plow with it..look forward to portage and hoping to have the 72d done by then...looking for a real old little manure spreader that i can fix up, put some seats in and pull all the damn kids i got around in it!!!

[mjsoldcub]

I havent really been able to do much on her but did get all the hydr lift done and the dash/cowl on, cables in etc...does anybody know what the 5/16" studs coming out of the dash tower are ?? When i thickened my dash i noticed it sucked in a little on me...was thinking of using them to maybe push the glass out a little...??

[darkminion_17]

Those are for the hood latches.

Looooooking good!!!!

[cubcadet]

Looks really good.

[longislandcubs]

Absolutely top class restoration work. Unbelievable.

[longislandcubs]

One of the nicer quality restorations that I have seen.

[zimm17]

Looks AWESOME, but I can't get over the first post.

and the rearend got squirted yesterday

Is the genie supported to be yellow or black?

[Cubcrazy]

Looks very nice! Me likey!

[mjsoldcub]

thanks alot fellas, i do appreciate it.. this is my outlet nowadays, although i do wish i could get my truck finished...wait until you see the trailer im building at my dads place, i could fit probably 8-10 cubs on there!! its not from scratch, i mean it was a 12k lb gvwr boat trailer to start.....but might as well be, some long days put in on it...anyways, hood latches you say..?? hmmmm never seeen those, you know in fact, other than a narrow frame i always thought the latches were p.o mods...guess ive seen more without than with..i welded the holes shut on my 1250...you wouldnt have a pic would you Lew??? do they save from any shakes and rattles?? i have these 1" solid stainless bar with 5/16" threads running through them, thought it would work good to push the dash out some, but maybe im asking for trouble...the hood support does too, but the original is such a flimsy little thing, and it puts all the pressure on the thin part of the dash anyways...dont really feel like going through what i did on my 1250 to make that stainless hood support...although i did do the rear cover, with 1" brass plug...should look nice all polished up with all the rear lift stuff, the .25" is alot less prone to leaking too, im tellin you...any kubota experts know where i can find a crank pulley with any sort of provisions in it??? or if all of the 3 cyl and the z482, (2cyl) have the same crank , spline dia, count?? i did notice that some new bx models have the engine in them back wards still...hope for a new one i guess,? i dont want to try to drill into the blank one i have, or ill have to make one

thanks guys
mikejames

[SGragg]

Have enjoyed reading this post and seeing your work. High quality!

Thanks for posting.