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Old 03-20-2009, 03:01 AM
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I recently acquired a 582 special and am in the process of going through it to make sure it is in runnung condition.
The hour meter on this cub only shows 639 hours run time.
When I received it the previous owner said it would not start, I checked the motor and it was over full of oil/gas mix in the crankcase, guess the float stuck and all the gas that was in the tank drained into the motor.

I removed the tin on the motor to inspect the cooling fins for debris and found none. I drained the oil/gas mix out of the motor and fill to correct level with new 10w-30 oil. Drained out the remaining old gas from the tank and added 2 fresh gallons of gas, installed a good battery and turned the key.

After a bit of coaxing it fired up and ran nice and smooth.

I am planning on turning this cub into a snowplowing tractor once I get all the needed parts.

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Not being a smart@$$, but why is it called a "special"?
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David:

It is because it has a "special" transmission. Instead of the traditional IH rear end in it, it has a Peerless Transaxle, run by a belt.
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It is because it has a "special" transmission. Instead of the traditional IH rear end in it, it has a Peerless Transaxle, run by a belt.
Was it considered an "entry level" tractor or something? Hard to imagine a Cub Cadet without the Farmall rearend...
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As I am told, it was developed to compete (in price) with the Hardware Store (MTD branded) tractors.
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It would be real interesting to find the original retail price of a 582 Special compared to a 582. I have run across a few Specials for sale over the last couple years, they were tempting, but I resisted. I don't know, it's something about belts and Peerless transaxles. I'm sure they would still outlast any comparable tractor of the same period, and have!
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http://www.wheatfarm.com/ih_582/index.html


Scroll about 3/4 of the way down and you'll see the tranny.

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So there is some kind of a gearbox that belt-drives the transmission? that seems like a pretty fault-prone design.
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Great looking tractor Lonny!
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So there is some kind of a gearbox that belt-drives the transmission? that seems like a pretty fault-prone design.
The engine is mounted in the same fashion as it is in all other Cub Cadets, but it drives a right-angle gearbox that drives a belt that drives the rear. The rear is much smaller and lighter than the normal Cub rear, and it's not as strong. It probably works alright for mowing, but any ground-engaging equipment would probably destroy it. I remember being at a plow day once where someone was plowing with one of these and broke it. I also believe that some of the gear drive green tractors had that rear.
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