New member and new Cub owner

[KiwiUSA]

Hi all, I joined a month or so ago but was waiting till I got my Cub before saying hi. I got a Cub 105 as payment for labor and parts on a Honda Goldwing GL1100 I was getting road worthy for a friend.

Even tho it is my first Cub Cadet it is my second lawn tractor, my first being a 1983 Snapper LT11 which I restored, I will post a pic of that at the end of my post in case you stop reading right now lol.

I have a lot of questions concerning the 105, was it a good model? It comes with a tiller, snow blower and mower deck, it has been repainted years ago and was never finished being put back together,

It will need new new wiring and replacement of a lot of nuts and bolts, voltage regulator, ignition switch, coil and seat. The old parts may work ok but new is better, it also came with new decals which need to be stuck on.

I believe the 105 was the first model that had the hydrostatic trans and were made between 67 and 69 correct? There is a little lever at the bottom front of the seat on the right side, is that a lift lock?

Anyway there will be question forth coming in the future regarding where the hell this part or that part goes and looking forward to getting to know you all. I will get pics soon of it and add to this post.

Thanks for reading this long winded intro and yep....here comes the snapper pic heh heh

[IHinIN]

Welcome. The 123 was the first Hydrostatic Cub. The 105 was in the next series along with the 125 Hydro and the 104 and 124 gear drives. The lever by the seat presses on the relief valves so that you can push the Cub when it's not running.

[olds45512]

Aww look, its a little baby tractor. just messing with you, that's one shiny snapper. The 105 is a great tractor and will serve you well. Congrats.

[Terry C]

Welcome to OCC. If you do as good a job on the 105 as you did on the snapper it will be cool I'm sure.

[KiwiUSA]

Got some pics of it

[Terry C]

A set of stickers and a new seat and you're in business

105/125 is my favorite because of how they look, and yours is pretty
darn good there.
The technical library on this sight is quite nice. Give it a try.

By the way your snapper is a lawn tractor and your cub is a garden tractor
You even have a rear lift and the gearbox for a tiller there! Bonus!
But you are missing a couple of pieces that goes below the seat at the rear, it bolts to
both fenders, and a small thin piece of sheet metal that bolts to the rear cover. PO probably took them off to put
on the rear lift. See if they are around yet, if not no biggie you can pick them up at one
of the sponsors on the top of the page

[Alvy]

Looks like he's got spring assist too. Nice dash tin as well. Needing the steer column bearing but nice start with the 105, great cub

[KiwiUSA]

Thank you for the kind comments, I have plans for a new seat, it came with new decals and a steering shaft bushing plus new tie rods (yet to be fitted), and it does have spring assist ........boy! you guys have keen eyes!!!

the cub also comes with a tiller, snow blower (QA36 I think) and a mower deck plus fairly new looking snow chains. The tiller gear box at the rear is mounted but can not figure out what drives it. Does a v belt run up to the middle under neath and hooks on to something?

I thought the rear looked a little ''empty'', I presume those pieces have to come off to fit the tiller gearbox? I also have a John Deere blade I was thinking of making it fit to the front using the same hitch set up as the snow blower.

So much to learn, it is built like a tank but I do like my Snapper even tho I am hoping to get the cub to the right condition to replace it.

[Terry C]

Originally Posted by KiwiUSA

Thank you for the kind comments, I have plans for a new seat, it came with new decals and a steering shaft bushing plus new tie rods (yet to be fitted), and it does have spring assist ........boy! you guys have keen eyes!!!

the cub also comes with a tiller, snow blower (QA36 I think) and a mower deck plus fairly new looking snow chains. The tiller gear box at the rear is mounted but can not figure out what drives it. Does a v belt run up to the middle under neath and hooks on to something?

I thought the rear looked a little ''empty'', I presume those pieces have to come off to fit the tiller gearbox? I also have a John Deere blade I was thinking of making it fit to the front using the same hitch set up as the snow blower.

So much to learn, it is built like a tank but I do like my Snapper even tho I am hoping to get the cub to the right condition to replace it.

The belt that runs the tiller gear box comes from the front PTO just like the mower deck.
You have a really good start for a first cub there

[KiwiUSA]

Originally Posted by Terry C

The belt that runs the tiller gear box comes from the front PTO just like the mower deck.
You have a really good start for a first cub there

Wow! that must be one long belt....thanks