Search found 14 matches

by DennisThornton
Mon Mar 25, 2024 7:53 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Donations needed
Replies: 8
Views: 260

Re: Donations needed

I have lots of tools scattered across several buildings. Many I seldom use, but when I do need them, I hope to be able to find them where I last saw them. Information and details about half-a-century-old garden tractors may not be in high daily demand, but access frequency is not an accurate means o...
by DennisThornton
Thu Dec 02, 2021 11:09 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Attachments: Custom Dump Box
Replies: 17
Views: 3268

Re: Attachments: Custom Dump Box

Nice! More pictures needed for sure!
Does it trip easily but stay secure with load? Manageable fully loaded? In other words tried and proven worthy?
by DennisThornton
Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:27 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Best use for a 147?
Replies: 26
Views: 9507

Re: Best use for a 147?

JMotuzick wrote:
Sun Feb 28, 2021 8:35 pm
Dag
Your picture is the IH. NArrow frame spring assist it will work on the 147.

The first picture is of the brinly assist it will help lift all attachments but mounts directly to the sleeve hitch.
Thanks!
by DennisThornton
Sun Feb 28, 2021 7:16 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Best use for a 147?
Replies: 26
Views: 9507

Re: Best use for a 147?

I will start by saying...like I indicated in my last post I don't have a spring assist for my 127. I think the one in your picture is not the general use assist. As the picture says...brinly. that is probably for a rear plow? If it does the same thing...I can't answer that. This is what I think is ...
by DennisThornton
Sun Feb 28, 2021 7:13 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Best use for a 147?
Replies: 26
Views: 9507

Re: Best use for a 147?

JMotuzick wrote:
Sun Feb 28, 2021 6:36 pm
Do you have a rear sleeve hitch? If so then yes it will work. If you do not have the sleeve hitch option then, no it will not work. Due to the way the rock shaft works, it will assist all attachments front mid rear.
Not yet but I had planned on it.
Thanks!
by DennisThornton
Sun Feb 28, 2021 1:26 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Best use for a 147?
Replies: 26
Views: 9507

Re: Best use for a 147?

Don't have good pictures of my 147 yet. Is this the proper lift spring?
BRINLY SPRING ASSIST BR 1775.jpg
BRINLY SPRING ASSIST BR 1775.jpg (86.86 KiB) Viewed 9159 times
by DennisThornton
Sat Feb 27, 2021 8:20 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Best use for a 147?
Replies: 26
Views: 9507

Re: Best use for a 147?

JMotuzick wrote:
Mon Feb 22, 2021 8:25 pm
Kevin
All 147’s had electric lift. If converted, it could have been converted to either Crome or painted manual lift.
Not sure why someone would have converted it, but perhaps an electric failure was more expensive than a manual. Don't know, but this has a Chrome manual lift.
by DennisThornton
Sat Feb 27, 2021 8:18 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Best use for a 147?
Replies: 26
Views: 9507

Re: Best use for a 147?

I agree on not using a loader on it. Not only do you not have power steering, the lifting capabilities are limited and the narrow frame front axle spindles were upgraded after the narrow frames for a reason. As for the blower, yes it's a lot of weight for a manual lift. The 147 will have that chrom...
by DennisThornton
Sat Feb 27, 2021 8:15 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Best use for a 147?
Replies: 26
Views: 9507

Re: Best use for a 147?

Dave, I did not mount the thrower on the 126 this year and the little 102 is filling that void just fine for the most part. The 126 will be getting an engine change out this Spring being the reason, it's getting tired and I don't want so smash anything. The qa42a does have some advantages over the ...
by DennisThornton
Mon Feb 22, 2021 8:57 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Best use for a 147?
Replies: 26
Views: 9507

Re: Best use for a 147?

I recently saw a Cub blower for sale and while it was not the correct model it got me thinking that since this 147 is manual lift maybe that's not the best use for it. I have a WH and Bolens with manual snow blade and I'm fine with those but a blower is much heavier. Does my experience apply to this...
by DennisThornton
Thu Feb 18, 2021 8:43 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Best use for a 147?
Replies: 26
Views: 9507

Re: Best use for a 147?

I have little to no experience with single stages but I've heard for years that the 2 stage is better, especially in slush. I do have lots of experience with 2-stages and they are fabulous in dry snow yet still very tricky in slush! My 35 hp, 74" 2-stage is a 4sp with 2sp rear so there is plenty of ...
by DennisThornton
Wed Feb 17, 2021 9:55 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Best use for a 147?
Replies: 26
Views: 9507

Re: Best use for a 147?

Thanks guys! It's a tougher question since I really don't need it or any attachments for it, but I still want it, so I'm just trying to set it up how it would be the best it could. I don't need a single stage since I have more than one 2 stage blower, but if a blower came by I'd consider it. Not sur...
by DennisThornton
Tue Feb 16, 2021 9:43 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Best use for a 147?
Replies: 26
Views: 9507

Re: Best use for a 147?

Thanks for the welcome! You ARE correct, externals, not steering. I'd forgotten that and just kept the visual of the twin discs over the trans. Now I remember that it was my plan to look around and see if someone had converted one to steering. I guess for now the only GT with steering brakes is my P...
by DennisThornton
Tue Feb 16, 2021 7:59 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Best use for a 147?
Replies: 26
Views: 9507

Best use for a 147?

Hi guys. I've browsed for a while but just now joined. I have several Wheel Horses and Sears/AYP/Ropers, a Power King and a Bolens tube frame and a 147. Got a lot of attachments for several of them as well. I don't like swapping attachments and I probably have tractors that I don't have to if I choo...