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Jude - Great job! Keith - Sometimes better to ask forgiveness than permission. Reasons to just get the correct tractor for the loader you bought: 1) Unless you don't need a tractor for anything else, changing attachments is a pain in the rear. Loader tractors are most easily left set-up as loader de...

Karen - Welcome to the forum. I would start by installing a new thermostat. Many engines will not circulate the coolant properly without the back-pressure that the thermostat provides. I would guess that it started overheating which is what prompted your son to remove the thermostat. Your original t...

Eric - The model is real important. Early tractors (GT and SGTs) had a 4.6" outer diameter (OD) front pto pulley. Later tractors (Ser. No. 821,060 and after) had a 6" diameter front pto pulley. This change and serial number occurred several years into the Cyclops series. Although this was a design i...

Adrian - That is what is suspected, but I have not yet had the pleasure of having a Haban 60" deck. Now I have another reason to get one; my mounts are already in place for the Haban blade. Now if I weren't out of storage room...

Eric - I think you now have an excuse to find a Haban blade!

Eric - Very nice. Is that the corner of a Haban blade rear mount I see sticking up in the corner where the footrest meets the fender?

Vince - I think he is referring to the lift height indicator cable. Brad - If so, it wraps around the front of the rockshaft tube and is bolted to the arm underneath. The rockshaft acts as a drum and pulls the cable as the rockshaft rotates. Look at the picture on the parts sites: http://www.partstr...

Steve - Congrats on increasing the herd! Too bad that you have to pull the engine to get to the starter. But...perhaps it is the botched ignition switch not sending the juice when it should. I would definitely get the electrics squared away before deciding the starter was at fault. Also, especially ...

Sean - Same idea, but different. Spark plugs are best set with a wire gauge set. You need a set of flat feeler gauges, like this: http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00999008000P?prdNo=9&blockNo=9&blockType=G9 They are also sold with a bent tip for better clearance for some jobs (like valve las...

Sean - Welcome to the forum! PTO adjustment could be the culprit. It is easy, and is found in the owner's manual. Click on "Documents and Manuals" in the center of the blue portion of the header above, and drill down through the CCC section for the manuals. Download them, and save them for future is...

When I did my Cat 0 I decided to use what Jim mentioned. Since these bolts tend to need retorquing, I decided I wanted a sealer that stays pliable. Permatex Aviation Form-A-Gasket is what is used for engines with bolts that have holes threaded into areas exposed to oil, so that is what I used. You c...

Scott/Doug - The PTO directional switch has three terminals and is a Single Pole, Double Throw (SPDT). Wikepedia has a pretty good description of the definitions here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switch#Contact_terminology

Matt - Looks good. Do you have a second flange bearing inside the box to keep the shaft in alignment?

Frank - Seeing how the original post is for a 2072, I guess I threw a curve when I started discussing a Cyclops. ;) Troubleshooting should be the same though; divide and conquer. Keep proving that things in the circuit are good until you find something that isn't. Of my three machines, I still haven...

Frank - I think you misunderstood me. Mine is fixed, works just fine. I was just giving Phillip (the OP) an example of the troubleshooting I did to fix mine. The relay on the Cyclops (2182) is a small plastic box, with no need for a case ground. As per the schematic, the coil side is grounded throug...

Got mine fixed today. Started my troubleshooting at the relay; had power to the coil side that holds the relay in, so that means the seat switch was not the culprit. Unbolted the relay from the frame and held it in my hand while engaging the pto (tractor not running, but key on). With the relay in m...

Logan - Nothing wrong with shopping used, but just so you know, that part is still available from any Cub Cadet dealer. The new part number is: 703-1445-0637, $82.50 and in stock at Messicks.com. NOS (New Old Stock) would indicate that it was NLA (No Longer Available), but that somebody had one squi...

Phillip - Just like any other electrical problem, it is best to get a voltmeter and work through the schematic. The schematic in the manual shows you what should be hot while the pto is engaged. Could be the seat safety switch not doing its job, or some terminal that is still dirty, or...etc. Pay at...

Ken - Yes, you can change the filter without removing anything else. Unscrew it and pull it down from underneath the tractor.

Suggestions for rebuilding any carb... Work clean and well organized in a well lit area. Have reading glasses if you need them. Make lots of room on a workbench and have a clean hard surface. I find that a piece of sheetmetal over my wood bench makes a nice surface. Have some smaller pans (old cooki...

Also, the early 50" decks did not have a grease fitting for the deck idler pulley arm, and it can lock up. The idler arm must be able to move properly to maintain the spindle belt tension. Good to check this out and disassemble while you are there. Mine had severely worn the shoulder bolt due to lac...

Set your meter to DC Volts; if it has a scale adjustment, set it for something around a 20 Volt scale. Have the negative (black) probe firmly held or clamped to the negative battery terminal. Using the schematic, work through the system starting at the battery by placing the positive (red) probe to ...

If the fuse blew, it is for a reason. Do not put a larger fuse than the factory specified. The fuse is designed to be the weak spot in the system; if you make it larger, the wires will become the "fuse" and melt when you have a problem. Use a meter; work through the connections...you will feel good ...

Mike - I recently had the same deal every time my 2182 got hot. Turned out to be a high resistance connection in the harness connector for the hot wire that fed the ignition switch. Don't pay too much attention to where we have all had bad connections; they can happen anywhere. Get a manual for the ...

Big Mike, you probably meant 3/8-16 for standard coarse thread.

Grant - To be sure, look it up at one of these sites: http://www.partstree.com or http://www.messicks.com. There are others out there, but these are just the ones I like.

Sounds like you have the wrong bearing for your column. In general, bearings should fit snug (light press fit) enough on the inner and outer diameters so that they will not slip during operation. Loctite sleeve and bearing retainer can be used for slightly loose (considered a slip fit), but not some...

Mike - Just an opinion here, but I would just pull the engine. You will do a neater job and not bend up the tin. You will have the opportunity to clean things up and make them right. I went through this (not wanting to pull the engine) when the Magneto died on my 1872. I hated the idea of having to ...

I second Big Mikes recommendation, plus use the electrical schematic from the manual. The schematic will help you make sense of it, and will tell you if a switch is normally open (N.O.) or normally closed (N.C.), and what path the current should take during the different modes (run vs start, pto on ...

Matt - That is an expensive way to try to get rid of the snow! Looks like you slayed a big blue alien with the blade... :lol: Yeah, with tires filled to the valve stem at 12 o'clock, there isn't much air space. So, just like all engineering trade-offs, filled tires need more frequent pressure checks...

James - I prefer RV antifreeze, as it is non-toxic. With RV antifreeze, do not dilute it with water; it is already at the correct mix when you buy it. They advertise RV as "-50* F", but starts to turn to slush way before that. If you dilute it, you will not have enough protection. I know that a 26x1...

It is the same as for the regular GT, just uses different mounting and support holes. It is in the manual for the 50C which is in the Coffee Shop manual section; not the easiest to find, here is a link http://www.cubcadetcollectors.com/forum/download/file.php?id=3395 . See page 11. Read the words an...