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by VScott
Fri Mar 13, 2015 1:47 pm
Forum: CCC and MTD Built Cub cadets
Topic: What does carburetor solenoid do?
Replies: 15
Views: 14778

Re: What does carburetor solenoid do?

Jess, that is all that I can find lately. I think I have bought and sold all of the older ones in 5 counties.. My 1535 does the same thing as far as backfiring. It also takes forever for it to stop spinning after it is shut off. Ken, it is hard to say where they started using the solenoid. My 2082 d...
by VScott
Fri Mar 13, 2015 10:50 am
Forum: CCC and MTD Built Cub cadets
Topic: What does carburetor solenoid do?
Replies: 15
Views: 14778

Re: What does carburetor solenoid do?

Tom brings up some good points, but The main reason that it is there is to prevent backfiring when the engine is shut off. Against everything I had ever learned, if an engine has this solenoid, it should be turned off at half throttle or above so the remaining fuel can be blown thru the cylinders an...
by VScott
Wed Feb 25, 2015 2:44 pm
Forum: CCC and MTD Built Cub cadets
Topic: which front axle?
Replies: 6
Views: 6666

Re: which front axle?

If you are building a loader, the Bolens qt17 qt19 front axle is very very heavy, and the support is a bolt in deal. I just happen to have one for sale if interested!!!

Doesn't solve the 5 bolt hub issue, but does make for a very wide, solid base.
by VScott
Fri Feb 20, 2015 10:31 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: My ugly 61 original
Replies: 24
Views: 13225

Re: My ugly 61 original

Oh wow, was looking at it on my phone earlier, and I was so caught up in the electric starter I didn't see it was a recoil start. That makes it even cooler!
by VScott
Fri Feb 20, 2015 10:43 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: My ugly 61 original
Replies: 24
Views: 13225

Re: My ugly 61 original

I wonder what that engine originally came from... looks like someone did a clean job on the retrofit. Also, what is the bracket in front of the transmission for? Nice to have the rear lift. I don't think it's ugly, just needs an update. Cool project, Nate. Keep us updated with pictures. We love pict...
by VScott
Thu Feb 12, 2015 11:25 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: 107-147 white Paint
Replies: 25
Views: 32449

Re: 107-147 white Paint

True colors...hehehe. :lol:
by VScott
Thu Feb 12, 2015 10:27 pm
Forum: The Coffee Shop
Topic: New to me 30 ton press. Any opinions on hydraulics?
Replies: 8
Views: 7576

Re: New to me 30 ton press. Any opinions on hydraulics?

I was reading the same thing on the oil level. Must be a common problem. I'm glad to hear it works well. I think that is the way that I am leaning. Wish they had a 30 ton for close to that price, but they don't even seem to make a 30 ton. I know looking online and on ebay, they seem to have the best...
by VScott
Thu Feb 12, 2015 10:11 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: 107-147 white Paint
Replies: 25
Views: 32449

Re: 107-147 white Paint

Dave, I was at Wally World this evening picking up some paint for some Wheel Horse weights that I am spiffing up a bit, and I saw that Ivory. I thought to myself that it looked like it would be a darn close match for wheels, decks, weights , etc. Please let me know which one you like. I can tell you...
by VScott
Thu Feb 12, 2015 9:43 pm
Forum: The Coffee Shop
Topic: New to me 30 ton press. Any opinions on hydraulics?
Replies: 8
Views: 7576

New to me 30 ton press. Any opinions on hydraulics?

Found this old press.. any ideas on hydraulics? Postby VScott » Thu Feb 12, 2015 8:39 pm Picked this up this past weekend. It will need some paint, but it doesn't appear to be tweaked or bent. I got it from a local scrapyard. It's hard for me to believe that someone would scrap it for .08 to .10 a p...
by VScott
Wed Feb 11, 2015 6:22 pm
Forum: The Coffee Shop
Topic: An end to this and other tractor hobbies.
Replies: 21
Views: 19504

Re: An end to this and other tractor hobbies.

OK, Here we go... 1. I just got off of the phone with Kathy Perkins who is listed as an organizer of the 2015 RPRU. She gave me the name of a company that is used by the fairgrounds that issues policies specifically for events at the fairgrounds. The company name is Haas & Wilkerson. They are based ...
by VScott
Wed Feb 11, 2015 9:18 am
Forum: The Coffee Shop
Topic: An end to this and other tractor hobbies.
Replies: 21
Views: 19504

Re: An end to this and other tractor hobbies.

Dale, Thanks for the info. When I sold at rpru in 2012 in DuQuoin Il. There was none of this. Pay. park. sell. I have more than just a few parts to sell. so I would have no interest in a parts corral, and frankly I wouldn't let someone else sell my parts. I realize the way that was written suggested...
by VScott
Tue Feb 10, 2015 10:16 pm
Forum: The Coffee Shop
Topic: An end to this and other tractor hobbies.
Replies: 21
Views: 19504

Re: An end to this and other tractor hobbies.

Ray, I wanted to share a couple of thoughts, and thank you for bringing the insurance issue to light. I normally don't pre-register for events of this nature, I usually just show up, but I will not be doing that here. This is copied from the vendor contract for RPRU 2015 • The vendor shall maintain ...
by VScott
Wed Feb 04, 2015 10:19 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Happier than a pig in mud .
Replies: 3
Views: 3275

Re: Happier than a pig in mud .

Good eye, Jess!!! You hit the mother lode there!
by VScott
Wed Feb 04, 2015 10:04 pm
Forum: CCC and MTD Built Cub cadets
Topic: New to me 1440
Replies: 11
Views: 11287

Re: New to me 1440

Great job troubleshooting that Vinny! Anybody can just start replacing parts, it's the troubleshooting that separates the men from the boys. That is a good write up for any newbie with electrical woes. The schematic is the road map, just gotta walk through it figuring out where things have gone wro...
by VScott
Wed Feb 04, 2015 9:49 pm
Forum: CCC and MTD Built Cub cadets
Topic: Best way to remove PTO clutch ?
Replies: 43
Views: 48713

Re: Best way to remove PTO clutch ?

Ok, you got me...
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Yeah, What he said!
by VScott
Wed Feb 04, 2015 8:25 pm
Forum: CCC and MTD Built Cub cadets
Topic: Best way to remove PTO clutch ?
Replies: 43
Views: 48713

Re: Best way to remove PTO clutch ?

John, you aren't going to hurt the pistons using an impact wrench. This is the standard, accepted method for removing the bolt. If you have a long ratchet, and an extension, you can sometimes get it off, but what usually happens then is that you slip off and round the head of the bolt and cause WAAA...
by VScott
Wed Feb 04, 2015 12:59 pm
Forum: CCC and MTD Built Cub cadets
Topic: New to me 1440
Replies: 11
Views: 11287

Re: New to me 1440

Hey, Jess. I have 2 1535s around here. One of them got confiscated by my son. We had it at Cubarama last year, and he got 2nd place in the slow race. I have an ez vac behind it, I did a thread on fabbing up some brackets a few months ago. I would love to see your Brinly setup, I got kind of crazy wi...
by VScott
Wed Feb 04, 2015 11:06 am
Forum: CCC and MTD Built Cub cadets
Topic: New to me 1440
Replies: 11
Views: 11287

Re: New to me 1440

Dave, we have had a good winter. Only one measurable snow. Last year this time was brutally cold, and we had a very snowy winter. We are supposed to get down to 12°tonight and this afternoon it's supposed to snow about 1 to 3". I put a pool in 3 years ago, and we haven't had a summer warm enough to ...
by VScott
Tue Feb 03, 2015 11:17 pm
Forum: CCC and MTD Built Cub cadets
Topic: New to me 1440
Replies: 11
Views: 11287

Re: New to me 1440

Haven't got to pull the foot pads yet, John. The panels and hood are really good, the grill shell has a small crack from front to back right in the center of the bottom rail under the grill. The mounting tabs seem to both be intact, and not cracked. I thought some of our newer members might want som...
by VScott
Mon Feb 02, 2015 10:15 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: 1811 Starter
Replies: 12
Views: 10521

Re: 1811 Starter

Sorry, Paul, I read what I wanted to hear there, not what you asked. I don't know how to get to it without removing or distorting tinwork.
by VScott
Mon Feb 02, 2015 9:17 pm
Forum: CCC and MTD Built Cub cadets
Topic: New to me 1440
Replies: 11
Views: 11287

New to me 1440

So I'm at work this morning, and a co-worker that lives close to me says " hey did you see the Cub cadet for sale out by the electric plant?" As he described it, I thought he was talking about a narrow frame. I had some running to do after work today, so on the hunt I go. Drove all the way to the co...
by VScott
Mon Feb 02, 2015 2:47 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: 1811 Starter
Replies: 12
Views: 10521

Re: 1811 Starter

Paul, If you can hit it with carb cleaner, brake parts cleaner, or contact cleaner it might help as they dont leave an oily film. You want the shaft and bendix dry so it doesn't attract dirt. If you feel like you have to lube it, a dry graphite lube is the best option. Not an easy thing to gain acce...
by VScott
Mon Feb 02, 2015 12:30 am
Forum: CCC and MTD Built Cub cadets
Topic: Cleaning up the 2072
Replies: 80
Views: 87437

Re: Cleaning up the 2072

This would be a good time to make sure that all of your rear axle mounting bolts are nice and tight, and that none of the axle mounting points are broken. Keep up the good work, and keep the pictures coming...every picture of a super makes another guy want a super!!! :D
by VScott
Mon Feb 02, 2015 12:14 am
Forum: CCC and MTD Built Cub cadets
Topic: ever seen this beforeduel front hydaulic front set up
Replies: 11
Views: 9103

Re: ever seen this beforeduel front hydaulic front set up

Dave, It was so rough and as usual, I didn't have the time and money together. funny how those 2 items never come together...I sold it to another local collector and he started the restoration, but he ended up getting out of the hobby. He brought it to Cubarama the year that they had the auction and...
by VScott
Sun Feb 01, 2015 10:57 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Help with private messages
Replies: 4
Views: 3259

Re: Help with private messages

Thanks, Tom. Emptied my inbox. Yup, like you said, it appears that the outbox shows unread messages. I was not thinking of the outbox as a pending folder, I was comparing it to my yahoo mail. When there is an outbox message there, there is a problem. Appreciate the help!!!
by VScott
Sun Feb 01, 2015 10:34 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Help with private messages
Replies: 4
Views: 3259

Help with private messages

Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong, please? I can't reply to private messages, they are staying in my outbox. This happens from my android phone or my home computer. I have been trying to reply to people who have asked for parts of a tractor that I have listed in the for sale section. Thanks in...
by VScott
Wed Jan 28, 2015 10:16 pm
Forum: CCC and MTD Built Cub cadets
Topic: ever seen this beforeduel front hydaulic front set up
Replies: 11
Views: 9103

Re: ever seen this beforeduel front hydaulic front set up

Jess,
Not my thread, but I had a 1250 with the dual hyd. setup that was purchased from the original owner. He told me that he bought it off of the showroom floor.
by VScott
Mon Jan 05, 2015 12:25 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Double lead coil for 782 K17
Replies: 7
Views: 5503

Re: Double lead coil for 782 K17

A Harley Davidson sportster coil will work in a pinch, but will not mount in the stock position.
by VScott
Tue Dec 23, 2014 2:56 pm
Forum: CCC and MTD Built Cub cadets
Topic: Kubota Starter Replacement (1772, 1782, 2182, etc.)
Replies: 12
Views: 12319

Re: Kubota Starter Replacement (1772, 1782, 2182, etc.)

Nice work, Tom. I haven't had to replace the starter on my 2182 yet, but I am in desperate need of a water pump, and I am on the trail of another 2182 that will need one. Not to hijack this thread, but have you had to replace yours yet? It looks relatively tight in there, and I'm wondering if there ...
by VScott
Wed Dec 03, 2014 1:15 am
Forum: CCC and MTD Built Cub cadets
Topic: Rescued another Cyclops
Replies: 3
Views: 3394

Re: Rescued another Cyclops

I don't know yet, Tom. I have several nice hoods and a limited amount of good side panels. At this point, it is all going to come down to mechanical condition. I have not heard it run, neither did the previous owner. If the engine, trans, and steering all checks out as it should, yes I probably will...