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by DaveKamp
Wed Jan 24, 2018 8:18 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: New Guy, 108 Rebuild
Replies: 114
Views: 91790

Re: New Guy, 108 Rebuild

The 'pounding' you refer to is what the driveline engineers call 'service factor'. A single cylinder diesel has the 'worst' service factor, while an inline eight-cylinder steam engine, or a DC electric motor... or a hydroelectric turbine would have the 'best'... the 'pounding' goes away as the power...
by DaveKamp
Wed Jan 24, 2018 8:23 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: New Guy, 108 Rebuild
Replies: 114
Views: 91790

Re: New Guy, 108 Rebuild

Ken, the secret lies right before you... It's not a 'hard' shaft. It's collapsible... right in the middle... with a U-joint at both ends. I've offset the motor (actually, skewed it to one side slightly) to provide good clearance of the steering column, and also position the hydraulic pump and exhaus...
by DaveKamp
Tue Jan 23, 2018 8:23 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: New Guy, 108 Rebuild
Replies: 114
Views: 91790

Re: New Guy, 108 Rebuild

So which engine is it, and was the cause of the low oil pressure? That IS a sad situation... a friend's mother has fallen apart due to rapid-onset Alzheimer's, before they took the magic key fob, she would leave the house at 2:15am, and drive to an appointment three and a half days early... then for...
by DaveKamp
Mon Jan 22, 2018 9:56 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: New Guy, 108 Rebuild
Replies: 114
Views: 91790

Re: New Guy, 108 Rebuild

Ken said: "It's been said many times that half of all gear drive Cubs that have been parked behind the shed are because of clutch issues, I go along with that." Kinda obvious... that if you say it, then that statement is true, right? :lol: I'll give that statement some merit though- and not just for...
by DaveKamp
Mon Jan 22, 2018 12:13 am
Forum: Custom Corner
Topic: Loader Build Help
Replies: 22
Views: 31017

Re: Loader Build Help

Email me an address, Merk, I'll send you this... it'll give you enough parts to make a serious tie-rod...
by DaveKamp
Mon Jan 22, 2018 12:08 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Cub 1450 gas tank leaking a bit at the shut off valve
Replies: 6
Views: 6373

Re: Cub 1450 gas tank leaking a bit at the shut off valve

Well Dag... I got my shutoff and bushing put together today... it was really easy... yank the old out, clean up the plastic, put the new bushing in, a drop of oil on the shutoff barb, shove it in... and done. Dunno if it seals, haven't mounted the tank yet... too busy pulling wire and assembling con...
by DaveKamp
Sat Jan 20, 2018 12:05 am
Forum: Custom Corner
Topic: Loader-Mutt... Revision 3.1
Replies: 33
Views: 48252

Re: Loader-Mutt... Revision 3.1

Just got back from an assignment, to find a bit of a snow drift across the driveway... right where Ann backs out of her parking space in front of the garage ( :roll: Mutt was sitting in it's 'outdoor' parking space, so I flipped up the seat to knock the snow off, hopped on, and fired up the Honda. I...
by DaveKamp
Fri Jan 19, 2018 11:48 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Cub 1450 gas tank leaking a bit at the shut off valve
Replies: 6
Views: 6373

Re: Cub 1450 gas tank leaking a bit at the shut off valve

I ordered one of these kits (the link was through Rich Patton)... arrived while I was on a road assignment... looks pretty good. I'll be mounting it on the QL tank tomorrow, then putting some gas in for a test... and if it's okay, emptying the WF (temporary) tank, putting the QL tank, and hookin' it...
by DaveKamp
Thu Jan 18, 2018 1:14 am
Forum: Custom Corner
Topic: Loader Build Help
Replies: 22
Views: 31017

Re: Loader Build Help

Well, I'm both surprised and relieved that you've got an iron-beam that doesn't have V-notches worn in 'em. if you're satisfied that your axle is strong enough to handle the full weight of the bucket load, PLUS the full load fo the loader attachment PLUS the full weight in the bucket (because once y...
by DaveKamp
Wed Jan 17, 2018 10:05 am
Forum: Custom Corner
Topic: Loader Build Help
Replies: 22
Views: 31017

Re: Loader Build Help

Triangulating the axle isn't a bad idea, but it isn't necessary. The applications where triangulation is most necessary, is when the center of the wheel hub axis is substantially LOWER than the axle pivot point. Hi-crop tractors... like the Oliver 88, Allis D17, etc., or my WD with Schwartz adjustab...
by DaveKamp
Mon Jan 15, 2018 10:52 pm
Forum: Custom Corner
Topic: Loader Build Help
Replies: 22
Views: 31017

Re: Loader Build Help

Dale, I'll second Mike's note on that... and for THREE reasons- First, is the knuckle on the left side... Second, is the knuckle on the right side... and third... is the cast iron beam in between... You'll wind up with five parts... where there once was three. Seriously... I started out knowing full...
by DaveKamp
Mon Jan 15, 2018 9:44 am
Forum: Custom Corner
Topic: Loader Build Help
Replies: 22
Views: 31017

Re: Loader Build Help

Well, Merk- any progress yet?
Mounting the loader frame isn't the hard part... it's all the other stuff... :roll:
by DaveKamp
Mon Jan 15, 2018 1:49 am
Forum: Custom Corner
Topic: Engines
Replies: 1
Views: 3971

Re: Engines

Hmmm... Jeff hasn't checked in here since October... but then again, nobody answered. The 109, 129,149 etc., are all '1x9'... aka 'wide-frame' models, the 'stock' motors being all Kohler K-series single... the K241 (10hp) in the 109, the K301 (12hp) in the 129, and the K341 (14hp) in the 149... and ...
by DaveKamp
Sun Jan 14, 2018 7:31 pm
Forum: Custom Corner
Topic: Loader-Mutt... Revision 3.1
Replies: 33
Views: 48252

Re: Loader-Mutt... Revision 3.1

I guess it would help with general understanding... this machine used to be my only piece of 'heavy' equipment... back when we lived down on the river, and it was handy there. up here on the farm, even though we don't FARM, it's one of many machines on hand. I've got several Allis tractors.. two Bs,...
by DaveKamp
Sun Jan 14, 2018 3:02 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Cub 125
Replies: 4
Views: 4486

Re: Cub 125

Btw... the hydro pumps rarely fail... as in... never. Sundstrand 15U is capable of handling about three times' the load that a Cub Cadet could ever present to it in 'stock' form... so as long as there's fairly-clean fluid coming to it, and you're not being shot at by someone with .50 API, it will ou...
by DaveKamp
Sun Jan 14, 2018 2:51 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Cub 125
Replies: 4
Views: 4486

Re: Cub 125

A 125 with snowplow and chained tires is worth about two-and-a-half hours of your daily life, and three trips to the chiropractor a month, every month for the rest of the winter... Add some wheel weights and a log chain, it's worth 20-30 bucks for each car you pull outa a snowbank, a hundred for eac...
by DaveKamp
Sun Jan 14, 2018 2:38 pm
Forum: Custom Corner
Topic: Loader-Mutt... Revision 3.1
Replies: 33
Views: 48252

Re: Loader-Mutt... Revision 3.1

And HERE is the start of the 'weight box'... which will probably eventually become a hydraulic reservoir... KIMG0531.jpg Started out life as a very large signpost...that top plate is stupid-thick. I welded all the bolt holes shut, but left the center hole (originally for wiring pass-thru) open... I'...
by DaveKamp
Sun Jan 14, 2018 2:34 pm
Forum: Custom Corner
Topic: Loader-Mutt... Revision 3.1
Replies: 33
Views: 48252

Re: Loader-Mutt... Revision 3.1

Didn't that turn out pretty? KIMG0511.jpg Too bad the fitting and gasket in the bottom of this tank leaks like a seive. I don't care what the Bible says... PLUMBING is the ROOT OF ALL EVIL. Really. Consider ANY problem, ANYWHERE in the world. Investigate it deep enough, and you will find that the ab...
by DaveKamp
Sun Jan 14, 2018 2:30 pm
Forum: Custom Corner
Topic: Loader-Mutt... Revision 3.1
Replies: 33
Views: 48252

Re: Loader-Mutt... Revision 3.1

And since the pedestal was off... another unbashful display of full frontal nudity of my extendable, fully posable, rattle-can blue shaft: KIMG0505.jpg For those of you that are going to ask me where I got this... you can see the original 'versions' of this driveline go way back to uh... 2003 or so....
by DaveKamp
Sun Jan 14, 2018 2:18 pm
Forum: Custom Corner
Topic: Loader-Mutt... Revision 3.1
Replies: 33
Views: 48252

Re: Loader-Mutt... Revision 3.1

Wanted the fuel tank to be up, and back further... so I recessed it into the pedestal a bit.
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Yeah, the fiberglass cover is not on it... again, i'll blow up that bridge when I get to it... or not...
by DaveKamp
Sun Jan 14, 2018 2:15 pm
Forum: Custom Corner
Topic: Loader-Mutt... Revision 3.1
Replies: 33
Views: 48252

Re: Loader-Mutt... Revision 3.1

Yeah, that'll work...
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I'll make it pretty and deal with the hood and grille later.
by DaveKamp
Sun Jan 14, 2018 2:13 pm
Forum: Custom Corner
Topic: Loader-Mutt... Revision 3.1
Replies: 33
Views: 48252

Re: Loader-Mutt... Revision 3.1

Time to apply some HOT GLUE...
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And for convenience, make the front plate removable... but invulnerable...
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by DaveKamp
Sun Jan 14, 2018 2:09 pm
Forum: Custom Corner
Topic: Loader-Mutt... Revision 3.1
Replies: 33
Views: 48252

Re: Loader-Mutt... Revision 3.1

From there, I had to make it actually WORK... in a functional and aesthetic way.
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Let's try using some channel for the base...
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Yep... now some enclosure and protection...
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by DaveKamp
Sun Jan 14, 2018 2:06 pm
Forum: Custom Corner
Topic: Loader-Mutt... Revision 3.1
Replies: 33
Views: 48252

Re: Loader-Mutt... Revision 3.1

And from there, I was GONNA start on wiring, when I decided that I really liked having the big automotive-sized battery, but I'd like even MORE having short battery cables, and a 'proper' battery box... KIMG0446.jpg Which meant firing up Lucifer's Toothpick to exorcise some rather flimsy ferrous fec...
by DaveKamp
Sun Jan 14, 2018 1:56 pm
Forum: Custom Corner
Topic: Loader-Mutt... Revision 3.1
Replies: 33
Views: 48252

Re: Loader-Mutt... Revision 3.1

Then made some access for getting to the oil drain plugs...
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and it didn't look half-bad... aside from hood-height...
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and I figure I'll blow up that bridge when I get to it...
by DaveKamp
Sun Jan 14, 2018 1:53 pm
Forum: Custom Corner
Topic: Loader-Mutt... Revision 3.1
Replies: 33
Views: 48252

Re: Loader-Mutt... Revision 3.1

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So instead, I welded a piece of angle-iron to each frame rail, and then cut a channel-iron plate to span the gap... and then
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Placed the plate in...
by DaveKamp
Sun Jan 14, 2018 1:48 pm
Forum: Custom Corner
Topic: Loader-Mutt... Revision 3.1
Replies: 33
Views: 48252

Re: Loader-Mutt... Revision 3.1

I initially investigated mounting the GX on the iso, but realized there just wasn't the space to conveniently slip it in there, and if I did, I'd be cussing myself any time I needed to change the oil...
by DaveKamp
Sun Jan 14, 2018 1:47 pm
Forum: Custom Corner
Topic: Loader-Mutt... Revision 3.1
Replies: 33
Views: 48252

Re: Loader-Mutt... Revision 3.1

Here's the GX with my engine coupler (from the vanguard) moved to it. It was literally a bolt-on circumstance, aside from removing just ONE of the two locating pins in the coupler cup... it unbolted from the Vanguard (Daihatsu), remove the pin (Honda only has recess for one locating pin), and slap i...
by DaveKamp
Sun Jan 14, 2018 1:45 pm
Forum: Custom Corner
Topic: Loader-Mutt... Revision 3.1
Replies: 33
Views: 48252

Re: Loader-Mutt... Revision 3.1

With the Vanguard out, and the cradle halfway out, you have a clear view of the amount of material I cut away from the frame to clear the V's shrouding, starter, and oil filter... as well as the steering valve, plumbing, and front axle... for those of you that don't remember, I fabricated that steel...
by DaveKamp
Sun Jan 14, 2018 1:42 pm
Forum: Custom Corner
Topic: Loader-Mutt... Revision 3.1
Replies: 33
Views: 48252

Re: Loader-Mutt... Revision 3.1

Here's what the Vanguard looked like in-situ, just before I took it out. yeah, the hydraulic pump and it's mounting plate have been removed, along with the grille... did that for visibility of the setup. I had it on the original Iso-Mount cradle... it fit in there nicely, but the cradle is such a PI...