Stretched Cub Cadet

[Paulf]

Several years ago I built my wife a stretched Cub Cadet to use for gardening and yard work. She didn’t particularly care for the hydrostatic drive. And, because our place is pretty hilly, she really didn’t like parking it. She’d been after me to redo it as a gear drive for several years, and I finally got around to it about a month ago. You can see the finished project here: https://www.youtube.com/user/cubCadetManVideos It’s the first video on the page. You probably can’t tell in the video, but the gear shift lever had to be moved forward 31 inches. I wasn’t sure it was going to work until it was completely finished and I got to try it out. I was pleasantly surprised at how well it works.

[OhioBinder]

Neat. Does the bed dump?

[Paulf]

David, yes the bed dumps, but it's manual. My wife and grandson have been using it to haul manure from the barn to the garden and have had no trouble emptying the bed. Obviously the video was shot before they started hauling manure!!!!!

[dag1450]

That stretch cub with the bed on the back is great! I would use that all the time. It's like a wheel barrow that u ride on. Perfect for my failing hips. Good job on the gear shift and thanks for sharing!