Cub Cadet

Excellent job Nigel 

That looks great! is that a number plate I see on the back? 

3 hours ago, slf-uk said:

Fantastic work and paint job on that hood Ewan.

48 minutes ago, Triumph66 said:

Brilliant job Ewan! Again.

Thanks guys! 

They look great Norm, nice weight as well, one of my sets are 56lb  

14 hours ago, nigel said:

The dogs bollocks 

Thanks Nigel 

44 minutes ago, the showman said:

That looks the absolute nuts mate, a brilliant job and well done to you. 

Thanks Chris, i'm happy that i've been able to save it 

7 hours ago, Stormin said:

Superb job, Ewan. I know where to go if I need any painting done.

6 hours ago, Alan said:

Looks brilliant Ewan.

5 hours ago, Anglo Traction said:

Superb quality job Ewan. After all the various skills you've applied to finish this project, the result will never cease to put a smile on your face when you see/ride it. 

Thanks all! 

Next was the red paint 

But first heres a little reminder about what I started off with 

Now we have this 

2 hours ago, the showman said:

Yes of coarse Ewan, should be able to fit it in somewhere

Awesome, thanks Chris 

32 minutes ago, Triumph66 said:

Good luck finding a Round Hood Wheel Horse; they are the better looking models in my opinion and to me are what epitomises the Wheel Horse Image. 

 

Have you any garden tractors at the moment? Norfolk is a good hunting ground for vintage garden machinery.

 

There was a WH Round Hood Lawn Ranger on EBay a few days ago....

All the good stuff is down there , I think that lawn ranger has gone now

15 hours ago, the showman said:

£20 or I could swap it for a C series headlight cover. 

Sound like a good swap to me! Would you mind bringing it to Newby please? 

45 minutes ago, the showman said:

Yes I do

I'll have a look at my engine when i'm next home from university and see if it can be fixed, if not how much are you wanting? Thanks

On 18/10/2016 at 5:24 PM, the showman said:

Found 3 Clinton engines under the bench whilst having a tidy up, they all spin over with plenty of compression, 2 have reduction gearboxs.

i bought them when i was restoring a Trojon tractor but didn't need then.

Might be handy for spares to someone, what they worth to ya £50 for the lot

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 hours ago, HeadExam said:

The B1290/1260 engine differs from your red A2160 engine, as it doesn't even have a bearing plate. Ewan needs bearing plate number 12054. Your yellow D790 engine has a bearing plate, but the part number is 12016-A and will not work.

Thanks Alain for checking those numbers for me, however I believe Chris also has an engine which is the same model as mine.

Do you still have the B1260 engine Chris? Thanks

More body filler than I could have imagined was used on the hood but looks pretty decent now 

22 hours ago, Wristpin said:

Attempting to straighten a die cast? alloy component has its risks. Is the recoil unit bolted to the cowling? If so, for the time being, could you compensate for the misalignment with spacing washers in the appropriate positions. Alternatively, could you slot the cowling mounting holes in the cowling so as to fudge its alignment on the back plate?

I might try some spacing washers, the holes are slotted a little already, one problem i've had is that the bolts that holt the recoil on are spotwelded and the spotweld had broken therefore I cannot undo or tighten them, I may have to drill them out

13 hours ago, Stormin said:

As Angus says, straightening it would be dodgy. Besides what he has said, is it possible the get the split welded and then the plate skimmed flat?

 

Yes I thought straightening it wouldn't be an option. 

51 minutes ago, Damohick said:

Lol ... I understand it’s a very long shot but I thought if you don’t ask ...

 

i’ve been Looking into the possibility of buying a hood and fenders from the US and building something up from parts.

Thats exactly what i'm planning on doing, I have a hood that I was lucky to find on ebay a while back, I'm planning on building a 654. Good luck!

I have an issue with the pull start on the Clinton engine on my RJ, I think its stemming from the fact that the flywheel backing plate is bent and cracked which means the cowl doesn't bolt on how it should, this means that the pull start won't disengage from the flywheel properly and when we start it it catches. Does anyone think the plate can be straightened or does anyone have any spares? Its a Clinton B1290/B1260, thanks

Long overdue update. now that all of the rot and rust had been removed and repaired the next job was making the hood smooth enough to get a nice finish. Lots of time and filler has been used so far to get a nice smooth finish, heres some photos.

My RJ-58 will be making an appearance, need to finish it first though 

Awesome Find! 

Nice work!

9 hours ago, HeadExam said:

That's a good brand and a good price

Ive had them on 2 tractors and think they're great!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-8-UNF-linkage-ball-joint-rod-end-Pack-of-5-1939/161585126330?hash=item259f395bba:g:a4gAAOSwhcJWH6zd

i bought these for my Cub Cadet, you have to watch whether you have left hand threads or right hand threads but I think this supplier may have both, I found these to be a very well british made product 

You've got them now but i've always bought mine from unity tyres, a pair of Duro ones with tubes cost me £30  

Merry Christmas all!