Cub Cadet

Been busy fixing my steering wheel today, here are some pictures.
I used some black epoxy putty which worked really well.



After a polish you can barely tell it's there

All painted and fitted back on ready for next week.

I have added a temporary replacement grill to the front since the old one had completely rusted away and I painted a new number plate as the old one had been painted over.

Ready to be loaded up tomorrow for Newby hall tractor fest

We have a similar epoxy product here in the US. Be very careful putting those lugs in, so not to cross thread, might chase them with a die.Thanks Ewan!

Thanks, it's the shipping that kills it, $14 shipping, I'll wait till I start restoring it properly and I might consider it, I used this epoxy,

What type/brand of epoxy did you use. BTW, Joe's Outdoor Power has the the original West Pullman lug bolts in good shape for 13.99
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cub-Cadet-73-Tractor-Lug-Nuts-Bolts-/191570223178?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c9a79a04a

Thank you, I'm very happy with it

You did a superb job on that wheel Ewan, just superb! 

Been busy fixing my steering wheel today, here are some pictures.
I used some black epoxy putty which worked really well.



After a polish you can barely tell it's there

All painted and fitted back on ready for next week.

I have added a temporary replacement grill to the front since the old one had completely rusted away and I painted a new number plate as the old one had been painted over.

Ready to be loaded up tomorrow for Newby hall tractor fest

Looking good, Cadet 81 all ready for the trip tomorrow so there will be at least two Cub Cadets there !!

Been busy fixing my steering wheel today, here are some pictures.
I used some black epoxy putty which worked really well.



After a polish you can barely tell it's there

All painted and fitted back on ready for next week.

I have added a temporary replacement grill to the front since the old one had completely rusted away and I painted a new number plate as the old one had been painted over.

Ready to be loaded up tomorrow for Newby hall tractor fest

Been busy fixing my steering wheel today, here are some pictures.
I used some black epoxy putty which worked really well.



After a polish you can barely tell it's there

All painted and fitted back on ready for next week.

I have added a temporary replacement grill to the front since the old one had completely rusted away and I painted a new number plate as the old one had been painted over.

Ready to be loaded up tomorrow for Newby hall tractor fest

As many of you know, we are meeting up at tractorfest at Ripon next weekend. As bendy is 90% complete and I'm at work all week, I though I'd best get bendy all shiny and ready.
Here's The front lights finally wired.

And bendy getting a good wash


Loading up tomorrow

He's got big feet Norm...the steering wheel is mahoosive

You can buy 25 zinc coated wheel nuts for 12.50 on epay, not sure of international shipping cost, but that's enough to do three tractors

Just an update on what I have been up to this week....

Added a new starter switch so that it will start properly for Newby hall.

I replaced the bonnet catches with some small bearings.

Cleaned and zinc plated all of the wheel nuts which were incredibly rusty :/

I started on the steering wheel which was in a bad state


Started to fix the split in the steering wheel by using a dremel to grind out the rust and bad plastic

There will be more pictures to follow the restoration.

Just an update on what I have been up to this week....

Added a new starter switch so that it will start properly for Newby hall.

I replaced the bonnet catches with some small bearings.

Cleaned and zinc plated all of the wheel nuts which were incredibly rusty :/

I started on the steering wheel which was in a bad state


Started to fix the split in the steering wheel by using a dremel to grind out the rust and bad plastic

There will be more pictures to follow the restoration.

Ewan has been helping me this week whilst I've been at work
The exhaust heat shield is now done

The front hitch is well underway

And the rear 3 point is painted and has check chains

Wired the front lights when I got home, not much to do now for Newby

Got a few of the Wheelhorse 's out this afternoon for a bit of grazing and sunshine

I think all cream would look a lot better too!

heres a 5 minute bodge - literally
 

will see what I can do

You are all on the right lines. It's a Montgomery Wards Squire 10 based on the Simplicity. 101 Landlord. It starts, runs and stops and it also came with a mowing deck that will need some attention. I like the fact that it's complete and it's all original. The steering wheel shape is just so cool.

Is it a Simplicity landlord?

Is it a Simplicity landlord?

Cub Cadet didn't make the lift that I put pictures on of, the part that they called the 3-pt hitch is the casting that features in the brochure below, this came with my tractor. The pictures that Alain posted is what the Cub Cadet and Brinly 3-pt hitch was like.



There is some cool implements isn't there.
Ewan

Auto Culto was as many of you know a brand of walk behind machine built by Allen & Simmonds in Reading, Berkshire. The lift that Ewan and Tom have was more than likely used to allow Auto Culto produced attachments for the Cub Cadet and other 4 wheel tractors. I imagine that with the influx and increase of ride-on machines Auto Culto saw an opportunity to still be relevant in the attachment business which had a lot less overhead and headaches.I understand there being a lot of Wheel Horse related equipment over in the UK as there is a factory in Belgium being, and I can see Cub Cadet as International Harvester had English and French lineage, but I'm surprised not seeing more John Deere equipment. I'm not surprised in seeing Bolens equipment as you folks seem to know a well built machine when you see and use one. It seems Mr. Howard was so enamored with them, he added his name to the machines so Like David Brown we could suppose there was a Howard Bolens, lol. The Rear Tool Bar, Moldboard Plough, and Potato Lifter in Ewan's literature is definitely Allen & Simmonds Auto Culto equipment. The original lift may have also came with a cross bar for attachments that didn't have outside pins, but without a chain over, or to, the top "stinger" or one point lift, I'm not sure how you would lift the Plough or Potato Lifter, which would be necessary. On the Auto Culto MK2 and Deluxe's this was accomplished by a bar attached to the implement