Stormin 4,458 #51 Posted June 1, 2015 Them's wide. Maybe to wide for ploughing? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cub Cadet 613 #52 Posted June 1, 2015 On 6/1/2015 at 7:21 PM, Tom said: Hi all, Not done much on the Cub lately, unfortunately. However, I have picked up some new rear tyres and another K161 engine. Admittedly it is seized but it has been barn stored and looks fairly straight so I can use parts off of it all being well. Has anyone else put 23-8.50 x 12 tyres on a cub before? I mocked it up and I quite like it, not sure what to put on the front though... What do you guys think? Tom That's lucky finding a K161, I haven't seen one for sale before, tri rib tyres look good in my opinion, I had ag tyres and tri ribs on my Wheel Horse and I thought it looked good Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tom 215 #53 Posted June 1, 2015 You are right Norm, I will have to keep the original set for ploughing I was very lucky with the K161, I'm just hoping the parts are similar on them, no doubt they will all be different!! It definitely is looking like tri-ribs, I was half tempted to go with ags on the front as well like my 312... Tom Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 4,458 #54 Posted June 1, 2015 Tom, pour some diesel down the plug hole on that engine and leave for a while. May free it up, then you can strip it to see it's condition. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tom 215 #55 Posted June 8, 2015 Hi, Had an afternoon on the Cub today. I wanted to see if the engine ran OK and there was no major problems so I hooked up a coil and tried it. Well I say I did, it looked like someone had tried to do it before. Cleaned the carb and off she went, and I've got proof http://i1363.photobucket.com/albums/r713/whtom/th_510BD656-0C65-4948-AA57-A3219A31E413.mp4 The engine runs well for it's age in my opinion. It hunts a bit but I have a NOS carb for it which I am tempted to stick on, I'm also going to fit new points, condenser, magneto coil, fuel sediment bowl and fuel lines. A birthday really I had a drive well and it all seemed really good. The only problem seemed to be the steering which was very tight, I thought it was the steering box which worried me as I was hoping I was going to get away without taking it out and rebuilding it for now. I jacked the front up and it turned out to be the spindles were very stiff, I had great difficulty in getting them out! After eventually getting them out I soaked them in the parts cleaner and it sanded everything down, re-greased and they were 1000x better. I put it back together had a quick drive and it is so much better, I am very happy with it now. Now just to get some bits for it, tempted to take this to Rural past times.. Tom 4 Alan, Triumph66, slf-uk and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slf-uk 914 #56 Posted June 8, 2015 Great progress Tom. Lots of smiles from the first drive I expect. The spindles were seized on mine and it took me a while to get them out. I had to use lots of heat. Iain Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Triumph66 1,256 #57 Posted June 8, 2015 Tom, you are wasting no time on recommissioning your CC. Well done. I hope to be at Rural Past Times myself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian 2,417 #58 Posted June 8, 2015 That's great progress Tom, it would be great to see it at Rural Pastimes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
meadowfield 1,900 #59 Posted June 8, 2015 It's the axle pin that's seized on Ewan's. It will lift a wheel rather than tilt the axle! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tom 215 #60 Posted June 9, 2015 On 6/8/2015 at 7:42 PM, slf-uk said: Great progress Tom. Lots of smiles from the first drive I expect. The spindles were seized on mine and it took me a while to get them out. I had to use lots of heat. Iain I couldn't stop grinning! They were real tight getting out but they are like new now, it's amazing the difference it has made. On 6/8/2015 at 8:33 PM, Triumph66 said: Tom, you are wasting no time on recommissioning your CC. Well done. I hope to be at Rural Past Times myself. It'd be great to finally meet you, are you planning on taking anything? On 6/8/2015 at 8:39 PM, Ian said: That's great progress Tom, it would be great to see it at Rural Pastimes Thanks Ian, that's the plan anyway On 6/8/2015 at 8:40 PM, meadowfield said: It's the axle pin that's seized on Ewan's. It will lift a wheel rather than tilt the axle! Luckily mine wasn't too bad, I pumped some grease into it and it's a lot better now, what is Ewan's steering like? Tom Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
meadowfield 1,900 #61 Posted June 9, 2015 Ewan's steering is awesome since I rebuilt the steering box Just need the rest to match... 1 Cub Cadet reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tom 215 #62 Posted June 9, 2015 Did you find the steering box very hard to rebuild? I keep contemplating doing mine because it's done then and I can leave it alone! What are your opinions of the Cub then? Tom Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
meadowfield 1,900 #63 Posted June 9, 2015 Not that bad to do, but ours had been full of water for years and was pretty shot! So it took a bit of engineering to get it right. The Cubs are nice machines! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tom 215 #64 Posted August 15, 2015 The Cub made it to Rural past times and all went well. I was very pleased as I was a bit worried it wasn't going to be ready. The engine runs sweet as a nut and the transmission drives well however I did notice that the axles were leaking which is a common problem on these as the axle seals going and also the bronze bushes wear. £15 got me both seals and bushes from a local bearing supplier which was much cheaper than genuine. Axle carriers off: Lots of old oil and dirt: All cleaned up and ready to go back together: All finished: Tested it and no leaks and the axles are perfect now with no play, it is a lot better. The only thing left to do now is change the drive belt as it is quite perished and has a few cracks. I have to admit this Cub is by far my favourite tractor Tom 3 Cub Cadet, nigel and Stormin reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 4,458 #65 Posted August 15, 2015 Well done, Tom. Now pop up here and sort out the Black Horses trans. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
