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Saw this Cub Cadet on my travels today…

Been some years since this has been built . I want to say 13-14 years ago @VinsRJ started this build . Every-time I walk past it in my garage it always amazes me the details on this machine .

My 867 after a lengthy restoration.

If Cecil Pond saw that he would say the same thing he said when he saw my C-121 that I restored. “That tractor wasn’t that nice when it left the factory!” He said that with a smile which in turn made me smile for approximately two weeks straight 😁

Hmm... some serious lip snycing going on there. Dodge even used "The Little Old Lady from Pasadina" in their promotional ads. Good harmony there... And who can for get the string of "Beach Blanket" B movies? Eric von Zipper as the head of the motorcycle gang "The Ratz"....

July 20, 1963, Jan and Dean’s song “Surf City,” reaches the top of the U.S. pop charts. Its immortal opening lyric “Two girls for every boy!” was a claim that wasn’t actually supported by the facts, but it helped create a popular image of California as a paradise of sun and sand and endless summers. To anyone with just a passing familiarity with 1960s pop music, “Surf City” might easily be mistaken for a Beach Boys record, though in fact, the Beach Boys had yet to have a #1 of their own when Jan and Dean scored theirs on this day in 1963. Still, “Surf City” owes its existence directly to the Beach Boys and their resident genius Brian Wilson. High-school classmates Jan Berry and Dean Torrence earned a pair of minor hits while still in their teens, including one — “Baby Talk” (#10 1959)— that Beach Boy Mike Love would later credit as an inspiration for his group’s 1961 debut single, “Surfin’.” But by 1962, the direction of influence between the two groups had shifted. Jan and Dean’s doo-*** flavored sound was passing out of fashion, and when the duo met the Beach Boys while appearing on the same bill at a Los Angeles record hop, they heard the sound that would reinvigorate their career. They became good friends with the Beach Boys and with Brian Wilson in particular, and when they asked Wilson if they could record one of his songs, he declined to give Jan and Dean their first choice, the then-unrecorded “Surfin’ Safari,” but he did give them the instrumental track and opening line to “Surf City.” In a year that also saw the debut of the Annette Funicello-Frankie Avalon Beach Party movie franchise, “Surf City” became the first chart-topping surf song ever. Jan and Dean would go on to have four more significant surf hits in their career:: “Honolulu Lulu” (#11, 1963); “Drag City” (#10, 1963); “Dead Man’s Curve” (#8, 1964); and “The Little Old Lady (From Pasadena)” (#3, 1964).

Couple pics of the 1973 8 HP 4 speed we've been working on with its owner @Natejc_98 Should be ready for a test drive!

Box just be pretty heavy! Nose looks sunk in to the ground!

This time im going to bondo it and @Vinylguy is helping me out with getting me a new one. Can’t thank you enough terry your a great guy.

My buddy Aaron hooked me up with a nice big battery and an inverter to run light duty shore power. It’ll go up in the nose, and maybe even have room for a winch to hook up. I’d love to be able to pull dead stuff in, rather than push it!

We got enough done on it in order to take it for a test drive. We've been pecking away at it any time we could. My nephew Paul has been helping me with this one and apparently a little underwhelmed when it took off. The right rear tire is skidding when braking so we'll need to take a look in there and make some adjustments before full throttle in 3rd gear. And that Teccy engine has got to go.

Hopefully that has a minimal amount of wiring! All it needs is some bullet proof glass!

YES HE IS.

This new trailer has the rear spoiler. It covers the rear door by quite a few inches, and @Achto turned me on to the advantage of shedding water vs allowing it to run past the seal.

Well, that's basically the same plan here except for the hills. My death grip is fairly solid

The electric clutch went out on my GT-14 and I had quite a bit of loader work I wanted to get done. I found a pulley that was about the same diameter and had a 1 1/8" bore to replace the clutch temporarily. That was about six or seven years ago, never replaced the clutch and everything works well without it.

Hi everyone. My name is Sean. I’m a long time reader on here, first time poster. I have a kiddo now and find myself with some non-shop downtime- who says both can’t involve tractors? Long story short, I worked as a small engine tech putting myself through school. My wife owns a farm, and I grew up working on equipment. Been obsessed with vintage tractors since I got my father’s old 124 Cub Cadet running. Think I was 8. Decided early on I liked machines with a Kohler K series in it. Only have the one wheel horse; though I’d add more. My favorites are the ‘74-‘77 models. I own a 77 C-160 8 speed, with a blower, trailer and a work-worn belly mower. All three attachments are on the original invoice. I purchased the tractor from a family friend who even kept the stickers and brochures from the dealer. Cool stuff. I’m honored to have it. I also own a ‘51 Ford 8N (my mule) and a ‘63 or so Original Cub Cadet. Wish I had begun posting sooner but, gotta start sometime. Thanks for the warm welcomes I have received so far.

That’s about like the Snowmotractor. The way it screams with that 440 under the hood, 30 mph is boring. Sweet project, and good to hear Paul is still wrenching! We didn’t scare him away at the show!

My OCD would make me swap that white PEX to the red hot PEX.

Jeepers! Thats nice !!!

Thank you Pete. I just got done changing everything over. I'm still waiting for a new center Pulley. Once I get that on I'm going to do a trial run and bust the whole thing apart. Grease everything. Grind off all rust and paint with farm implement paint. I appreciate the sound advice

I had one broken off and the other cracked on my 312-8. I use 1/8" x 1 1/2" steel on top under the shifter plate. It's not welded, just bolted in place with the shifter plate. It's been that way since 2015. I did raise the rear fende, btacket and gas tank 1 3/4" for some 25 " tires. The plastic pipe has the wench wires that connect to the battery.

Nice! My two favorite Billy Joel songs are, and the first is obviously Piano Man, followed closely by Vienna, which just played on Xfinity Yacht Rock station.

Only 200 made and you got 3 of them.... Leave some for the rest of us haha

Later determined to be excessive hot air emanating from the the occupants therein...

July 19,1952, Air traffic controllers in Washington, D.C., detect UFOs over the White House and US Capitol building. More appear a week later, but the government dismisses the sightings as a harmless weather phenomenon.

I installed the rubber floor tiles 2x2 in my enclosed that lock together. Unfortunately they began to buckle a lot and I have to physically cover the lifting or should I say cupping joints with flatstock metal. I hope this floor holds up better than mine did. it is a tough call on best flooring to install in these trailer. Yours looks good Kev!

Do you have it home yet.

Looks like a 67 era long frame with a engine not available on it. Engine has both a recoil and electric starter on it which I have never seen on a Kohler

Only thing I can tell for sure is that it's 1969 or earlier and a 3-speed transmission. I can't see the engine well enough to determine that. Value depends on location somewhat. Up here that would be worth $200 all day.

who am I kidding?

The last piece to cover is the ramp flapper. I cut out a piece of rubber and squared it up real good. I glued the face of the rubber and stuck the wood on, maneuvering it around a bit. I then added the e-track weight kits and will let it cure up for a day or so. I’ve got a 3/4” square aluminum tube that I will use as a lock seam for the two loose pieces of rubber. I drilled 17 holes in the tubing and chamfered them for some coarse construction screws to hold it down. Glued of course! It’ll be about 4” back from the edge so it can support the ramp but not elevate it too much. Time will tell if I will need to add a different skid plate at the immediate edge.

Dang it Kevin, you're giving me trailer fever!

Of course edges are left long at this time. I’ll trim it down as needed. I rolled out some rubber and glued the bottom edge in place. I trimmed the lift cable brackets out as close as I could. Then, I reinstalled the hinge.

On to the back door, and little ramp. I think I was awake half the night wondering how this would work. Solid piece of rubber over the hinge set? A scrap piece and a few screws proved that it would not last very long. One fold and the rubber already had stress marks. It would be only a matter of time before it snapped and defeated the purpose.

More explanation is probably helpful. My idea is to run this up the side and staple it in place, a little glue near the cuts to make a better seal of course. I’ll run aluminum sheet along the walls and over the rubber. In my mind, it’s like building a shower pan. I don’t intend for it to be water proof, but withstand a strategic wash if needed.

Absolute game changer. I can no longer tolerate the heat and humidity. My workshop has AC.

It’s supposed to be 95 or hotter today. The shop just barely fits the new trailer! The shop A/C is on for a bit to bring the temps down to something a bit more comfortable. Rubber flooring and e-track is all here, that’s exciting!

Discovery? As much as I paid, you’d think I’d have the VIN memorized!

Stop tempting me…. Please

Nice looking trailer. You'll be able to get an upper and lower level of round hoods in that one, doubles your capacity.

I didn’t get much of a cash deal like they said on the phone, but it’s mine!

We put tubes in all the tires, new brake master cylinder, waiting for some new 1/4" brake line but we did make a temp line out of copper tubing I had laying around to check the wheel cylinders and brake operation. So far so good and need to adjust those brakes back from removing the drums. If the brakes work then it's time for a temp seat and take it for a test drive!. Hold my beer and watch this! LOL As suspected the cab is a little too small so it even crams me in there at only 5' 7". The cab will need to be lengthened about 8" front to back and the roof raised about 4 more inches higher. I'll try and get rid of that square "Pope mobile" look since it needs modifications anyway.

The trans was stuck and also had a large crack in cast pan. Probably from water in it freezing. The crack saved the gears from rusting bad since the water could just run out. Cleaned the rust off the gears and did a JB weld of the crack. It's been about a month since we (my nephew Paul has been helping me) got it running and shifting. This is a little above idle in 3rd gear so it looks like it will go pretty fast in 3rd.

Just found this thread and realized I had this picture. This was pulling in the driveway after we made the trip to pick up the C160-8. My youngest son had to ride on the tractor down the driveway.

Better pics of todays haul. 5hrs of windshield time, low $ for this one. Tractor, deck, snow blower, & a set of tire chains. Runs great, mower deck is smooth & quite, tranny needs a little love. A new set of axle bearings & seals should cure the issue.

Made a little 3-hour road trip to pick up this '74 C-160 Automatic. Everything feels tight, no slop in the steering or drive tensioner. no leaks. K341 Purrs like a kitten. When I got it home, the thing was dead as a door nail. I though "Oh Crap"! Turns out I had just never owned a tractor that still had all of the safety switches working properly. Pressed the brake and double checked the PTO lever - BOOM fired right up. Heck, even the internal parking pawl still engages!