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About two years ago, this fairly rare Survivor IH Cub Cadet came up for sale. It is serial number 693746. Given all the information that I can dig up from production figures it was built in the last week that International Harvester was producing the Cub Cadet line before selling it out to MTD in a consolidation move. what’s cool is that all the sheet metal is in original condition. It is a genuine survivor tractor and I am reportedly the third owner. It has the 3spd tranny with an opposed Briggs twin. Originally this tractor came with a 16hp but at some point this was switched to an I/C 18hp Briggs (an upgrade that I don’t mind). The metal has some scratches and nicks here and there but I feel that it gives character on a well preserved machine. I was able to acquire a set of Carlisle Tri Powers all the way around. My long term plan is to build another plow tractor out of it. It needs some clutch work and some gaskets and seals in the rear end and then the tractor should be ready. It has no provision for a rear lift and so I’m going to install a Cat 0 very similar to this 782... I have had a Cat 0 12” Brinly for about 4 years that I’ve never had the opportunity to use and I’m looking forward to the chance. The only downside is that this would be another plow tractor with manual lift. I’m in the process of figuring out and assisted tension spring lift that would work from underneath the frame to the lift pins on the Rockshaft. Just maybe that would give me enough assist to lift it without having to fabricate an electric or hydraulic system to the tractor. I also want to put an electric fuel pump on it for better cold startability. Tonight I had it out for the first time in a year “playing” with its stablemate—GhostRider, my other plow mule. These guys will be running the furrows together in the near future

Finally finished the Ranger. Big thank you to a fellow member for hub and wheel I needed to replace broken ones. Can I mention your name? I’m very thankful to have found the parts! My nephew loves cruising around on the old girl and I’m glad it will be around for another 50 years 😊 Thank you Terry for new hub and wheel I needed! M

Rebuilt an old K181 and replaced the Tecumseh H60 on 655. Rebuilt original diaphragm fuel pump also. Put a nos Nelson muffler on although not original I like the look and sound. Purrs like a kitten. Added some Harley rear bullet lights and nos tractor headlights. Not original but I like the way they look. Rebuilt starter generator and new regulator put on. New condenser and points.

Roller to Rat...

Got a little more done

Generac Genny ( which is the Co. that made the WH model) 3000W. Bracketry is home made by someone else. I made the belt cover out of an old mule drive cover.

COME ON 3:30 !!!

Tig welded with stainless filler... turned out pretty good I’d say!

That's quite an impressive machine. On the one hand I've always found it mildly ironic that the world record holders in most Motorsports categories don't necessarily resemble whatever it is that they're trying to set the world record in or on because the machine itself is so highly modified it ends up being a version of some other machine with a sheet metal change or something to that effect. That said, absolutely nothing changes the fact that this thing is so extremely capable!!

I just got this snow/dirt blade I found on Craigslist today. He was asking $40 and I got it for $30. I'm thinking about making a mad-max like @Ed Kennell did

Dang it, I knew I shoulda applied for a patent. Remember, of Mad Max II.

Ok guys, took the parts to my local Amish small engine shop and the guy went to the shelf and pulled both parts. 10 bucks and on my way to finishing up this job.

http://www.foxnews.com/auto/2018/07/10/150-mph-on-lawn-mower-honda-mean-mower-v2-takes-aim.html

Fitted older style spindles (end bolt type) and fitted narrower (4 1/2") front wheels fitted with new Deestone D401 tri-ribs. Spindle caps and hub covers courtesy of @GlenPettit

I feel your pain!

The could have mounted a deck on a NASCAR or Indycar racer and been done with it!

Josh, my dad has a 1200 (manual)and 1450(hydro) "Quietline" the precursor to the "82" series you have there, the biggest drawback with the manual lift is the rod in the lift handle that mates in the height sector teeth (other than arm strong rotator cuff soreness) but that's what we used to garden and snow removal with for several years and it does have a spring assisted lift (to the left side of the differential above the oil stain) for whether the front snow thrower or rear plow/bades, try cubcadetspectialties for your needs, Jeff.

Loaded up finally. Be heading to the show after a loooong 10hrs at work tomorrow.

Loaded up a 1067, 1077, RJ59 and 702 ......sorry no pics but will get some ......hauling them over Wednesday nite. Hopefully get back by noon on Thursday with a 400, 857, 753 and a 604......I hate it when work interferes with tractor time!

A little fab project I picked up this week, this belongs to a Yukon Gear and Axle sales rep in the area, doing some prep for his next Colorado trip in a couple weeks... Should fund another Wheel Horse project!

Trina spent the evening wire brushing and painting and priming and repeat procedure. I spent some time degreasing and depainting the engine and a fair amount of wire brushing on bolts and also cleaned up the cylinder head. My parents and I spoke this afternoon and tried to add up how many hours we think maybe on this machine. Probably no more than four or five hundred hours. Likely much less. It definitely shows in the condition of the internals of this engine. Below you see a picture of the cylinder head. All I did to that was to squirt a small amount of brake clean in the valve pocket and slosh it around a little bit and then lightly wipe it out with a brown 3M Scotch-Brite. Then the towel. Still a fair amount of paint sitting in the little pockets and crevices on the engine block but it's cleaning up very nicely. This is the plate that used to sit on top of the snowblower that the engine is mounted too. I'm going to try to use this as the adapter plate on this tractor. It will require a little trimming and there's a bracket piece on the back that you can't see that I'll have to grind off. We are going to mask off that decal and try to save it. Sort of a tribute to the machine that it came from.

There Douglas wheels and Carlisle tires

@Coulter Caleb thought I'd show you some old school math, looks like your off by a few.

You know if you really work hard time really flies ... just sayin....

I would not go so far as to say it was a poorly designed part. My 1977 B-100 still has it's original grommet and valve and it does not leak. I'd say that is a pretty good design in my opinion.

I see nothing ratty about that one Craig Selling yourself short Terry..... Twant for you or the missus there wouldn't be these nice tractors

Keep them coming guys. The gears are turning inside my aging mind. Great thread

You can buy a new bung and shut off cheap on ebay.To install, put a little Vaseline, 3 in 1 oil, bearing grease, are motor oil around the nipple of the bung and shutoff valve, push the shut off half way into the bung then put the bung in the tank hole and push the shut off valve in, should pop right in. You will probably get another 42 years out of this poorly engineered design .

@Pogo 57 that wasn't really all that much of a design flaw... When it was new. Your biggest problem there is the age of the grommet. I've run into this exact same scenario myself and probably experienced a similar level of frustration and confusion. When you buy a new one it will be flexible and pliable and will pop right in. Note that I called out Gary's quote of "get a new one." That might be the most important set of words in his reply. As to the shut-off valve being replaced, even if yours seems perfectly fine and is not leaking I would throw another one in there. They're only a few bucks and it could save an eventual headache. The rubber o-ring in that is likely the same age as the dried out rubber that the grommet is made of.

Try putting an ad in wanted classifieds. Also try A-Z tractors in the vendors section. Not quite sure what the spec would be. Since we are not flying these things at 33,000 feet I just go by gut feeling.

You got it Josh. I'm honored to share it. This is my mother's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Fannie Bell and Rodney King. I'm only guessing a little bit here but I think this picture was probably taken in the mid-1990s. This is the second of his two Cubs. The other one was the traditional yellow and white. They had about eight acres of land which was about half forest and have Open Fields. They used it for 15 or 20 years I guess. Mowed quite often. Collected the clippings and also used it to move some firewood and other stuff around the property. He was so impressed with his two international Cub Cadet tractors that he bought a cub snowblower which now is going to be the donor engine for my honey's 657.

Thank you! It was the most difficult resto that I have done so far. Thanks to Craig for posting the link to the resto.

I used a pair of nos Pathfinder sealed beam tractor lights. I'll get more pics as soon as I can for you. I fabricated a couple brackets for them out of 1/8" flat stock mounted to existing holes in frame. Had to paint them red of course 😊

We didn't have a lot of time this evening to mess around with the tractor and the engine swaps but we did get some stuff done. Degreased the Briggs engine. Removed the Tecumseh from the frame. Trina spent some time with the wire brush and then primed a few pieces. She also painted a couple pieces. I ran the tap down into the exhaust port and that cleaned up very nicely in preparation for use of the pepper pot Muffler. Here's a pic that shows why you should never let me anywhere near an engine with a hammer. Here's a few pics of the progress.

The coolest thing is the differential. There are separate drive belts to the rears arranged so that when you turn the wheel it loosens up a belt on one side allowing the wheel to free spin! Unbelievable thinking for the day.

Before after

Jeeze, all these nice tractors makes it seem like I'm the only one who drives a POS

953 Street Rod before

My Honey's 657. Not quite done but close enough for an after pic. Before. After.

I don’t have any complete before pictures but here is what I have of the 1257

Here are a few of my projects. This is an early 90's 520 sitting in a shed I found an hour or so north of me. Also picked up a 60" deck with this one. These cleaned up nicely. Then I found a 520HC just up the road with a 2 stage blower. These also cleaned up. I have done many, many more but this is all I have good before and after pics for.,

The ugly before... and here is the after.

Here's one of my 60 suburbans and a 1961 701 and 401. None of them were full restorations. But all were tore down to nut and bolt. Mechanically gone through and patina saved.

My 855 before and after