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Saw this Cub Cadet on my travels today…

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 😁

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 .

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

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!

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.

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

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.

Funny thing is is I’ve had the dash decal for awhile, I just never got the decal put on because 2 weeks after the tractor was done we moved houses. So now I’m just getting to it.

Thanks Mike!!

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

still counts indoors…😁

Jeepers! Thats nice !!!

Nice

Sean! I’m a proud girl dad also, and it hasn’t ever slowed us down!

I swear when you get old you just ignore signs. Thanks Richard!

I had to gussy up the 401 with a long overdue bath for today’s side shot Sunday.

Thank you! Here are the Cadet and the ‘51 N - both family items. Lots of vintage power around! I have the original mower deck for the Cub, however the throw out bearing went on the clutch so, she’s parked for a bit. Kid likes to idle around in 1st gear. The ford has a Wagner loader I’m working on getting up and going. Steering box bearing just went on me though- so for now the Horse has run of the pasture!

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!

These little 420LSE models sure always have a way to find me.

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

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.

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

If ever needed, I would not be opposed to putting a small one in this trailer. But I think we are to the point that the motorhome will be our refuge.

Look for the ID tag. It should be on the dash support just under the dash.

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

I tidied some of my rubber edges up, and @Lil’ Pullstart helped me snap some lines for the e-track.

I found some black PVC 1x4 trim in town. Once I get the sheet metal up along the walls, it should finish the bottom well without concern of rot.

who am I kidding?

I trimmed the back edge of the floor rubber and trimmed and fastened the ramp rubber. The door closes and opens well!

Momma says I can’t haul with it until it’s done!

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

I rolled out the entire door, cut it to (excessive) length, and rolled it back down. My glue pattern kind of duplicates the idea of an ag tire. I figured a diagonal grip to the wood would ensure maximum grip to a glued surface at any given time. Time will tell if that is a good idea. Like the trailer floor, I used the e-track box to roll out the bubbles and slack. A few passes center, left, right, repeat, and it seemed to flatten out well. I think the ramp worked out better than the trailer floor, but it needs to hold things by itself too. The floor will have e-track to secure it also.

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.

I took some measurements to verify the hinge was indeed centered, then pulled the small ramp off. Funny tid bit, that’s enough weight loss for the door to begin closing itself!

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.

I got the side door cut in. I left the rubber a bit long, so it can shed water of course.

I use 2 28oz tubes of HD adhesive, and the floor is glued in on bottom. I still need to cut the door opening and lay some metal over the side flaps. The back edge is still long. I may leave it a bit long, so any wet tires coming in won’t allow moisture at the edge. Let the door press seal it down, if you will. The e-track is 57 lbs and 5’ long. I figured it would work well to press the bubbles out, so I worked it front to rear a few times. I like the outcome.

My E-tracks came today. I also ordered a roll of rubber flooring. It should be able to fold 6” up each wall. Wall boards of whatever sort will overlap, allowing a controlled spray down if need be.

This roof is a translucent fiberglass, it’s so bright inside!

And let us not forget the optional outside upper storage on the roof... For lightweight items of course..!

FYI…I’m just over 6’ so don’t cheap out on the new improved cab

Guy I worked with got ahold of an old doodle bug. He got it running and stopping and decided to take it for a test run. Used an upside down bucket for a seat. Lots of hills in his area. Everything was fine until going down a hill with a curve, That bucket slid out of the cab and the only thing keeping him in the cab was the fact he had a death grip on the steering wheel.

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.

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.