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    Parts For Sale Cub Cadet 147 Miscellaneous Parts

    rrschmitt-- I still have the engine, deck, and rear tires.
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    Cub Cadet 147 Refurb/Mod

    Hey Cubbie!! I could actually start the engine now, just haven't. This project is literally in cold storage until the high desert NM winter is over. Oh, I define winter as anything lower than 60 degrees...
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    Cub Cadet 147 Refurb/Mod

    Plasma cut a few reliefs to fit the new engine in, all went well:
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    Cub Cadet 147 Refurb/Mod

    Cubbie-- I do all my own work in my shop, which is 85 miles away from my garage (which houses the tractor project)! Thanks for the kudos. Here's what's on my plate: Photography (www.CHKPix.com), Custom Fab work (www.CraigsCustomFab.com), complete website work for multiple organizations...
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    Parts For Sale Cub Cadet 147 Miscellaneous Parts

    Hi Todd, so sorry for not replying, I didn't see any notification for this. 510 miles, 8hrs. I could meet you in Albuquerque and save you 90 minutes...
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    Parts For Sale Cub Cadet 147 Miscellaneous Parts

    Hi rrschmitt, so sorry for not replying, I didn't see any notification for this. Engine runs but should be rebuilt.
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    Parts For Sale Cub Cadet 147 Miscellaneous Parts

    Hi Jake, so sorry for not replying, I didn't see any notification for this. I'm in Los Alamos (White Rock), 40 miles north of Santa Fe.
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    Cub Cadet 147 Refurb/Mod

    Hey Cubbie! It's slow going, since I retired I've taken on many different projects including this one. I'm making slow progress as I try to fit all my work into 16 hours a day. Here's the latest: I decided the 7/16"-20 IH CC147 lug bolts were too miniscule. I like something larger, much...
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    Parts For Sale Cub Cadet 147 Miscellaneous Parts

    Cub Cadet 147 Parts for Sale. K321, mower deck, F/R wheels/tires, $75 takes all, located in northern New Mexico.
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    Cub Cadet 147 Refurb/Mod

    Hey Cubbie! I think I'm about to take a break...
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    Cub Cadet 147 Refurb/Mod

    Hey Marty, yes they are! My power steering unit consists of a right and left arm...
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    Cub Cadet 147 Refurb/Mod

    Here's a video of the new front end in (limited) action. The linkage to the steering box is mounted on the wrong side of the steering lever (my support that holds the tractor up is in the way), but it served as a decent test:
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    Cub Cadet 147 Refurb/Mod

    I started the front-end transformation from the drop-axle spindle to an axle that sticks out of an actual spindle. Here's the original mock-up of a king pin spindle and its mount (sans axle) to the front axle beam: Welded up (with the "driver's side" steering arm attached, also with new...
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