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  1. M

    Archive through March 22, 2006

    I'm not trying to be confrontational, believe me. All I am doing is saying what I have. Maybe its an early deck, or an oddball, or maybe some previous owner replaced the factory spindles with ones of his own fabrication. I don't know the history as I've only had it for two weeks. However...
  2. M

    Archive through March 22, 2006

    OK, Well my deck has no zerks or holes for them. I will drill and tap and add them. It looks as if the hole to let the grease into the bearing area is drilled thru the keyway. Thanks for the pictures--not like the copy I have, but very helpful. I noticed one other difference--On my deck...
  3. M

    Archive through March 22, 2006

    OK, Well my deck has no zerks or holes for them. I will drill and tap and add them. It looks as if the hole to let the grease into the bearing area is drilled thru the keyway. Thanks for the pictures--not like the copy I have, but very helpful.
  4. M

    Archive through March 22, 2006

    Well, I am new at this, but it does appear to be an original timed deck. It looks to be very simple construction, as there are no compound curves anywhere. Anyone with a sheet of 1/8" steel and a large enough brake could fabicate one. The deck is simply folded metal and the ends are welded...
  5. M

    Archive through March 22, 2006

    Bryan, Yeah, I was thinking along those lines, also. I am amazed how well it has stood up. Maybe its the engineer in me--I alsways want things to be perfect---not much on cost/benefit analysis. One of the main reasons I am switching to the Cub, is that I had to replace the bearings in my 10...
  6. M

    Archive through March 22, 2006

    I have anoter question regarding the mower deck for my original. I am amazed at how little play there is in the spindle bearings--almost none! However, they are noisy. This deck does not have grease fittings on the spindles. I will replace the bearings, but I am wondering whether drilling...
  7. M

    Archive through March 22, 2006

    Lenny Thanks, thats what I needed to know.
  8. M

    Archive through March 22, 2006

    A friend has given me a 12HP Kohler to replace the 7HP one on my original. I see that I'd have to cut off the welded nuts as the 12HP engine must be bolted up from the bottom. I'd also have to cut the lower panel of the tractor under the engine to clear the deep sump. Would that weaken the...
  9. M

    Archive through March 19, 2006

    Is there a link to some place that cross references the part numbers in my original cub's service and parts lists to current numbers?
  10. M

    Archive through March 19, 2006

    It is particulary interesting how he steals the images, on the one hand ( he MUST have thought them pretty good--else why bother to use them?), then, on the other hand he tells you how poor they are. OK, so who is the real idiot here? The one who steals crappy images? Too funny
  11. M

    Archive through March 19, 2006

    I was looking at the attachmenst in the FAQ. I am intriqued by the post hole digger. I do GeoTechnical Engineering work, and we often need to do hand auger holes to get samples, and to log the soil profile. Often, for Storm Water ponds, we need only to drill 10-15ft. That post hole digger...
  12. M

    Archive through March 14, 2006

    After a cursory look this morning at my new Cub original I have a few questions. 1) Engine appear to be froze up. I pulled the spark plug ( no rust) and shot some PB Blaster into the cylinder and will let it sit. Any other tips on what to do? 2) Motor-Generator also appears to be frozen...
  13. M

    Archive through March 14, 2006

    Thanks for the welcome. I am unfamiliar with the world of Kohler, having been always using the B&S products. What kind of interchangeability is there between engines? You mention dropping in a 14 HP engine. Are they drop-in easy, or does it require some reengineering? More power is always...
  14. M

    Archive through March 14, 2006

    NEWBIE, here. I will become the proud owner of an original Cub this saturday. It is in rough shape, but complete. After I check it out, I will have a million questions. Some of which, I will find answers in the archives, others I'm not sure I could construct the proper search. For instance...
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