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  1. 149CubLover

    1973 PTO Belt Questions

    After installing the new drive pulley's and adjusting the left side to 3 1/2" per the manual, everything looks great. There is no wobble in the clutch. Everything is aligned and running evenly. I cut some pretty thick grass at the lowest cut possible and it ran great. No belt smoking and or...
  2. 149CubLover

    1973 PTO Belt Questions

    Thanks everyone!! I have a lot of homework to do!! As for the position of the drive pulley's, I have watched numerous videos of 149 and 129 tractors, and all of their drive pulley's are aligned like mine. The left one (passenger) sitting outside the bracket and the right one (driver side)...
  3. 149CubLover

    1973 PTO Belt Questions

    Here's a video I took for a mechanic friend. Shows me looking for excessive play in the bearing.
  4. 149CubLover

    1973 PTO Belt Questions

    Here's the center pulley... I won't be doing the clutch bearing myself. I have a friend who charges $20/hr. But I will be sourcing the parts for him. Any help on what I should get would be great. Should I just to the bearing and collar or a whole rebuild kit? So far I found these options...
  5. 149CubLover

    1973 PTO Belt Questions

    I am not sure what deck I have. It has been painted and all serial numbers or anything are gone. Another user on here said it's a third version of a 1973 48" deck, that has been modified. I thought that wobble wasn't normal as well. I'm new to this old mower world so I'm assuming I would...
  6. 149CubLover

    1973 PTO Belt Questions

    So what I find interesting is the belt the guy I got it from was an 80" and he has hand written notes in the manual that he was using this belt as of at least 1991. Then then there's multiple people online saying they've had success using an 80" as well. Then another guy swears by Oregon...
  7. 149CubLover

    1973 PTO Belt Questions

    It's a dayco 3vx800. The original previous owner gave me a spare and it looks like he's been using them since at least 1990, as I see notes in the manual on that belt number. Where at in pa? Maybe my to pulley landed in your yard 😂 I remember my 5 year old son was sitting on the deck and said...
  8. 149CubLover

    1973 PTO Belt Questions

    So tonight I took apart the right pulley and man I'm blown away out how it failed and the belt still stayed on! I did find out that pulley was on there when I bought tractor. Sometime today it fell off. It has to be laying in my yard somewhere. I then took apart the left pulley and that...
  9. 149CubLover

    1973 PTO Belt Questions

    LOL! I can't believe I mowed a total of 3 as acres since June with it. First mow was absolutely no issues. Luckily the original owner included an extra belt. Seems like he may have been chewing through them! 🤣
  10. 149CubLover

    1973 PTO Belt Questions

    Thank you!! Wonder how in the world that pulley wore down and why I didn't see it when I bought it.
  11. 149CubLover

    1973 PTO Belt Questions

    Well, I can see my issue. I'm missing the right pulley! Looks like I bought it that way. Surprised it even mowed 2+ acres!! Now, can someone help me name and find which pulley and bearing I need? I'm seeing some on ihccw but some not sure exactly which one I need!
  12. 149CubLover

    1973 PTO Belt Questions

    Hi all! Some of you may remember me, I bought a really nice condition 1973 149 back in June. I did one full 2 acre mow and it worked flawless. Yesterday since the weather has been cooler I decided to give her another 2 acre mow, except my PTO belt kept smoking. At first I thought I was...
  13. 149CubLover

    Newly Acquired 149: Modified Deck

    Would this my fit my 1974 149? https://www.facebook.com/share/7suitMiZWpYfziHF/?mibextid=kL3p88
  14. 149CubLover

    Proud New Owner of a 1973 Cub Cadet 149

    That's a lot to digest lol thank you! Off topic...The more I look at the aftermarket exhaust on my 149, the more I wonder why the previous owner didn't put something less obnoxious on it. From what I can tell, the he left the curved pipe that goes into the motor in place, cut it halfway up, put...
  15. 149CubLover

    Proud New Owner of a 1973 Cub Cadet 149

    Thank you!! I've never hooked up on of these. How long to get it all hooked up on my 149?
  16. 149CubLover

    Proud New Owner of a 1973 Cub Cadet 149

    Thanks for the welcome!! I'm in Bloomsburg. Probably an hour and 45 from you. Can you link me to this? It will attach to my 149?
  17. 149CubLover

    Proud New Owner of a 1973 Cub Cadet 149

    I'm hoping since mine was cared for like a newborn, that it's just entering its adolescents!
  18. 149CubLover

    Proud New Owner of a 1973 Cub Cadet 149

    Here's one I just found. $600 for that or mine? Choose wisely 🤣 Amazing these things treated good, bad or in between, still keep on mowing! You must have to drown these things to make them die. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/imoJQQxsuUuGs6dT/?mibextid=kL3p88
  19. 149CubLover

    Newly Acquired 149: Modified Deck

    Good to know. I don't plan on using the 149 heavily. Maybe every 2-3 mows vs my 2020.
  20. 149CubLover

    Proud New Owner of a 1973 Cub Cadet 149

    You're secret is safe with me! Can I say on a side note how great of a forum this is. The knowledge on here is amazing. The passion we all seem to have for these machines is pretty cool.
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