Hi Guys, I'm new to this forum and basically joined because I am having trouble with my 127 Hydrostatic and need some help. Please
I've been into IHs for quite a while and have several Scout 80s and 800s so a Cub Cadet seemed to make sense.
I bought the 127 about 10 years ago from a local dealer with the idea that it would be a good tractor to push and pull dead vehicles around with since it had the hydrostatic drive. At least that is what the guy said.
It's not perfect but it's pretty complete and clean. It's a nice little tractor. I did use it to cut some grass a few times but it has always been too temperamental to get started to make it very useful to actually get any real work done so I never made the push guard or even tried to pull a vehicle with it. It was always less work to get something else to do the job than try and start it.
I'm getting ready to move my shop AGAIN and will once again need something to push and pull non running vehicles inside a building for loading.
Before I bought something else I thought I would give the little guy one last try to see if it can be reliable enough to get more use out of than decoration.
When we were dealing with the tractor right after I bought it, it seems we replaces a bunch of stuff to try and get it to run and the guy at the dealer said it always worked for him but it almost never worked for me. I went through several batteries until I just gave up and parked it. I am used to getting hard to start older vehicles started but I either lack the gene for CubCadets or there is still something amiss.
I am also toying with the idea of making it a "race tractor" but I'm not sure if this is a good platform for that kind of project. Opinions?
Since it has been a while since we did the work I can't remember all that was done. Seems like all new ignition parts and perhaps a new carburetor and maybe a new head gasket if not a head. I thought we covered all bases but it has just never started right. Are they all this difficult? Any ideas off the cuff with so little to go on?
Thanks, Chris
I've been into IHs for quite a while and have several Scout 80s and 800s so a Cub Cadet seemed to make sense.
I bought the 127 about 10 years ago from a local dealer with the idea that it would be a good tractor to push and pull dead vehicles around with since it had the hydrostatic drive. At least that is what the guy said.
It's not perfect but it's pretty complete and clean. It's a nice little tractor. I did use it to cut some grass a few times but it has always been too temperamental to get started to make it very useful to actually get any real work done so I never made the push guard or even tried to pull a vehicle with it. It was always less work to get something else to do the job than try and start it.
I'm getting ready to move my shop AGAIN and will once again need something to push and pull non running vehicles inside a building for loading.
Before I bought something else I thought I would give the little guy one last try to see if it can be reliable enough to get more use out of than decoration.
When we were dealing with the tractor right after I bought it, it seems we replaces a bunch of stuff to try and get it to run and the guy at the dealer said it always worked for him but it almost never worked for me. I went through several batteries until I just gave up and parked it. I am used to getting hard to start older vehicles started but I either lack the gene for CubCadets or there is still something amiss.
I am also toying with the idea of making it a "race tractor" but I'm not sure if this is a good platform for that kind of project. Opinions?
Since it has been a while since we did the work I can't remember all that was done. Seems like all new ignition parts and perhaps a new carburetor and maybe a new head gasket if not a head. I thought we covered all bases but it has just never started right. Are they all this difficult? Any ideas off the cuff with so little to go on?
Thanks, Chris