Ron W.
It's a NOS i found a while back. I plugged it in for a while but didn't see exactly how hot it would get.
Also, on the steering slop thing, Here's something I found online. I have not tried it, but it looks like a good idea.
As the Model 70 through 127 tractors get older, the whole steering system loosens up, as we all know. There are good, no-cost or reasonably priced solutions for all the causes of looseness, except for the looseness at the point where the left “Steering Knuckle” is connected to the “Arm” by a 5/16" roll pin. After trying all of the solutions I could find without much success, I developed my own. And, if I do say so myself, it is a permanent, no compromise method of solving the problem for good! My solution replaces the roll pin with a #7 taper pin which makes a perfect fit between the collar on the steering knuckle and the shaft of the Arm. You are bidding on the repair kit to perform this repair on one Cub Cadet Tractor of the Model 70 to Model 127 vintage. The kit includes the specially drilled and tapped taper pin, a spacer, a bolt to hold it in place and the hand reamer you will need to open the hole up to fit the pin exactly. Also included is a set of instructions which tell you exactly how to perform this repair. You need to supply an electric drill and 2 standard size drill bits the prepare the hole for the reamer. Many owner have already tried to fix this problem by drilling this hole out to 3/8" and inserting a 3/8" bolt. This, of course, doesn't work because the bolt doesn't fit tight enough to do the job. If you don't believe me, try it yourself. Anyway, my kit is sized so that it still works perfectly even if you've tried the "3/8 fix"!
It's a NOS i found a while back. I plugged it in for a while but didn't see exactly how hot it would get.
Also, on the steering slop thing, Here's something I found online. I have not tried it, but it looks like a good idea.
As the Model 70 through 127 tractors get older, the whole steering system loosens up, as we all know. There are good, no-cost or reasonably priced solutions for all the causes of looseness, except for the looseness at the point where the left “Steering Knuckle” is connected to the “Arm” by a 5/16" roll pin. After trying all of the solutions I could find without much success, I developed my own. And, if I do say so myself, it is a permanent, no compromise method of solving the problem for good! My solution replaces the roll pin with a #7 taper pin which makes a perfect fit between the collar on the steering knuckle and the shaft of the Arm. You are bidding on the repair kit to perform this repair on one Cub Cadet Tractor of the Model 70 to Model 127 vintage. The kit includes the specially drilled and tapped taper pin, a spacer, a bolt to hold it in place and the hand reamer you will need to open the hole up to fit the pin exactly. Also included is a set of instructions which tell you exactly how to perform this repair. You need to supply an electric drill and 2 standard size drill bits the prepare the hole for the reamer. Many owner have already tried to fix this problem by drilling this hole out to 3/8" and inserting a 3/8" bolt. This, of course, doesn't work because the bolt doesn't fit tight enough to do the job. If you don't believe me, try it yourself. Anyway, my kit is sized so that it still works perfectly even if you've tried the "3/8 fix"!
