Archive through December 24, 2008

[lhinds]

Merry Christmas everyone. Thanks for all the help and information on the forum.
This is the only Tractor i had that started without help when it was zero degrees outside.

 

[jbaker]

Mat, along with what Jim said about "pressing" with plywood you might want to heat the area real good almost to the point of being red hot with a propane torch just before pressing, the wood will burn a little but this will help it go back to form.

 

[sstanton]

Merry Christmas to everyone and thier families!

 

[kmcconaughey]

Nick,

Here's the photo of Denny's modified deck.

 

[kmcconaughey]

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[bmcmeen]

Ho, ho, ho...

Merry Christmas everyone...

 

[rrschmitt]

Merry Christmas Everyone and Happy New Year!!

 

[kmcconaughey]

I usually have fun looking through my archives and while searching for the photo of Denny's deck I came across this modified deck. This was posted way, way back by Ken Updike, it was a deck that was modified by the implement dealer where Ken works for a customer to mow under fences.

 

[thoffman]

Kraig,
Kinda' like this one?

 

[kmcconaughey]

Tom, yep, but the one you posted looks like it'd work better. Where did you find that?

 

[thoffman]

"K",
That's a IH experimental mower from the IH archives. Note the circle around the left guage wheel. They must have had some issues with that setup.

 

[fcurrier]

Kraig: I had a nightmare last night. I dreamed I had to keep track of all your photos. I woke up before I found out how you do it and I don't really want to know. Have a great Christmas and keep the pics coming in 2009.

 

[kmcconaughey]

Frank, LOL, I kinda wish you had finished the dream so you could teach me how I do it.

Tom, I believe the circled part is the Quick Release deck hanger. It appears to be offset from the normal position. Hmmmm, I wonder if the normal "narrow" deck hanger position made it too wobbly with that extra weight off to the left side?

I'd like to see the other side of that.

 

[mfrade]

Hi Bryan. Long time no see! Hope you all have a great christmas holiday! Santa brought me a 42" snow/dozer blade earlier today. It needs one spring for the trip mechanism. What do you guys do for a replacement spring?

 

[jstorma]

Thanks for the answers I got from the spiral pin. kraig, I did look it up on the parts look up but didn't find the pin in the picture. I went back, and found it pays to scroll through the list. I'll try and remember that for next time.

Jim

 

[kmcconaughey]

Art Aytay and John Klemchak, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

 

[wheinsohn]

Kraig,
My '73 109 came with a 38" deck with the wide skids and no gauge wheels. The '73 129 which has half a killer kohler in it came with a 48" deck with round bars and gauge wheels. It now has a 50" deck with front gauge wheels. Another 129 that I sold had a 48" deck with the wide skids and gauge wheels. A '74 109 that I sold for a friend came with a 44" deck and my '74 149 came with a 50" deck.
My 106 came with a 42" deck like yours but I switched to a 48" deck on it. Like Dennis said, 2nd gear was too fast to mow in but 1st gear with the 48" deck was a perfect match.

 

[manutter]

Merry Christmas happy new year.And a big thanks to the forum for all the help and info.

 

[thoffman]

"K",
My bad, you correct. I would think that some sort of support would have to out there.

 

[kmcconaughey]

Wes,

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By Wes Heinsohn (Wheinsohn) on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 10:55 pm:

Kraig,
I thought that the 44" and 50" decks didn't come out until late 1973 or early 1974? All my 1x9 tractors came with 42" or 48" decks except my 149 and it is a '74 model. All the rest are '73 models.<!-/quote-!><hr size=0></blockquote>

But in your new list you don't mention any 42" decks as coming with your WIDE FRAME Cubs, and that is the size deck (on a wide frame) in question....