--Aatay (Art?), --Rodney, --Paul, --Dennis, --Donald, --Kraig, --Paul, and --Lewis
Thanks for sharing your insights and photos on the design of the Original Cub Cadet in yesterday's forum. I learned a few things to look for. I would be curious to try one out to see what 7 HP could do, but I'm not sure I'm willing to restore one just yet.
I'm still trying to get my red 782 into what I consider good mechanical shape. I like the Hydrostatic transmission, I like the power, I like the hydralic lift. I even like my headlights (it seems that I'm always a few passes shy of finishing when the sun goes down).
But the truth is, I could probably get my work done with a little less tractor. I only have a 1/2 an acre or so. After all my struggles with the twin cylinder B&S engine (now a Kohler), the simplicity of a single-cylinder engine on a narrow frame appeals to me. The trouble is, I don't know the practial difference between a 70 and a 105 or a 125 (although I know the 123 has a Hydrostatic).
I suspect there is a yellow and white tractor in my future, I just have to wait and see what develops.