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Offline dale88chevyss

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Re: Vintage Garden Tractors
« Reply #15 on: August 25, 2016, 04:20:39 PM »
Great, now you all got me wanting to restore a vintage garden tractor!

As a Cub Cadet (1320 Hydro) owner I can tell you certain colors never look good for long.  Rick

You got one of the ugly ones anyway (no offense.)  :D
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Re: Vintage Garden Tractors
« Reply #16 on: August 25, 2016, 06:12:53 PM »
My first job was repairing Allis Chalmers tractors and reel mowers. We also repaired  and sold Hahn Eclipse commercial mowers. Our competitor sold  IH Cub Cadet. I've been repairing Briggs, Kohler, Onan, Tecumseh and various other small engines for about 46 years.

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Re: Vintage Garden Tractors
« Reply #17 on: August 25, 2016, 07:38:05 PM »
Great, now you all got me wanting to restore a vintage garden tractor!

As a Cub Cadet (1320 Hydro) owner I can tell you certain colors never look good for long.  Rick

You got one of the ugly ones anyway (no offense.)  :D

Yeah, some Cub owners think the only decent cubs were made by IH but those are also pale yellow and ivory.  Two colors that really show the dirt if you actually use one to mow.  I traded in a dark green and yellow machine for it and I will say the Cub Cadet is far better than that old 110 with the variator.  Those didn't have enough power to move the excess mass and mow at the same time. Funny how so many photos of the 110s and 112s on the www are deckless. Owners probably opted to buy a second (ie: other brand) for mowing when they got sticker shock for replacing rusted out decks.  Before that I had a JC Penny's rider: the 1970 version of a boxmart junk bicycle.  Hydro rules.

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Re: Vintage Garden Tractors
« Reply #18 on: November 05, 2016, 10:16:54 PM »
I've owned this 1971 Cadet 76 since 1993. Spare parts are getting more difficult to find, but I'm still using it as my primary mower.
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Re: Vintage Garden Tractors
« Reply #19 on: November 06, 2016, 01:55:56 AM »
Looks like it has some fairly new rubber on it too. All my lawn cutting equipment is away for the winter and the utility tractor is head out gassed up ready for winter duty.

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Re: Vintage Garden Tractors
« Reply #20 on: November 06, 2016, 07:47:51 PM »
Thanks Jennifer, but I think the camera may have taken a flattering photo. They're original tires, but the machine lives in the shed when it's not mowing. Yep, for those of us in the "Snow Belt" states, it's time to re-tool for the upcoming winter months.   
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Re: Vintage Garden Tractors
« Reply #21 on: November 06, 2016, 08:13:23 PM »
Gotta oil change (so it starts better and is better for the engine in the winter than straight 30w that I run in the summer) detach the mower, put on the blade, chains and weights so I'm ready too. 
Daniel G.
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All riders; no wall hangers.

Our fleet:
'58 26" Spitfire
'63 Hollywood
'65 De luxe Typhoon
'66 Typhoon
'57 20" Spitfire
'74 Sports Tourer <----FINALLY got one!
'74 Sprint
'67 Breeze