Cub Cadet 149 Restoration
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Thanks Doug! I’m glad that you are back and feeling a little better.
I got the tractor running over the weekend. Cleaned the carburetor, fresh gas, and a new battery and it fired right up. I had the driveshaft out, so I had to put that back in too. I took it outside and washed it, then took it for a ride for the first time since 2017. I ran it for about a half hour to start breaking in the motor, then let it cool overnight, and retorqued the head bolts yesterday. Next time I run it, I have to get it warm and change the oil. Now onto getting the rest of the parts painted and finish putting it together.
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I have to reassemble my k301 for my 129. I've had it "done" and back from the machine shop and a pile of parts ready to go inside of it for too long now
It sure did. I never drove this tractor much, I started taking it apart about 2 weeks after I bought it. It feels like a new tractor now, much nicer than the last time I drove it. Probably as close to a new 1973 tractor as I will ever get to drive.
Thats the biggest key to a resto, take lots a pictures and bag and tag everything. Trust me I know how ya feel Nick, I too did the same thing as you.
Nice to know when I hopefully rerestore my yellow 10 horse Craftsman someday
I can imagine NOS stuff being a fortune, it seems like just about anything for the “name brand” types of machines are. What you did here looks really good and it was much cheaper, case in point on ebay right now….
Good to know what you did there too with yours by the way, because I might wanna do some detailing of my own of my decals on the hood of mine next because they look terrible.
Looks like you gotta little shop buddy to keep ya company and help ya out there. Your old steering wheel looks exactly like the one on my hydro, I will go out to the shed tomorrow and get a picture.
Its obviously your machine but if it was mine, I think some nice fat ags would look great on the back even though they would cost more. Even though im an original type guy, I like the “stock” turf idea too.
The new seat looks great, wow what a difference! I ain’t askin ya what ya paid cause it ain’t my business but I bet it wasn’t cheap, I still have to get mine done too and according to my stepdad a guy he knows who could do it said he could do it for $200.00 a seat!!
She looks mighty fine out in the sun!
Did you use any “break in oil” for the engine or anything?
Sorry for all my replies by the way Nick, I just saw this post even though you told all of us that you were gonna post it ahead of time. I just wanted to reply to all the stuff I found interesting. The tractor before you restored it, and your 147 in the garage together look like the same color but outside they look different.
I used to buy reproduction metal dashes from a site that just sold cub cadet parts. They had everything. I can’t remember the name, I think dad still has a magnet on the fridge from them.
They were like 45-50 bucks but this was 20 years ago. Things were a lot cheaper and whole cubs could be had for 100-150 bucks….
I have boxes of parts. I wonder if this stuff sells for what people actually list them for. I bet I have 15,000 dollars worth of NOS parts.
They were like 45-50 bucks but this was 20 years ago. Things were a lot cheaper and whole cubs could be had for 100-150 bucks….
I have boxes of parts. I wonder if this stuff sells for what people actually list them for. I bet I have 15,000 dollars worth of NOS parts.
I took a lot of pictures and labeled everything when it was coming apart. What I meant was I did not take a lot of progress pictures.
I usually see them around $150-$200. That is just insane. Almost 2x what I paid for the tractor.
That’s Riley, she always has to be near me, no matter what I’m doing. That steering wheel looks very similar to the one on my MF7 too.
That would look good, along with some tri ribs on the front. For what they cost though, if I was going to buy a set, I would rather put them on one of my other tractors that I actually use.
I think it was around $120, but that was in 2019 when stuff was still “cheap”, and it was a friend of my Dad’s so he gave me a better deal. You probably won’t get one done for less than $200 now.
The guy who I had rebuild it put the oil in, I’m not sure what he used. Im planning on using SAE 30 when I change it.She looks mighty fine out in the sun!
Not a problem, I replied to most of them. Maybe I should have spaced my posts out more instead of posting it all at once.
CCSpecialties or IHCCW? There’s others, but they are probably the two biggest ones. My other 149 may have one of those reproduction dash tins on it. It has some slight differences from my other ones that I know are original. That tractor was repainted at one time too, probably 20 or more years ago.
I’ll have to ask my dad. That was a long time ago.