First cut with the new lawn tractor
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- Опубліковано 10 чер 2016
- First cut of my acre with my new Cub Cadet XT2, 42" deck. I hadnt cut my grass yet this year because my other ride on decided its transmission didnt want to work. As I say in the video, the grass in some spots is waist high and, I'm 5'9". Part 2, review of machine after 1st year of use, can be seen here: • Cub cadet review part ...
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There is something satisfyingnabout cutting grass..
axel malcolm the smell ofcutting grass was noxious to me as a kid. now I love it! lol
Fat man
Yes
You don't need a mower, you need a herd of goats! But I must say that mower is awesome!
Poor mower lol. It cut like a boss though.
l got a cub xt1 50 in...l love it .its a great machine. it was my old man's. he got sick right after he bought it and it only had an hour on it when i got it. thank you old man. rest in peace.
Those Cub Cadets are nice.
When you want to back up you don't need to disengage the blades after you turn the key and hit the orange triangle! I had a Toro with that safety on it. I specifically own older Ford Garden tractors with the cast Iron Kohler engines now because they are so quiet and powerful!
Same mower I have. Second year for it. Love it. I've always had Cub Cadet and wouldn't think of switching.
This is my 3rd year with mine and Ive had zero problems.
Same with my craftsman...thing never dies
I thought I saw the top of a car on that one pass !
I'm 13, couple months from being 14. I've been cutting grass since i was 10, and i have to say, Cub Cadet makes good Lawn mowers!
Husqvarna better
@Cameron Jaime husqvarna better
@@bezimienny1337 i didn't ask..
I agree cause I had one
Craftsman T240 is much better
I see why the transmission blew on the other mower..lol
The new XT tractors from Cub Cadet are light years better then the previous Cub Cadet tractors. For the money the new Cub Cadets are hard to beat....I drive a XT2 /42 with Kawasaki engine, the steering feels like power steering with a small turning radius...it's great. I tell everybody who's looking at the John Deere to take a look at the Cub Cadet and they laugh...until they try it... I spoke to one of the engineers during demo days last year. He told me they brought in new people from the aerospace industry and started with a clean sheet of paper..and did it the right way.
Agreed....
previous MTD cub cadets, maybe..... go mow with a IH cub cadet 782 and then come back and talk to me lol. you would stain your paints. massive power a twin that just lugs through just about anything. mowing with a 50C 50" deck
You can say that about many current vs past products. We might love to tinker...or even restore that old Farmall tractor out back, but that's not the point. Most people aren't looking to buy/restore 30-35+ year old tractors to mow their lawn. As of 2016, the redesigned Cub Cadet lawn tractor offers very good value for the money. Not something I would have said for the most recent previous generation Cub Cadets.. If you haven't yet, give an XT2 a try...you might be pleasantly surprised.
i do not have 30-35 tractors to mow my lawn, i have two. surprisingly i actually have done very little repairs to either one. sure i took the hood and fenders off the cub and spent an afternoon repainting the sheet metal. otherwise in 3 years of mowing i went through two new front tires, a radiator, grease, oil, little stuff. the old stuff really is that reliable.
as far as the cub cadet original i got this thing for a steal. $500, it has the optional fenders, a set of tire chains, and it runs perfectly no smoke or knocks. i had to re-bearing the deck, which is an extremely solid example of one of those decks. i could not pass it up, a collectors item in mechanically great condition. i will have it for decades. i also bought it because if you know anything about the history of these things an early cub cadet is really similar to a farmall cub. its the farmall's smaller brother, they share the same transmission.
if you own an vintage machine, sure you will have to know how to wrench and some things will eventually wear out, but the expenses have been minimal. the cub is well cared for, stored indoors but used year round, probably 60+ hours per year. in 3-1/2 years time it has been excellent and will still mow with the best of them. its not a restored example with every nut and bolt removed, its a working tractor. if i have downed tree i can drag it away, i have done that several times as well.
the problem with our society is no one is willing to fix anything.... we live in a society where no one knows how to or wants to wrench anymore. people want instant gratification, shiney and cheap. people want to spend X dollars on something and if it lasts a decade or less they are happy.
i want something that will last me a lifetime, and i can pass it on to my son and he will pass it on to his kids.
im not really interested in anything new and really love my vintage equipment. this is why this is america, you have choices.
if you think i spend hours upon hours keeping this older stuff running you are wrong. i spend some time on them because i want to keep history alive, and i feel such machines are still very usable. i hate throwaway mentality
i will pass right by the new stuff and head to the parts counter and get whatever my machines need to keep them going.
i will say that i hope that these new cub cadets are better then what they have been building for the last 20 years because they cant be any worse. these things have been terrible machines for a long time. i would hope they would have improved.
we got burned once and it wont happen again.
Typo on my part....."..30-35+ year old tractors...""
You can say that about many current vs past products. We might love to
tinker...or even restore that old Farmall tractor out back, but that's
not the point. Most people aren't looking to buy/restore 30-35+ year
old tractors to mow their lawn. As of 2016, the redesigned Cub Cadet
lawn tractor offers very good value for the money. Not something I would
have said for the most recent previous generation Cub Cadets.. If you
haven't yet, give an XT2 a try...you might be pleasantly surprised.
First cut. Like ever. Lol. Good job!
I expect this mower will last several seasons with decent care. ua-cam.com/users/postUgkx1VWTrayKBdCKAjzAcZ_Eg4dhHTae3LkN also recommend Also, I ran across the problem with it not starting the 2nd time I used it. There is a safety switch which is pushed in by the chute or mulching piece being attached to the deck. I took the cover off and it wouldn't start. Put it back on, no problem. It takes only a minute with 2 easily accessible wingnuts and no tools. This mower starts up first crank each time and it is a joy to use. It also mows in reverse by putting the key to the reverse area after starting and pushing in the triangular button. It will stay in reverse mode until you turn it off. All in all, for my homeowner needs, I really like this mower-and at 70 bucks a cut here in Miami, it's already more than 1/3 paid for itself in a month.
cant wait getting mine delivered today thanks for your video makes me feel even better that i bought the right machine
Your welcome. That was the idea behind the video, I'm glad it helped
Good choice
Just had my offer accepted on a 4 acre property here in Battle Creek, Michigan. Never thought I'd be watching videos on riding lawn mowers. I'd say I've got 2.5 acres of lawn and 1.5 acres of uncleared field (Christmas tree farm?). My neighbors own a combined 105 acres, mostly wooded. My Grandpa once owned a Cub Cadet. I figure if it's good enough for my Grandpa, it's good enough for me. But I don't know, maybe I'm a John Deere man.
I like my cub.
We have Dobos Lawnmower Sales and Service in Battle Creek. I like a small, family owned and operated business that's been around for nearly 100 years. I get lost in those big box stores. Dobos deals exclusively with Toro, Stihl and Cub Cadet. Think I'll go with the XT2 EFI 46" 679cc. With all the accessories, I should be able to stay within my budget of $3,300.
Friend Wilkins stihls aren’t in big box stores.... Atleast here in Texas.
Maybe a good idea to do a walk through before mowing so you don't hit things that will wreck your mower.
I do. If your referring to the reason my old mower quit, the transmission didnt want to work anymore. $500 for a transmission into a Poulan mower isnt worth it to fix.
let him ruin it as he is a lazy hillbilly and lets shit lay everywhere
I'm glad you had good luck with yours. I bought a SLTX1054 Cub Cadet brand new in 2011 I think it was & it was the biggest pile of junk I've ever owned. Worked pretty good the first season but after that it was just one problem after another. I had problems with the front end, problems with the lift system & several problems with the hydrostatic transmission. Had it rebuilt & it worked for 3 mowings of my yard & then it tractor wouldn't even move. They fixed it again & it worked for a couple of months & same problem again they fixed it once more & it worked so good it sits in the corner of my shed taking up space & I can't even drive it. Now I mow my lawn with a John Deere zero turn. I will never buy a cub cadet again.
I'm on my 3rd season with mine and I've had zero problems.
I don't think I would had used a mower to cut that grass. Should had called the local farmer to come bail it for ya and sell the hay.
Nothing there to bail
Bailer i hardly knew her
really informative video....love what you have done with the place
lol, we had just moved in when this video was made. It was a rental for 25 years before we bought it.
You don't have to disengage the blades if you use the reverse button. Just picked up a XT1 46" and haven't cut grass yet but took it for a spin ... love the feel of the tight turn as well as the clutch pedal for going slow around things. Great vid .... proud Canadian!
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We're going to go look at one later on. So you can you can still cut the grass without turning off the blades?
@@joshuameeks6114 You can cut in both forward and reverse.
To me I don’t know why but it’s so satisfying and I love it when the grass is really long when I cut
Thanks Skippy! Just bought the 42" 18hp Cub Cadet, and LOVE it! Def cutting that tall stuff with the correct blades...lol the mulching blades wouldnt be as good for grass this tall. Keep us informed as to how she is holding up! :)
Will do! I have been growing my grass for a month and I'm planning to do a follow up/long term review, after a years use.
I bought 22 hp 46' cutting
BTW excellent idea using the pool noodles on the trampoline springs.
Nice mower man I love it and that was so cool I love cutting my lawn
Thank you!
It would probably be wise to precut that forest with a Farmall Cub first, and follow up with the little Cub 😁
Yeah but, I didn't so.... Theres that.
I'm impressed, and will say this for that XT2, it is a beast of a machine to hold up through all that without choking out. They seem very powerful for being residential mowers. I plan on getting one myself this spring!
just picked up my xt1 46 with the 22 Kohler today. already love it, cub cadet got it right with this mower
That's what I call a good piece of equipment.
It really is.... Coming into the 3rd year of ownership and its never wavered. Still looks and runs like new.
I'm really impressed by this video
When people in Elmira NY Elmira Heights NY and Horse heads NY let their gras grow waist high they give them a citation. They say waist high grass is a safety issue. Code enforcement in these areas if mentioned waist high grass is not a safety issue it just makes the person's property look unsightly. Sincerely Robert Gildea
Robert Gildea Well, that’s nice. Glad I don’t live there and, it only grew that high (as I’ve stated here a thousand times already) because I was waiting for my new mower. Sincerely, thanks for your view.
Cutting 4 ft. High grass on the lowest setting probably is a great idea
Not
@@kennethlowe6337 Lol, Well, considering it was actually on the HIGHEST setting, and I was unable to cut my grass while I waited for this machine to show up. But, if by mean, "Cutting 4ft high grass on the lowest setting probably a good idea.... " "Not," that, my mower is still in perfect condition mechanically 4 years later, yes.... It was a good idea. 🤷♂️
I just had my Craftsman 42" mower give out on me today...have had it for 8yrs....time for a new one. Yours seems to handle the tall stuff with no trouble....I have to get a 42" because of the doorway to my building is only 48". Watching videos to help me figure out what mower would do best for me......thanks for sharing
Thanks for the kind words. Yeah, this cub cadet is still running like it was brand new, 3 years later. Good luck!
@@skippy594 thank you...picking it up tomorrow
And I thought my backyard was untidy!
That is not a lawn. Poor mower 😩
phenosin1 poor thing poor cubdet
Just purchased a brand new 46" XT1 with vtwin 22HP Kohler. Can't wait until it gets here!
He calls that sh** "grass?"
🤣👏👏👏
That poor mower!
I own one of these babies, and the 3rd blade "does" make the difference!
Mine is only a twin blade. Thought it was a triple blade but isn't.
I'm surprised the grass is so high. I thought y'all only got about two weeks out of the year without snow on the ground in Canada. LOL
Lol fr tho
No May to November no snow lol
I have a cub cadet 1000 series from I think around 2004-2006 not sure exactly but it still runs great
We got a 1966 IH cub cadet 102 snow plowing tractor and its still going at it
Nice!
I’m 13 and have been cutting grass since 11, I also drive a Cub Cadet, and they are the best. Better built than Craftsman
Thanks bud!
Peaceful n relaxing
super sprzet daje rade pieknie pracuje
Dziękuję, to bardzo niezawodna maszyna. Minęło 6 lat, odkąd zrobiłem ten film i nie było z nim nic złego i nadal jest w użyciu.
Looks pretty good. I went with a John Deere zero turn.
Sweet yard !
Trash Yard
Lol, pretty judgy of someone else's property, aren't you?
You dont have to take you blades out of gear when reversing just use that button on the right side
Yes sir, that's right!
I been looking around and researching lawn and garden tractors for those with 1 -3 acres and my conclusion bang for the buck by a lin hai 300cc atv and a dr pull behind mower both together about 5k but can cut an acre real fast then disconnect mower and go riding for fun :). All these riding mowers if bought for small homestead 1 - 3 acres for power need 20 plus hp then attachments and by the time done over 5k. atv fast to plow snow, cut grass, plow garden, scrape roads, etc. too. I think small lawn and garden tractors will die soon because ATV's and all attachments available do a lot more faster and can be used for fun and utility as well.
Why is everyone thinking that the mower is going through torture. He is going slow and the engine is barely even bogging down. That’s a tuff mower and it’s very capable of cutting tall grass
Out of 224 comments so far, you're the only one to recognize that. Thank you.👍👍
and I'm over here with a (I don't even know how old) Murray Ultra large body. It works fine, I mow an acre with it but would like to have a newer mower. I'm only 14 so I don't think my parents would be willing to buy a new one for me.
Its like the old saying goes.... "If it aint broke, dont fix it."
Boy that yard looks like who cleaned it
Ones that hold up longer but they cost a hell of a lot of money KUBOTA CASE FORD ect
You should start at 4 inches go to 3 then 2 for the first mow or it will ruin the belt for the pto
Your absolutely right. For this video I just cut it down to a 6. The grass in my back yard is basically controlled field grass. I don't cut the back yard shorter than 4 and when its that short when I can cut it every few days or week.
yay im your 50th sub
im just about to get one of these, do you think it is a good choice?
Yeah, I do. I like it.
Its way better than my old one for sure.
You said its a xt2 with a 42 inch deck that was a smart order. I've got the xt1 22hp kholer7000 series 46 in deck plenty of power bet your bigger engine with that smaller deck has tons of torque.What is it 24hp?
Uhhm.... Think so, yep. It will bull through just about anything on idle.
Skippy, my place has a spring running thru the pasture. do u think the cadet wheels will have trouble getting stuck?
Depends on how muddy and/or deep the spring is.
I bought the 50" and I have massive issues with grass building up under deck. do you have that trounble? I can make 5 rounds an i have to run it on ramps an clean it. it's worn my blades pretty bad from the buildup.
No sir.... Not at all, my mower blows the clippings out without any problems. Shoots it out probably 6-8 feet
This is a XT2 42" but curious what engine is in it? Looking at getting one and the one I'm looking at has the Kawasaki 18hp. Wondering if it's the same as yours. Thanks
Sounds like the same one. I can cut my acre with this mower on idle because of the power it has. So far, excellent mower, great power and fuel efficiency.
Okay but don't mow at idle.
me and my dad got a John dear 48 inch lawn tractor
I'm impressed- ever use dual bin vac? I'm considering this mower with the dual bin vac because I just bagged 40 bags of leaves by myself and it suuuuuuucked.
I havent, no. I did just read an article about how its better for your lawn to leave the leaves where they fall. www.treehugger.com/lawn-garden/skip-rake-and-leave-leaves-healthier-greener-yard.html
Thanks for the link. I actually love the idea of using a weed eater to mulch leaves in a trash barrel- Genius! (Seriously)
Huh.... I never rake my leaves and I have to cut my grass at least twice a week
Well think it has a warranty on it for two years?
It might be a good idea to clear all those big rocks out your garden tidy up before you cut the grass again
I do but, you cant clear out bedrock
Don't you know better then hold a camera and mow at the same time. It's dangerous man, you could really cut something doing that....nice job man not a bad looking mower either keep up the good work
lol, thanks for the safety tips
skippy594 hope you know it was a joke by the way lol
Of course, didnt take it any other way. ;)
I have one it's really nice
Man gotta hate that stupid reverse safety thing..... So glad they aren't mandatory here in Australia. Maybe if people just weren't stupid with these things there wouldn't be so many deaths. I think it is enforced in the US becuase I have seen far too many parents letting their little kids (I'm talking under the age of 10 even. If you aren't at least 14 and haven't been trained by professionals like I have you shouldn't be allowed near them) drive ride-on mowers and then go around scratching their heads or thrashing the manufacturer when someone gets hurt. Thankfully there isn't much of the same cowboy recklessness over here cause otherwise I would have to deal with it too in my business! Looks like that mower does a great job though ;D
A lot of mowers have the key override where you just turn it and it leaves the blade engaged in reverse
Thats you first cut? looks like you waited a bit to cut it.
Well, yes. As I said in the video, my old mower blew a transmission and I had to wait for the cub cadet to be delivered from the factory. It took almost a month.
@@skippy594 That makes sense.
When you see 20th Century Fox in the Background.
great video so hows the 6.0l running these days?
Its not, the IPR valve is clogged.
do you think you'll tackle that sometime? youtube it maybe? I watched a video doesnt seem too bad
At some point, yeah. I have a project Jeep on my hoist right now though, with a goal to have it up and running off road by New Years day for an annual trail run my club goes on.
Sure could....
OMG that grass is not to thick for your lawn tractor. the problem not the tall grass the problem is the junk that hidden in the tall grass. But I know how you feel I did the same thing when I got my Rover MTD 547, 38" deck I bought it because I just wanted to get the grass down. But I made the mistake we all make with brand new mower I didn't walk it first if I had I would have see the junk in my grass So as I mowed My blades keep on hitting hard bits of junk like rocks toys tools ect that was hidden in the tall grass Though I did finish mowing it but next day I I had to go back to the dealer Though my lawn tractor was only a day old. I had to replace both the blades and the deck belt At a cost of $50.00 for the blades and $ 38.00 for a new deck belt . I had damage the blades so badly that they jammed up while cutting the tall grass. It was then The mower stated smoking I had blade jam. that where the Engine will keep turning while the belt has stopped in one spot and it will then burn the belt out in that one spot putting the belt out of balance The deck started shaking Looking back Should gone though the tall grass first If I had got a slash in he would have done his blades in to
Well, as stated in another comment thread, it never gets that long normally. It only got that long because my last mower was just a single blade poulan pro. I had to wait to buy my new cub and now after 3 solid years of use all its ever needed has been oil changes with a new air filter once, some blade sharpening once, its been flawless and still cuts like brand new to this day.🤷🏻♂️
@@skippy594 Sorry about that. LOL I was relating to what happened to me. You did OK. by your mower. And thanks for posing My mower change my life As I got it because Im 67. And at the time I had and still have two osteoarthritis knees. that are so bad My doctor wanted to give me two knee replacements. The problem is I have Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) What this meant is at the time I could not have the knee replacements as the operation could have killed me. It got to the point I could no longer mow my huge lawn even with my self propelled push mower. And it was then that our local council starting me letters telling me if I could not keep it down they get people in to do it for me. And then charge me for it. So I tried to get some one in to mow it But it just got to expensive Im also on a pension and for me to get some one in to mow it ever tweo weeks that was going to cost me around $100 ever two weeks I could not afford this to pay one off was only going tom cost me $35.00 a fortnight I just could afford this But my wife said she was saving up for a car So look in to buying the mower and paying cash for it I got it a bit cheaper I bought the Rover MTD 547 /38 Lawn tractor when I got the mower I was in ore by it. But the problem was in me. Like the titanic I thought it was indestructible I didn't release that Every bit of machinery we have has a limit and if we push it beyond that limit it can be harm. I push it beyond it means. due to a lack of experience So when I first got it don't realy look out for it , and it cost me but it was a lesion learn from that moment on. I look out for it and so far it never let me down.
thanks so much ive been up for 4 hours googling mowes for my business.can you tell me the exact model and is it still going strong.
Yeah, for sure.... Its a cub cadet XT2. It is gong strong but it only has 10 hours on it so far.
v bee go buy a SCAG
Hustler often has a promotion on their zero turns,will finance them.will stand behind their warranty,they also have more bigger, more powerful units just which one fits your Budget
More than a year on now and its still as perfect as when it was new..... Heres the 1 year review video here....ua-cam.com/video/MeJk6qm-V0E/v-deo.html
v bee
This has got to be a hillbilly yard! shit everywhere not stored out of the way but laying everywhere
Funny you should mention that.... GO check out my facebook page. Drop a like! facebook.com/Skippys-shop-of-hillbilly-engineering-223453921469509/
Blackie Chong More money invested in a mower and a cell phone , then in his home .Mower will fit in with the landscape after a month outside.
Yeah, like I said, I live the way I want, you live the way you want so stop being a judgemental cocker, fair?
Makinas. Esmark
yep your just a hillbille and lazy at that
You can say that new mower is now used and abused and put up wet!
Nah, its still going
Husqvarna has three years on it and the mowers Deck has ten years on it
It's faster to use a brush cutter strimmer
Lol, I don't have one of those
That yard is well suited for a bush hog.
how many ticks did you find on ya?
None, actually. Dont think I ever have. I typically shower after I cut the grass
Lol.... Nice to know I have that sort of entertainment value.
how many horses is that motor
Not sure exactly but its a beast and never bogged down at all during this cut.
That grass is so tall that the deck should be on the very highest
It was....
When my yard gets that big I use a ford tractor with a bushhog
Dude u need a bigger mower grass too thick
You could have waited for your grass to get higher!
Never seen a yard with so much random shit everywhere. You’re going to wreck that thing one day driving over a brick.
Lol, you realize this video is 5 years old, right?
You Need a swather and a bailer in there.
mike 13 not sure his property is BIG enough to actually benefit from bailing straw. bails around here are only 2 bucks a pop. a lot of work for not much pay off.
Lol, I'm pretty sure he was being sarcastic. My grass was long enough to make some bales though.
skippy594 I've seen some people do it around where I live. don't know why but they do.
MadMetalManiac74 for feed
Lol,
if i had my first car
If you keep thr grass cleaned out from under the deck and by the pullys that riding mowsr should last for years to come i think you should have gotten a zero turn...
Jon Houck I agree with that but the financially conscious wife wouldn't let me spend the extra.
i love cutting grass and smoking it to
Colby Randall Elliott
Are you afraid to cut faster ?
No, but, when the grass was mostly 4 feet high and taller, you don't have much choice to go that slow or you'll have to cut it 2 or 3 times.
@@skippy594 awesome you replied.. your right.. the cut was clean for sure first pass..
I was never a fan of Cub Cadet lawn tractors over the last 10-20 years..but must admit the new Cub Cadet XT line is pretty tough. Here's a video of someone using his 300 hour XT1 commercially. Making a first pass in an area that really requires a Bush Hog...crazy.
ua-cam.com/video/zZTU0ExOkkA/v-deo.html
mboiko I would never use one commercially but for the money it's worth it. Even the comparable deere costs more but had less power and features then the Cubs have.
And the comparable Deeres are built in China
Skippy no they're not. They are made by deere in America.
Guy at Lowes when I was looking for a new mower said they were re-branded chinese machines.
I see he was wrong and theyre made in Tenessee.
mine wouldn't do that at all. it would already be choked up
maybe ask your dealer about it. Sounds like a problem with the mower. Mine works great
it seems like the blades turn so fast it's pulverizing the grass. I do have a lot of weeds. now when I cut centipede grass at my grandma's with it there's no buildup. my yard it does. maybe it's some kind of weed or something.
Not sure.
some kinda mississippi sticky weed. Lol I dunno. was almost thinking bout taking the cutting torch out and cutting out the channels under there
I'm a jd fan lol
Number one you don't start you're tractor and go
The tractor was warmed up from doing the front yard first, before the video.
ten sprzęt jest do pielęgnacji trawników nie do koszenia łąk
Haha, myślę, że ta kosiarka jest wystarczająco dobra, aby wyciąć też łąki!
Dont ever get the warrantess my grass is 2 feet tall
u need 2 invest in a carbine harvester my friend
mick owen
It's called a combine, not carbine
scrub cadet
Great mower but that yard is terrible looking.
Get out there and clean it up!
Awesome, thanks for the advice....🙄
how much did you pay for it. looks like it runs and works well, but time will tell if it has any durability. my mowing "rigs" are time tested and proven. i have a 1961 IH cub cadet original and a 1948 farmall cub. i would like to believe that they make quality products with the cub cadet name on them but we will see. back in 1998 my parents bought a brand new cub cadet 2135 it lasted less then 350 hours when it scrapped. the paint fell off, the muffler rotted out and cost $300 for just the part, the deck fell apart, the paint fell off the snowblower and the sides bent in. it was an awful, awful machine. my stepfather replaced it with a really nice IH cub cadet 149 from the mid 1970's. he repainted the tractor, rebuilt the mower deck and snowblower, and rebuilt the engine. good as new, he loves it. the IH stuff sets the bar extremely high and if these things last that long, i will be impressed. there still today, countless examples of IH cub cadets still in service. they sold to MTD in 1981, that was a long time ago.
as far as buying anything new i had a really bad taste in my mouth from that last experience. it is extremely unlikely that i will EVER buy anything new. i choose to stick with what i know works well. both my machines have decent decks and both of them will mow for decades.
some specs on the 1961 cub cadet original. it has a kohler K161 cast iron block 7hp engine, it has a timed 38" mower deck, it has a heavy duty frame and the transmission was sourced out of the farmall cub.... not kidding either. IH did that to save on engineering and tooling, what the ended up with was something way overbuilt. you will never break one doesn't matter what you do with it. the engine doesn't produce enough power to ruin it. amazing, its only a 7hp machine but IT will mow what you mowed in this video. hp ratings are exaggerated, do not believe their marketing...... a farmall H was only rated at 26hp and that is a large farm tractor (in its day)
that's my story, nice looking machine and i hope it lasts
The mower cost $2300 after tax
my farmall cub $1,600 and add another $300 or so for the 60" mower by the time i bought the mule drive and related pulley. before you think its silly to pay that much for a 66 year old tractor, its still worth today what i paid for it, and will be until the end of time. its a larger machine and has a 4 cylinder engine. it has hydraulic lift. to this day parts are easy to get.
i also got front and rear weights, tired chains chains, 54" blade, and a sickle bar that i resold for $350 because i simply had no use for it. i still have a belt drive unit that could run a buz-saw. im not going to use a buz-saw so i might sell that too.
if you subtract $300 from the $1600 i did quite well.
$2,300 for a mower that holds up isnt too bad as long as it lasts. some of the previous models experienced engine and rear end failures at less then 100 hours. i hope these are built better for your sake as it is a bit of gamble. i hope they dont still use the courage, that engine had no courage
i might have to put a clutch into my cub at some point. it rattles. new rear tires can set me back $4-500. they will also have to be replaced in the coming years. i think she's been a good investment but nothing is without its expenses. there are times i needed something heavier then a lawn tractor and she fit the bill well. i had a downed tree i had to drag around. she surprised me how well she did the job.
Well, its like I said before, you dont see stuff like that in my neighbourhood and when it does come up, people selling it want ridiculous prices for junk machines. I only have an acre so a 60 mower deck is too much for me.
The new cub cadets have a kawasaki engine so if that says anything about reliability, nothing does.
The 2100 series were not the top of the line for CC.. The 3000 series retailed for around $ 5900.00 in 2001 and was considered a true garden tractor, not a lawn or yard tractor. Many folks are quite satisfied with them. Of course some are not as with any brand even the green tractor. Sorry you had issues with it...
the 3000 series had ground engaging capability but still does not compare to the old school IH built machines. the newest IH built machines are now over 30 years old. even at that age, when they are neglected and stored outside the sheet metal and steel frames can still be refinished. the steel back then literally never rusts out. just surface rust, it rarely even pits
That's a lawn mower. But you need a tractor
That poor mower. should clean up the yard first
You know this video is 4 years old....
My dads zero turn can mow that easily
bush hog first , don't screw up a new mower. and pick up the shit
Ok Chief!