Mudrig150 313 #1 Posted February 27 I've been gone 5 years? Feels like a lot less, frankly. I don't even know where to start with how to catch up. So... the fleet has definitely changed since I last posted, half of it's gone, and replaced with new tractors. I sold my 317, I still have my Burns, 140, and 110, and in the last year I bought three cub cadets: a 1210, a 782, and a 782D. I'll give a brief summary of what I've done to each: Burns Basically nothing. I got it running, then the drive belt jumped, seized the whole driveline, and then killed the engine by somehow throwing off the timing without shearing the flywheel key. 140 I originally had it running, and replaced the axle seal, but it kept leaking. Turns out, the entire axle housing was bent, meaning that it would never seal. I found a used housing and got it all back together, ran it for a bit, and it's currently parked because the engine is super tired and super down on power, and I accidentally broke the lever linkage for the outside handle. 110 I've done a good bit with tractor: added headlights, swapped tires, put the plow on, cleaned it up a bit... It needs paint bad. Currently in storage. 1210 Bought it a few months ago for $225, it's an early one with the K301 instead of the M12, managed to get it running, and have gotten it cleaned up and looking so good for an all original tractor. Hydraulic lift is half installed but I still need to figure out how to get the 3/8" roll pins out to remove the rockshaft and swap the hydraulic lift rockshaft in. I've mowed with it several times, heck, it's actually the first tractor I've ever had that can actually mow grass, and it does a dang good job of it. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mudrig150 313 #2 Posted February 27 782 Bought it as a parts tractor for the 1210 for $50, but ended up changing my mind on the whole "parts tractor" part. Originally had a series 1 that lost compression (two guesses as to what happened around here in hill country), then got swapped to a series 2, that was then itself removed and thrown onto a log splitter. Not a looker by any stretch of imagination but it's still pretty nice, so I decided to repower it. Instead of a command or a vanguard, with me choosing to be stubborn and different, I decided to pick up a Kawasaki FD620D from a Cub cadet 3205 to replace the missing engine. It's currently about 1/4 of the way through the swap, the engine is in the frame but it needs a driveshaft, fuel system, and wiring. 782D Oh, where do I begin... I bought it as one of my bucket list tractors for $500, sold as a non-running tractor, potentially with a bad engine. Previous owner said that it wasn't getting fuel out of the injectors, and he was definitely right in that regard. The engine had 0 injection pressure, and was only dribbling out the tiniest amount of fuel, not even trying to run. I had to dig way into the engine to find that the injection pump plungers had been put in backwards by the original owner, blocking fuel flow to the injectors entirely, but even after doing that, it still wouldn't start... Until it suddenly just fired up after multiple days of trying. Runs great now after removing the tank strainer that was getting sucked into the fuel line and blocking it, and I've been working on it lately, putting a 3 point and dual brakes on it. I plan on gardening with it this summer. The 782D is currently rocking the hood and grille off the 782 for now, since its hood and grille are in a sad state. That's about it. I have been hard at work on other projects like getting our 3020 going again, got it running last year after sitting for 12 years, so that's about all I can say about the garden tractors. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
T-Mo-(Moderator) 4,539 #3 Posted February 27 Hey, Mud. I remember you from both this site and WFM. Yeah it's been awhile since you been on here and WFM. Nice collection of small tractors. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 70,197 #4 Posted February 27 Welcome back! I've always liked those IHC x82 series. My maternal Grampa had one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 28,509 #5 Posted February 27 Welcome back. Any chance you can show a picture of the ID tags on those x82 series? Just curious if they are IH or MTD built. IH built will say International Harvester made in Chicago IL on it. MTD built will say Cub Cadet made in Louisville KY or Cleveland Ohio. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mudrig150 313 #6 Posted February 28 13 hours ago, Achto said: Welcome back. Any chance you can show a picture of the ID tags on those x82 series? Just curious if they are IH or MTD built. IH built will say International Harvester made in Chicago IL on it. MTD built will say Cub Cadet made in Louisville KY or Cleveland Ohio. The 782 is the only IH built one, the other two are MTD built. The 782 actually has international harvester on the tag while the other two are just Cub Cadet. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mudrig150 313 #7 Posted March 4 Another machine I've been working on. Apparently putting this specific axle on this tractor is the most controversial thing I could be doing because it has caused so many arguments... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mudrig150 313 #8 Posted March 18 After much work, I now have a working PTO and starter on the diesel. Starter didn't work due to corrosion, and the PTO had its power wire hooked to ground instead of to the key switch, so the whole circuit was grounded on both ends. Unfortunately it won't be plowing our garden but I do get to disk it and then plant it. Really need to find a seat for it somewhere. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
