[Farmall] cub cadet steering upgrade

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My Dad tried adding thrust bearings under the spindles on a 105. He gave me the tractor a few years ago when he got his 2072. I have mowed with the 105 quite a bit and I didn't notice any improvement from that. The hard part is finding bearings that are shrouded enough to be protected in such a harsh environment. 


Todd Markle 

Spring Mills, Pa.



-----Original Message-----
From: john hall <jtchall at nc.rr.com>
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Sent: Thu, Nov 24, 2011 6:32 am
Subject: Re: [Farmall] cub cadet steering upgrade


Hadn't thought about doing that on tractor spindles but it makes a lot of 
sense, especially for tractors used for mowig where quick short turns are 
required.

John Hall

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "E. John Puckett" <ejpuckett at centurytel.net>
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Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 9:48 AM
Subject: Re: [Farmall] cub cadet steering upgrade


>I do no know about a Cadet, but I have used these on a cub that I
> installed a loader on, and they made it much easier to steer.
> http://www.mcmaster.com/#needle-roller-thrust-bearings/=f2nq89
> I used a bearing and 2 thin spacers on each side.  My cub was the old
> style with set screws holding the steering arms on so I had to grind a
> little off the top of the housing when I put it together, but it was
> well worth the effort.
>
> On 11/24/2011 7:17 AM, john hall wrote:
>> I've seen a couple places you can order a thrust bearing kit for the 
>> steering on Cub Cadets. Supposedly it makes the steering much easier. 
>> Anyone here ever done this upgrade? We've got 3 here I'm thinking about 
>> installing it on.
>>
>> John Hall
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