[AT] now garden tractor

[HERBERT METZ]

Since Spencer's engine photo did not show the entire tractor I googled and found that Cub Cadets also offered a front end loader and a crawler. That was back when many lawn tractors enjoyed a good reputation; I have no idea of their production numbers but they were in big numbers where we lived (Midwest). Herb(GA)


> On February 28, 2019 at 11:01 PM Spencer Yost <spencer at rdfarms.com> wrote:
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>     Back to tractors.   Speaking of which, it’s not a real tractor but it’s the Kohler engine of my mid 1960s Cub Cadet 123 that I rebuilt.  Putting on the final touches.  Found an nice machine shop in Statesville North Carolina that handled the machining for me.  I have to button up a beefier front axle(mounting, etc), because I found a loader for the 123 and the stock axle probably would not handle the rates load of the loader.  While I managed to find two sets of wheel weights and a set of new Ag R1  tires for the rear to help with traction and have them installed, I still have to mount the hydraulic pump and install a new wiring harness that I went ahead and splurged on.  Engine has some new paint, but the 123 is an older restoration; so making the paint too nice would make the engine stick out like a sore thumb :-)
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>     Spencer Yost
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