<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Yes, a lot of these cub cadets were built. The loader I have was made by Johnson I believe - I have to look at it again. It is in very nice shape as it had been sandblasted and painted by the PO. I will have to replace the hoses though. No hydraulic fluid filter for the loader plumbing unfortunately. I would like to say I am going to add one but I doubt I’ll ever get around to it.<div><br></div><div>The bucket is huge. I am pretty anxious to play with it actually<br><br><br></div><div><br><div dir="ltr" id="AppleMailSignature">Spencer Yost</div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Mar 1, 2019, at 11:01 AM, HERBERT METZ <<a href="mailto:metz-h.b@comcast.net">metz-h.b@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<p style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">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)</p><p style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></p><blockquote type="cite">On February 28, 2019 at 11:01 PM Spencer Yost <<a href="mailto:spencer@rdfarms.com">spencer@rdfarms.com</a>> wrote: <br> <br><snip><div><div>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 :-)</div><div><br></div><div> <br><div><div dir="ltr"><br><div dir="ltr" id="ox-0c4c742b71-AppleMailSignature">Spencer Yost</div></div></div></div></div></blockquote>
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