72 cub cadet

How it looked when i got it





Pulled the engine out of it today

throw a 6hp china diesle in it and a new coat of paint call it a day :p

ull be a cub cadet dealer in no time

Moose wrote:

throw a 6hp china diesle in it and a new coat of paint call it a day :p

We are going to put a different engine in it and make it a plowing tractor. But its shaft driven so i cant put just any kind of engine in it.

camomanusa wrote:

ull be a cub cadet dealer in no time

Yep

do me a favor. see if the starter generator works. if it is good, give me the mod #. id be interested in it if it matches the one i need

Very cool old iron. what fenders did it have in the rear or was it a model that didnt have them?

My buddy Brad has that same model tractor. It still starts right up. 12 inch rims on the back right?
that would be a good tractor to put one of these horizontal shaft oppy's I have into

willis923 wrote:

do me a favor. see if the starter generator works. if it is good, give me the mod #. id be interested in it if it matches the one i need

The starter generator works ill get the mod number after church today.

redlinemotorsportts wrote:

Very cool old iron. what fenders did it have in the rear or was it a model that didnt have them?

When i got it it didnt have any im not sure if its a model that has them or not

Lawren Wimberly wrote:

My buddy Brad has that same model tractor. It still starts right up. 12 inch rims on the back right?
that would be a good tractor to put one of these horizontal shaft oppy's I have into

Yeah i think it has 12in rims

Ill post some pictures of the engine later today or early tomorrow. it has some problems but with some work it will run. i might part it out.

Just to let you know youcan quote multiple people in one post

Oh... I didnt know that

Got the engine torn apart

I cleaned the inside of the motor out put it back together and cranked it over. But it has no spark i think the coils bad. and i had to do some redneck things to get the motor to run. The head bolts snapped and was loosing compression where the bolts were so i put some weld in it to seal it up and the spark plug hole threads were stripped so i put a spark plug in it and welded it in. I know it dangerous but its only to see if it fires and if it does ill put the money out for parts. It all worked but it has no spark so i need to get a coil or condenser.

let me get this straight... you WELDED the head on and a spark plug in? you probably just ruined that vintage kohler... GURRR  

You should of took the head off, extracted the bolt, installed a new bolt. Welding in the spark plug is stupidity, what if its your plug is bad? 2, you definately torqued the plug too much. You could of killed the plug just by welding next to it.

um ......wow.......i just.......i cant even.........what the.......how in the.........beyond belief.     

welded the plug to the hole? wtf? you ruined the block right there.

OK guys, lets try for helpful.

Craftsman, the head needs to be removable.... welding the hole shut probably permanently attached the head. best hope now is to grind the welded spot down till it comes off... The head is ruined in any case... the plug issue alone cinched that. If you can get it loose, toss the head, it's gone. if some of the shank is visible above the block surface, weld a nut to it and back it out. If it's broken off flush, take it to a machine shop.

We all do dumb things out of desperation, but the welder should stay away from the motor little brother.

Lawren Wimberly wrote:

We all do dumb things out of desperation, but the welder should stay away from the motor little brother.

x2 on that

willis923 wrote:

let me get this straight... you WELDED the head on and a spark plug in? you probably just ruined that vintage kohler... GURRR  

Nope wrong The head is bad and 2 head bolts snapped And it was losing compression through the holes so i put weld in them and the spark plug holes were stripped so i welded a spark plug into the hole. Because i didn't want to put out money if it didn't run so its for testing purposes. And i didnt weld the head on and i didnt ruin the engine Just the head but it needs a new one anyway.