Well, this is the Cub Cadet 926 freebie I picked up .... was going to just save the new tires and engine as spare stock, until I made some adjustments and did some quick repairs and it worked great .... So I am dismantling it and giving it a paint job .... also new scraper bar, poly skids, new auger bushings.... welded the bucket today, already restored the very rusted rims ... ....work in progress, might be a keeper when I am done. ... The impeller bearing came off fine with some weasel **** and some easy tapping with some wedging. the actual bearing was fine, but soaking it in some synthetic oil until I reassemble it ... should last my lifetime ...
I prefer the metal full length skids for these machines. The poly ones don't ad nearly as much rigidity to the bucket as the metal ones. Those do at least look like they are better than the short ones that were likely on it when you got it
they also bend like butter lol. like i said steel is preffer for the rigidity it add to the bucket. the ones i posted a pic of came on a machine i bought for $20. they are still on it but clearly the previous own hit enough to bend both the skids and bucket. haven't had that issue with steel skids yet. all machines i have had with steel skids were still straight even if the buckets were rusted out.
I always drop a couple of my machines (read: sneak a few into his shed), at the end of the season.
When I pick them up they are mint.
And the odds of him noticing a couple odd ones in the flock, same as ziggy stardust touring with the Beatles and elvis.
put the bucket back together ... new scrapper bar, poly skids, bearing, bushings and properly set auger mod flaps .... smooth as butter ... even re-applied the original decals ...
Looks good but I wouldn't call it a keeper. It should perform the exact same as the other cub cadet that you have. Most mtd built machines are nearly identical as far as the bucket/auger assembly goes. The bigger differences are in the tractor end of things and whatever options it has.
Nice .... I will be using mine, as well as the Ariens ST824 first in the lineup this season......Looking forward to seeing their operation in working conditions.
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