Recent content by bobferdon

I put up a post the other day about an odd noise on my 1641. This is a follow up. I went to check the fluid in the hydro and it appears the last couple of inches of the dipstick are gone. There is a clean break. Possibly the noise I hear when I first start off is the broken piece inside the...

Last season my PTO locked up, ripped out my wiring harness and the torque plate. I just put it back together this weekend. Fired it up and put it into gear and there is a loud racket that sounds like bb's in a blender. :mad: It goes into gear and seems to move. It is up on jack stands. Any...

I was just running over the backyard for the first time this year. Bang and lots of screeching and smoke. Shut it down. took off the side covers and the whole harness appears to have wrapped around the PTO? I can't find the manual right now but I think the PTO comes off of the front of the...

The have the manuals for my unit but it shows how to assemble it and not how to install it. I need to install my 450 on my 1641. Is there a link or place to go where I can read the directions? Thanks in advance... Bob

I have a 1641 Hydro with low hours. Would this be something strong enough to pull dethathers or plow with? I was alway afraid to pull a full cart with my old Craftsman.. Thanks in advance.

Bought a used Trac-Vac last week and the guy had a collection of Cub's. Talked me into getting one. Picked it up today. Not an IH but a MTD. Model 1641 from 1995?. 16hp Briggs, 44" deck, 45" blower. 338 hours. Everything seems fine. Is there something I should check into right away? Is...