I believe the 1282 was built after Cub was bought from IH by MTD. The IH dealers who stayed on to sell the Cub Cadet brand continued to sell the Red 82 series. There were also independent Cub Cadet dealers, they sold the Yellow and White Cub tractors, the 680 was the same as the 1282. The big difference after being bought by MTD was that the 82 series went away from the cast iron rear end and went to the black axle aluminum rear end. I know there are those out there who have a lot more knowledge than I, but hopefully this gets you in the right direction.