An observation re: my Cub Cadet 7274

[B52]

About 5 months ago I bought a '96 Cub Cadet 4wd with FEL and approx 300 hours on it. It was well maintained and garage kept. What I have noticed after about 75 hours of use is that some bolts really like to loosen up on this machine. In particular, the rear wheel mounting bolts and the engine block to frame bolts. I had lost 2 of my wheel bolts before I realized they had gotten loose. In replacing/tightening those, I found loose block to frame bolts. I've never really encountered this before (35 years of restoring & collecting old AC's and IH's).

Is this normal or something unusual about my tractor ?
Anything else I should be watching for ?

 

[GrayBeard]

I've got a 7264.
I checked the wheels several times and nothing loose.
Never check engine mounts but I will.
GrayBeard

 

[Ledgemere Farm]

mine worked a little loose too. Nothing a little Loktite wouldn't solve though.

 

[rims421]

Watch those engine bolts.
I bought a used 7275 with 2000 hrs on it.
The motor was replace at about 1200 hrs according to the fellow I bought the machine from. He did not know why the previos owner had to replaced the motor. I asked the service manager at the local dealer what he thought about the machine. He had nothing but praise for the tractor especially the engine he said that the only problems he had seen was that the bolts on the motor to frame had loosened up on several machines and in two cases had caused the block to crack. Needless to say the first thing I did was go home and check those bolts. He claimed that those motors with proper maint. will easily last 5k to 6k hours. He was almost positive that was the cause of the premature failure of that motor.

 

[MajMac392]

B52, I've got a 7234 and the dealer warned me when I bought it about keeping various bolts tight but I have never found any loose. I've used it fairly hard with the FEL on it but I only have a little over 160 hours on it. The dealer, now out of business, told of a guy who had some loosen up while still under warranty and the factory advised the dealer to buy the guy a torque wrench so he wouldn't do any more damage to the Cub.

 

[Ledgemere Farm]

Land Power? Too bad. I liked them. I bought two tractors there.

 

[rozett]

Yes, they were a great dealer. And they had a fair inventory of used implements to chose from.

 

[Ledgemere Farm]

There's always IT'LL DO.

 

[rozett]

yea, but they are not cheap! I bought a used LP bush hog from them, but my box blade and PHD were cheaper to buy elsewhere, even after paying freight. I'd love to do more business with them since I only live 2 miles away. But I just can't afford to. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

 

[Ledgemere Farm]

I have heard that from more than one person. I was being facetious. I am sorry.

 

[MajMac392]

Rozett, I didn't follow the last couple of comments on this thread by you an IHCrules. What dealer are you talking about that is a couple of miles away? I live in Raymond, ME by the way.

Thanks,

 

[rozett]

There is an implement dealer on Rt 11 in Limington, just before the Limerick line. Known as "It'l Do It", they sell used and (a few) new attachments, wagons, etc. They are nice folks, but my experience has been that they get top dollar for their equipment. Occaisionally, they will have a old tractor. The nearest Cub dealer to me is Abbott in Waterboro. But they are really into selling snowmobiles and ATV's. Their parts invenotry sells at book prices. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

We were lamenting the closure (2 years ago) of Land Power Tractor in Freedom, NH.

 

[Ledgemere Farm]

There is a new CC dealer on rt 26 in Oxford. They also sell Husqvarna. I haven't tried them out yet.

 

[MajMac392]

Rozett,

Ditto on Land Power closing. I got a heck of a deal on my 7234 and the ladies in the office took good care of me when I needed something ordered. When Bob Battles quoted me a price on the tractor I couldn't believe the price. Thought about it, talked to my wife, and then called him back and he confirmed his quote. When he delivered the tractor he said he had actually confused me with another customer and had under priced the tractor but he stuck with the deal. The rest is history.

IH, I've stopped a few times on the weekends to look at the dealer's selection on 26. Not sure about his tractor prices although the chippers he carrys are priced about average.

 

[MessickFarmEqu]

I am a cub dealer, as everyone is saying... the smaller compacts are Kioti's, the larger Mitsu and are retailed by a few other companies as well. We choose not to carry them and sell Kubota instead.

 

[shoppintractors]

<font color="blue">the smaller compacts are Kioti's </font>

The largest tractors that Cub Cadet markets are the 8000 series, manufactured by Daedong(Kioti).

Cub 8454, 8404, 8354

The smaller Mitsu's Cubs.... 20, 26 and 30HP tractors on now being marketed by Mahindra.

Mahindra's

Don

 

[JimR]

What was your 7275 valued at? I am looking at one now that is a 1995 with a loader and Woods 750 Hoe on it. It has around 1300 hours on it. I was wondering what the real value of it is?

 

[Antigonish]

I have a 1996 Cub 7275 (986 hours) with a similar problem. There are four 12 mm bolts on the left, 4 on the right. I replaced them all, re-tapped the threads on the left and applied locktight and tightened to 85 ft lbs. They are coming loose again on the side that I didn't re-tap.

There are also four 14 mm bolts connecting the frame to the engine block at the front. These are easy to miss. When I noticed them, two had already worked loose and vanished.

I have a backhoe attachment and the six bolts mounting a plate over the central pivot have worked loose. Nuts holding down plates over the pins in the front end loader have also worked loose. I have started to replace these with nylon self-locking nuts -- so far so good.

I feel I have to check bolt tightness every ten hours and am getting fed up. /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif

 

[JimR]

I replaced all my bolts with longer ones. I also used Loc-Tite on them. I have not had a problem since then.

 

[QuadDriver]

I have the woods hoe (same as the the original cub how) - the groundbreaker 7500 and the gimbal bearing top plate was indeed working loose, so I got new bolts from the dealer (ouch) and used locknuts on the bottom - never a peep since.

my engine bolts I took out and put washers under the head and loctite 320? on the threads and about 90ft lbs - so far so good. where are these 4 bolts on the front? I need to check that....