Cub cadet 3184

scoutcub · Jul 11, 2014

Another great deal on a 3000 series! Real nice rehab on the paint, looks like you found decals?

I would venture to say adding the diff lock would be a major undertaking I would not attempt. You'd have to completely tear down the tranny, and add the locking collar, parts, cables, install foot pedal....ugh. Only way I would consider it is if you found a whole rear tranny with the diff lock in it, probably cost more than what you paid for the tractor!
Nice looking rig!

Morkai · Jul 11, 2014

Looks good, did you have the decals made up or find some somewhere?

Charger joe · Jul 12, 2014

Morkai said:
Looks good, did you have the decals made up or find some somewhere?

Thanks morkai, those are actually decals for a 2554. Look familiar? Lol closest I could find. Good match,just adds the shaft drive logo to the hood.

Charger joe · Jul 12, 2014

scoutcub said:
Another great deal on a 3000 series! Real nice rehab on the paint, looks like you found decals?

I would venture to say adding the diff lock would be a major undertaking I would not attempt. You'd have to completely tear down the tranny, and add the locking collar, parts, cables, install foot pedal....ugh. Only way I would consider it is if you found a whole rear tranny with the diff lock in it, probably cost more than what you paid for the tractor!
Nice looking rig!

Thanks Scoutcub, decals were for a 2554. Closest I could find. I agree on the diff lock after checking diagrams and parts costs. Someone local posted a 3206 for $500 but I missed out on that one.i will put that project on the back burner unless I come across a parts tractor to scavenge. I had to run it through some mud on the 4th of July and up my steep hill with a few hundred pounds of people in the cart and had no issues with traction with the bearclaw atv tires so I should be fine.

Charger joe · Sep 1, 2014

One more photo. Cuts grass perfectly even with larger tires. Slight rub against power steering cylinder when turning left sharply. I'm going to trim inside nobbies a bit. Also any suggestions on how to make it faster in reverse? Very slow.

Bob_Bainbridge · Sep 2, 2014

Charger joe said:
One more photo. Cuts grass perfectly even with larger tires. Slight rub against power steering cylinder when turning left sharply. I'm going to trim inside nobbies a bit. Also any suggestions on how to make it faster in reverse? Very slow.View attachment 388758 View attachment 388758

Hydrostatic drive linkage is a compromise between forward and reverse speeds. You can adjust it to gain reverse speed but will then lose forward speed. I adjusted mine for the minimum tolerable reverse speed to get the max forward speed. I fashioned an extension to the reverse pedal to give more travel which helped some. Picture was uploaded several years ago.

Bob B.

Charger joe · Sep 15, 2014

Ok, I got my hands on a rather unique front bumper. It's an iron cross display unit I picked up at a local truck accessory store.very heavy duty made from same steel as the real ones.tell me what you think...

scoutcub · Sep 16, 2014

Wow, great looking bumper. Love the looks of the tires, and you did an awesome job on the paint.....did you pull all the panels and do a formal spray? I've redone panels, but taped em off, sanded, and rattlecanned in place....obviously didnt look nearly that good.

Nice job!

Charger joe · Sep 16, 2014

Thanks Scoutcub, all the panels including the deck were blasted and repainted at a local industrial coating shop for $300.he did a great job. Bumper was a lucky find for free. Perfect width and I fabricated a complete mount for it ( in the pic it's just setting on the original bumper.) bumper has a winch mount built in that I am installing an atv 2500 lb winch on in the next couple of days and then the winch will be covered by a diamond plate cover.