Thoughts on (MTD) Cub Cadet from a new owner

[CCinCT]

My 2554 came with the bumper. What level do they come stock on?

I think they came stock on all 2500's when they went to the plastic hoods.

 

[savageactor7]

"And my thoughts on Cub Cadet for what it's worth"

10 days ago we went away so I loaded the garage up with all my valuable (to me) equipment. It came down to 2 more pieces a 10+yo CC1440 and the brand new 50 hr GT2550...

...Well the 1440 got secured in the garage while the GT2550 stayed out under a lean-to...with the key in it.

That's what I think of the new CC's...but yeah they are marginally better than most everything else available in it's class. I suppose if I just landed from another planet and didn't know any better I might possibly even be pleased.

 

[Morkai]

I saw yours a couple of days ago. That looks really nice. You should sell those on Ebay. Looks like a factory option.

Thanks, I think it turned out well. I have the CC bumper as well, ordered it as an option with mine. The one I made wasn't really because I didn't like it. It's main function is an attachment point for my FEL. I decided to add in the brush guard part for looks etc. You can probably see the big holes at the front where the 7/8" hitch pins attach.

If you can weld, it wouldn't be hard to build your own bumper. Mine is very HD and uses two 3/8" thick 2" flat steel bars that insert into the frame and I welded some SS nuts to the back to bolt it in. The rest is mostly 1 and 1x2 tube 1/8" thick. The hood just clears the top when it's open, come to think of it, the new hoods probably wouldn't work with mine.

 

[artfull dodger]

Love that brush guard! I work as a mechanic for the local Cub Cadet dealer, and while I hate the amount of plastic used on new ones. I like what I see in all the cubs over my father's Craftsman. None of them compare to the quality and ruggedness of the older IH and early CCC/MTD built machines. Currently my wife and I own a 782d from 1984 and a 149 from the early 70's Both are built like a tank. Localy folks that dont need to do anything more than mow the grass seem to be buying a ztr over a lawn tractor. If they want to move snow or do garden work, they go for the entry level shaft drive model. This spring I am seeing much more service work on older model cubs, even IH built machines, and new equipment set ups are mainily lower end ztr's both Cub Cadet and Hustler as we sell both. The higher doller models on both ends havent been selling as well, but loads of older models are getting lots of money spent on them fixing issues rather than thier owners trading them in for a new one. Cheers Mike