I love to see those old garden tractors

That thing was way bigger than the competition. Cool series and thanks for sharing. Cheers, Mike.

@BuildALotAcres

14 күн бұрын

@@maintenancewithmike You’re welcome sir 👍

My dream Super GT is the 1082 Cub Cadet with the little 3 cylinder Kubota diesel under the hood! Those were so cool!

@BuildALotAcres

10 күн бұрын

Yes sir 👍

I've definitely been enjoying your videos. Thanks for posting them. My maternal grandfather had two IHC Cubs while I was growing up. The first was your expected yellow and white colors from sometime in the 60s or 70s. The other was one of these red, 82 series. He traded the yellow and white one for the red one when I was maybe 8 or 10 years old. I'm not sure if I ever drove the older one but I probably did. I definitely used the red one quite a few times in my teen years helping them mow three or four acres of grass. I don't remember any details on size but I'm sure the mower deck was at least 48 wide. I think maybe both you father and son might get a kick out of a custom that I've been working on slowly over the years. If you haven't already done so, go on my channel and scroll back to November of last year and look for a title of, The Colossus project. Kind of fits the bill on being tied into your super garden tractor video here. Keep up the good work!!

@BuildALotAcres

14 күн бұрын

@@ebinmaine Thank you sir. I’ll check it out 👍

i have had so many of the tractors on your channel, very enjoyable. i have outgrown them, first moving to grey market. an iseki tu2100f, then to a branson 4820. i started with a gilson, and my final garden size was a strongland 2574. probably had 10 others in the middle.

@BuildALotAcres

Күн бұрын

@@markmartin3296 Very cool. I do have a 45 hp Kioti and a 27 hp Ford as well. I guess there’s just something magical about the garden tractors for me.

982s didnt come with power steering. That was added on aftermarket👍

@BuildALotAcres

14 күн бұрын

@@JoshAllen17Goated Thank you for the information 🙏

I have one with the 5 ft mower great mower.

@BuildALotAcres

12 күн бұрын

Very cool 🚜👍

The weight is no attachments, if you add a rear PTO you probably add 50 pounds alone. Mine actually weighes in at 1200 with loaded tires and some other modifications.

@BuildALotAcres

10 күн бұрын

@@kurtbrigaman5141 Very cool 👍

The first "super" garden tractor would have been the Allis Chalmers 616 followed by the 620/720 series. The IH isn't even close

@BuildALotAcres

9 күн бұрын

@@RJ1999x Timewise I agree 👍

@RJ1999x

9 күн бұрын

@@BuildALotAcres not just time wise, the IH wasn't even close to the 616-720 series, in size or features

@BuildALotAcres

9 күн бұрын

@@RJ1999x I agree. I think you’d like this video! kzread.info/dash/bejne/nJyKxKuYYNSpkrw.htmlsi=nm5L948eTgeWI33X

@RJ1999x

9 күн бұрын

@@BuildALotAcres I'll take a look

New to your channel . Iooking for a case 448 or similar for ten acre parcel in northern michigan. Have you made any videos on pitfalls for newer tractor buyers, to avoid buyers remorse. It's kinda obvious for some things , straight sheet metal , good rubber things like that. But what about things like swapped parts or worn axles . ps how much weight can a sleeve hitch lift on a 400 series without damaging tractor? Thankyoi

@BuildALotAcres

10 күн бұрын

@@douglasburkel6849 I have not made a video like you described. I’d say the 400 series sleeve hitches should hold 300-350 lbs or so. The 3 point hitches a bit more depending on if it’s an older 26 series or a newer 34 series

Id love it if you guys would do a video about the Kubota g series garden tractors I have a g5200 and I love it

@BuildALotAcres

14 күн бұрын

@@alexpyle9800 Great idea 💡 My brother has a G6200. They’re great machines!

@alexpyle9800

14 күн бұрын

@@BuildALotAcres my neighbor has a g6200 I worked on it for him once and I had to have one. When I was in elementary school the janitor mowed are school with one probably spent to much time watching him on that garden tractor though the class room windows lol 😂

How about a discussion on the engines or transmissions themselves? Like Kohler vs Onan vs Briggs. The pros/cons of each. That sort of thing.

@BuildALotAcres

12 күн бұрын

Great idea 💡 🙏

@mrfrank4583

11 күн бұрын

I look forward to that discussion. Thanks for suggesting it.

While I would love a X82 tractor in my collection, I would have to disagree that they were the first super GT based on size. Snapper made the MF1855 for Massey Ferguson in 1977. While they only had an 18hp Onan, they had similar weight, 26" rear tires, rear PTO with a Cat 0 3pt.

@BuildALotAcres

10 күн бұрын

@@msack6904 Yeah, several brands offered tractors that size before 79’. Bolens had the HT20 in 73’, Wheelhorse had the D180 in 74’, John Deere had the 400 in 75’ etc. It’s really just a marketing namesake that Cub Cadet has 👍

@msack6904

10 күн бұрын

@BuildALotAcres yea I can agree with that......"marketing".

The First Series didn't offer Power Steering. That was a John Deere 400 exclusive from 1975 till some time in the 1980's when the Cub Cadet 900 Series finally offered "Hydrostatic Steering". For some reason many Garden Tractor dealers didn't want Power Steering and actually made fun of John Deere when they brought out the 400 with Power Steering. They said no one would want to waste all that money for Power Steering! Note I say "Power Steering", the 400 series had an automotive type power assisted steering. It still used a mechanical steering box. When other companies jumped on to the "Power Steering" band wagon in the 80's and 90's they were all Hydrostatic Steering like was used on Farm Tractors. What I couldn't understand was why it took the others soooo long to offer Hydrostatic steering! Since many Garden tractors had been using Hydrostatic Transaxles that produced the hydraulic system which many used to offer Hydraulic Lifts. All it took was to tap into that same system to make Hydrostatic Steering! One other note is the 982 Cub didn't have a dual range Transaxle like the 400 series JD had. The 400 Series Case had a dual range transaxle too. Made Tilling, Snowblowing and Plowing a bit easier because you could control the slower speeds better. Case also had nothing making adding Hydrostatic Steering to their tractors either since the HyDrive produced the need hydraulic power!

@BuildALotAcres

12 күн бұрын

Great info 👍Thanks for sharing! 🙏

@49commander

12 күн бұрын

@@BuildALotAcres My brother worked as a lawn and Garden mechanic at an old school JD dealer. So we both are Garden tractor nuts too. Had, JD but our Favorites are Gravely Model L and the newer variations, the 8000 series and newer Gravely 4 wheel. We also had a Craftsman Garden Tractor too with the 18hp Kohler Magnum! I like all the tractors that Roper built. They were always part of Sears "Premium" line whereas the Murrays, MTD and Dynamarks were their economy models. Ropers were just built a bit sturdier than other lower priced stuff. My favorite Sears were the Early 1970's SS series in Blue and White. Our neighbor had one and I wished we had one too! Dad had a used 1957 Gravely Model L!

@BuildALotAcres

12 күн бұрын

@@49commander Very cool. I have a 1971 Sears SS14, and had a Kohler Magnum powered GT6000. My cousin has a Gravely L and a Simplicity V and a W that will be featured in this coming Tuesday’s “Tractor Talk”

I have a 169

@BuildALotAcres

12 күн бұрын

Nice!!!! I have a full Cub Cadet history video filmed. Hoping to release it in 1.5 weeks

👍👍

@BuildALotAcres

14 күн бұрын

@@firewoodathome Thank you 🙏

I'm pretty sure the john deere 400 came first in 1975

@BuildALotAcres

12 күн бұрын

It did indeed. A lot of people would argue that the JD400, the Bolen's HT series, the Simplicity Powermaxes, etc should be the first Super Garden Tractor. It's really just a marketing name that Cub Cadet has the claim on.

The bolens 1886-01 was made in 1970 so that should be the first one

@BuildALotAcres

14 күн бұрын

@@jayhawkins2309 I don’t believe the term was coined yet though 👍

@jayhawkins2309

14 күн бұрын

@BuildALotAcres but it's basically the same as the HT just had a different transmission so I'm not sure I think Bolens was ahead of the game on those kind of tractors

@BuildALotAcres

14 күн бұрын

@@jayhawkins2309 I agree the Bolens HT’s could easily be considered the first real supers. I did a video on them 👍 kzread.info/dash/bejne/k5-mzZNtqtK6hKQ.htmlsi=ZII3M0jd-jvW54Fj

I never did like the white and yellow color

@BuildALotAcres

10 күн бұрын

@@warrenpost1502 The Red 82 series really are sharp looking units 👀