New to me - a Cub Cadet model 70

OK - I am a Deere guy by choice and by having been brought up right!!! Now that the insult is over - I need some information on a recent Cub Cadet model 70 that i acquired for free. My thought was to take the mower off and just make it run so the grand kids would see another color around her and have some fun with it!
I can remember having the opportunity to run one of these back when the first came out and always thought it was a fun little tractor to play with -To heck with mowing!

Model number is K1615
Serial number is 931109
Spec # is 28999E

Anyone want to educate me on the age of this little tractor -engine size - other things I might really want to know. I have not even tried to see if the engine is stuck -just got it home.
First lesson learned about this little guy is IT IS HEAVY!!!!!!

Based on the info on this page, it is a 1964 & 7hp. --- John
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I have a CC 70 with a 12 hp Kohler engine. It has been a work horse for more than 12 years. I am the 2nd owner.

Just a note; the even number (70, 72, 124, etc)Cub Cadets are standard transmission tractors. The rest are hydrostatic drive.

jb9959

Your numbers you posted are for the Kohler engine. K161S, not 5. 7 Hp.
The reason it is so heavy is all the quality built in. That is why its around 50 years later.
And yes, they are a lot of fun.

The rest of the story! So I decided to go get this little gem with my pickup and a chain and a couple of those ty-down straps. I had two planks (2x6) I thought would do to get it up into the pickup bed. Well after an hour of playing with the ratchets first pulling on one and then the other - I had manged to get the front of this Cub about 2 foot off the ground and still a long way from getting into the truck bed. This is a Chevy 1 ton four wheel drive!
So the next step was decided to go get a trailer at my step-sons house that had a much lower access, One problem - I did NOT look for a come-along or chain! So another hour was spent trying to get this thing loaded onto the flat bed trailer,
I finally decided that I was too old to be trying to lift this thing -by myself - and FINALLY went back to my step sons house for a tractor with loader! I did think a bit ahead and left the trailer there with the Cub cadet still somewhat strapped to the trailer.
Once back with the loader I was able to put the little tractor right where I wanted it. Next a trip BACK to the sons house to put back his loader, grabbed my truck -went back to the trailer finished the hook up and took it 40 miles to my house!

Moral of this story - There are those whom are so much smarter and think they can do a job easily with so few accessory items and are so stubborn to keep trying until SOMETIME after exhausting a ton of energy - the light finally comes on and they give in to the better - faster - easier way of doing a simple job!
I thought it would only take about an hour to load it and get home! After 4 hours I FINALLY saw the solution - gave in and finished the job! I had to look in the mirror when I got home and tell that DUM$$$$ - You FINALLY got the message didn't you!

MARV2015:


Sorry to hear you are a green guy. LOL

The model 70 was made between Aug '63 to Aug '65. The chassis serial number can narrow it down to the Month and Year.

Grease the steering box, they have a fitting, and at least check the transmission oil, probably
change it. 80/90 gear oil. Grease front axle kingpins, and center pin, if it doesn't have a grease
fitting it would be a good idea to add one. I had one that the pin was rusted into the axle and the
pin had worn the frame quite a bit, made two new bushings for the frame and after getting the old
welded on bushings/reinforcements off bolted my new ones on. A lot of work to fix a lack of lube
over the years. You might pull the front wheels and try to work some grease into the front wheel
bearings from the inside, I don't know successful this is but it is worth a try. And a little oil
for the starter/generator bearings.

Here is just a little background info on your model 70 Cub Cadet. IH's first garden tractor was a 7 horse power machine that did not have
any model numbers on it, just a Cub Cadet decal on the side of the hood. These are what are called an " original". The first originals where
built in 1961 up untill they came out with 2 new models, the model 70 and 100. The model 70 was 7 horse power and the model 100 was a 10
horse power version. The transmission in these is very similar to the tranny in the IH Cub tractors.
Hope you enjoy your new tractor!

First lesson learned about this little guy is IT IS HEAVY!!!!!!

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I got a Cub 86 from my MIL and was very impressed at how well made these early Cubs are, and heavy! It's one of the first of the "wide frame" Cubs, your 70 is a "narrow frame". The 86 is a somewhat rare bird in that only about 8,000 or so were made. Apparently since this model was a gear transmission and a very similar model was a hydro and about the same cost, most customers went for the hydro model and not the 86. Mine needs an exhaust valve and some wiring updates but otherwise seems to be in pretty good shape. Was always stored inside.

If I were you I'd join the 'only cub cadets dot net' group too. Huge amount of information and help there specific to all models of Cubs, but especially the earlier ones.

Yup OnlyCubCadets dot net is the place. And the IH forum moderator is just the NARCIST fellow.