Cub Cadet Repairs

[@warrenwise8127]

There's nothing trivial about having slopy controls, nothing worse. you'll be a smoooooooth operator now.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Certainly nothing worse mate and glad I finally fixed it, Thanks for watching

[@merlepatterson]

You don't have to make excuses for something that bugs you, I know I don't. So I just take care of it and it's done with. I totally get you on this point Matty.

[@samrodian919]

G'day Matty, I've stopped this half way through the video where you've just made the sleeve. I don't think you want to have any play whatsoever between the tube and the sleeve, as it is not needed at all. The movement is allowed by the bolt through the sleeve, that's where you want your play. In fact if I were doing that I'd have spot welded the tube to the sleeve to stop any wear at all in the tube/ sleeve. But you have done it as per the original, and I dare say that machine has done a lot of work for the tube to have worn like it has. The manufacturer just chose the easy option not to fix the sleeve to the tube for cheapness I recon. As you say mate it is what it is. And your repair has fixed it and stopped the bloody annoying " It drives me nuts!" extra movement in the arms, so it's a win Matty! Cheers from the UK, Sam

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Sam, The last sleeve lasted over 1000hrs with the same setup, I figured its lasted that long i'll keep it the same, Thanks for watching

[@joell439]

👍😎👍

[@tiredoldmechanic1791]

I thought the same thing. I'm the guy that when something fails, I have to try to improve it. The original design is flawed because it puts the wear on the part with the smallest surface area, the walls of the tubing to the outer surface of the bushing rather than on the inner surface area of the bushing to the outer surface of the bolt. If the original design had been with the bushing press fit or welded into the tube, it would have probably lasted the life of the mower.

[@geoffbrumpton8544]

@@tiredoldmechanic1791 with out seeing it I was thinking that the “bush” was actually as spacer so you can’t over tighten it to the point it was hard to move but that might of been the step bolts job 🤷‍♂️

[@andywindy]

I agree, the sleeve would have been, at best, a press fit in the handle tube, and the tube has worn due to being made of Chinesium or similar. The bolt should rotate within the sleeve and the plastic bushings allow for this. A couple of Tack welds on one end of the sleeve, while it was held in place by a bushing on the other end, the bolt through it and the nut tightened up on packing washers would have located it, disassemble and 4 tacks put at each end of the sleeve, then filed or ground off was all that was needed. Oh, and being a Yorkshireman by Birth, a few centimetres of 0.8 welding wire and a couple of gasps of inert gas is a lot cheaper to replace than Delrin and Steel bar stock! Of course, I don't have a lathe or a mill, but I do have a stick welder.

[@sparkiekosten5902]

Chucking back a shot every time he says "drives me nuts"

[@MattysWorkshop]

You'll be pissed before ya know it mate

[@warrenwise8127]

@@MattysWorkshop wonder how many times he will watch it 🤣

[@sparkiekosten5902]

@@MattysWorkshop Don't I "hic" know it!

[@johnmoore1025]

Beautiful work mate. Hope you're feeling better you certainly look and sound better.

[@allenbrown7820]

As someone who has driven a skid steer with loose handles before , I completely understand your frustration. The skid steer would start kicking and bucking ,the more you fought it the worse it got! You just had to let go and wait for it to stop.Great video. Be Safe!

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, It was frustrating but not no more mate, Thanks for watching, Cheers

[@Paul-FrancisB]

G'day Matty, that's the problem with having any mechanical sympathy, every clack in that hole, and you can picture that hole wallowing out just a little more, it would drive me nuts as well 🙂

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, Its handy having a machine shop in the backyard thats for sure, Thanks for watching mate

[@tomvanginkel783]

thanks for the video, i love it to see you make something out of nothing. greetings from the Netherlands

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks mate, Appreciate you watching, Cheers

[@thepagan5432]

LoL we all have things which get on our nerves. Can I send my wife to you so you can fix her, her tongue is really loose. Joking she is a diamond. Nice lawn, we have one but I kid you not it is around a 40° slope as we live halfway up a mountain. Good job Matty, great to see the local wild life. Tuesday night at around 3:30 am a fox and a badger decided to have a fight at the front of the house, what a bloody noise, soon chased them off. Regards to all mate 👍

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, When you find a diamond you always hang on to them mate, There rare nowadays, that would been a hell of a noise with them 2 fighting, Thanks for watching, Cheers

[@jimzivny1554]

"Next week's video i rebuild the lower shafts" 😁 Thats how every project starts, as long as the tools are out keep going!

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, I should but not at the moment mate, Thanks for watching, Cheers

[@jimsvideos7201]

Fixing something like this because the designer couldn't be bothered to do it right is a pain, but it is satisfying to have it done!

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks for watching, Cheers

[@Michael_CS615]

LOL - "Stop lookin - I found it..." One of my favourites! Usually used when I am looking for something, someone KNOWS I am looking for .... but they are ignoring ....

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thats normally how it works mate, Appreciate you watching, Cheers

[@StuartsShed]

Not only annoying - but play like that wears components out fast and prematurely. Great and very satisfying to fix those kinds of things. Cheers!

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, It was getting very annoying mate, its handy having a machine shop in the backyard, Appreciate you watching, Cheers

[@simonilett998]

Turned it from Mr Squiggle into a machine that should now be able to mow straight lines....Now it only depends on the nut behind the levers🤣👍🇦🇺

[@MattysWorkshop]

The nut behind the levers is pretty loose mate, Thanks for watching

[@stillraven9415]

No! I completely understand! The slop isn't just annoying it makes control more difficult

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, It was definitely worth the time to fix it, Thanks for watching, Cheers

[@ghoogers]

greetings from South Carolina. Interesting that when I clicked on this video the ad that came up was for a John Deere mower.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, Thats very interesting really, Thanks for watching, Cheers

[@chrisoakey9841]

they need grease ports to fill and take up more slack.

[@MrFactotum]

spot on Matty no more driving you nuts👍👍👍👍 atb Kev

[@MattysWorkshop]

Its a heap nicer to drive now mate, Thanks for watching, Cheers

[@TedRoza]

G'day, Matty. That type of split bushing never has much life, unless it it adjustable so that the tension is kept on the joint, & checked at regular intervals. The only, or best way, is to make a good thick bush weld it into the tube, fit a good tensile bolt about 16mm or even 19mm ( 5/8 or 3/4" bolt ) with snug fitting bolt only a couple of thousands of an inch .002" side clearance, preferably with a grease nipple fitted. For long, uninterrupted life

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Ted, The original bush has done 1174hrs and I think thats pretty good considering and this is why I made it the same, if it lasts another 1000hrs i'll be more then happy to replace it again, thanks for watching

[@sidwainhouse]

We use Grasshoppers in work which are very similar machines to yours, those things have so much slop it's like rattling a sausage in a dustbin. 🤣

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks for watching mate

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

I get it. When you have a nice piece of equipment you don't want anything on it to feel cheap. It should be solid and enjoyable to use.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Tom, 100%, if you don’t keep onto these little things then before you know it it’s a pile of crap, thanks for watching mate

[@doncoyle114]

That would piss me off big time, that sort of thing really gets me going, not having exact positive feedback gives me the creeeps, its up there with backlash on the cross-feed and compound. once again a great video, my Thursday night of the week look forward too. you keep well Matty.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, Its much better to drive now mate, Appreciate you watching, cheers

[@AaronEngineering]

Power feeding with the quill on the Milling machine. Now you’re just showing off mate 😂. I wish mine could do it. Good work mate, hopefully you’ll be doing doughnuts or wheelies on that mower real soon. Cheers 🍻

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Aaron, having a power feed quill is bloody fantastic, the mower is a heap nicer to drive now mate, Thanks for watching, Cheers

[@dannygreene4594]

Thanks Matty, another tidy job, a good common sense video,catch you next week

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks very much Danny, It was a simple job to do but needed doing, Appreciate you watching mate, Cheers

[@theoldstationhand]

Good job mate, the beauty of having a machine shop. Can totally relate to your frustrations with sloppy pins. ALB, cheers.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, Ive been wanting to do this for a while, It is handy having a machine shop in the backyard, Thanks for watching mate, Cheers

[@nobbysworkshop]

Nice job Matty. I'm all for fixing things. We have a workshop, and we have the tools and time to do it. Those loose arms would have rattled me as well. ATB, Cheers Nobby

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Nobby, It very handy having a machineshop in the backyard mate, Thanks for watching

[@terrycannon570]

Matty its like a truck door that does not latch good and rattles going down the road or the hood that won't latch well. I spent this afternoon mowing with my Zero Turn mower. I have been using ZTR mowers not since 1995 and would never go back to one with a steering wheel.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Terry, I have Husqvarna for doing around home here and its good for doing the banks where the zero turn dont like it to much, Thanks for watching mate, Cheers

[@terrycannon570]

@@MattysWorkshop Yes that is one of the downsides of the ZTR they want to slide when mowing on angles. I have an irrigation ditch that I mow and always fighting while doing it.

[@bin_chicken80]

Haaha. Nothing like fixing something that drives you nuts. Nice one Matty 👍

[@MattysWorkshop]

These thing just need fixing mate, thanks for watching

[@bin_chicken80]

@@MattysWorkshop That's it. For sure. In my line of work (IT) stuff needs fixing every day but there's nothing more satisfying than fixing a problem where you never get around to it, people are too lazy or the problem is too complex and people get scared of it. Sometimes it's just a matter of diving in and saying "stuff this... I'm going to fix this problem" 😂

[@paulcooper9135]

Tha would have been a huge annoyance! Nice fix! Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦

[@MattysWorkshop]

It was mate, Thanks for watching, Cheers

[@improviseddiy]

That slop will drive me nuts as well. Luckily you know a guy that could fix it.

[@MattysWorkshop]

The guy didn't charge much to fix it either, Thanks for watching, Cheers

[@davidlegault9745]

Hello Matty, nice job on getting rid of that irritating slop in the tillers. Regards, Dave

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks Dave, Appreciate you watching, Cheers

[@swanvalleymachineshop]

Lol , you would freak out at my ride on , always 2 flat front tyres , jump start every time & start with a screwdriver !!! Must do some repairs before this years mowing season !

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Max, im probably to fussy with things like this but its handy having the gear to be able to fix it, thanks for watching mate

[@TheMiniMachineShop]

Hi Matty, there will always be a twisting action with two L shaped pipes. Remove them and just one straight up pipe and twist gone.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Dave, If I do that then theres no way Dad will be able to dive it anymore with his shoulders, Thanks for watching

[@kentuckytrapper780]

Excellent repair Matty, great video, keep'um coming..

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks very much mate, Cheers

[@yvesdesrosiers2396]

Nice repair. One more thing done. Thanks for sharing mate!!! Cheers

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks mate, Appreciate you watching and commenting, Cheers

[@lloyd4768]

Yeah that would drive me crazy too!

[@MattysWorkshop]

It certainly did mate, Thanks for watching

[@Steviegtr52]

Nice one Matty. A result for nothing. They are the best ones. Looks like a great cutter. Steve.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Steve, its been a fantastic mower that never gives trouble, its got 1174hrs and it still cuts like new, Thanks for watching, Cheers

[@paulcurtis2779]

That's cool. . glad you got that slop out and make it more true. . very nice.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks mate, Appreciate you watching, Cheers

[@Ckktopa]

great stuff!

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks for watching

[@TurnWrightEngineering-xo1yg]

It's the little things isn't it ... that just makes it so .... :)

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks for watching mate, cheers

[@trevorjones4463]

Well done mate good video

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks mate

[@militaryvehiclemarkings4696]

Excellent outcome there Matty. Gotta love matching plastic never a bad finish. Maybe Isuzu would make a nice mower 😂 See ya next week mate

[@MattysWorkshop]

🤣🤣 D-Max mower sounds like a good idea, I always enjoy machining plastic , Thanks for watching mate, Cheers

[@generaldisarray]

Excellent work Matty. Quick question, why not weld the sleeve into the handle to prevent the two pieces wearing against each other?

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, I did think of welding them in but the others lasted over 1000hrs, Thanks for watching

[@stevesplacedownunder]

Hi mate. I know what you mean here. On mine the levered have worn enough where the touch each other and it annoys me too mate. Makes a good machine a job to drive. Great repair mate well done

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Steve, This mowers done 1174hrs and really its lasted pretty good, if I get another 1000hrs out of the repair ill be happy, Appreciate you watching mate, Cheers

[@ianmoone2359]

Masterfully done Matty. 👍👍👍

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks for watching mate

[@malsm8892]

A nice little job staysafe takecare

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks mate

[@eyuptony]

Good fix Matty. I can't do with loose sloppy controls either. Cheers Tony

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Tony, we’re on the same page mate, thanks for watching

[@ThePottingShedWorkshop]

Thats what your tools are for! Good job!

[@MattysWorkshop]

Its pretty handy having a machine shop in the backyard mate, Thanks for watching, Cheers

[@acmemachining]

Great Job Matty. Thanks for sharing.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks mate, Appreciate you watching, Cheers

[@Warped65er]

Great job Matty.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks mate, Cheers

[@troyam6607]

you'll have to put your nuts back on the shelf now their not being driven anywhere 🤣🤣 🥁

[@MattysWorkshop]

There back up there mate, polished and all, Thanks for watching, Cheers

[@TheAyrCaveShop]

G'day Matty, I can relate to those little annoyance's it's still working but.... I'll fix it next time Then 5 years latter.... Yeah, Cheers 😕😕

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Dean, I'm pretty happy it's all done now finally, Appreciate you watching and commenting mate. Cheers

[@gregwarne3252]

well done matty

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks very much mate, Cheers

[@TERRYB0688]

Great job Matty, good to see your machinist skills are being used to fix everyday tools, cheers pal 👴🏻👍

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks mate, Its handy having a machine shop in the backyard, Thanks for watching

[@jrkorman]

I've got a CC 54 inch model but the handle assembly looks very similar. Will have to keep an eye on that as part of yearly maintenance. Thanks!

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, the Cub Cadet has been a really solid machine, this one has over 1100hrs on it now and nothing has really gone wrong, great mower, thanks for watching

[@markwatters6875]

G’day mate, thanks for the video. Geez the mower looks in great nick considering the hours and miles it’s done. Anyhow, thanks again. Have a good one 👍🇦🇺

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Mark, it’s got 1100hrs and only been used by Dad and myself, now it’s had a good wash it still looks close to new

[@alandawson2813]

Another awesome video Matty, From kiwi land

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks very much mate

[@garyc5483]

Nice job Matty. Nothing worse than a sloppy fit. TBH we used to weld the bushes in for customers on the JD Ztrac mowers. ATB stay well, regards from the UK

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, Yes I could have welded the bushes in but considering its done 1174hrs without the original bushes being welded in I thought id do the same again, Thanks for watching

[@billdoodson4232]

Fantastic, another Matty video and a coffee before I get up. Greetings from the UK.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Sounds like a good way to start the day mate, Cheers

[@davewebb5737]

Matty I would of welded the tube in the Handel and then made new plastic bushes

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks for watching

[@alanremington8500]

Yup. Good fix !!

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks mate

[@joewhitney4097]

Great repair Matty, always nice to have worn stuff repaired and work properly again. Thanks for sharing.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks mate, Appreciate you watching

[@samleigh7817]

3/8 bolt in a 3/4 hole gets you every single time. Nice job Matty.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks for watching mate, Cheers

[@juliusmilo5959]

Very nice solution...Thank You...

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks mate, appreciate you watching, Cheers

[@juliusmilo5959]

@@MattysWorkshop I really like watching the work of a specialist...Thank You...

[@Peter_Nottle]

i would suggest blanking off the pipe and then redoing the hole for more support and less wear on the pipe, pipe wears way too easily from the thin walls. solid is betterer

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, The original has done over 1000hrs and I think thats not to bad so this is why I made it the same setup, Thanks for watching, Cheers

[@bostedtap8399]

Feedback loop improved 👌 👍. Nice satisfying job, and result. Great little job matty🎉. Thanks for sharing

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks very much mate, Appreciate you watching

[@wallbawden5511]

The boring bar it could be in the spot on the shelf where you were going to put all the boring bars and attachments but never got around to moving the rest of it over Cheers and your welcome for the advice if you could call it that You could have made the new bush into a bolt come bush thus getting rid of the bolt and nut but hay as you have say before there are a lot of different ways to skin a cat mine is just one of them another point the new to you Mill you are going to get lazy with all the auto feed features you now have I am jealous as cheers

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, I still cant find the boring bar yet, its really disappeared, I made the new bush the same as it was, the original has last over 1000hrs so I won't mind replacing it then, appreciate you watching

[@wallbawden5511]

@@MattysWorkshop well Matty I could have sworn it was where you last used it never mind it shall remain one of those mistresses may show up one day along with the rest of the 10 mm sockets Cheers

[@ianhayes1960]

Hi Matty, that sleeve should be tacked to the pipe and only rotate on the bolt.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, I agree but I did it the same as the old one simply because it lasted over 1000hrs and possibly I was being a bit lazy to, Thanks for watching

[@johnsullivan7633]

It’s not trivial. It would drive me nuts too!

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks for watching mate

[@RolandElliottFirstG]

I find all ride on mowers to have some or many issues, forever fixing my one.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, This mower has been fantastic, this is the first time ive had to rebuild a bush so far on this, Thanks for watching

[@stevesutton6093]

Hey Matty, there is nothing wrong with a healthy bit of OCD!

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks mate, Appreciate you watching

[@DaveWilliamsj]

Why not weeks the sleeve to the arm? Load would spread out across the bolt?

[@ohhpaul7364]

I know just what you mean by a mower part driving you mad. I have spent a few years now trying to track down every reason my mower deck keeps cutting unlevel and it drives me mad that each fix has only gotten it a "little bit" better. I think mine has either 10 or 12 points of connection to the deck with the lift mechanism and they all have just a bit of slop.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, This has a full floating deck and theres only 4 point of connection, its always cut level and never given trouble, Appreciate you watching mate, cheers

[@D40..]

Gday Matty how annoying is it when you have to fix something that should have just been made properly in the first place those joints have lateral force on them constantly while the machine is being operated that mower can't have been cheap and they go and use a fastening setup like that it couldn't do anything but flog out and eventually fail. Its just good to know at least that we have the knowledge and gear to deal with stuff like that when it happens.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, This has done 1174hrs and personally it lasted pretty good hence why I made it the same, if it last another 1000hrs i'll be more then happy to replace it again, thanks for watching

[@neillawson4493]

I imagine it would be grass that gets up your nose every time you drive the mower.

[@MattysWorkshop]

It does, Thanks for watching

[@MICHAEL-ys3pu]

I think I would have made a new part out of solid bar.

[@MattysWorkshop]

That would work to, Thanks for watching, Cheers

[@stephenperry5849]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks for watching

[@vogs72]

Amazing how imprecision can annoy you when you strive to be precise.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Its certainly much better now mate, Thanks for watching

[@billmacfarlane4083]

That missing boring head? Did you check the machine that went to Trevs?

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, Im stuffed if I can find that boring bar, ive look everywhere 3 times now, Thanks for watching mate, Cheers

[@wallbawden5511]

@@MattysWorkshop I Know exactly where it is mate it's where you last used it my attempt at humor gotta love it

[@MattysWorkshop]

@@wallbawden5511 that’s where it is, now where was that🤷🏼‍♂️🤣

[@arttujmoi_5937]

You didn't say what kind of lubricant you used.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Just a bit of grease is what I put in there off camera, thanks for watching

[@Rustinox]

I can totally understand that those sloppy controls drive you nuts. There's nothing worse. Well, almost...

[@MattysWorkshop]

Im glad I finally fixed it mate, Thanks for watching, Cheers

[@michaelrice500]

There is nothing trivial about sloppy controls. Try running a D8 with the steering flopping all over the place and you'll look like a drunk. More than me even.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, nothing worse mate, Thanks for watching, Cheers

[@ronkennedy213]

I guess you should put a steering wheel down your pants then.

[@MattysWorkshop]

that'll work, thanks for watching

[@jaybailey3518]

It seems everything these days is designed for premature wear.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, With over 1000hrs its probably lasted pretty good, thanks for watching