PA Plow Day 2024 Prep - The Cub Cadet 782 Gets Dual Brake Pedals (Custom Build is FINALLY Finished!)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 เม.ย. 2024
- In light of PA Plow Day this coming weekend, I just wanted to update everyone on the status of the custom Cub Cadet 782 which has been my plow tractor the last 3 years. I brought it out of hibernation last week, greased it and mounted the Brinly 3-point plow (now sporting a custom suitcase weight bracket), in preparation for all the plowing events this coming season. I've made a few more changes to the tractor this past year, and finally completed the third phase of the "JD 318 Wannabe" build: dual independent brake pedals.
The two-pedal system was the last piece necessary to get this 782 spec'd out as close to a 318 as possible, in terms of features (the Onan engine, CV driveshaft, power steering, and dual remotes were all needed as well). In my opinion, dual brakes should have been standard equipment on the smaller hydrostatic 82 series tractors and their successors (782, 1811 etc) - they have more practical uses than most people give them credit for, and I wish they were still available on modern garden tractors.
I picked up a set of dual brake pedals that were removed from a larger 1872 super garden tractor (these require the welded mounting flanges to be cut out of the Super frame to get them off the tractor). Luckily the pedal shaft hangers/flanges on a 782 are bolted to the frame rather than welded, making the whole pedal shaft easily removable. I had to sacrifice the original pedal shaft to remove these flanges and also to mock up the connection/"eyelet" where the neutral return linkage connects - unfortunately, despite making an exact copy and welding it in the correct orientation on the pedal shaft, the linkage would only bind up, making the neutral return feature useless. I chose to delete it for the time being, but might try to improve this (and also add a parking brake) in the future.
The Super frames are longer than a standard 82 series frame, and the pedal pivot shaft sits further forward of the transaxle because of this - so to make these pedals work on a 782 (and clear the foot rests) they need to be extended about 8". I extended the pedals with some 1/2" stock and had to be careful to re-weld the pedal rods to their pivots at just the right angle - that way, the left pedal wouldn't rub the frame and RH side panel, and the right pedal wouldn't stick out past the right front tire.
To make the new brake pedals work correctly, they must fully apply the brakes (and stop the wheels turning) when depressed, but also need to be able to return to the "up" position when released. To make this happen, I eliminated the stock 782 brake pedal linkage (threaded rod with a yoke at the front, an eyelet at the rear, and a spring connecting it to the brake arm on each side), and instead carried over the linkage from the Super donor tractor (1/4" round rod with a threaded yoke up front and a 90° bend connected directly to the brake arm). This required adding a short spring at the back of the frame to help the pedals "snap back" when released. After a lot of fine-tuning, the pedals seem to grab pretty well and do a decent job of stopping each wheel individually - PA Plow Day will be the true test, though. I ended up swapping over another front axle and power steering cylinder/mount in hopes of finally fixing the ongoing steering issues, to no avail. At this point I think the steering column is the culprit, but removing it from this tractor is a chore so I'm just going to run it until the seals blow out of it.
Looking forward to seeing lots of familiar faces at Watsontown this year (some I haven't seen since 2019) and looking forward to a great time this weekend! See y'all there! - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
Love seeing the 782 in action. Looking forward to this weekend!
Same here!
Awesome machine Mike! Looking forward to plow day footage, hopefully things start drying up and ground conditions are good
Thanks! A little wet right now but I'm sure the fields will be dry for Saturday.
nice job.
The dual brakes are awesome with a snowblower on a slant. When i started blowing with my 1872 it was night and day for traction and not sliding off to the side vs my 1811
Agreed - snow and ice are where the dual brakes really shine. I've never used a blower on any of my tractors, but have used several 54" blades over the years. If you hit a snow drift with the blade angled to one side, there goes your steering - at that point, the brake pedals are your only help...especially if you're on the ice.
As someone who has a tractor with the 2000 rpm pto, I can confirm it’s not worth the hassle. I got lucky because I was able to pick up the whole kit (3-point, pto, tiller) as a package deal. Also, as a side note, I almost never use my split brakes.
We put a 2000 RPM PTO on one of my uncle's JD 318's a few years ago so he could operate a 48" mechanical tiller (both kits are getting harder to find these days), but I'm not looking forward to the day something in the PTO gearbox breaks or wears out - the parts to fix it are pretty much non-existent.
@@MichaelTJD60 If something ever broke on mine, it would get put on a pallet and tucked away into a corner of the shed as a keepsake
I see you 😂
Very touch to get parts to repair. Looks like my 2004 cub cadet lt1018 lawn tractor of my engine is done. The counter weight slims or metal thing on the crankshaft the back end it shear off. Not cracks in the block.
The camshaft hold is crack.
The cam itself with the decompression is not damage which I heard on another TH-camr said B&S cam is back order. Intake push rod is bent. The engine is 20yrs old. I don’t know if I can get a new briggs engine . Like a 19hp. The concern is the mounting holes needs to be exact to bolt on. Worry about horse power output. This may cost me $1000 or so depending on which website to buy.
The Intek engine in that LT1018 should be similar to what Briggs is producing today - the design hasn't changed much. Personally I'd throw that engine in the garbage and replace it with a Kawasaki FS or FX series - a new Briggs engine is probably going to bend push rods just like your old one did.
WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THAT 1977 Semi that you guys purchased 5 years ago that you guys said that. It wasn't used to shifting with the Jake brake. Whatever happened to that semi??????
What PA plow day are you going to
Are you going to the South Jersey gas engine Club plow day because I am planing to go
There's only one official "PA Plow Day" and it was held this weekend in Watsontown, PA. I am probably going to go to the South Jersey one next weekend but not sure if I'll be bringing a tractor to plow with.
Ok I am going to go to it with my cub cadet 104 pulling tractor with a 10 inch plow.
Running into issues. The breaks on my 1811 are so worn out you push the pedal and it doesn’t hold at all the springs don’t even get tight and they are at max adjustment. Anything I can do to fix it ? Is there a break pad kit ? It has the disc breaks on each side.
Cub Cadet discontinued the brake parts for these tractors years ago, but you might be able to find NOS brake pads from a vendor like Cub Cadet Specialties or IH Cub Cadet Warehouse. Worst case scenario, there are plenty of late 82 series (1210/11, 1810/11/12 etc) out there that can be bought cheap for parts donors.
Whats the difference with a 782 and the 18xx models? I still mow with my 1811.
The early IH-built 782's had the Kohler KT17 engine and a cast iron differential housing with aluminum axle tubes. The cast iron differential housing was replaced with an aluminum one in mid-1983 once CCC/MTD had taken over and used up all the remaining cast iron ones. The only major difference between the later CCC (MTD)-built 782's (like mine), and your 1811, is the change from the Kohler KT17 to the Magnum 18 engine, and the wiring harness was updated accordingly (old engine used points/condenser, new engine uses a magneto). The 1811 also has a low oil warning light on the dash, unlike the 782. Otherwise they are identical tractors.
@@MichaelTJD60thanks for the great information!
Get a mower deck and make mowing videos please
Hopefully soon!