Cadet ‘Original’ Now In Showroom Condition MOWERS Arnold Schueck has an appreciation for Cub Cadet garden tractors dating back 50 years to his youth but it wasn’t until 2023 that he achieved his dream of owning a completely restored “like new” Original Schueck bought the creeper gearbox-equipped tractor in 2012 for the bargain price of $300 on eBay He used it one fall to dig potatoes then started cleaning sandblasting and priming it a year later Then various personal issues waylaid the project for 9 years Schueck realized then he couldn’t finish the project so he enlisted the help of Justin Binkley who had posted pictures on Facebook of Cadet restorations he’d done Schueck delivered his dismantled Original frame wheels engine and boxes of parts to Binkley so he could finish the work Over the next 8 mos Binkley rebuilt the starter and replaced the clutch pad the carburetor and several bushings along with the throttle and choke cables He tuned the engine thoroughly cleaned and primed all the parts then finish coated them with iron guard paint A new seat a shiny straight pipe vertical exhaust along with a new wiring harness and decals brought the Original back to showroom condition Schueck proudly drove and displayed his Original at two tractor shows in August 2023 He was excited to see adults and kids admiring his “like new” tractor

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