Power cables, checking lengths.

[Buzzard Wing]

I am almost to the point where I need to put the 12V cables back on the Cub so I thought it would be worthwhile to check my dimensions against what you know. I am going to replace them, but now I cannot really check the lengths with the tractor apart.

Here is the approximate measures I came up with:
37" starter switch to starter
54" + battery to starter switch
35" - battery to frame (battery box on this machine)

Suggestions appreciated!

Thanks

[johnbron]

B.W., Check this page out and it might have what you need for info. This page is provided by the courtesy of "BigDog".


http://www.cleancomputes.com/Cub/Sketch ... sld001.htm

[Buzzard Wing]

Thanks JB. I saw that months ago and forgot about it.

I like the braided ground cable. Should serve to keep the battery in place too! Can't quite figure why mine was so long. It was just attached to a nut and bolt in one of the back (unused?) holes in the battery box.

I have been using electrolisys on the clips and dipping them in yeller plastidip . The ones for the radiator came out pretty decent.

[Charles (49) Mo]

http://www.cleancomputes.com/Cub/Sketches%20or%20Plans/

[Jim Becker]

I tried to get the original lengths for you but my books don't cover anything that new. The early Cubs used an 84" hot cable. I suspect your two together should add up to a bit more than that.

The ground cable inside the box was only something like 8". A 12 volt battery could change that too. If you go to a strap to the bottom of the box, you will need to measure based on where the terminal is on a 12 volt battery.

[Buzzard Wing]

Thanks!

I have decided to go with the positive wire that is on there. Although a little long it is in good shape. I have run the clips through the electro tank and will dip them in plasti-dip (yellow) after I paint them. Seems to come out respectable looking.

I will go with the braided ground. I can figure that one out when I put the platform back on later this week.

Finally warm enough that I can paint, so the Cub is getting closer to what a tractor should look like.

[Scott]

Thats weird my ground cable was connected to the plate where the shifter is connected to the tranny. is that ok or should i put it in the box?

[Bigdog]

Scott, most of them end up there. It is OK unless you care what the correct police say.

[John *.?-!.* cub owner]

Most of them have been moved to the tranny because when the mounting bolts fro the box start to get rusty, you lose your gorund.