naturegirl said:
Nice mower Scooby, hope you move it!! Wish ours had a bagger.
BTW, have you got a certification or what ever you need for Cub Cadet mowers??
No certification required for things like that. I fix whatever comes my way, hands down. That said, lower end Cub Cadets are becoming hard to get parts for. Cartersville and Palmetto are the two closest parts dealers on Cubs that I know of. But many of these parts like bearings and such can sometimes be found by a Dallas hardware shop and Grainger. I am setting up a business account with Grainger within the next week or so. Otherwise I have ordered almost anything for Cubs online and they usually arrive within 3-4 days...usually 2 days unless it's a back order item.
What's wrong with your Cubby? Or were you looking at buying one and seeing if we had an acount with Cub Cadet? BTW, Zero turns and large Cubs we can get parts for all day long. It's just some of the 42-46" cut standard lawn tractors I have had problems finding parts and most often have to order online. My parts man is the bomb though, and I'm 90% sure he can put his hands on stuff like this. In short, my business was possible by my parts man (who is a 30 year mower mech) and now mostly sell parts for a local mower store. He handles my parts and I run the shop along with another nice guy who comes in later after he gets off work. They are both very tied in like me with regular customers and referrals from those same people to others. That's THREE sets of customer base. Once all the legal aspects are handled, then I intend to start trying to garner accounts from larger companies....strange equipment you'd never seen (myself included) LOL but they still run on the same engines I repair. Just so many things to consider and thinking of ways to expand the realm of what we repair. When I was in my garage and doing the mobile thing, my partner at that time took on an International Harvestor Tractor.....huge sucker with basically an automotive engine. Had her purring in 2 days.
My former partner (a veteran auto mechanic) quit a while back and his son is working with me in his stead. And might I say that this young man of 25 (his dad and I were best friends since 2nd grade and I was there when all his kid were born) really works like the wind and never asks the same question twice. Like myself and his father, he grew up working on cars, motorcycles, etc. just me and his dad did. Of all the young guys I hired over the past years, this young man has impressed me far beyond any of the others. His name is Daniel, so if I'm not there, Daniel will be the feller who'll take good care of you!
Sorry for the rambling....can you feel my excitement about this??? Plus, I was just told that my GF is doing better, totally responsive (just can't talk because of tubes in her throat) and the only thing not working YET is one leg. Now you tell me prayer don't work, and prayer in numbers is like anything else in numbers.....more strength. My thanks goes out to all of you. We're still not out of the woods yet, but the latest news was very encouraging...and nothing short of a miracle. Know that all of you were a part of that miracle!! :love
