{"id":3113,"date":"2017-04-06T11:19:46","date_gmt":"2017-04-06T15:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/?p=3113"},"modified":"2017-04-06T11:19:46","modified_gmt":"2017-04-06T15:19:46","slug":"mounting-the-earthcavator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/attachments\/sde-attachments\/gannon\/2017\/04\/mounting-the-earthcavator\/","title":{"rendered":"Mounting the Earthcavator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our Earthcavator was originally manufactured to mount on a Simplicity. \u00a0The Simplicity mount looks identical to a Cub Cadet mount, but none of the dimensions are correct.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pic-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3114\" src=\"https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pic-1-300x295.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pic-1-300x295.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pic-1.jpg 564w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Cub Cadet mount has the two arms extending forward, but they&#8217;re spaced further apart, are longer and made of heavier material. \u00a0I began the process by cutting off the arm assembly using a cut off wheel on my angle grinder. \u00a0The area was smoothed using the angle grinder with a grinding pad.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Img_0633.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3115\" src=\"https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Img_0633-300x162.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Img_0633-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Img_0633.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Img_0636.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3116\" src=\"https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Img_0636-300x149.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Img_0636-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Img_0636.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The pieces I removed were too short and not thick enough to use for the Cub Cadet mount.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pic-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3117\" src=\"https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pic-2-300x292.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pic-2-300x292.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pic-2.jpg 384w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With the Simplicity mount removed, the Gannon was ready for the new mount.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pic-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3119\" src=\"https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pic-3-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pic-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pic-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cubcadetman.com\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pic-3.jpg 432w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>{this is as much as I&#8217;ve currently finished. \u00a0When I finish the mount, you can read about it here.}<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Earthcavator was originally manufactured to mount on a Simplicity. \u00a0The Simplicity mount looks identical to a Cub Cadet mount, but none of the dimensions are correct. 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