[Farmall] Cub Year made

[Mike Sloane]

I would add to Mike's comments about "value" of the two tractor models: 
the Cubs tend to fetch a slight higher price, assuming that conditions 
are equal. The main reason (around here anyway) is that a Cub is small 
enough to be hauled easily, can fit into one end of a standard garage 
without taking up the space of a car, and is about as small a "real" 
tractor as the average mini-rancher is likely to find. The original A, 
on the other hand, didn't have electric start or any kind of rear lift. 
But it did come with a standard PTO. Later the Super A had electric 
start and a hydraulic lift, but it still wasn't anything like the Ford 
N's three point. The Cub also had a PTO, but it was proprietary, so 
unless you got a bunch of implements with the tractor, the PTO is pretty 
much useless.

The main use for Cubs these days is mowing lawns, pulling carts and 
little manure spreaders, and driving in parades. Mowers for A's are not 
as common, but you can still pull a cart/spreader and drive it in the 
parade. I doubt that more than 1% of the older Farmalls are still used 
for any kind of farming. Believe it or not, you can still buy brand new 
Woods rotary mowers for Farmall As and Cubs, but they cost as much as 
the tractor. Whether you would want to go that route is a matter for the 
individual owner to decide, but without a live PTO, using the mower can 
be an "interesting" chore.

So while the two models are somewhat similar, the Cub tends to be more 
"desirable", and that is what sets the price, not the actual utility.

Mike

Mike Schmudlach wrote:

> I think they are both worth about the same.  The A is more useful with the
> extra horsepower.
> Just a matter of taste.
> Kind of like: " What's more valuable a Ford 1/2 ton or a Chevy 1/2 ton?"
> the real truth is neither of them are very valuable.  They made a zillion of
> each.
> Parts and implements are easily found for both.
> 
> Go with what you like.
> 
> Mike
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "R Mull" <rbobmull at comcast.net>
> To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 8:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [Farmall] Cub Year made
> 
> 
> 
>>Which is more valuable? An "A" or a Cub? Are parts, implements available
> 
> for
> 
>>both?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Robert Mull
>>Woodstock, Georgia

> 

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