[Farmall] Cub Year made

[George Willer]

Karl,

It's a combination of things.  Most important is the tiny size of the
engine.  Next in importance is their ability to cruise around at very low
RPM.  Most difficult is to get the gear train to run without howling.  In my
experience, the bearings on the input shaft are the most difficult to
silence.

The straight cut gears are usually somewhat noisy, but some rare ones are
very quiet.  I have a couple that are very quiet... maybe the luck of the
draw.

George Willer

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Karl Olmstead" <olmstead at ridgenet.net>
To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 10:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Farmall] Cub Year made


> Can anyone describe what people do to make Cubs "silent"?  I've seen
several
> at shows that are almost totally silent when they are running or even
being
> driven around.  Is this the way they were when new, or is it something Cub
> restorers do to be special?
>
> -Karl
>
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