[Farmall] Question about those #@$^$$# Cubs

E. John Puckett ejpuckett at centurytel.net
Wed Feb 8 07:33:02 PST 2006


One note, if you originally had a short ear dash, and use the long ear 
one, the lift rod running to the rear rockshaft (if you have one), may 
need to be bent or replaced to clear the longer ear on the dash.

Bigdog wrote:

>Chuck,
>    The early cubs (47 - 49) were long eared dashes and hoods.  Around 1950 (I think) they went to the short eared set-up and stayed that way for the remainder of production.  They did not switch back and forth and it had nothing to do with hydraulics.  There were a couple of configurations of the short ear dash but they were compatible with each other.
>    The 53 is definitely a short ear dash and tank.  Since you have a long eared hood and tank, you could get a long eared dash to go with it.  It would be cheaper, but not correct (If that matters to you).
>
>Bigdog
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: Chuck 
>  To: farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com 
>  Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 11:47 PM
>  Subject: [Farmall] Question about those #@$^$$# Cubs
>
>
>  Last summer I bought a 1953 Cub, I have been working on it as time permits,
>  I had to replace the
>
>  Gas tank an hood since someone was to lazy to take it off an cut it instead.
>  (from what I have
>
>  Seen this must happen to a lot of them).  Question I have is why is there
>  difference between
>
>  The gas tanks an rear support on Cubs. I have looked in the parts book,
>  owners manual, on
>
>  Line an see that even though the year may change there are long an short
>  hoods an rear
>
>  Support brackets thought out the years they were made. I  thought that maybe
>  because
>
>  It had hyd., there would be a difference, not so, I find as before with the
>  age, a tractor with
>
>  Or without hyd. makes no difference to the size of the tank an support
>  bracket.  Can anyone
>
>  Please tell me why there is a long an a short tank an bracket to match. With
>  every thing I do
>
>  I seem to sometimes go the wrong direction, I bought a new used tank,
>  sanded, cleaned,
>
>  Primed, the tank I bought, then it happened. I matched the bracket to the
>  tank an I saw what
>
>  Was to be a big problem, the old tank was a short tank an support bracket an
>  the tank I
>
>  Bought is a long, ugh. So as the old story goes an is part of my learning
>  curve I now know
>
>  More about Cubs.   
>
>   
>
>   
>  Chuck 
>
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 John
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