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

[Bill Bains]

Chuck,

Where and when is the swap meet in WA?

Bill
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chuck" <mars at nwlink.com>
To: "'Farmall/IHC mailing list'" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 4:24 PM
Subject: RE: [Farmall] Question about those #@$^$$# Cubs


> Thank you all for the reply :o) I am getting replacement tank
> An taking the other one that I have redone to the swap meet
> Next month here in Washington State :o)
>
> Chuck
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: farmall-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:farmall-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of E. John
> Puckett
> Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 7:33 AM
> To: Farmall/IHC mailing list
> Subject: Re: [Farmall] Question about those #@$^$$# Cubs
>
> One note, if you originally had a short ear dash, and use the long ear
> one, the lift rod running to the rear rockshaft (if you have one), may
> need to be bent or replaced to clear the longer ear on the dash.
>
> Bigdog wrote:
>
>>Chuck,
>>    The early cubs (47 - 49) were long eared dashes and hoods.  Around 
>> 1950
> (I think) they went to the short eared set-up and stayed that way for the
> remainder of production.  They did not switch back and forth and it had
> nothing to do with hydraulics.  There were a couple of configurations of 
> the
> short ear dash but they were compatible with each other.
>>    The 53 is definitely a short ear dash and tank.  Since you have a long
> eared hood and tank, you could get a long eared dash to go with it.  It
> would be cheaper, but not correct (If that matters to you).
>>
>>Bigdog
>>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>>  From: Chuck
>>  To: farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com
>>  Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 11:47 PM
>>  Subject: [Farmall] Question about those #@$^$$# 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
> another one of them
> *.?-!.* cub owners
>
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