[AT] timing a cub

Dave Merchant nesys_com at ameritech.net
Thu Jan 31 17:28:45 PST 2008


Something I've always wondered about the old CC's.

They use the Cub transmission case, appears to be unchanged on the
outside, but are the gears + bearings the same as the Cub,
or lightened up / scaled down / cost reduced?

Dave


At 05:36 PM 1/31/2008, Gene Dotson wrote:
>Every year at West Liberty, a guy shows up with a stretched 4 seat Cadet
>powered by a small 4 cylinder diesel. Not sure what the engine is, but it is
>a nice looking tractor.
>
>                         Gene
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "DBigdog" <DBigdog at columbus.rr.com>
>To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 5:03 PM
>Subject: Re: [AT] timing a cub
>
>
> > Here is a link to a Crosley powered cadet:
> > http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL234/1221583/2848876/34758976.jpg
> >
> > It was very well done.
> >
> > BD
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: charlie hill
> > To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> > Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 3:43 PM
> > Subject: Re: [AT] timing a cub
> >
> >
> > Farmer,  I saw a Cub Cadet at the Denton NC show a few years back.  It had
> > some sort of flat 4 engine like a Subaru or BMW in it.  It wasn't a VW or
> > a
> > Corvair engine.  I suspect it was a BMW motorcycle engine. I couldn't get
> > a
> > good look at it because the guy was cutting high speed donuts in the field
> > with it.
> >
> > Charlie
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Francis Robinson" <robinson at svs.net>
> > To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
> > <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 11:47 AM
> > Subject: Re: [AT] timing a cub
> >
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> --On Thursday, January 31, 2008 10:19 AM -0500 George Willer
> >> <gwill at gwill.net> wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>> Some day we'll discuss the carburetor...
> >>>
> >>> George Willer
> >>
> >> &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I have a parts Honda bike in the west barn with a 4 cylinder 4 carb 550
> >> engine... I just had a mental flash of a CUB with that polished aluminum
> >> carb/manifold system sticking out the side...   :-)   I'm OK now, the
> >> urge
> >> passed...   ;-)   ;-)   ;-)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> "farmer"
> >>
> >>
> >> Francis Robinson
> >> Central Indiana, USA
> >> Robinson at svs.net
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