[AT] Cub Cadet values

[Larry Goss]

I worked at a Case-IH dealership for a year or so after retirement.  There is a considerable duplication between brands and models in the lawn tractor/utility tractor lines.  It's an eye-opening experience to look through the IPL's and check part numbers.  The cosmetic parts (exterior decorations, etc.) have a "dash" number after them to let the service and parts people know what colors the part comes from the factory so you can be sure to match the original -- if that's desired.  In some lines of products (especially those from MTD) there are hundreds of machines that are marketed by the company out of the same inventory of parts.  Anyone can have their own brand name of products from the company.  All you have to do is pick the individual components and assemblies, and meet their rules for minimum production.   They'll put your own name on it.

Larry


----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve W." <falcon at telenet.net>
Date: Tuesday, September 9, 2008 8:16
Subject: Re: [AT] Cub Cadet values
To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>

> charlie hill wrote:
> > That was my question Steve, perhaps poorly stated.  Do 
> the Case IH models 
> > coincide with the Mahindra models?
> > I take it that they do.  I keep thinking about when I was 
> in the trucking 
> > business in the 70's.  You could buy a KW, or Peterbuilt 
> with, for example, 
> > a Fuler RTO 125-13 (roadranger) transmission.  You could 
> buy an 
> > International truck with the same transmission but when you 
> tore the IH down 
> > to work on it the bearings and seals were a slightly different 
> size.  IH 
> > said "we had them build it to our tougher specs."  The 
> truth was they had 
> > them build it so they could sell parts at 3 or 4 times the price.
> > A seal for the roadranger in a KW could be bought in a parts 
> house for maybe 
> > $15.00.  Seal for the same use in the built for IH 
> roadranger had to come 
> > from IH for $50 or $60.
> > 
> > Charlie
> 
> I know what you mean. I guess you could say that Cub Cadet 
> Spec'd them 
> to be built different, IF you consider that they had them 
> painted yellow 
> and white and decals for Cub Cadet on them. I know the models 
> that were 
> sold by CC that looked the same as the Mahindras were identical 
> except 
> for the colors and trim. The local CC dealer was selling the 
> Mahindra 
> twins for a while when CC was switching brands. He had some on 
> the lot 
> that were a bit mixed up! You would look out there and see a red 
> Mahindra with a yellow loader and backhoe, or maybe the hood was 
> scratched so it had a CC hood on a red body.
> 
> I would bet they are doing the same now.
> 
> I saw a couple of new compact John Deeres yesterday. They look a 
> LOT 
> like the older Ford compacts now. Just more musical models.
>   It's kind of like the Chinese tractors. Just tell them 
> what color and 
> what decal set to use and you could have your own Hill brand out 
> there!!!
> -- 
> Steve W.
> Near Cooperstown, New York
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