[Farmall] More on the 184 mystery

[Mike Sloane]

The "numbered series" Cub Loboy's (154, 185, and 184) used the old 
Farmall Cub engine and drive train. They are not offset tractors, and 
the steering and front ends are completely different, and the tractor 
used a full length frame. There were other differences, but those are 
the the most obvious. In the 185 and 184, IH managed to squeeze 20 hp 
out of a 10 hp engine by increasing the governed speed to 2200 rpm from 
1750 rpm (as well as some other minor internal changes). One big 
improvement is an electric clutch on the PTO, separate from the 
transmission clutch, which is very welcome when mowing grass.

So, aside from the fact that everything is lower to the ground, working 
on this 1979 tractor's engine is pretty much like working on a 1940's 
era Farmall Cub.

My 68 year old back is complaining about all the stooping and lying on 
the concrete floor, so I am going to give it a rest for a few days and 
then get back to working on the tractor.

(Didn't the Worthington use a Ford flat head like the Ford N tractors? 
Or was that a Chrysler 6?)

Mike

On 12/14/2010 8:57 PM, CGS wrote:
> Hey, Mike, I enjoyed every word....and I wouldn't even recognize a
> 184..........but of course you don't know my Worthington G-6!
>
> On 12/14/2010 6:10 PM, Mike Sloane wrote:
>> I don't know if anyone cares about my International 184 engine rebuild,
>> but I am going to tell you anyway. :-) (You can always just hit the
>> "delete" key and dump the message.)
>
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