[Farmall] drawbar bolts

[jtchall at nc.rr.com]

I agree somewhat about the Cub being a cheaper tractor so to appeal to 
hold-outs or just simply more affordable to those who simply couldn't afford 
the full size "offset" series. One of the biggest features IH did to cut 
costs on these was the single rockshaft hydraulic. There was a big tradeoff 
there in lack of being able to fine adjust your cultivators, but considering 
the hydraulic reservoir has some of the most precise machining, a big price 
savings was the benefit.
Another thing you see on Cubs are the stamped foot pedals as opposed to the 
larger cast ones with the diamond tread so your foot doesn't slip. I imagine 
Cub users are less apt to be working in muddy conditions (My thinking may be 
biased here due to years of using a Super A to tow an irrigation pipe 
trailer, we were wading through the  mud 90% of the time).

One great feature a Cub has is something that should have been incorporated 
into the H and M series. When have you ever seen the seat spring on a Cub 
broke? That ridiculous tapered coil spring on the big tractors was a joke 
from day one. IH could certainly have done a better job. I've got to order 
one Monday for a fellow that almost fell off his H last year. The spring on 
it now is distorted badly.

John Hall


-----Original Message----- 
From: E. John Puckett
Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2013 10:14 AM
To: Farmall/IHC mailing list
Subject: Re: [Farmall] drawbar bolts

I have owned cubs for nearly 30 years, and agree, there are somethings I
wish were different.  You need to remeber however, that a cub was
designed with the intention of being produced cheaply enough to get the
farmers still using horse to change to a tractor, and it did that job
quite well.  It cost about the same as 2 teams, but could work several
teams into the ground, with the only limit on how long it could work
being the operator.  I do not know if it is correct, but I have heard
that the cub was expected to last 7 years.  Mine still work for a
living, though not as hard as they were intended for, but my newest one
is 64 years old and I refurbished it 2 years ago.  You will note, I said
refurbished, not restored.  I have never in my life seen a tractor that
was actually restored.
On 4/13/2013 6:09 AM, jtchall at nc.rr.com wrote:
> ...... I will
> admit there are several things on a CUB that IH did real cheap that I 
> would
> love to "fix".
>
> John
>

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