[AT] Cub

[Tyler Juranek]

Hi Steve,
Where I live in the southwest portion of Iowa, you'd be lucky if you
got $1500 for one.
Just my $0.02.
Take Care, and please do let us know how you come out!
Tyler

On 6/29/20, Stephen Offiler <soffiler at gmail.com> wrote:
> I just learned there's a Farmall Cub that's trying pretty hard to find its
> way into my barn.  It belongs to my boss's golf buddy.  It came with his
> property when he bought it years ago.  Equipped with a sickle mower, its
> only purpose has been to keep a field mowed.  I am still putting the pieces
> of the story together, but it seems that he hit a rock and bent something
> on the mower, parked it, and found some other way to mow that field.  The
> Cub has now been sitting for three years, and I guess he decided it's time
> to get rid of it.  The owner is, well, let's just say not an antique
> tractor guy.  The nice dry shed where the Cub lives is shared with his
> collection of Porsches.  (Cars, not tractors).
>
> I knocked down one of the images they sent me to 350KB, hope it comes thru.
>
> Tires are excellent, rears look nearly brand-new.  Wire-mesh grill helps to
> date it, but I'm a little rusty on those details.  Magneto, which I don't
> have experience with.  There's a drain pan under the front bolster, so
> maybe a coolant leak or front-main seal...?  Ran when parked, no, really it
> did.  No reason to suspect anything seriously wrong mechanically.
>
> Comments, anyone?  What do you think might be wrong with the sickle mower
> given the info that he hit a rock and decided he needed to park the
> tractor?  I'm in the Northeast and Cubs have always commanded a premium
> around here.  Wondering if they are still holding their value or whether
> collector interest has moved on.
>
> Best regards
> Steve O.
>