[AT] Cub

[Dave Merchant]

Also check for hydraulic fluid (Hytran red) in the engine oil. The 
hydraulic pump is on the side of the block, with a single seal.

Dave Merchant
https://www.youtube.com/user/SteamCrane

On 6/29/2020 1:47 PM, Jim Becker wrote:
> The guard under the mower flywheel is bent (the reinforcing strap 
> should be horizontal).  It looks like it is bent far enough for the 
> pitman to hit it on each revolution, probably made quite a racket.  
> That is probably all that is wrong with the mower.
> The short eared dash came along in mid-‘49 and the magneto was 
> replaced with battery ignition in mid-50.  If those parts are 
> original, that brackets the age to within about one year.
> Check what is in the drain pan.  If coolant, it may have a freeze 
> cracked front bolster.  If it is oil, probably a front seal.  If he is 
> a Porsche owner, he may just be in the habit of sticking a drain pan 
> under everything he owns. Looks like he missed the oil drips near the 
> bell housing.
> No value comments beyond those already given.
> Jim Becker
> *From:* Stephen Offiler
> *Sent:* Monday, June 29, 2020 12:02 PM
> *To:* Antique tractor email discussion group
> *Subject:* [AT] Cub
> 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.
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