[AT] Cub

[szabelski at wildblue.net]

>From the grill, it looks like a ‘50 or earlier, believe the grill was changed in ‘51.  The puddle under the back of the engine appears to be worn rear main seal, that can be replaced without tearing the engine apart. The pan under the radiator is probably a corresponding worn front main seal, not that easy to replace without essentially taking the front end of the tractor apart, but doable. A good day or two would be all that it takes once you have everything you need for the job.  

As far as the sickle bar mower, hitting a rock hard with anything results in a bent “something” somewhere. Shouldn't be too hard to figure out what the “something” is and unbend it. Of course, if you have no need for a sickle bar mower, is it worth your even worrying about? You could always fix it and then sell it to recoup some of your investment. You could also use the damaged sickle bar mower as a bargaining chip since it doesn’t run, or you don’t need it and you’ll have to spend time and effort getting rid of it. I have two sickle bar mowers for my Cub and I’ve never found a use for them. Although I guess I could use them when the back grass gets way to high for the mowing deck.

 When I purchased my Cub about 20 years ago I paid $1200. Came with 5ft mowing deck, two sickle bar mowers, three spring tooth harrows that can be ganged together, cultivator, plow, grader blade, two alternate PTO drives, one for use with belt drive implements, and one for use with other implements where the belt needs to be 90 degrees from rear of the tractor, plus a hand full of other little things. Other than the mowing deck and plow, I don’t really use any of the implements that came with the Cub since I purchased a H and put a loader and a three point hitch on it to use with its implements.

If the leaks are main seals, I can give you some pointers on how to replace them without tearing the tractor totally apart.


Carl
----- Original Message -----
From: Stephen Offiler <soffiler at gmail.com>
To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Mon, 29 Jun 2020 13:02:01 -0400 (EDT)
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.