[AT] Cub

[Indiana Robinson]

You are getting good information here Steve (as usual) but I guess the best
single place is:
http://www.farmallcub.com/fc/
Facebook also has a good Cub group. Each site has their own flavor.  :-)
If you get one it will use only a tiny amount of gasoline more than your
bicycle.
We got the one I have about 50 years or so ago. They were quite high then
but then there were few of the now common compact tractors around. Just
Cubs, Pony's Allis G's, John Deere L and LA's etc. Even the 4 wheel lawn
tractors were generally newish and in the late 1950's most garden work was
still being done by 2 wheel walk behind tractors.
I'd say the guys are about right on price but the one you are looking at
may be worth a tiny bit more... Just sitting with his cars it may have
picked up a little extra class.  :-)

.

On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 1:47 PM Jim Becker <mr.jebecker at gmail.com> 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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Francis Robinson
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Central Indiana USA
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