[AT] Cub

Tue Jun 30 05:02:01 PDT 2020

Many thanks for all the inputs!  I had a Cub once upon a time, circa
1994-2000.  It was how I found my way onto ATIS.  But I am pretty rusty on
the various details, trouble spots to watch out for, etc etc, so I really
appreciate the help that's being provided.  I still need to look at
Craigslist and the Cub forum recommended by farmer.  I will be traveling
over to see it in person (about 60 miles away) some time over the weekend
of the 4th.  Trying to figure out if it will be a toy, or whether any of
the 3-ish acres I mow would lend itself to a sickle mower.  Regardless of
the fact of the matter, I try to avoid thinking of myself as a
"collector".  On the upside, I've already got the go-ahead from my wife.

Best regards,
Steve O.

On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 8:16 PM Dean Vinson <dean at vinsonfarm.net> wrote:

> Steve O, my two cents’ worth is that I’d snap that tractor up in a
> heartbeat if the price seemed anywhere close to reasonable.    Looks to me
> (and sounds, reading your description) like an especially good example of a
> Cub, and well worth making sure it comes to your house instead of leaving
> you with regrets over the one that got away.  :)
>
>
>
> Dean Vinson
>
> Saint Paris, Ohio
>
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>
> *From:* AT [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] *On Behalf Of *Indiana
> Robinson
> *Sent:* Monday, June 29, 2020 7:35 PM
> *To:* Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com
> >
> *Subject:* Re: [AT] Cub
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>
>
> 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.  :-)
>
>
>
> .
>
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>
> 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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