[AT] Cub

[rbrooks at hvc.rr.com]

Steve

I’m a little late chiming in but here goes. 

Its a nice looking tractor and appears to be in good condition from the picture.   

Rear main seal leaks are fairly common, the front casting the radiator attaches to is prone to cracks if water freezes in it  it will also crack if the tractor has been abused some of the attachments like the snow plow attach to it. 

I gave Mike Sloane a spare front casting I had for one of his tractors.  

Nice little tractors that tend to run forever but you already knew that. The sicklebar mower will be a nice thing for you to have with your properties.  

Here they tend to be priced from 2,000 to 3500. Depending on condition. Not running alot less. There is one down  the street I looked at with a nice sicklebar mower they are asking 2500 for, he told me he would take 2200.  Its been for sale a while but its not as nice looking as this one.  

Let us know what you decide

Bob
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> On Jun 29, 2020, at 1:08 PM, 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.
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