[AT] Cub

[Jim Becker]

Confirmed.  The Cub engine was (or was eventually named) the C-60.  It is 
purely an IH engine.  Prior to the availability of that engine, IH used a 
Continental engine for applications of that approximate size.  It was the 
Continental IY-69.  After the Cub engine was available, it was used in 
places the IY-69 had been.  Other than both being 4 cylinder flatheads of 
similar size, the two engines have almost nothing in common.

Jim Becker

-----Original Message----- 
From: John Hall
Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2020 3:25 PM
To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
Subject: Re: [AT] Cub

IH used some very similar flathead Continentals on balers and probably
combines. To the best of my knowledge the Cub engine was an IH design,
at least I never heard my dad say otherwise---nor did I ever stumble
across anything at the dealership indicating . Would be interested as
well to know if IH had any outside input on designing and building it.

John Hall


On 6/30/2020 2:35 PM, Greg Hass wrote:
> A little off the subject but still about Cubs.  A few years ago I bought a 
> Cub power unit from a neighbor that had been on a combine.  He let on that 
> all was fine when they junked the combine. A few months later, he let on 
> that something had gone wrong with a rod bearing and that they had tried 
> to fix it with a piece of tin. Well, knowing this neighbor there is a 99 
> per cent chance that the crank is ruined, so I lost interest in trying to 
> get it going. A few days ago as part of another deal a local machinery 
> jockey saw it and I included it in the deal; he will part it out for some 
> of the gears he said he can sell. The point of this post is I always 
> thought the the Cub engine was IH built but he claims it is a Continental 
> engine. Can anyone on the list give me the straight scope on the Cub 
> engine.
>           Greg Hass
>