<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">I've never run a sickle mower, so there's going to be some fun with experimentation. I keep about 3 acres of our 15 mowed; the rest is forest and wetlands. I have a zero-turn for the lawn-like areas, and a DR Brush mower (mini walk-behind bushhog) for the coarse areas. I'm told some of this property was cow pasture several decades ago. The house was built in 1990, and when we purchased in 2002, the old pastureland had disappeared under heavy overgrowth of the finest invasives New England has to offer: autumn olive & multiflora rose, that seem to like to grow together in clumps, plus bittersweet, poison ivy, and wild grape. We've been slowly clearing bit by bit ever since, and as soon as a patch of ground is opened up, grasses magically re-appear. This is how I end up with 3 acres that now have to be clipped or the invasives will return. Nothing is really flat, but then again we don't have serious slopes either. Rocks, yes, multitudes. They're generally of the "tip of the iceberg" variety, appearing flattish and roundish and only protruding a couple inches. I know the location intimately of every single one that interferes with a mower. I think some of the coarse areas may work for the sickle. I suppose the guards will ride up and over those flattish rocks, seems that is the intent of the design. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div>SO</div><div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Jul 5, 2020 at 2:27 PM John Hall <<a href="mailto:jtchall@nc.rr.com" target="_blank">jtchall@nc.rr.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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Based on what you have described, well worth the asking price for my
area.<br>
If I wanted it, I wouldn't hesitate to bring it home. We all know
old tractors leak fluids and most of us look the other way. It
could start leaking everywhere once you use it, then it may be just
fine. Sounds like just like routine old tractor stuff to me. That is
a very hand machine with the mower on it.<br>
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Good luck!!<br>
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John Hall<br>
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<div>On 7/5/2020 11:46 AM, Stephen Offiler
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<div dir="ltr">Yesterday, I traveled over to take a look at this
Cub that's still trying to find its way into my barn. I brought
along a checklist that I put together from all the inputs from
helpful ATIS folks who responded to my previous Cub note.
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<div>Starting off with the things that might be trouble spots.
Front bolster freeze crack. See attached pic. Now if that's
not a repair, I don't know what is. It is holding fine. The
drain pan under the front axle (if you recall the image I
attached in the previous note) is there to catch fluid from a
leaking steering gear. In general, it seems to be having
minor issues holding on to all of its lubricants. Steering
gear is really the only thing warranting a catch pan, but it's
just a little weepy pretty much everywhere - with the possible
exception of the front main seal which is dry as near as I can
tell. Damp around the whole hydraulic pump, oil pan/rear
main, shifter, PTO.</div>
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<div>I was also warned about the PTO pulley, and indeed it is
rather loose on the PTO shaft. I could use a bit more detail,
but I am assuming it's a spot worth mentioning because the
shaft gets abused and the only decent fix is replacement.
True?</div>
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<div>On the upsides. No cracks/damage in areas others
mentioned: front spindles, cylinder head, front ears on
block. Good compression judging by feel from hand crank.
Pulled plugs, all four nice and even, tan/gray. Engine oil is
down towards low on dipstick, but OK, and it looks clean-ish,
"normal" for partly used motor oil. No evidence the hydraulic
pump is dumping fluid into the crankcase. Did not attempt to
start it up. I can feel clutch engagement point by rocking
it, seems OK. Ditto both brakes. </div>
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<div>S/N is 101886 which I have not run down yet but sure to
find it is a 1950 based on the casting date codes (one Nov '49
and two others Feb '50)</div>
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<div>I think I mentioned previously the owner hit a rock with
it. I learned a bit more. It's a prominent rock in the field
he used to mow, and he sheepishly admitted he knew exactly
where that rock was, and can't really explain how it
happened. He was age 79 at that time (3 years ago) and
afterward his wife decided he didn't need to mow that field
any more. The flywheel guard for the mower is bent in a way
that's consistent with hitting a rock of a certain size. If I
understood correctly (owner has a fairly heavy German accent)
the tractor might have actually been perched atop said rock
with one or more wheels off the ground, which is really what
got his wife's attention. She's German too, and he said her
answer was "NEIN". He's in no great rush to sell, but he also
has zero interest in dealing with tire-kickers and
scam-artists on Craigslist, and he's quite well-off, isn't
looking for a sucker to give him top dollar. More along the
lines of finding a good home for it.</div>
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<div>I am pretty sure I can get it in the neighborhood of $1200
which is on the low side relative to the ranges we've been
talking about, and really quite low here in the Northeast
where for whatever reason the Cub value are a bit higher. So
it's really just a matter of closing the deal and hooking up
the borrowed trailer and making the 150 mile round trip.</div>
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<div>SO</div>
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