NEW CUBBER

[lyn byrd]

HELLO ALL, JUST JOINED THE GROUP
WANTED TO SAY , WHAT A WEALTH OF INFO ON THIS SITE!
BOUGHT MY FIRST CUB ABOUT A YEAR AGO (S/N 109209)
PLAN ON DOING A "REFRESH" PROJECT SOON.
ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE HAD SO FAR IS...
HAVE TO RUN TRACTOR WITH CHOKE ABOUT "HALFWAY ON"
AND WHEN THE TRACTOR NEEDS MORE FUEL IT BOGS DOWN FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN POWERS UP. SOMETIMES STALLS OUT.
ANY SUGGESTIONS?
THANKS

[Bigdog]

First of all, welcome aboard!
Your problem sounds like it may be fuel starvation. I would suggest cleaning and rebuilding the carburetor. At a minimum, remove the main jet (hex nut on side of carb) and clean it. Sometimes it gets partially plugged. You could be sucking air in somewhere so check around. The hesitation is lack of fuel most likely but also check the governor response as it will cause similar problems if there is a lot of slop in the linkage.

[beaconlight]

Cleanthe carb. Many time dirt in the tank or rust will cause this. Take the jet out, thwe brass hex on the side of the carb bowl ans poke a piece of telephone inside wire through it and then blow compressed air. You could oppen the shut off and let gas run out of the hole foor the jet in to a clean white bucket to see if dirt is getting through.

Bill

[beaconlight]

Big Dog beat me to the key board.

Bill

[Hengy]

Welcome, welcome, WELCOME... to the best tractor site on the web!!!

Congratulations on keeping one of these great little tractors up and running!!!

Mike in La Crosse, WI

[DuxburyFarmall]

Welcome aboard.

You may also want to check the sediment bowl and make sure that the tank does not have any debris blocking the filler. I still wonder how a bee got into my gas tank to cause the blockage that I had.

If there is an inline filter on the gas line that has been added by a PO you may want to remove it Cubs did not have one and there have been numerous accounts of the inline filter not allowing a good enough gas flow.

As others have said it would be good to clean the carb and check for leaks in the manifold etc.

Chad

[Soldner]

Welcome Aboard!!!

These guys are by far the best technical support you can find anywhere!!! Plus their knowledge is free!!

[Rudi]

lyn byrd:

First, to the greatest forum on the internet, and to the Cub Family. You will find that all the folks on this forum are kind, helpful and just full of Cub info and knowledge. They also happen to be the finest folks I have ever met

Ok, so here is the spiel :

I would suggest that you read this thread: New Members and Visitors, Please READ Prior to Posting. There are many great links to informative pages such as the ATIS FAQ's 1 and ATIS FAQ's 2, The Best of H.L. Chauvin who has written very interesting articles on troubleshooting common problems with your Cub.


Also, you might want to visit the Cub Manual Server as there is tons of info on servicing, maintaining and re-building your Cub. In addition to this basic information, there are also a number of other useful tools available on the server. There is the Specialty Services page which has contact info for neat stuff like getting your seats recovered, buying quality Decals, Serial Number tags and a host of other neat items. Also there are the Parts Pages - both Used Parts Suppliers and New Parts Suppliers pages with links to quality dealers. I am always looking for YOUR favourite dealers for New and Used Parts to include here. These are intended to complement the businesses who support FarmallCub.com Website.

I would also recommend that you visit Binder Books and purchase the three most important manuals you can own for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding your Cub. These are the Owner's Manual, the GSS-1411 Service Manual and the TC-37F Parts Manual. Although they are available on the Cub Manual Server, it is better is you also have your own paper copy. Binder Books is the only Authorized IH Publication Reprint House and they have the best quality manuals available. Most other's are not of the same quality. Just a personal thought here, the I&T Shop Manuals, although helpful in some areas, really are not sufficient for the job. If you wish though, they are good additional reference works.

IF you really want to get the skinny on all things Cub, might I suggest you get a copy of Ken Updike's Farmall Cub and Cub Cadet's . Along with Guy Fay's Letter Series Originality Guide, these are two must have's in anyone's collection.

In addition to the above information, don't forget to check out the various articles that are available to help with your Repair, Restore, Rebuild or just your Maintenance Projects. There are a number of sub pages such as Electrolysis or Rust Zapper's, Maintenance Tips, Jigs and Techniques, Implement and Part Sketches and of course the Paint, Decals & Other Finish Questions which has the Paint Chart and the Paint Committee Decisions links.

I truly hope that you enjoy your Cub and that you will be a frequent contributor to the forum. Again, to the Cub Family