Interesting "Narrow Cub" on eBay!

[Into Tractors]

Ran across this "RARE International Farmall Cub Custom Built Narrow" listed on eBay today.

http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-International- ... dZViewItem

Thing looks so narrow, I'd almost be afraid it would fall over during a turn

Sure resembles a Cub one of our members over in France posted sometime back

[Clark Thompson]

i have seen a couple of these narrow cubs. for the most part someone cut them down themselves. they were used mainly in wine country to cultivate the grapes. also saw one used to keep the grass mowed in a pinetree farm. they are very top heavy. I pushed on the side of one and almost tipped it over.

[kinelbor]

The driver might want a safety shutoff lanyard.

[Bigdog]

I'd want outriggers!

[Jack Donovan]

They are referd to as Orchard cubs, as previously mentioned I'm not shure if IH made any special one's or not but I know one of our members went to eurip to get one. Not alot of them and very unique Maybe GW will charm in and post some Pic's

[Boss Hog]

I'd want outriggers!

BD I 'd want training wheels and a roll bar
David

[johnbron]

They are referd to as Orchard cubs, as previously mentioned I'm not shure if IH made any special one's or not but I know one of our members went to eurip to get one. Not alot of them and very unique Maybe GW will charm in and post some Pic's

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I think that thar Feller that you er referin to that went to eurip would be none other than Mr. Mike Schmudiach.? Not sure if I gots the name spellid correctly but between [john//@#$%^&*?? cub owener] & [schmuduckiach] I have a memory "CRS" loss problem.

[John *.?-!.* cub owner]

i believe they were commonly referred to as vineyard cubs, and Mike did bring some back form France. In my area, they also did a similar modification to use them for cleaning between the cages in chicken houses.

[Rudi]

I think it is kinda cute in an orphan kind of way..



Hacked Up.. I am not sure kind of Vinyard Cub and

Leon's real French Vinyard Cub

[KETCHAM]

one good sneeze and over ya go!!!!I'll stick with the wide ones.ketcham

[Rudi]

George:

I have been trying to find them pics for a while... almost 1/2 hour. Looks like I snagged em from your server and uploaded to mine 1 minute before you posted....



George Willer
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Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 11:05 pm Post subject:

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Mike's story of the French Vinyard Cub is an interesting one. He sent me some pictures of it while it was still in England. I think it's narrower than the one on eBay.




More pictures here:

http://gwill.net/Album/Tractors/Other_P ... yard_Cubs/
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George:

I thought this was way too funny to lose.. thank you

[John *.?-!.* cub owner]

A guy had one at a tractor show in Mo, a couple years ago that had a cultivator tool bar on the rear he kept just above the ground to prevent tipping. When he drove though a shallow hole he need it.

[Bill E Bob]

Looks like that one is even set up as a Lo-Boy configuration.
Imagine an FCUB that narrow !!

[Denny Clayton]

I'd want outriggers!

Do you remember the guy in the raincoat riding the tricycle that would keep tipping over on Laugh In in the '60's?

[Jack Donovan]

Yes John and Johnborn, I stand corrected and your Both correct