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- 10+ Years
- Posts: 22
- Joined: Tue Apr 08, 2003 6:16 am
Our Cub is a '50 bought second hand by my Dad in '54 with 193 plow, cultivators, disk harrow, sickle mower, dump rake, Prewitt post hole digger, wheel weights, and two-wheel trailer (for $1000) and worked pretty hard on and off since.
We use it to maintain the 7 acres that we have doing most of what you might expect--we got up a lot of loose hay with it until the '80's and Dad used the sickle mower until the late '80's.
No major repairs have been needed but a major refit was done in the Spring/ Summer of '03 after a long period of inactivity under a shed. I used it perhaps 100 hours last summer but their would be thousands of hours on the clock if it had one.
As we ramp up once again, the hours will increase and we'll work it pretty hard off and on.
No plans to retire it or parade it, only to pass it along to my sons.
We use it to maintain the 7 acres that we have doing most of what you might expect--we got up a lot of loose hay with it until the '80's and Dad used the sickle mower until the late '80's.
No major repairs have been needed but a major refit was done in the Spring/ Summer of '03 after a long period of inactivity under a shed. I used it perhaps 100 hours last summer but their would be thousands of hours on the clock if it had one.
As we ramp up once again, the hours will increase and we'll work it pretty hard off and on.
No plans to retire it or parade it, only to pass it along to my sons.
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- 10+ Years
- Posts: 67
- Joined: Tue Aug 19, 2003 9:54 am
- Location: Springfield MO
Working Cubs.
I have 2 49's Iv'e had since 1964 and with one I mow Approximately 2 acres, the other is used mainly for snow removal and light grading. Both need some work but are still running fine.
Elmer.
Elmer.
- badguygitr
- 10+ Years
- Posts: 42
- Joined: Mon Jun 09, 2003 2:51 pm
- Location: AR, Alma
- Contact:
Working Cub
My 53 Cub is for work and maybe just a little play! I use it to mow 13 acres, plow and disc my garden and food plots, haul firewood, pull my 16' trailer around the place and an occasional hay ride. Sometimes I just ride it to the neighbors instead of the 4 wheeler. I have a woods 42C belly mower, blade, disc plow, drag disc and am picking up two sickle mowers Thursday.
Badguygitr
Alma, Arkansas
53 Cub / 62 Cub / 2 Woods 42 mowers / disc plow / blade/ 2 sickle mower / drag disc
Alma, Arkansas
53 Cub / 62 Cub / 2 Woods 42 mowers / disc plow / blade/ 2 sickle mower / drag disc
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- 10+ Years
- Posts: 8
- Joined: Wed Mar 31, 2004 9:49 pm
- Location: Lake Isabella California
Looking into the cub thing I found out that mine a 1947 was the no. 11 to come off the line the number on the right side number plate is 512 the serial number on the left side of the block is f-512 Cub, casting number 4-28 Q it runs great but looks like the grapes of rath got it in the shop and am doing the maintance that it hasent had for years this is not going to be a balls out rebuild but will be good enough for me to enjoy at any time I have been able to stick the crank in give it to turns on choke and its running lots of fun sometimes i drive it to town just for the heck of it and the fuel consuption is really low came with my place that I purchased 6 years ago used it every year around my place and really have the utmost respect for mechanical things as I am a retired boat mechanic boat racer and still get a kick out of making machines work as good as possible
- Dan Robertson
- 10+ Years
- Posts: 311
- Joined: Thu Feb 06, 2003 4:08 pm
- Zip Code: 47421
- eBay ID: gotowin
- Tractors Owned: 55 cub,
74 cub,
Cub Cadet 1515,
Case 580B TLB,
53 Ford Jubilee,
MF 271XE,
JD 3130,
JD gater - Location: Bedford, IN
Welcome to the board tractortommy. Man, you do have one of the first cubs built. You need to post a picture of it in all it's glory, before you start doing alot of repairs on it. Heck, it might even beat out George's Scruffy for the ugliest running cub honors.
Dan Robertson
We all make mistakes
I try to keep mine to a minimum
We all make mistakes
I try to keep mine to a minimum
- Bigdog
- Team Cub Mentor
- Posts: 24144
- Joined: Sun Feb 02, 2003 12:50 pm
- Zip Code: 43113
- Circle of Safety: Y
- Location: OH, Circleville
- Contact:
tractortommy wrote:Looking into the cub thing I found out that mine a 1947 was the no. 11 to come off the line the number on the right side number plate is 512 the serial number on the left side of the block is f-512 Cub, casting number 4-28 Q it runs great but looks like the grapes of rath got it in the shop and am doing the maintance that it hasent had for years this is not going to be a balls out rebuild but will be good enough for me to enjoy at any time I have been able to stick the crank in give it to turns on choke and its running lots of fun sometimes i drive it to town just for the heck of it and the fuel consuption is really low came with my place that I purchased 6 years ago used it every year around my place and really have the utmost respect for mechanical things as I am a retired boat mechanic boat racer and still get a kick out of making machines work as good as possible
Welcome aboard tractortommy! Wow! #12 cub! If it's in decent original condition, I'd make necessary repairs and keep it as-is.
How about some pictures?????
Bigdog
If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem.
My wife says I don't listen to her. - - - - - - - - Or something like that!
http://www.cubtug.com
If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem.
My wife says I don't listen to her. - - - - - - - - Or something like that!
http://www.cubtug.com
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- 10+ Years
- Posts: 22
- Joined: Tue Dec 02, 2003 12:31 pm
- Location: Woodbury, PA
My '49 is the workhorse for the home and farm. Recently built a new place on the property so there is plenty of grading and landscaping to keep the ol horse busy. Add to that 2 acres in need of a yard in the next week or so plus the farm chores. Dad has a demonstrater that he is thinking about restoring for shows, but can't stand to quit working it so hard. Hopefully the new M can fill in a bit.
Working on tractors is a true test of one's ability to balance patience and temper.
- John *.?-!.* cub owner
- Cub Pro
- Posts: 23701
- Joined: Sun Feb 02, 2003 2:09 pm
- Zip Code: 63664
- Tractors Owned: 47, 48, 49 cub plus Wagner loader & other attachments. 41 Farmall H.
- Location: Mo, Potosi
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- 10+ Years
- Posts: 8
- Joined: Wed Mar 31, 2004 9:49 pm
- Location: Lake Isabella California
in the shop
Got 512 in the shop and completly tore down new grease seals and all the things to make it liquid tight was going to paint it and do a number on it but I might just put it back togeather like it is not leaking of course cant stand to have a leak of any kind looked into the motor and going to ring and valve it the bearings look like new couldnt belive after 57 years that the mains and rod bearings look so good there is some taper in the bore but rings will hold just fine is there any way to get a new rotor for the mag mine is really bad but works will take some pictures soon if I can figure how to post them and also dose anyone know of an eairler cub still out there and running
- John *.?-!.* cub owner
- Cub Pro
- Posts: 23701
- Joined: Sun Feb 02, 2003 2:09 pm
- Zip Code: 63664
- Tractors Owned: 47, 48, 49 cub plus Wagner loader & other attachments. 41 Farmall H.
- Location: Mo, Potosi
Last I knew you could still get rotors from local dealers, or from http://www.cngco.com
If you are not part of the solution,
you are part of the problem!!!
you are part of the problem!!!
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- 10+ Years
- Posts: 8
- Joined: Wed Mar 31, 2004 9:49 pm
- Location: Lake Isabella California
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- 10+ Years
- Posts: 661
- Joined: Wed Mar 05, 2003 9:09 pm
- Zip Code: 18603
- Tractors Owned: 1948 Cub
1955 Cub - Location: PA, Berwick
- Contact:
Re: in the shop
tractortommy wrote: is there any way to get a new rotor for the mag mine is really bad but works will take some pictures soon if I can figure how to post them
Tommy. John is right. If you have the rotor with the teeth on the lower portion (for J4 mag) then Carter & Gruenewald has them p/n 351692R91. Kind of pricey ($27), but if needed, worth to get. It would also be good to get the points & condensor set p/n 407018R91.
Yes! Post those pictures when you can............
Ron
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- 10+ Years
- Posts: 8
- Joined: Wed Mar 31, 2004 9:49 pm
- Location: Lake Isabella California
- Arizona Mike
- Cub Pro
- Posts: 1952
- Joined: Tue Mar 11, 2003 9:16 pm
- Zip Code: 85615
- Tractors Owned: 6 Cubs and no mas.
1947 Circle series Farmall Cub with Armstrong lift, belt pulley, 5"rims 6" tires, SN 563
1949 Farmall Cub with high crop option and hydraulics
1955 Farmall Cub with fast hitch
1955 International Cub Loboy with fast hitch
1957 Farmall Cub with fast hitch
1959 Farmall Cub with fast hitch - Location: way high up in the Huachuca Mt. at the bottom of a deep dark canyon
- Bigdog
- Team Cub Mentor
- Posts: 24144
- Joined: Sun Feb 02, 2003 12:50 pm
- Zip Code: 43113
- Circle of Safety: Y
- Location: OH, Circleville
- Contact:
No trailer queens at my place. They don't work hard, but they get used.
Bigdog
If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem.
My wife says I don't listen to her. - - - - - - - - Or something like that!
http://www.cubtug.com
If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem.
My wife says I don't listen to her. - - - - - - - - Or something like that!
http://www.cubtug.com
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