Cub Blade

[PINE-KNOT]

As a regular visitor to one of the other tractor sites, I noticed that this site was highly recommended for Cub questions. We just registered and this is our first message. We live in the FL panhandle and are presently dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Ivan. Our Cubs have played a vital role in the debris cleanup efforts but neither have a front blade. My question is related to installing a blade on the front of a Cub. We have two running Cubs (and several others in various states of repair) and would like to install the blade we have on one of them. The TM website has been a great help trying to figure out the hook-up and setup. We have the blade and the lift connection (with the spring) as well as the part that connects to the drawbar. From the photos on the TM site, it's clear we are missing many parts before we can install the blade. Does anyone have any sketches of the various brackets needed to do a front install? (I see the "belly mount" is a lot simpler but the front mount would be better for what we need.) Or does anyone have these brackets and the parts for sale at a reasonable price? The blade would really help out in pushing the piles of leaves and small branches to the road. (We use a D17 AC tractor to do the heavy work.) Thanks for any help and suggestions.

[Don McCombs]

Pine-Knot,

Your first step needs to be determing which type of Cub blade that you have. There were at least three. The TM Tractor web site and the Cub Manuals on Rudi's site should give you the tools to be able to do that. Then, from the same sources, determine which parts you have and which you are missing. When you have that list together, call TM Tractor and JP Tractor Salvage to see what they have available. Both businesses have far more parts available than can be observed on their respective web sites. Good luck with your project.

[artc]

oh come now... the cub can do anything a HD17 Allis can do just look at the 4 bottom plow Mike's Super cub is pulling

[Deane]

Rudi's manuals

Cub Manuals

Leveling and Grader Blade Manuals

[danovercash]

Where in the pan-handle are you?

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

PIne-Knott, welcome to the board. Glad you survived the hurricanes.

[PINE-KNOT]

We're in Pace--a small town north of Pensacola. Thanks to the other replies and as soon as we can cut away the oak tree that's covering the blade, I'll get more info about it--maybe send some photos too. Is there any way that photos can be posted on this site? We don't have a host site available for posting.

Thanks again and we'll be in touch.

[Bigdog]

Pine Knot, there are several photo hosting sites that provide free hosting. I use http://www.Picturetrail.com for mine but there are others as well. If you'd like, you can e-mail them to me and I'll upload them to my photo albums.

[danovercash]

There are at least 2 other forum members in Milton area. Also I have family and friends in the Pensacola area. Spent 3 years at NAS Whiting field. Have had 2 cub54 blades, but now have 54A-- missing some parts for front mounting. Will make some and order others from TM tractor.