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Getting ready for winter
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Getting ready for winter
Most likely I will NOT be using my cub this winter. I do have a blade, (very rough) but I think I am going to try and clean it up and paint it over the winter.
So what should I do to the cub for the cold MN winter storage?
Thanks
Guy
So what should I do to the cub for the cold MN winter storage?
Thanks
Guy
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If your'e not going to be using it, drain the radiator and the gas. I use mine so in the winter so I run straight antifreeze, because without a water pump the water and the antifreeze will not mix completely.
-Finesse is choosing the right size hammer.
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-As soon as something is made idiot-proof they make a better idiot.
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Guy:
Take the battery and store it someplace warm. If you leave it on the tractor, you will probably end up with a dead cell or two... Don't ask ok , learned the hard way and it took more than one time
Also, make sure that the exhaust stack or muffler has a rain cap on it. If it does, find a way to close it up securely for the winter. If it doesn't, find yourself a nice little can - say from some canned peas or even tomato paste.
Then take some duct tape and secure the cap to the stack. You will be glad you did.
Again, don't ask ok
Also, if you have a tarp - the Cub would be a good place to park the tarp
Anything I missed?
Reason I am thinkin on these lines is that I didn't have the time or the extra money to build an extension this year. That means Ellie gets to ride it out in a nice warm shop, and Granny gets to freeze her tooshie off outside covered up with a tarp.. poor thing
Take the battery and store it someplace warm. If you leave it on the tractor, you will probably end up with a dead cell or two... Don't ask ok , learned the hard way and it took more than one time
Also, make sure that the exhaust stack or muffler has a rain cap on it. If it does, find a way to close it up securely for the winter. If it doesn't, find yourself a nice little can - say from some canned peas or even tomato paste.
Then take some duct tape and secure the cap to the stack. You will be glad you did.
Again, don't ask ok
Also, if you have a tarp - the Cub would be a good place to park the tarp
Anything I missed?
Reason I am thinkin on these lines is that I didn't have the time or the extra money to build an extension this year. That means Ellie gets to ride it out in a nice warm shop, and Granny gets to freeze her tooshie off outside covered up with a tarp.. poor thing
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Rudi, Give Granny a snort out of her "Medicine" jug. She'll be warm and toasty all winter.
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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!
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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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Where are you at again? Maybe I'll take a tip from Bigdog and come rescue it?
Where are you at again? Maybe I'll take a tip from Bigdog and come rescue it?
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Come to think of it, I have room for a winter "boarder" Send Granny down here and I'll let her stay in the barn with Larry, Moe & Curly.
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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McCormick 100 Manure Spreader
McCormick 100-H Manure Spreader
Post Hole Digger
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Och, I dinna tink so Laddie
Granny is stayin right where she be a sittin
Eventually, Em will have to let me build the addition... specially ifn I can sneak a few more Cubs into the back yard behind the shop
Granny is stayin right where she be a sittin
Eventually, Em will have to let me build the addition... specially ifn I can sneak a few more Cubs into the back yard behind the shop
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"So what should I do to the cub for the cold MN winter storage"?
Send the ole' cub to Mississippi. You never know what will happen to it. The last cub that was sent here returned home with a complete makeover.
Send the ole' cub to Mississippi. You never know what will happen to it. The last cub that was sent here returned home with a complete makeover.
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