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Barn Suprise ! ! !
Posted: Sat Sep 21, 2013 8:53 pm
by DieselDennis
Re: Barn Suprise ! ! !
Posted: Sat Sep 21, 2013 9:18 pm
by DieselDennis
Some early research says the bracket in the first picture is a rockshaft for a hand (manual) lift. However my tractor has hydraulics, so I'm a bit puzzled by this.
Also, does anyone know a source to buy the bushings for the rockshaft? I've looked at Hamilton Bobs, DE Farmall Cubs, Steiner, JP, and TM Tractor. Don't see the bushings.....
Re: Barn Suprise ! ! !
Posted: Sat Sep 21, 2013 9:49 pm
by John *.?-!.* cub owner
The first picture is a mid mount rock shaft for a cub equipped with hand lift. Yours may have originally had a hand lift and the hydraulics added later. How big is the second item? it is shaped like the boomerang that is used with the grader/snow blade.
Edit: forgot to mention, one of our members makes them, if you can't find any. Unfortunately I cannot remember his name at present.
Re: Barn Suprise ! ! !
Posted: Sat Sep 21, 2013 9:57 pm
by tmays
Second picture is the bracket that attaches to the drawbar for a Poplarville lift disc. You may find it interesting that those discs were made right here in MS Dennis. Poplarville, MS. Yours looks like it was homemade. I have one if you would like to compare it directly. Just let me know
Edit: it could be a boomerang as Mr John says. We will know when you can give us an idea of size. Sent you a pm about the bushings
Re: Barn Suprise ! ! !
Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2013 2:18 pm
by DieselDennis
Well the mystery is either getting solved or getting deeper.
Taking the lessons that the mid mount rockshaft is from a manual lift, I did some google image searches for a Cub rockshaft. I then found out that my rear rockshaft (complete with rod), is actually a manual rockshaft that was converted.
Now I need to see what letter is on the casting number of my touch control block.
Re: Barn Suprise ! ! !
Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2013 9:39 pm
by John *.?-!.* cub owner
One of my cubs has a converted manual lift for a rear rock shaft also.
Re: Barn Suprise ! ! !
Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2013 9:03 pm
by DieselDennis
Well here's a picture of the rockshaft semi-mounted on the transmission. Notice the broken bolt in the second picture. Is that were the handle bolted up originally?
I'm still a little perplexed with this thing. My serial # is 40230, which indicates an August '48 build. The casting on my touch control is 360719-R1. In the database, there are two other August built '48 Cubs with this same touch control number, but most of the later ones use a 354383R1 touch control. However, my touch control has a date code of 10-11-A, which I'm going to guess is a '55 Touch Control and not a 77 (as my touch control is red).
So perhaps this mystery will live on in family folklore.
Re: Barn Suprise ! ! !
Posted: Tue Sep 24, 2013 9:54 am
by Hengy
With that "A" code on the TC, it confirms that it was a retrofit...from 1957! (if my math is right)...
Mike
Re: Barn Suprise ! ! !
Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 5:09 pm
by Marion(57 Loboy)
What bushing are you looking for? Can you post a pic of where it's at?
Re: Barn Suprise ! ! !
Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 8:21 pm
by DieselDennis
Marion,
I'm actually not looking for any bushings anymore. I was looking for bushings for what I later found out was a hand lift front rockshaft. No longer needed as I found out the Touch Control was added to my Cub in the late 50s. An interesting side note about the history of this tractor that I wasn't aware of.
The bushings in the rear rockshaft are actually in pretty good shape for however old they are. All intact and not much wear.
Re: Barn Suprise ! ! !
Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 8:30 pm
by Marion(57 Loboy)
Good news your parts are still in usable shape.
John mentioned about member made bushings, and I thought he was referring to me!
I have some of the oval fast hitch bushings I made.
I think they also go on the old school hand lift as well, but not on the rockshaft like you posted-I think those are round flanged bushings if I'm remembering right.
Always nice to "find" stuff too ! Good job!