The Invasion has begun!

[Bigdog]

Just got a call from John *.?-!.* cub owner. He has arrived safely in Circleville after a long day's drive. He advises anyone travelling I-70 from thru Indiana that there is a 17 mile stretch of road construction around the 119 mile marker. That held him up about an hour today.

[Rudi]

BD:

Some glad to hear that John has made the trip safely. Keep posting the good news as they all check in.

['Country' Elliott]

Hey Guys...THANKS for the tip! Glad to hear John@!# arrived safely . The "Carol Elizabeth Cub" and the 1971 Cub Cadet Model 73 are loaded on my trailer .

NOW...just enough time left to put the finishing touches on a BIG pot a 'Country' Elliott's Smoky Mountain Beans with Sun-Dried Tennessee Possum for Friday night's campfire cookout . Hey...I can see you guys droolin' already !

See y'all at Cubfest AND...THANK YOU's A PLENTY to BigDog...Janet...LilDog and the whole Cubfest Crew for giving the rest of us this GREAT fellowship opportunity !!!

[Carm]

Well, I'll set out about Friday AM. I was up late preparing the lasagne. I'll assemble and bake tonight. Pack on Ice and I'm off! I'll be travelling lightly....no Cub. But thats OK. Just happy to be coming! Good news that John made it safely! Have a safe trip cubguy and Country, and all the rest! See you there Woo Hoo!

[George Willer]

We're reado to go! The longest journey begins with a single step, but this one will be less lhan 150 miles. We'll be there this afternoon sometime. If you see us on the road, honk or wave!

[Rudi]

George:

Drive safely and have passels of fun Just watch out for Country's Possum fixin's

[Indiana Robinson]

We are about ready... We will leave Friday morning sometime and hope to be there about noonish. We have to drop Diana's mom (who lives with us) off at Diana's brother's house in the morning.
I didn't have a decent (safe) set of loading boards for this small trailer any more so I was looking for something to use (cheap) I ended up cutting a couple of 5' sections off of a hitch "A" off of a double wide mobile home that some folks my son knows had permenantly sat back in a woods. The hitch was made of a light/medium guage 10 inch by about 3 1/2" "I" beam. I cut the corners off at an angle top and bottom so they won't cut a tire and so the end will sit down flat on the ground. At the top I welded on a couple of 12" pieces of "U" fence post across the end so it can sit on the angle iron across the back of the trailer. I had a fun time cutting the pieces off as the wind was gusting really badly and I was in an odd position where I could not brace myself well. Also it is easy to tell that they were recycled steel like rebar and fence post. Lots of hard spots... I hit them with the angle grinder just enough to get rid of the worst of the rough edges. I have promised myself to do a bit of rework after Cubfest to straighten out the rough edges.
I guess I should pick out my route for tomorrow (yes I do procrastinate) I used to grow a plot of corn at Circleville and made quite a few trips there but that was years ago and now I don't remember what I had for breakfast this morning. I hope I remember to load the CUB...

[Paul B]

I plan on leaving about noon tomorrow, with only one Cub in tow - 66 Llo-Boy in it's working clothes. "Cheap John", my non-electric '49 Cub still doesn't have a radiator don't even ask.

Eugene, your block is in the truck and should be in John's custody tomorrow afternoon.

[Buzzard Wing]

I am greener than 'rambo' with envy! GWs rig sure does look great with the Cub's in tow. How appropriate that it's called the FUN MOVER.

Rudi and are not the only ones wishing we were mobile to the greatest event of the year!

Have Fun!

[lildog]

A few pictures of the early arrivals have been posted at Cubfest.com.

[johnbron]

A few pictures of the early arrivals have been posted

Thanks for the pictures lil`dog. Things look to be shaping up great. How doe`s Ricks V6 Cub sound. Sure wish it weren`t so far away for me or I would be in one of those pictures.

[Eugene]

Darn. Don't you guys use your Cubs for anything but parades. May be I'll take my Cub next year and show everybody what a working tractor looks like. Mine has grass clippings, mud and dirt over everything, grease dripping out of the zerks and an oil leak or two.

Eugene

[johnbron]

Darn. Don't you guys use your Cubs for anything but parades. May be I'll take my Cub next year and show everybody what a working tractor looks like. Mine has grass clippings, mud and dirt over everything, grease dripping out of the zerks and an oil leak or two.

Eugene

Eugene, You should be utterly ashamed of yourself.

[Bigdog]

My cubs earn their keep. No trailer queens here. Even though they do go to shows.

[evielboweviel]

Once I drag mine there today we will find out if non trailer queens are allowed. Bigdogs look good some with original clothes even, however they do get used.
Ron