Restoration Project - Four digit Cub

[Bill Hudson]

I just knew 'give it a whirl' was going to turn out very well. Excellent!

Bill

[lliberto]

Looks great

[Stanton]

Fantastic job! I like the square-count screen you used.

I've often thought of how neat it would have been to walk through the IH factory and watch how these Cubs were made and all the operations that went in to fabricating the parts. Fascinating.

Thanks again for taking the time to chronicle your progress. We thoroughly enjoy it!

[LilCub]

I'm just a regular people too...

Perhaps. But, you have some extraordinary skills and access to the tools to use them.

Strong candidate for understatement of the day.

Bill

Ha Ha, yeah Clark Kent was regular people too!

[Slim140]

I wasn't 100% satisfied with the top fitment of this grille and it also had a small crease in it on top so I cut the top off and redid it. Should be painted soon. Here are some before and after photos. The before photos have the 2 welds visible on the top.

[Slim140]

Thanks to everyone for the comments too!

[Stanton]

Awesomely awesome! Nice work!

[Slim140]

Powdercoater just happened to be running red today, drove the tractor over and bolted it on for the ride back.

[Slim140]

Here's the one I ordered last year compared to the one I made, and after adjusting the one I ordered the best I could I wasn't satisfied with the fit (big gap at top) and also wanted smaller screen like the early '47's had so decided to make it myself. Pretty satisfied with the outcome. Top 2 pictures are one I ordered bottom 3 are one I made. With the fresh powdercoat the holes are noticeably smaller which is what I was after.

[Slim140]

Arnold is ready to go home after the first makeover. Got the hydraulics on, fast hitch, front wheel weights, grille, late style universal mounting frame with no grease fittings and front receiver that I copied from Bill. I also made one of my old style lift rods into the later style for the fast hitch to attach to.

[Glen]

Hi,
Really nice looking work on the Cub grille and other parts.

[T-Mo]

It's looking pretty good. Nice job on this project.

[Karl Bader]

Amazing read! Inspirational! Great job!

[Indy4570]

WOW, that took a while but I read this thread from start to finish, well, when it's red it will be finished . awesome work, love the attention to detail. FANTASTIC JOB! on the tractor and the documentation.

Indy

[rockfarmer]

Got the hydraulic lever put back together and installed. I guess this is the first bolt through this bolt hole ever for the hydraulic lever. The friction disc was missing, got a new one from TM Tractor, that was fun compressing the spring and getting the keeper back on.

I've got a similar problem with Rocky's lever,

Powder coater fused it together. How would you recommend getting this repaired?

My fault, forgot to take it apart.