Do you think an updated Cub would be competitive today?
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Do you think an updated Cub would be competitive today?
1940s-50s Allis Chalmers Model G enjoys relevance again with the debut of the CleBer LLC Oggun tractor
"that the tractor can be bought for less than $13,000
"Several different engine options are available, and buyers can specify a 19-horsepower Honda or Kohler gas engine, while international customers can also specify a Kohler diesel engine. The Oggun, which has a 123-inch wheelbase and a five-gallon fuel tank, uses hydraulic steering and brakes and weighs less than 1,800 pounds."
https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2017/09/1 ... n-tractor/
Sounds a lot like a cub with 10 more HP!! If someone updated the Cub design would it be competitive?
"that the tractor can be bought for less than $13,000
"Several different engine options are available, and buyers can specify a 19-horsepower Honda or Kohler gas engine, while international customers can also specify a Kohler diesel engine. The Oggun, which has a 123-inch wheelbase and a five-gallon fuel tank, uses hydraulic steering and brakes and weighs less than 1,800 pounds."
https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2017/09/1 ... n-tractor/
Sounds a lot like a cub with 10 more HP!! If someone updated the Cub design would it be competitive?
When you only have 9 horsepower you need to know the names of all of the ponies!
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Re: Do you think an updated Cub would be competitive today?
inairam wrote:Sounds a lot like a cub with 10 more HP!! If someone updated the Cub design would it be competitive?
Those engines could never provide the torque needed to compete with a Cub
There are two ways to get enough Cubs. One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less.


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Re: Do you think an updated Cub would be competitive today?
Barnyard it is a hydraulic drive. I would say it has some torque at the wheels. No breaks either -hydraulic
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When you only have 9 horsepower you need to know the names of all of the ponies!
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Re: Do you think an updated Cub would be competitive today?
I wonder how much it would cost today to build the Cub to the same specs as original in a North American plant. Unfortunately don't think many of us could afford one.
JMHO don't think I'd want one of those hydraulic drives in 60 years. Everything but the hoses would be obsolete
JMHO don't think I'd want one of those hydraulic drives in 60 years. Everything but the hoses would be obsolete

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Re: Do you think an updated Cub would be competitive today?
So...its a zero turn mower on a cultivator chassis....wont get my vote.
Now...before you ever get excited about a 20 hp kohler you need to look at the rating system which allows bare engine ratings. Our 9 or 10 ponies are REAL ponies that do work...not imaginary.
A cub engine from 1964 was 16-18 hp bare..and about 35 ft lbs torque. If you could cool it...it's sensible to get up in the 24 hp range with compression cam and rpm. It would be really nice hydrostatic conversion at that power level. Probably wouldnt be cost competitive but they get a whole lot of money for those orange things...so one never knows until you run the numbers...
Now...before you ever get excited about a 20 hp kohler you need to look at the rating system which allows bare engine ratings. Our 9 or 10 ponies are REAL ponies that do work...not imaginary.
A cub engine from 1964 was 16-18 hp bare..and about 35 ft lbs torque. If you could cool it...it's sensible to get up in the 24 hp range with compression cam and rpm. It would be really nice hydrostatic conversion at that power level. Probably wouldnt be cost competitive but they get a whole lot of money for those orange things...so one never knows until you run the numbers...
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Re: Do you think an updated Cub would be competitive today?
There isn't a manufacturer, anywhere in the world, that would build a Cub to the same specs today. In reality, the cub was way heavier than it should have been for the size and power. Today's compact diesel tractors are more than twice the horsepower, lighter, and more maneuverable due to power steering, foot controlled hydrostatic drive, etc. New diesel engines develop way more power than the old C-60, and are way more fuel efficient. I have a Simplicity Legacy XL, with a 27hp Dihatsu diesel engine, foot controlled hydro, 4-wheel drive. It will run a 60-inch mower deck without bogging down even in the tallest grass. The Cat-1 3-point hitch lets me run a 54" tiller or the 48" brush hog again without even thinking about it. The front end loader walks itself on/off, all I need to do is hook up the hydraulic lines, then flip a lever to lock the loader in place... from the driver's seat.
If you really wanted a tractor for cultivating, or plowing fields, like the Cub was originally intended by design, you could technically do that with nearly any garden tractor now. However, in 1947, wehn the Cub came out, there were no garden tractors. The Cub actually WAS a "garden tractor".
So, back to another one of your questions, how much would it cost to build today. It would easily be in the $15,000 to $20,000 range today if someone did actually build it.
If you really wanted a tractor for cultivating, or plowing fields, like the Cub was originally intended by design, you could technically do that with nearly any garden tractor now. However, in 1947, wehn the Cub came out, there were no garden tractors. The Cub actually WAS a "garden tractor".
So, back to another one of your questions, how much would it cost to build today. It would easily be in the $15,000 to $20,000 range today if someone did actually build it.
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Re: Do you think an updated Cub would be competitive today?
On the power issue...most 'modern' engines make their power at 3000 rpm or so...whereas the c60 did it at 1600. If a cub even had 5 more hp....wow what a difference...
Gitractorman is dead on...you would have to modernize the platform to even stand a chance and even at 15 grand nobody would invest in the business....
Safety...emissions...fuel economy...warranty...
Gets really complicated....
Gitractorman is dead on...you would have to modernize the platform to even stand a chance and even at 15 grand nobody would invest in the business....
Safety...emissions...fuel economy...warranty...
Gets really complicated....
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Re: Do you think an updated Cub would be competitive today?
I'm not seeing the point. Reason I like the cub is because it looks/is old, burns gas, drips oil and reminds me of being at grandpa and grandma's. A new hydro-static tractor is just different, if I wanted that I'd just buy tractor that is currently on the market.
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Re: Do you think an updated Cub would be competitive today?
ShawnAgne wrote:I'm not seeing the point. Reason I like the cub is because it looks/is old, burns gas, drips oil and reminds me of being at grandpa and grandma's.
I think you got that backwards. Most of ours drip gas and burn oil, and reminds us of grandpa because it smokes and makes funny noises.

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Re: Do you think an updated Cub would be competitive today?
New Holland brought out a retro 8N a few years back, it was one of their Boomer series. I don't know how well it was perceived, nor do I know what the price point was on them.
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Re: Do you think an updated Cub would be competitive today?
T-Mo wrote:New Holland brought out a retro 8N a few years back, it was one of their Boomer series. I don't know how well it was perceived, nor do I know what the price point was on them.

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Re: Do you think an updated Cub would be competitive today?
Yep, that's it.
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Re: Do you think an updated Cub would be competitive today?
Do you think in today's nanny state, lawsuit avoidance type of world, that there would ever be a crank-start on a tractor again?
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1965 lo-boy with c-3 mower 12 v - Loboy
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Re: Do you think an updated Cub would be competitive today?
"Do you think in today's nanny state, lawsuit avoidance type of world"
imaging troubleshooting an ignition problem on the Cub with 14 safety switching between you a spark on the plugs
imaging troubleshooting an ignition problem on the Cub with 14 safety switching between you a spark on the plugs
When you only have 9 horsepower you need to know the names of all of the ponies!
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Re: Do you think an updated Cub would be competitive today?
inairam wrote:"Do you think in today's nanny state, lawsuit avoidance type of world"
imaging troubleshooting an ignition problem on the Cub with 14 safety switching between you a spark on the plugs
This forum would be a heck of a lot busier!
Jim


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