Hello from BC Canada

[Nybz]

Proud new owner of a ‘53 cub!

Mike here. Farming 5-6 acres in mixed organic vegetables in the Fraser valley near Vancouver BC.

The tractor has been In the same family since new. Bought it from a nice old feller, whose dad owned the tractor and used it for strawberry cultivation.
Seems like it is in decent shape and has been relatively well cared for and kept under cover.

Compression checked out to be between 90 on one and the other three between 95 and 100psi

Hydraulics might need a new seal or two. Brakes don’t really work. Found an adjustable wrench in the gas tank...you know, the usual kinda stuff when buying an old tractor.

It came with a bunch of points, discs, plow, cultivators, sweeps, and a PTO water pump which I can use for liquid fert. Bonus!

Pretty sure those bars is to raise and lower the plow?

Basically just looking for a low impact cultivation and seeding machine.
I also just got five tool bar mounted jang seeders to figure out how to hook up, and a basket weeder. The idea is to be able to seed and weed with with the same tractor so I don’t have to use the heavy kabota if I don’t need to.

Plus I just love old machines and enjoy working and fixing them.
Mostly been rebuilding old motorcycles, but the tractor world is still pretty new to me.

I am sure I will have a bunch of questions, for the folks here who have been dealing with these machines a lot longer then I have.
Thanks for taking the time and sharing your knowledge.

[T-Mo]

Mike, welcome to the forum.

[Mike in Louisiana]

Mike, welcome to the forum.

[Stanton]

Welcome to the Forum!

Take some time and read through a few threads to acquaint yourself with the Forum:

• Welcome Wagon
• How to Upload Pictures to a Post
• Forum Picture Posting And Other Interesting Things You Can Do
• Using the Forum

Don't know if you have all the manuals to your Cub, but now that you’ve logged your 2nd post, you'll have access to the all the PDF Manuals. They are located via "Quick Links" in the upper left corner of your screen. Hit that and a pull-down appears where you'll find "PDF Manuals". Through that link, you'll be able to download an Owner's Manual (very strongly recommended) and any service manuals that interest you. You'll be able to familiarize yourself with your new-to-you Cub more quickly. Implement Manuals are also available.

We’d encourage you to take the Safety Test located in the Safety Forum: http://farmallcub.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=68084

Might also enjoy reading through this thread (even though it’s for a Cub, much can be applied to any tractor just brought home): What to do with a Cub you just brought home

There are a lot of good threads dealing with Cub repair and maintenance in the How To Forum. Located here: http://farmallcub.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=11

Thanks for taking some pictures of your tractor. On my desktop computer, your pics all came in upside-down. In the future, you might turn your phone the opposite direction. Just a suggestion. Remember, when you have a specific question, start a new thread in the appropriate sub-forum and use the Preview button before hitting Submit--it'll show you exactly what your post will look like.

Glad you joined us.

[Eugene]

Welcome.

When you get a chance tell us about what vegetables you plant and where or how you sell your produce.

[Jim Becker]

All that stuff in the middle of your fourth picture is the main mounting frame for a snowplow. The thing hanging on the middle of your drawbar in the first picture is part of it too. Your moldboard plow in picture four is complete without the snowplow parts. The standard U-shaped drawbar is used to mount the moldboard plow.

[CapeCodCubs]

Welcome...I commented on the post in the main forum. Was hoping to find out more about the pump on the back of the Cub. Could you post some pictures and tell more about it? We grow garlic and fingerlings.