farmall 100 v.s cub

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farmall cub and a farmall 100, would they be close to equal, as far as the work a person could do with them/? jgtools
 
The 100 is about 1.5 times the size of the Cub, with twice the horsepower. The 100 also has a standard 540 PTO and possibly Fast Hitch.
 
Don, thanks for confirming the fact, the truth of the matter is , was talking shop with some local tractor guys, and the one guy claimed his 1948 cub could easily keep up to a farmall 100 . I had to explain to him, not possible, horse power is not even close. fun for laughs , Jim
 
The cub can cultivate almost as well as the 100. but the 100 will not beat you to death while you are doing it :D The cub is not close in any other aspects. If you set in the seat of a cub all day cultivating you will sleep well at night :wink:
 
Lets say a neighbor has a Super A I have been lusting after. How do I tell if it has a 113 or a 123 engine. And IIRC the A's had single hydraulics like the Cub.
 
markwayne":3jc6pmxi said:
Lets say a neighbor has a Super A I have been lusting after. How do I tell if it has a 113 or a 123 engine. And IIRC the A's had single hydraulics like the Cub.
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There's a part number change to the block. That's part number not serial number, and off the top of my head I can't remember what the two numbers are. 123 vs. 113 doesn't matter--after market sources make thinwall sleeves to make a 113 into a 123 regardless of the block. Back in the day, people around here referred to it as "putting a Super C kit in a Super A." My tractor got this treatment in 1961--IH Firecrater aluminum pistons. There was also a different set of weights for the distributor (not magneto) to change the advance to make more power. My grandaddy said after he got the big pistons, he could pull a load in 3rd that he used to have to pull in 2nd. What this means is, a 100/130/140 might've had more HP than a bone stock Super A, but it doesn't take much to make em all equal to each other.

The Super A had DOUBLE Touch Control circuits. So you could raise the front section of the cultivator, or left and right sides, independent of each other. This is the thing I dislike most about the Cub--you have 3-4 feet of row PAST the end of the row if you try to cultivate out to the end of the row with your rear section. With the Super A, 100, and 140, you can cultivate right out to the end, raise the front, and then continue until the rear is at the end and raise it. Doesn't tear up the grass in the yard.

To echo what others have said, if you don't want to sell your Cub(s) dont buy a Super A/100/130/140 tractor. They might be a third bigger in stature, but they'll do an awful lot more work. Plus, you can take the :censored: :censored: hood off without taking off the whole :censored: :censored: gas tank!

The Cub has the edge in nimbleness/maneuverability.

Al
 
Tell ya the the gods honest truth. If I can make a go of this big garden, selling a lot of stuff at the flea market. I was thinking about another tractor with a tiller. I takes a loooog time to plow and disc with the cub (as yall well know). I'll save the Cub for what it does best, planting and cultivating. Thinking a 4WD compact diesel about 28-35 hp and a 4 foot tiller. Power!!!! I hear those Jinma Chinese made tractors are really good, I guess they have to be they feed millions with their own tractors.
 
They grow a lot of food using a 2 wheel tractor like a Gravely, only larger. I didn't see any big farms where I traveled. They must have them for grains other than rice but they have a lot of labor. You see tractors everywhere in India. Not as many in China.
 
markwayne":2so6tu2f said:
Tell ya the the gods honest truth. If I can make a go of this big garden, selling a lot of stuff at the flea market. I was thinking about another tractor with a tiller. I takes a loooog time to plow and disc with the cub (as yall well know). I'll save the Cub for what it does best, planting and cultivating. Thinking a 4WD compact diesel about 28-35 hp and a 4 foot tiller. Power!!!! I hear those Jinma Chinese made tractors are really good, I guess they have to be they feed millions with their own tractors.
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If you get a tractor that big, get yourself about a 5-7 foot tandem disk harrow. Lots cheaper than a tiller, plus in our soil types I have always felt like the tiller does too much damage to the soil structure--It's not necessary to turn the soil to absolute powder to get a good seedbed. Plus you can go faster with the disk....

al
 
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