We got the '71 out yesterday and used it in my parents' garden to plow some butterbeans and field peas. It came with chisel points on the back, so I ordered two new 20" sweeps from Agri Supply for the back and put the tobacco plows (buzzard wings) on the front. Cultivator need a little fine tuning but it worked ok.
I owned a '49 for several years. While I had it, it had a complete engine overhaul, I added a deluxe seat, and some other goodies to it. I sold it because I "found another tractor I wanted worse!" Here are some observations based on my experience with my old Cub:
-I was amazed by the ease of steering the '71 with the different steering gear ratio compared to the older Cubs. It handles as though it has power steering! I didn't think I would like the longer steering shaft, but it does get the wheel off your lap compared to the older Cubs, and after I re-drilled the brackets on the deluxe seat and moved it back a couple of inches, it's not too close to me.
-I had forgotten how slow you could make a Cub go for close cultivating small plants. This one seems to be pretty well tuned, so it will idle right down to the point I think you could read the numbers on the fan belt with it running! It would have been hard to pull off what I did with the Super A as there's no way I could have gotten it to run that slow.
-I still prefer the Super A overall but if the Cub had the same Touch Control as a Super A, I think it would be the perfect cultivating tractor, especially in tall crops. I do miss being able to raise/lower the front and back independently, with the Cub you need 3-4 feet of extra row with nothing growing in it, in order to cultivate the last plants on the end!
-When we got it, I didn't anticipate ever taking the cultivators off this Cub. But now I kind of want to put the plow on it this fall and "see what it can do!"
Al
