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[Farminginthepast]

Hey all, New member here as well as an owner of a 1948 cub and im doing a semi restoration on her. Not neccesarily looking for parade quality just clean and done right as she will be worked year round. Very new to this type of restoration and im sure ill have plenty of questions. Located in New Hampshire, thanks for letting me join.

[Bob McCarty]

Welcome to the forum. Let us know if we can be of any help.

[Farminginthepast]

Thank you!

[Pap]

Welcome Farming.
I think you are at the right place to learn about your cub. I have a '47 that I am working on. And I have learned a lot here.

Good luck with your cub.

[Peter Person]

You’re right up the road from one of the paint experts on the forum, “Rob in NH”.
Also, the Power of the Red IH Chapter 18 show is coming up on August 7 & 8 in Dublin, NH.

Welcome to the forum!

[Farminginthepast]

Thanks guys, I've got a lot to learn and I got a feeling I'm in the right place. Thanks for the heads up Pete, I'm gonna make sure I'm at that meet!

[Glen]

Hi,
The Cub owner's manual can help you learn about maintenance that the Cub needs.

Below is the 1949 Cub owner's manual. The experts on here recommend people read it. It has lots of info about operation, maintenance, and lubrication. There is a table of contents on page 1.
It shows how Cubs originally looked in it. The lube section begins on page 14.

http://farmallcub.com/rudi_cub/www.clea ... index.html

It shows the electrical system that a 1949, and 1948 Cub originally had.
Cubs made before mid 1964 originally had 6 volt, positive ground electrical systems.

The 10 weight motor oil mentioned in the manual for the Touch Control was changed later to Case IH Hy-Tran fluid. It is sold at Case IH dealers.
There are other brands, be sure it works with IH hydraulic systems before buying one.
The manual tells how to check and change the Touch Control fluid, and remove the air from the system.
Be sure to check the fluid with the arms in the rear, or down position, the manual says to also.

I would check or change all the oils before using the Cub. Using it with low oil in a gear housing can damage the parts in the housing.
There are 3 separate gear housings, with 3 separate oil levels to check, in the rear area of a Cub, the transmission, and 2 final drives.

The transmissions in Cubs commonly get water in them, from rain, or condensation inside the housing over time.

The air cleaner is an oil bath air cleaner. Dirt that is sucked in settles to the bottom of the oil cup. It should have clean, light motor oil in the oil cup to work right.

IH changed the method of adjusting the clutch pedal free play during 1948.
If your Cub is below serial number 32229, it originally has a different method of adjusting the clutch pedal free play than the 1949 Cub owner's manual shows.
The adjustment is internal, in the clutch housing, not outside at the pedal base.
The internal adjustment is shown in the 1947 Cub owner's manual.

There is a search box at the top of the page, to the right of the Farmall Cub, you can find info in posts that have been made.

[Farminginthepast]

Great thank you

[Mike in Louisiana]

Welcome to the forum.

[Farminginthepast]

Thank you, excited to be here

[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 any of the manuals to your Cub, but now that you’ve logged your 2nd post, you'll have access to the all the PDF Manuals on this site. There’s a few ways to do that:

• From a desktop or laptop, go to "Quick Links" in the upper left corner of your screen. Hit that and a pull-down appears where you'll find "PDF Manuals".
• You can also go to “Cub Info” in the upper toolbar, then hit “Rudi’s Manuals”. From there, you can access a variety of information.
• If you're using a phone, go to the "Links Directory" (second category down the main page). Once in "Links Directory" , scroll down to the second section "Tractor Parts & Manuals" and you'll find them there.

As Glen pointed out, you'll be able to download an Owner's Manual (very strongly recommended) and any service manuals that interest you. Implement Manuals are also available.

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

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

Take some pictures of your Cub and post them, we’d like to see them.

Remember:

• Pictures are limited to 500 KB file size. Use an image reducer app or program to downsize pics.
• When you have a specific question, start a new thread in the appropriate sub-forum.
• Before posting, use the Preview button before hitting Submit--it'll show you exactly what your post will look like, including pictures.
• When adding your comments to a thread, be sure to look at the date of the last poster. If it’s more than a 6 months old, the posters are probably not going to see it. Consider starting a new thread.

Glad you joined us.

[Farminginthepast]

Very helpful, thank you