[IHCubCadet147]

I have always wanted a Cub. I finally found one, only about 10 miles from my house, and brought it home Saturday. A friend of a friend of a friend was selling it. It was bought new by a local dairy farm, then the property it’s on was separated and the tractor stayed with it. I drive by there twice everyday, I had no idea it was in the barn. It last ran about 5 years ago, and has been parked inside, so shouldn’t be too hard to get it running. For 72 years old, it’s in pretty good shape. I think most of the paint is original. It came with a bunch of attachments, but I have to wait for the ground to dry up some before I can go back for them, can’t get the trailer close enough to the barn they are in. For now I just got the plow blade and a few parts that were small enough to carry.

 

[IHCubCadet147]

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[Mark 149 J.]

Great looking tractor and nice attachments!
Take lots of pictures and share with us what your doing. I'll be following. I've always wanted a Cub.

 

[Bruce Dorsi]

Those Cubs were great little tractors. ....Congrats on your find & purchase.

One caution: ...The lower part of the cooling system is the cast-iron reservoir under the radiator. ....If there is not sufficient anti-freeze protection, the coolant/water can freeze and crack the cast-iron. ....I've had to repair 2 such cracks on Cubs.

 

[EricFromPa]

That should clean up really nice. You going to paint it up or just clean it up and use it?

Make sure that you keep good Antifreeze in it. The blocks like to crack really bad on both sides if they freeze. There are no frost/freeze plugs in them and the block is fairly thin up around the cylinders.

 

[IHCubCadet147]

Great looking tractor and nice attachments!
Take lots of pictures and share with us what your doing. I'll be following. I've always wanted a Cub.

Thanks. I will make sure to get lots of pictures.

Those Cubs were great little tractors. ....Congrats on your find & purchase.

One caution: ...The lower part of the cooling system is the cast-iron reservoir under the radiator. ....If there is not sufficient anti-freeze protection, the coolant/water can freeze and crack the cast-iron. ....I've had to repair 2 such cracks on Cubs.

Yeah, I have read about that. The PO drained the antifreeze before he parked it. I shouldn’t have to worry too much, it will be in a heated garage as long as I have it.

That should clean up really nice. You going to paint it up or just clean it up and use it?

Make sure that you keep good Antifreeze in it. The blocks like to crack really bad on both sides if they freeze. There are no frost/freeze plugs in them and the block is fairly thin up around the cylinders.

For now I just want to get it running and use it. I like restored tractors, but I also like original tractors, so I’m not sure yet. Maybe eventually, but it won’t be anytime soon.

 

[Vrdaddy]

NICE FIND !!! Those Farmall cubs are really nice versatile little tractors , Looks like that old girl will keep you busy for awhile , I love seeing old tractors with their attachments especially at tractor shows . You know you'll probably make your little cub cadets jealous now .... lol ! Again, real nice find you got hope you can get her running again .

 

[1967Craftsman's]

I have always wanted a Cub. I finally found one, only about 10 miles from my house, and brought it home Saturday. A friend of a friend of a friend was selling it. It was bought new by a local dairy farm, then the property it’s on was separated and the tractor stayed with it. I drive by there twice everyday, I had no idea it was in the barn. It last ran about 5 years ago, and has been parked inside, so shouldn’t be too hard to get it running. For 72 years old, it’s in pretty good shape. I think most of the paint is original. It came with a bunch of attachments, but I have to wait for the ground to dry up some before I can go back for them, can’t get the trailer close enough to the barn they are in. For now I just got the plow blade and a few parts that were small enough to carry.
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Congratulations again on the Cub Nick! As I mentioned on Tractor Fanatics I too always wanted one of these like Mark149J said here, and I again will be following along.

 

[DJ54]

Sweet..!! And full set of weights to boot. Looks like it's been well cared for.

 

[Vigo]

Nice! I love small machines and a Cub has been on my 'list' for a long time.. that one with all those attachments and in fairly original un-butchered condition looks like a great find.

Somebody sure put some use on that plow blade!! Any longer and they would have worn into the bolt holes!!

 

[IHCubCadet147]

NICE FIND !!! Those Farmall cubs are really nice versatile little tractors , Looks like that old girl will keep you busy for awhile , I love seeing old tractors with their attachments especially at tractor shows . You know you'll probably make your little cub cadets jealous now .... lol ! Again, real nice find you got hope you can get her running again .

Don’t worry, the Cub Cadets will still get plenty of use. 2 of them already got to pull this up to the garage. Tried the 882 first and it was just spinning the tires. Got another chain and the 125 and the two of them together pulled it with no problem.

Nice! I love small machines and a Cub has been on my 'list' for a long time.. that one with all those attachments and in fairly original un-butchered condition looks like a great find.

Somebody sure put some use on that plow blade!! Any longer and they would have worn into the bolt holes!!

Yea, it was close. Definitely needs to be flipped or replaced. The heads of the bolts are worn flat on the bottom, and the skid shoes are completely worn off. The PO had a long paved driveway.

 

[Frugal_Tinkerer]

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Wow, looks like you got quite the score with all the attachments. Say, is the seeder home-built?

 

[IHCubCadet147]

Thanks. There is no seeder, I assume you are taking about one of the spreaders. I don’t think either are homemade.

 

[Frugal_Tinkerer]

Thanks. There is no seeder, I assume you are taking about one of the spreaders. I don’t think either are homemade.

Yeah I meant the last picture. It looks like a Farmall implement was cannibalized and made into that. If you did have a little planter you could grow your own little field. Now just to find a corn picker that's small enough...

 

[IHCubCadet147]

Yeah I meant the last picture. It looks like a Farmall implement was cannibalized and made into that. If you did have a little planter you could grow your own little field. Now just to find a corn picker that's small enough...

It is a lime spreader. Its definitely not homemade, but I don’t think it was made by IH, probably an aftermarket company. I couldn’t find a tag or any ID on it.

 

[Frugal_Tinkerer]

It is a lime spreader. Its definitely not homemade, but I don’t think it was made by IH, probably an aftermarket company. I couldn’t find a tag or any ID on it.

I'm not used to seeing lime spreaders in that shape. To me it just looks like a tiny seed drill. It also could just be built by some farmer with some high end equipment that liked putting pride into making a... small lime spreader. Now that I say it that way it was probably built by some small now defunct implement maker that was local to the original owner of the Cub. Either way, you're only a planter and a picker away from corn. And land. And fertilizer and seed. And a running tractor. Really though you've set yourself up for a small farming operation... just saying you could start a new hobby.

 

[JDJake]

It is a lime spreader. Its definitely not homemade, but I don’t think it was made by IH, probably an aftermarket company. I couldn’t find a tag or any ID on it.

Might be a David Bradley, they made a couple of items designed for the smallest sized farm tractors.

 

[Frugal_Tinkerer]

Might be a David Bradley, they made a couple of items designed for the smallest sized farm tractors.

Possible... actually never mind it seems like lower build quality than what a big company would provide.

 

[IHCubCadet147]

I’ll do some research and see if I can figure out what it is.

 

[grnspot110]

Nice find, especially with the attachments!

I'm a John Deere man at heart, but like my 1961 Lo Boy, it's handy around our 1-1/2 acre yard with the turf tires: