How many "confirmed" hours do you have on your Cubs?
 

Was thinking about how long these Cubs/engines can last lately and it got me to wondering; how many hours are "average" for older Cubs? I'm thinking around 1995 or so and older (before they started getting all super-slanty on the hoods). I know the older Cubs don't have hour gauges but for those Cubs that do, what's the highest reading you've ever had or come across? And I also ask that if any major engine work has been done, including replacing it or rebuilding it, please note that! Routine maintenance such as points, carb rebuilding, caps, etc don't count. Also, what engine was in the high hour Cub would be cool to know, too :beerchug:

I bought a 1710 in the fall for the engine and the meter said 1952 and it wasn't wired up anymore. Tractor was rough but ran good. Had a series II KT in it but I don't know any of its history obviously.

I own an early CCC 782 that has 2990 hours on a working hour meter. PO confirmed the hours. It had a series I KT-17 engine in it and was replaced with a series II with the oil pump. The tractor still works great, motor runs strong. Its amazing the hours these can rack up.

I bought a 682 with a blown KT17 series 1 and it was the original owner and it had 29XX something on it when it blew.

My 1872 has over 1200 hours on it. I can't read the hour meter on my 782, because the lens is foggy.

I have a 1512 with a little over 3200 hours on the ticker and the little Kubota still purrs like a kitten.

Wow, over 2000+ hours off to an early lead! Thanks for the input, guys! :beerchug:

My 1811 has just over 1800 Hrs. It got a new motor at 1175.
We had a 782 growing up. When we got rid of it it had over 3000 on it. Dad and I overhauled the KT17 in it once. Then replaced it with a KT17 II.

My old 782 had 1785 hours on it when I sold it, with the kt17 series II in it. The 782 I had before that had 29** hours on it, on a replaced magnum 18 motor. My 2072 I had had 1572 hours before the connecting rod broke. I put a magnum 18 that had close to 400 hours on it from a working meter 1862.

I think my current highest houred cub is the 1572 at 1200 hours. And as Todd stated, the Kubota's still purring along, even though it's not at 3200 hours yet.........:beerchug:

My 147 has no hour meter, so I haven't a clue. As long as she keeps going, it can get as many hours on it as it wants! :beerchug:

The ol' 71 of my grandad's I'm getting ready to restore.... Like yours, has no hour meter. I'd love to know how many hours it has on it. We used it to mow, drag irrigation pipe, haul wood from the woods, spread hay seed, cultivate a garden, drag general equipment around the barn lot, and even mounted a singe row self-driven IH planter unit on it and used it to spot-plant drowned corn! The motor I'm putting together now, may be motor #4! No one can remember for sure. Obviously, came with a 7hp, blew it. Went to an 8hp, wore it out. Then (this is the part that is fuzzy for dad and g-dad) we either put another 8hp on it, and wore it out, or that may be when it got the 10hp I pulled out of it! We all know how many hours we get out of the "K" series engines. How many hours would it take to wear out 3 or 4 engines! :bigthink:

782 with 1800 the guy used it run 5000 witt generator

I think I have the lowest on an older machine!
 

My 1864 had 163 hours on it when I bought it in May. It now has 208. :biggrin2:

Papaws 1811 has about 1450 and is on it's second magnum.

My 2072 is not really known. It has a CAT hourmeter on it now with about 60 on it. I bought it from a heavy equipment mechanic that works next door to me. He said the original meter was broke when he got it and it had 6** on it. So I figure it has between 7-800 on it. It's all the hours sitting outside that have taken it's toll on that tractor!

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