What Happened To Your FIRST Cub Cadet?
 

Today was significant for me,, I gave away the first Cub Cadet I ever purchased,,,
I bought it used in 1980, and used it for almost 2 decades,,,

It is the one on the right,,,

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The Cub Cadet has a creeper drive in it, my neighbor wanted it.
The tractor was sitting in my equipment graveyard, and was in the way of my logging operation,,

This is what it looked like a decade ago when I was taking it to the graveyard,,,

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So, what happened to your first ever cub Cadet? :bigthink:
Sold?
Give away?
Restored?
Scrapped?
Still using it?
Other?

Let us know the "first one" story!!

First one I drove a 1250 was traded of when I was about 10 years old first one I owned a 1000 I still have and will never part with it I bought it because I missed the 1250

My first Cub was a 1966 102. Daddy traded it for a 1811 in the spring of 1988. I wished and he wished we would have kept it. It was in perfect condition and he got 800 for it in the trade.

Mines in my basement! Lol sorry about your first cub cad!

The first cub I ever drove was a 100 in about 1973.. dad traded up to a 125 and then to a 1450.. but in meantime he bought me my very own original and allowed me to tinker and learn with it.. we still have the 1450 and mow weekly with it.. I still have my O in the back of the barn.. it smoked and didn't look too good but it was my first and I loved it!:beerchug:

My 1st was an Original that I got from my uncle. It was old and tired so I traded it in on a new 1210. At that time in my life I had no idea how cool an O was, to me it was just an old lawn mower. Live and learn.:bigthink:

Still have my first Cub Cadet (100) and my two other favorites (1450 & 784). I suppose I could let my 105, 129 go if the time and price was right. I got no big decision needed at this time.

My first Cub was an O that I rode around like a go-kart. When the clutch went out it got sent to the junkyard and I found a 70 to replace it, the 70 got sold to some other kids and they beat on it for a while and blew it up. My next cub didn't come along for another 12 years or so, it was a 169 but I sold it before I knew how rare it was. The first Cub I bought and used to mow at my own house was a 100 that I eventually sold to a friend's dad, he was using it to mow a bank and flipped it, surprisingly after barrel rolling down a big hill the only thing that happened to it was a bent steering wheel.

A 2072 with a 60 in deck and 450 blower. I do regret selling that set up.:bash:

My first Cub was a 782D, found on my wife's relative's farm while helping to prepare for the estate auction about three years ago. After a total restoration, playing with it around the house, adding a turbocharger and taking it to a few shows, I made the mistake of showing it to a close friend visiting from Georgia. He and his son fell in love with it and made more than a fair offer to buy it. He still has it. A dozen other Cubs have helped fill the void!

My first cub cadet, a 127 is still in my procession! I use it to throw some snow and going to plow and till with it here soon in the spring!

It wasn't mine, but my dad's first (and only) Cub was a 127. He used it for about 10 years until he blew the motor. He got another one to use the motor from, but never got it to run right and sold it to a friend who painted it red, then parted it out when he also couldn't get it to run. Last year I bought my first IH Cub, a 147, which I still have and will probably never sell.

My 129 sits in the barn. Kids drive it once in awhile. That’s about it.

Was my 102, headlights creeper rear hitch cigarette lighter hydro lift. And grote light, had the straps come undone on the highway and it fell off the trailer. Ended up parting it out and scrapped the rest.

Still have the 122 I got from my Dad.

Well MINE, not one of dad's was/is my 2072. I used it to cut the grass this afternoon. Had to do it today, snow flurries forecasted for Wednesday.:bash2:

Still have the 107 I bought from Grandpa! Would sell my 102 before the 107 because it's my remembrance of him. The 107 is still very much in use for mowing and snow plowing. Hope to plow some dirt with it this spring!

My first Cub was my dad’s first Cub. He bought the 100 around 1978-80. He gave it to me in 2009. I don’t plan to ever let it go since he passed in 2016 and it brings back memories.

Still have it, its a 127 purchased in 2013, absolutely love it. probably never sell it. Its in the garage waiting to put a blade on it for spring cleanup.

1st was a 129 with a bent crank. Pushing snow it would eat spiral pins like cheese cake. Had it from 2000 till 20012. Was just sitting around, not used for anything, so I sold it to a friend. Never regretted it... now my 1450 on the other hand...never be sold!

My first was a 106 I pulled out of a bone yard. Bought it by the pound. Fixed what needed, and flipped it and made pretty good money.
Had no idea back then about the "collectability" of Cub Cadets back then, but it was my first...

I wish I could get a Cub Cadet to last 18,012 years,,
I wear them out in two decades,,,:bigthink:



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Cadplans, it's all in the maintenance. The biggest key is to, and most people don't know this, change the air in your tires biannually. :IH Trusted Hand:


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In my new barn now. An '83 MTD built 782. Use it alternating the mowing duties around the house with my XT2. :biggrin2:

Mine is in the garage.

The first Cub Cadet I purchase was my 1650 in 1988? :HeadScratch:, I own and flip many brand since that day but never sell any of my Cub Cadet, I just buy them!:biggrin2:

My 1st is a 1968 125. I wouldn't even think about selling it. I'm the 2nd owner. It came with the hydraulic lift, lights, 3 point, spring assist, 48" deck, IH rear blade and some other parts from an earlier model he had. I bought the Haban mower and wheel weights later. It's retired now, except tilling the garden a couple times a year.

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Still have it, a 128 that I mowed with until it locked up one day. was full of oil, had been using it a year or two. haven't ever pulled it apart to see what happened. need to move it on to someone who really wants one I guess. I like my cyclops collection now.

It's at work.

That's likely your problem. If you fill an engine with oil, it will hydrolock... :biggrin2:

good point! it was at the full level not full to the top!
I was pretty sad about it but had another mower and kept on going.

My first was a 70 with a 42 in deck and rear fenders that My dad found for me when we were first married. I mowed about 1 1/2 acre of yard with it for about ten years and went through 4 7&8 hp engines until I found a k241 that was replaced because it kept seizing the exhaust valve. That tractor should have never had that large of a deck on it. I replaced the valve and guide and mowed with it for another 10 years before selling it to my brother when I bought a 109. He has a sickle bar mower on it and is still running it today. The K241 has never been apart except for my replacing the exh valve. I always regreted selling it but at least it is still in the family.

NOTHING!!
Still have it, a QL 1000, and it is my dedicated 59A chipper for lawn clean-up after windy days when I have a ton of sticks down from my ash trees.

Sitting in pieces behind the shed. a 127 that my dad got when I was 12. It belonged to a school district, it was well kept. Used it until the mid 90's
The engine is going to go into my cub cadet 71 that my pop pop gave me in 1985. it has not run since the winter storm of 93 when it threw a rod.

My first Cub, a used 1440, was given to my oldest daughter, who always liked mowing our lawn with it. That was replaced with a used 1811 which shares lawn duty, hauling loam and plows. My favorite Cub which I will never sell.

Next purchased was a used 682 built the first week of 1982 and delivered to Farmer Supply Company in Westminister, MD. Completely identical to an IH built machine with the exception of the CCC Model/Serial Tag. Again, I would never sell it.

The fourth machine is a used 1641 which will be given to my youngest daughter. The last Cub is a used 1872 which I purchased for a friend as a house warming gift who moved into a new house in PA with a big yard. After I spent over a year restoring it and the 50" deck with OEM parts, his wife bought a zero turn before I could deliver it this Spring. So the Super will be sold as it's just too big of a monster for my needs.

My 1st Cub Cadet was an Original given to me for free . I was helping a Buddy with his drywall business the 1st week I retired from the US Army. His customer had an Original sitting out Back which they mowed there Back yard with about 3 to 4 times a year and was now Hiring Landscapers. So I asked about it and he gave it to me. It stays In storage. Came very close to selling it to a MTD/Cub territory Man . Because another friend told him I would probably take $300 for it.
I hadn't even thought about selling it at the time.

But On another Note, I grew Up next door to Late Donald Stevenson. He was The IH Cab cadet test engineer. I can remember last Narrow frame series In Pre Production, I was about 3 or 4 at the time. So I saw the Last Narrow frame series Before anyone else when it was Just painted, But No decals of what Became a 107 & 106. Got to sit on them as I couldn't reach the Pedals. So I wasn't allow to drive them around Both had electric lift on them . Not something Mr Stevenson was very thrilled with. He preferred the Hydraulic lift himself.

My second Cub was a 1970 106. Purchased from a Late Neighbors Widow from where I grew Up in 2003 with a 42inch deck, Peco 5HP Bagger, QA36A thrower and a Bolens Frame weight and a Homemade folding wooded Cart. It Looked like an IH Cart. That Cub is still working. I remember as a Kid of about 6 when he Bought it. I was always so Jealous, because all we Had was a MTD Made Firestone 5HP Pull start rider 1 speed forward and 1 speed Reverse. So, it went to bed In the winter, and we used a Toro 2Cylce snow blower on our Gravel driveway.

While the Original was the 1st Cub Purchased the 106 is Probably the one I would never sell . It's going to Probably be used for Tilling from now on with an IH Number 2 Tiller, I bought Fall 2021 :)

My first Cub is an 1863 purchased new in spring of 1993. We had purchased an older rural home on 4 acres in December 1992. Mostly field grass. I wanted the largest mowing deck that would fit on the tractor, so 54". The dealer tried to sell me a 44" mower deck. He said he liked to match the mower size to the engine horsepower suggesting the 18 horsepower Kohler would not spin the big deck. In 1995, I purchased a snow blower for the 1863.

After a few years of dragging the snow blower around to store, mount and dismount, I purchased a used 1864 with 48" mower. Power steering, a big plus. The 1864 leaked almost everywhere. Disassembly and pressure wash to find the source of the fluids. Many seals, gaskets and days (weeks) later everything works as it should. Then on to wiring issues.

As I'm now older, I appreciate the power steering of the 1864 so the 1863 mostly is parked in the heated basement.

The 54" mower deck is primary mower except when I hit a stump last summer and cracked a spindle. Then the 48" mower was used as I rebuilt the broken spindle with used spindle housing, new bearings and seals.

I have been pleased with the Cubs in my almost 30 years of ownership.

Still have it. Almost exactly two years ago I purchased my first Cub- a 1986 1811 which was cosmetically great, but had the dreaded governor gear failure. The old guy that owned it babied it that way for several years, because of the difficulty of the replacement. Bought it for $400, and then found a low hour M18 to replace the governor-less engine. Now, I'm finally doing something with the M18, and it will end up in a 1984 682.