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Originally Posted by Vrobert
Is there a back story about how and why this type of tractor came to the market?
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I thought the making of the IH Cub Cadet and how it came to be was interesting. Here, you have a well experienced large farm tractor manufacture who has been in the business for decades, that recognized a need for a small garden tractor during the late 1950's. The way IH used a proven tractor transmission from the Farmall Cub by re-tooling to make fit into a small package took away the need to outsource a garden tractor transmission. By doing so, IH was a leg up on the competition, and in cost to build them. Having a "big tractor" transmission that could carry the power from the gas powered inline 4 cylinder IH C-60 engine and stepping that same transmission down to a single cylinder Kohler Iron Line gas engine was a dam sure bet!
Don't know about Lance's MTD, but I guess he likes it 
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IH CUB CADET 1450, 72, 86, 1211, IH #2 CART, IH 56" SNOW BLADE, COLLECTING CUB CADET ENGINES
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