Every Cub Haulers Nightmare

MinnesotaCadet · #1 03-10-2014, 06:24 PM

Hello everyone this will be a pretty long story so get your popcorn.

Warning long post!

I went down to Iowa go get a 169 that I had bought from IACubCadet and prior to that we had maintenanced the truck but we never looked at the fuel pump or filter since we bought it in 2012. It is a 1990 Chevrolet Cheyenne and it has always been reliable. We have brought it out of state many times. But this was unique. It ran flawlessly all the way down from the Cities. Once we picked it up, It made it about 40-50 miles away from IACC's house. We were driving along peacefully and it spuddered once. My Grandpa and I looked at each other. We went a couple more miles and it spuddered again but a little longer. We continued another mile or two and I felt the truck stop and saw that we were slowing down significantly, partly due to the fact the the front is a big sail. We didn't coast for long. Once we stopped we tried starting it again and all of a sudden the entire truck started to shake and make the classic car brake down noise like you hear in the movies, and after that it stopped, that was it, no more life. We waited 2 hours in the cold for a tow and fortunately a cop had put his lights on behind us so we didn't waste our battery on the hazards and invited us into his squad car were it was warm. The worthless roadside assistance never called the tow so the cop had to. Everyone in town knew each other and the cop had known the tow guy. The tow guy confirmed our suspicion, it was the fuel pump. We ended up staying in a Super 8 in Waverly IA. In the morning we had to go back down south to Waterloo to get a Uhaul truck and another 1 hour 45 minutes south to get a trailer in Marshalltown, and then come back up the pick the truck up with the tractor still in back. It was quite the adventure for a 169. But it is our dream tractor and it is ours now.

I'll take more pictures this weekend when I have time to go and take them. We haven't even bothered unloading the tractor yet. I only have 3 pictures as of now. All in all it was a good trip and would do it again when I can rely on the truck again.
If you read through all of this, thank you.

gsomersjr · #2 03-10-2014, 06:31 PM

Part of the enjoyment of the Cub hobby is the adventure of the haul. Some hauls are more enjoyable than others though.

Alvy · #3 03-10-2014, 06:39 PM

Good story although I'm sure it was a little stressful but you got some quality time with gramps and that's what matters. Glad you got the 169 I wish I lived closer for that one. How long of a drive was it normally without the breakdown?

MinnesotaCadet · #4 03-10-2014, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by gsomersjr

Part of the enjoyment of the Cub hobby is the adventure of the haul. Some hauls are more enjoyable than others though.

I agree. We have had too many smooth Cub Hauls. We were bound for an adventure.

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Originally Posted by Alvy

Good story although I'm sure it was a little stressful but you got some quality time with gramps and that's what matters. Glad you got the 169 I wish I lived closer for that one. How long of a drive was it normally without the breakdown?

It's always fun spending time with him. He always teaches me something new. I also learned a lot from Ryan(IACubCadet). It would've been around 4-5 hours depending on traffic. Traffic wasn't too bad but we took a route that would've been faster but was actually longer. We took the faster way back. (I-35)

drglinski · #5 03-10-2014, 07:58 PM

Haven't we all been in a place like that..... glad you got home finally.

The 6 of us were on a camping trip through W. Virginia one year and the fuel pump went out on our Dodge Dynasty hauling a pop up camper, kids, and a bunch of camping supplies. Long story short, that was a long week no one of us will likely forget.

Fast forward to friday- my brother drives 80 miles to spend some time at my place for the weekend only to arrive and realize his fuel lines are shot and are leaking gas all over the place. The repair shop couldn't get it in on friday, so here we are on monday; truck still isn't fixed, he got a ride back to where he had to go, and I get to see if she's fixed tomorrow.

Gotta love automobiles. $$$$$

Cubby guy · #6 03-10-2014, 09:09 PM

Don't have it anymore, but my '94 Chevy pickup stranded me out on I-90 one afternoon rush hour.

Was driving home when the tach started going toward redline, and speedometer was rapidly going to zero.

I barely got to the shoulder before I stopped rolling. Pretty much story was that the entire tranny just let go. Mr. Goodwrench stated the only reusable part was the bell housing....

ACecil · #7 03-10-2014, 09:46 PM

Sorry to hear about the breakdown, but congrats on the 169.

Cub Cadet 123 · #8 03-10-2014, 09:49 PM

What an adventure! Glad that everything worked out alright in the end. We hear so much meanness out in the world and you never know what might happen. Well, your trophy for the trip is a 169 and some quality time, along with a good story.

Something tells me that grandpa and you are going to have some more quality time working on your newly acquired 169!!! Congratulations.

Cub Cadet 123

MinnesotaCadet · #9 03-10-2014, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Cubby guy

Don't have it anymore, but my '94 Chevy pickup stranded me out on I-90 one afternoon rush hour.

Was driving home when the tach started going toward redline, and speedometer was rapidly going to zero.

I barely got to the shoulder before I stopped rolling. Pretty much story was that the entire tranny just let go. Mr. Goodwrench stated the only reusable part was the bell housing....

Man I couldn't imagine a bad tranny. We were at the bottom of an off ramp. by the time we stopped.

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Originally Posted by drglinski

Haven't we all been in a place like that..... glad you got home finally.

Fast forward to friday- my brother drives 80 miles to spend some time at my place for the weekend only to arrive and realize his fuel lines are shot and are leaking gas all over the place. The repair shop couldn't get it in on friday, so here we are on monday; truck still isn't fixed, he got a ride back to where he had to go, and I get to see if she's fixed tomorrow.

Gotta love automobiles. $$$$$

We were lucky we got the U-haul truck we did.

We were also lucky we had the only tow service within 50 mile that was able to get us.

MinnesotaCadet · #10 03-10-2014, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Cub Cadet 123

What an adventure! Glad that everything worked out alright in the end. We hear so much meanness out in the world and you never know what might happen. Well, your trophy for the trip is a 169 and some quality time, along with a good story.

Something tells me that grandpa and you are going to have some more quality time working on your newly acquired 169!!! Congratulations.

Cub Cadet 123

He almost always tells me something that I didn't know each time I meet him. He will also often point our were old buildings used to be. It's very interesting.

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Originally Posted by ACecil

Sorry to hear about the breakdown, but congrats on the 169.

Like what Cub 123, I got a trophy out of it all!