Are you "old school" Cub?

[Jumper]

Wow this thread really brings back some memories about the old day's, my Dad bought a new model 71 back in late 1963 or early 64 when they 1st came out. I think I was 8 yoa at the time, I still have that little machine in the garage waiting for a rebuild yet. Thanks for the reminder !

[johncub7172]

My first IH Cub Cadet was a Original. About 12 years of age, back in '89, I was driving it to work pumping gas when gas was .79 cents a gallon. I lived in the country all my life so you could get away with stuff like that. I get a lot of time driving my 71. My 72 is a work in progress.

I had a 73' GMC 1 ton, and was nothing cheap about it then. But I agree with putting the gas tanks inside the frame. With a 14-bolt 456 Dana rear, big/thick frame,9 leaf from factory on each side, and huge brakes the truck was a power house. Later it had a bran new, 7k Chevy Vortec 383 stuffed in it. {Summit Racing is down the road from me} I also seen a 49' International pickup drag a new Dodge Cumming turbo diesel around in a tug of war like a rag doll.

But having my cub cadets, I have had a lot of fun!

[ACecil]

I've been into Cub Cadets for 10 years now. My first was also an Original. Been around IH tractors my whole life, as my grandpa was a farmer, and used IH equipment. My first tractor was a Farmall Cub, I got it in the Summer of 1996.

[Merk]

Originally Posted by Jumper

Wow this thread really brings back some memories about the old day's, my Dad bought a new model 71 back in late 1963 or early 64 when they 1st came out. I think I was 8 yoa at the time, I still have that little machine in the garage waiting for a rebuild yet. Thanks for the reminder !

IH Cub Cadet 71s were produce between 1965 to 1967.

[drglinski]

Dad bought his 125 before I was born, and that was over 28 years ago. He got it from a guy that rolled it in a ditch, so to this day, it has a replacement dash from a 105 (still says "105" cuz he doesn't really care too much about cosemetics) a bent steering wheel, and a mule drive from a 122 because someone cut off the quick attach.

I've been "driving" that machine since I was old enough to sit up on my own. Dad used to put me on it while he did outside chores because it was a good babysitter.



I've blown the engine on it at least 3 times using it since I was about 15 when I was allowed to go solo. We used it to mow and to rototill. Alas, I'm very partial to the narrow frames. Dad also bought a CCC (but still red) IH 782 and it didn't speak to me like the 125 did. I don't get to operate either much anymore (and he still has both).

When I turned 27 and had my own place, I bought a 147. Driving it reminds me of all the fond memories I have of his 125. IH Cub Cadets are all I've known and haven't seriously used anything else since. I guess you can say that's "old school."

[brjr51]

I first sat my butt on Grandpa's Original in May of '61, so I guess it's been 52 years or so. My Dad bought the 102 in March of 67 which was the first serious mowing I did on one.

Bob

[PaulS]

My dad bought an O in 1963 and I had a bunch of seat time with that little tank. I bought my first cub in 75 or 76 a 102 and still have it. I used that tractor for mowing moving dirt and snow and hauling firewood. In fact I don't think the muffler ever got completely cold. Between my son and I we have an O, 2 102s, a 149, a 2072, a 2084 and a 2086 with an offbrand thrown in there too. I use one or the other nearly every day of the week. Last evening my 12 yr old granddaughter wanted to drive the 2084 for the first time. Although I did so reluctantly I jumped off to give her the seat. So I suppose that this may infect another person with cub fever.

[gcbailey]

I knew Cyrus McCormick's great, great, great, great grandson who was a lead design engineer at IH back in the 50's. He ended up inventing the do-hickey that connects crank shaft to the left brake band. Anyways, he sold and early prototype (pre-cubbette) to my 2nd grade teacher's first wife's husband. Well this man didn't have a clue what to do with it since it didn't have a mowing deck and 5 wheels. He sold it to a man down in southern WV who raised tame llamas for nature trails. One day one of the llamas kicked the prototype and the man decided to get rid of it. I happened to be driving by that way and dickered around with him on the price and ended up having him give me about $600 and dinner to take it off his hands. I guess I've been around cubs for about 10 minutes now, so I'm pretty hard core old school..

[cubfixer]

When I was just out of college in 1976, my dad needed a new lawn mower. We had used several POS's that I used to keep the lawn mowed. We also had a '53 Ferguson tractor that I mowed and baled our farm with. One of my friends had a hardtop that I needed for my '68 Corvette, so we went from SW VA to Manassas, VA, to check out the hardtop. In the barn was setting a used Model 100. We liked it, but it would not start. We decided to take it anyway, and so the 100 came home with us.

My dad and mom mowed the lawn with it for several years. My dad passed away in '81, so my mom mowed the lawn for several years until the mower turned over on her on a very steep side yard in '91 (she broke both arms, both shoulder blades, a collarbone and 8 ribs). Ok now, she is one very tough lady! I convinced her t hat her mowing days were over and we hired a company to mow the yard. I took the mower to my house just to keep her off it Used it since then to mow my yard. Moved back to my mom's house to help her out in 1999, brought the 100 with me, and have used the 100 ever since. So I have been on it about 22 years.

[Maxwelhse]

Lots of really cool stories and great pictures!

Funny story from my Dad's 127 when he was using it as a "baby sitter"...

He had the battery charger on it, my sister and I were screwing around on the seat and fenders, generally rocking the tractor around, and for no good reason at all he decided that was the right time to fill up the gas tank.. 127 IN FLAMES, INSIDE THE GARAGE, and I never saw my Dad move that fast in his life for a fire extinguisher!

Cub and sis and I were all fine, but boy was Dad pissed!