The story of your first Cub

[JMD]

Cubs are more money now,pretty tractors don't do work they might get dirty

[zelda]

I like building nice things . . . No museum pieces in my garage.
Just like the cars I build, No trailer queens.
Use'em, Don't abuse'em

[Carl_NH]

Worked for IH Dealer - Keller Bros in New Bloomfield PA doing repairs and tuneups on the Cadets 100 -120 series and spliting apart the IH farm tractors 586-986 for clutch and other repairs. Worked on all types and got good at the R&R aspects across all tractors in the line up in that job.

Worked on the farm with JD machines- mowers and tractors, and bought my first used Cub - a 1210 with mower, tiller, and snow blade here in NH in 1986. The 1210 was a good machine but burned a quart of oil every 3 hours so traded the 1210 for what I paid for it in 1990 for the 1811 which I stilll have today.

[toyman]

Here's a link to my first 70 in July of '07. (Search "70 has begun!" in the archives) I must have moved my Pic's in Photobucket so here is a before and after. I sold it shortly after I completed it.



Can't believe that was almost 2 years ago. I bought the tractor on ebay, knew nothing about them, just thought they looked cool. After I bought it, I found that it was missing a few pieces. (PTO handle & linkage, rear cover plate, mule drive, choke cable) but it ran well, the tranny was solid and had a new set of tires on the front. Anyway, I gave too much ($150) for it at the time, didn't know what I was getting into until I found this site, and learned as I went. The only benefit that I had was that I've been doing paint & bodywork on cars since I was 14 and knew to keep my expectations low. It worked out fine and turned out to be a nice tractor.

I bought 70 number 2 from Patton Acres (ebay) for $92, if I remember correctly, shortly after I bought number 1. I had a little more knowledge, emphasis little, on this one. It came pretty complete with mule drive, deck, pto handle & linkage, but a replacement motor. It runs strong and after a long winter I filled the tank, turned the key and it started in about 2 revolutions. I think I'm going to get some new tires for it and get the wheels painted before I start on the rest of it. I think it will be a keeper to have around and look nice.

[RPalmer]

toyman, I like the seat in your after pictures. What can you tell me about it? Thanks.

[toyman]

Originally Posted by RPalmer

toyman, I like the seat in your after pictures. What can you tell me about it? Thanks.

Northern Tool. It was pretty cool, when I ordered it....they sent me 3! I have 2 extras in storage right now. I just checked the website and they don't seem to have them anymore? They were only $20 when I bought them, but I believe Tractor Supply has the same or similar, just a more expensive.

[cub149]

We had just bought a new home with a good bit of mowing, some of it pretty tough. I had a 46 one ton Ford that I had just dragged home and it was in pretty tough shape, it even came with its own 6ft snake! Anyways, I put it up for sale and a guy came out to look it over. While talking I mentioned I needed a good tough mower and what do you know? He had a 1650 and he wanted to make a trade. I ended up with a nice machine and he ended up with, well I guess to him a nice truck? I have to admit, I abused that 1650 for years. Used it like a bush hog, rock thrower, stump grinder, puller, basher, trail cutter and it just kept going until one day I started it and it broke a rod. I sold it and bought the 149 I am using now. I was going to replace it with an Ariens GT18 but I just couldn't stand not having a Cub around so now I am hooked. I do hope to find a Super at some time but love the 149! Well, that's all I got to say about that.
Just a side note, this site really helped me want to stay with the Cubs. Nice helpful people here and I hope I can contribute once I start learning more and fixing more.

[ACecil]

cub149,

Where are you located? I live near the Fayetteville area. It's great to see another member from NC!

[Mike in NC]

Our first CC was a 128. My grandfather bought it new, as a left over, in 1975. He died in January of 1985 and I had no clue where the CC went to. I talked to his wife, and she said that her son had it at his beach house and was getting ready to sell it. I told her that I would like to buy it to restore because it was my grandfathers. She said go pick it up and it is yours. It is a 1972 128 with a 42" mower. A friend and I went and picked it up, brought it home, added gas and hooked up the jumper cables, and it started. It is tore down to a bare frame now, but we am collecting the needed parts for it to restore it.

Next we got another 128 in 2005. A guy at work said that the one local repair shop had it sitting out back of the store. My wife went and looked at it and said that it was in OK shape. We went the next day and I looked at it, paid him for it and said we would be back on Monday to get it. We didn't have a trailer , and I didn't want to unload it from the back of the truck. He said that the clutch was stuck. When we went to get it, it started right up and he drove it on the trailer. Here the breaks were adjusted so tight that it seemed like it was a clutch problem. I adjusted the breaks and have used it around the house since.

Then one day we were riding down the rode and my wife goes "there's a Cub Cadet sitting back there". Needles to say, I turned around and went to look at it. It turned out to be a 1965 102 with 38" mower and rear ag tires. The 3 pin clutch driver was shot. She went back one day and asked what he wanted for it, he said that he had traded it, but said that if the trade fell through, we could buy it. I called him the next monday and he said that the guy didn't want it, so we bought it. Here to come it also came with a Model 1 tiller. It sat in the garage for over a year and a half. After we bought our house, I got it out one day and got it running. After I knew it would run, I replaced the clutch driver. I now use it to till the garden and do other yard work.

We also have a QA42A snow blower that a friend gave us. And another frined gave us a Model 1A sweeper.
That is all of our Cub Cadet collection so far! But would like to add a few more.

[ACecil]

Welcome back Mike! Good to see you again. Nice cubs you have there.