comparing cub to another brand !!!

bigdaddyjak · #1 07-08-2010, 12:08 PM

I have a few cubs and I really like them, I also have a workhorse green machine. My father-inlaw has about 1,000 acres +- at any 1 time and he has alot of equipment. for yard duty he has a couple machines and they are not yellw! I have used them all and they are awesome machines ! well over the holiday weekend, we went to our family cabin, (which is only a 2 hr drive in the UP). we got there thur night. Fri i get up to take care of the yard and i get out mowing and I have not used a machine that is an actual stcik shift in proly 10 yrs(been using hydro),And I have gotten really use to the cubs, so this was a real pain in the butt to me !!! After about an hr of mowing the old machine just died !! Just my luck ! well the way it died I was sure it wasnt a fuel problem, but some sort of ignition prob ! Well to my amazement, it was kinda a pain in the A$$ to get to the carb and the coil just to check stuff out, I had to take the hood ,side panels , and drill and front end off. then to get the coil out I had to take the batterry and the batt box out, Just to replace a coil that had less than 3 hrs of run time on it ! Took it to the parts store, it was a deffective part. Didnt take much to figure out the problem, I just thought it wa a pain to get to the carb or coil ! compared to my old cubs !! But im sure the newer the cub the wors it is also ! it was just kinda nice to even have my wife jump on the bandwagon, While I was on the phone telling my father-inlaw my wife piped up, we can bring 1 of the cubs up, LOL.

ACecil · #2 07-08-2010, 01:29 PM

I know exactly what you mean. I helped my uncle with his yard, a few years ago. He has two tractors, one is a cheapo brand, and the other one is a Sears GT16. I drove both of them, and I'll take my 100 over both any day.

ihnick · #3 07-08-2010, 02:46 PM

thats why working on cubs is fun. there easy to work on and there the smartest built garden tractor ever

young enthusiest · #4 07-08-2010, 02:55 PM

I saw a big (Like 72" at least) front mounted lawn mower, (one of those ones you drive with handles) at a local UFA, it had a 25 horse B&S V twin in it, but it was mounted so stupidly that the oil plug opened up onto sheetmetal, and the nearest hole for the drain was almost 2 feet away. Imagine the mess that would make! Also the battery was in such a smart place that you had to flip the thing on it's side to take it out... Pretty dumb if you ask me...

T-Mo · #5 07-08-2010, 09:43 PM

If you were just looking for a machine that was really easy to work on - it probably would be a Wheel Horse. They're the most simplest designs and the easiest to work on. Even though I like my Cubs better, they're a lot more complicated than Wheel Horses.

tubbyfirefighter · #6 07-08-2010, 11:37 PM

had to replace the drive belt on my crapsmen this week-end and it was a pain as well. First i had to take the deck off, then the pto holder, and finally the rear end cover to get the new belt on. thats why i love cubs, the only belts run the deck and are a cinch to put on. After i got the belt on i left the deck off just to check it and popped a couple wheelies in 6th gear. that was kinda fun:biggrin2.gif: