Cub Implement Ground Clearance

Bud W · Mar 8, 2010

For loading reasons I need the ground clearance for a belly mount sickle bar mower on a Cub Lowboy with the sickle in its raised travel position. Also the ground clearance for a front mounted cultivator on a standard Cub. I want to know if they will drag as they go up the ramps and on my trailer.
Thanks

Haas · Mar 8, 2010

Don't know about the mower, but the cultivators are likely going to drag unless you have very gentle sloping ramps or some of those arched style ramps that are used for riding mowers, etc. I made extensions for my ramps so they would not be so steep. Also be careful loading the cub. One reared up on a guy near here while loading at a show. The back cultivators kept it from going over on him. Broke the clutch housing when it was pushed back down. Always best to back on the trailer if the load arrangement will allow that.

sflem849 · Mar 8, 2010

(quoted from post at 07:43:36 03/08/10) Don't know about the mower, but the cultivators are likely going to drag unless you have very gentle sloping ramps or some of those arched style ramps that are used for riding mowers, etc. I made extensions for my ramps so they would not be so steep. Also be careful loading the cub. One reared up on a guy near here while loading at a show. The back cultivators kept it from going over on him. Broke the clutch housing when it was pushed back down. Always best to back on the trailer if the load arrangement will allow that.

I would love to see some pictures or some build specs on those ramp extensions. We were just talking about building some for my gn so we can load cars etc on it.

Haas · Mar 8, 2010

Well, what I did was go to an auto supply store and buy two sets of those gorrila plastic ramps that are normally used to drive a car up on to get access under for us shade tree mechanics. I drilled some holes and used big flat washers and bolted them together to make two pairs about the width of my goose neck ramps. When loading, I rest the G N ramps on the gorrila ramps. Before I did this, I had similar ones made out of wood 6 X 6 , but they were too heavy. I've also seen some folks have a metal shop just weld on extensions for the ramps, but that makes them that much heavier to lift.

Anonymous-0 · Mar 8, 2010

Another trick I used for a car trailer hauling a very low race car was to drive the back wheels of the tow vehicle up on a small ramp. Mine only lifted the rear wheels of the tow vehicle 4 inches but gave An almost straight line up the ramps at very little angle.

Jim Becker · Mar 8, 2010

I go for a variant of what Rich4 stated. Nearly anywhere you go, you can usually find a spot where the ground has either a bit of a depression or a rise (usually both). Park the trailer with the wheels in the depression and/or so the ends of the ramps are on a high spot. Makes a big difference. I have a spot in my driveway where I can pick up a couple inches too.

As far as the original question " if they will drag as they go up the ramps and on my trailer", it depends on how high the trailer and how long the ramps. Some implements can be adjusted up a bit from how you would set them for normal operation.

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