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50's cub tractor

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Jerry Davis

09-12-2003 15:32:12




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I need a tractor to do grass mowing on approximately 44 acres in East Texas. I have found a Cub tractor which I can purchase for $800.00 but it has no belly mower. Runs great with excellent compression. Are mowers for this tractor still avilable? Looks as if the mower would run off a rear PTO ane a really long belt arrangement. Can some of you tractor gurus help?

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Jerry.




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JDK

09-13-2003 21:13:23




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 Re: 50's cub tractor in reply to Jerry Davis, 09-12-2003 15:32:12  
Just a note here,,Mowers,PTO implements for Cubs are Cub specific,as Cubs PTO rotates opposite of normal tractor's rotation,so a generic trailer bush hog or such would run backwards.



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wdTom

09-13-2003 17:14:35




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 Re: 50's cub tractor in reply to Jerry Davis, 09-12-2003 15:32:12  
You didn't say if it was hay or lawn mownig. I would think you might want a little more power than a cub has though for this acreage. I would think sometinng in the Farmall BN, A, or Allis Chalmers B,C, CA, size would be better suited. These tractors would have over twice the power of a cub, and probably not cost any more, infact maybe less as the cub has become a yuppie tractor.



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Texas Jay

09-13-2003 06:05:28




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 Re: 50's cub tractor in reply to Jerry Davis, 09-12-2003 15:32:12  
I "grew up" on a farm-all cub. Great little tractor. One feature is that you can have one mower deck for brush or field mowing mounted to the rear and shift it to belly mount for finish mowing. (It still won't do as nice as a regular lawn mower for pretty)
To accomplish this there was a pulley block assy mounted between the rear gear housings. The problem was you have to reverse this assy to shift mower from front to rear and it is a chore.
It's heavy (I want to say around 40# but it's been a lot of years) and a tight fit. You have to line it up precisely then lift it straight up into position, hold it in place then tighten the bolts. The assembly is awkwardly shaped and doesn't set well on a jack. (as a teenager i just "bench pressed" it up but it was hard to do) I believe there was one long belt that worked both ways and another belt that ran the three blades. I don't recall the size of the mower for certain but I think it was 5'. Any smaller and you might want to consider a bigger rig for 44 acres unless you have plenty of time on your hands. Consider (using calculator example) a field 1000 ft wide will take something like 200 passes to cut with a 5' mower, and 167 with a 6'. This isn't a "real" analysis but gives some idea how much difference a foot can make. Hope this helps.

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gatractorman

09-13-2003 02:33:35




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 Re: 50's cub tractor in reply to Jerry Davis, 09-12-2003 15:32:12  
How much of that 44 acres are you gonna mow? I have saw a Woods mower on a Cub so they must have a model to fit, yes the mower runs off a series of pulleys with a belt from the pto.



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