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Hi, I'm Dennis Raney, your host of FarmallCub.Com. In late 1998 I found and purchased my first Farmall Cub, a 1947 with hydraulics. When I first saw this tractor I was on a business trip to Springfield, MO. On the return trip, I stopped and to take a closer look at the tractor because it looked identical to my late grandfathers. This was the tractor I knew and loved driving at his farm in the Boston Mountains of Arkansas.
This tractor was the 'mule' of his farm. He had used mules to clear much of the over 300 acres of rugged mountain top land when he originally homesteaded it after World War II. After losing his beloved mule Jericho one winter, he purchased his used Cub tractor with a sickle mower and plow. He fabricated things like wagons and rakes from other old horse drawn equipment to work with his Cub. He would use the Cub to help remove tree stumps, rocks, haul rocks (Arkansas grows rocks) plow his gardens, and cut & rake his hay
After his death, many of those items were sold, I naturally wanted a Cub for my hobby farm of 5 acres and immediately contacted the seller. I purchased the Cub, now named 'Jericho', in honor of my Grandfathers favorite mule.
Soon afterwards, I registered the domain FarmallCub.Com and put up a very basic web site. Later I added a simple forum that started to attract some traffic. As the site started to experience some growth, the rather simple forum started to break quite frequently. The decision was made to change to phpBB2 forum software. This was met with some resistance. However, once members became accustom to it and the membership continued to grow, it proved successful. This same software (phpBB) allowed me to add moderators to the forum. Most of the moderators today are the original moderators and I owe them dearly for all the success this site has experienced. As I told them, I built the stage, the actors (moderators & members) make the show. People come for the show, not the stage!
After many years of happily covering all costs, maintenance, programming, etc. for the web site, about 3 years ago I started accepting paid advertising supporters to help offset the cost. These advertisers are at the core of keeping this site operating and FREE to all who desire to learn more about their Cubs and the great hobby of restoring them. Please support them whenever you can utilize their services.
I'm a recently retired (January, 2007) IT Manager for a large federal agency. I have a wife of 27 years, two sons, 2 dogs, 5 cats, 2 goats, & of course a 1947 Cub, Cadet 104, Cadet Original.
