37 calls and no blade or mower !

[rick 48 cub]

Hi All,

While my wife was driving daughter and I from Minneapolis to Des Moines last week I was busy making cell phone calls to to tractor salvage yards that I found on the internet. 37 phone calls did not lead me to a 54A blade or a 59" belly mower.

I suppose the best thing to do is to try JP and TM tractor parts. I was hoping to find something close by to save on shipping.

I would appreaciate any possible leads on these components.

Thanks, Rick

[Harley]

I'm new at this.
I researched this site and others before buying a '49 Cub with grader blade and other attachments. After a considerable amount of head scratching and parts matching on TM and J&P Salvage, it turns out I have a SA-140 grader blade. It's 60" long and requires modification of the axle hanger bracket to be front mounted but can be mid-mounted to the reversed drawbar without modification, though it will be off-center by one bolt hole on the drawbar, but it is quite functional. I mention this only for the fact that it will work if you need a functional blade in a hurry. You could always sell or trade it later if concerned about correctness. I discovered what I had accidently as it was not mounted to the tractor when I bought it. Good luck with your search whatever you decide.

[rick 48 cub]

Nice web site cubguy!

I think I will look locally for a while before looking out of state. There must be some sitting around here in Minnesota!

Rick

[John(videodoc)]

hey rick just saw the post,

and it is half way between minn-des moines
when i was back to iowa in the fall this guy had 3 59" mowers laying around. no blades. though. had a couple of cubs as well for sale. one looked purty good.
heres the link

http://photobucket.com/albums/b46/video ... s%20place/

john

[John(videodoc)]

in the link is a pic of a couple of the 59's

[rick 48 cub]

Thanks Videodoc!

I'll followup.

Rick

[Buzzard Wing]

The mowers are pretty hard to come by. The snow plow is a bit easier.
I was almost thinking of selling the woods 59 that is on the 50 (to help pay for the tractor) but figured that the mower was too hard to replace.

[splicer]

Last summer I found a International C3 59" laying in the weeds at a mans farm complete with belts. He sold his tractor without the mower and I picked it up for $40 .......Last years best buy...... P.S. (he set the price)