Cub Blade Pics

[Bigdog]

I'm posting some blade renovation pictures for your viewing pleasure. This is a project of GITractorman. The "decals" on the lift arms were a product of his talent.

[Kodiak]

Looks great! A very good job.
Can I send mine up for the same treatment

Ron

[Rudi]

The decals on the Blade are great.... gotta find some.. for a RED blade...

Secondly, the blue and black Cub Cadet style hood decal is pretty sharp. I like it surprisingly....

It definitely provides that Individualization feel to the Cub..

Well Done

[Matt Kirsch]

That's what the very last Cubs made in 1979 looked like, when they went back to red.

[John(videodoc)]

Hey rudi you find decals for the red 54a blade let me know, got mine painted, just needs the decals? or would these be the same??

john

[RedBess]

What is the ground clearance of your 54A snowplow when it is mounted?

[gitractorman]

BD, thanks for posting the pics. I searched around and found them this morning, and I think I have finally figured out how to upload & post them.

The Cub is an all original 1977 Cub. The red paint on the tractor is all original, except for the drawbar and wheel weights, which I have just painted to clean up the rust. The decals are original too, for a 1975 - 1979 Cub. This tractor should have been painted yellow/white, as was the most common for the time, but red was an option. In 1979 IH reverted to the red pattern, and yellow/white was the option.

I had a friend sandblast and epoxy prime the blade for me, then I shot it with IH935 white paint on Sunday. I could not find the exact, original decals, as the originals had the gold shadow, and a 3"x3" IH decal on the right with the gold shadow. So I improvized, found the best decals that I could. The CUB 54A is not a decal though. I though ahead of time, and made a tracing of the original decal prior to sandblasting. Then, last night I carved the tracing into blue painter's masking tape and transferred it to the blade frame. Then I shot it with black paint. It turned out pretty good, but there are a few bleed marks that I need to trim with a razor knife.

I plan to mount the blade this evening and get some measurements.

Thanks for everyone's comments.
gitractorman

[Rudi]

Again, Well Done!

The CUB 54A is not a decal though. I though ahead of time, and made a tracing of the original decal prior to sandblasting. Then, last night I carved the tracing into blue painter's masking tape and transferred it to the blade frame. Then I shot it with black paint. It turned out pretty good, but there are a few bleed marks that I need to trim with a razor knife.

A little bit of ingenuity proves again how industrious our fellow Cubbers are.... also, a little pre-planning can make life so much easier

[AlanPCUBS]

Thats one nice looking blad great job. Hope we get to see some pics with it on the cub!

[jostev]

WOW, that looks great, I love the decals and painting

Johnny

[Rudi]

gitractorman:

By any chance did you keep a copy of the tracing? Is the template still useable and can it be scanned?

Forgot to ask before.... be nice to have accessible on the server...

[gitractorman]

Ok, I mounted the blade tonight, and in the full up position, the cutting edge is a little over 5" off of the ground. In the same position the blade is about 4" from the bell housing on the engine.

Rudy, guess what, I made two. I just e-mailed the scan to you, with the exact dimensions because the scan ended up being a little smaller (not sure why.

Thanks for all the compliments guys.
Bill
gitractorman

[Rudi]

bill:

I just got it, so I will try to upload it tomorrow... I gotta start staying on top of all this stuff....

Thanks

[Jeff M]

That's a very nice original tractor, Bill--even includes the original IH dealer decal, too. That's the first one of the color scheme I've seen--looks great. Thanks for the pics

['Country' Elliott]

Hey "GITractorman" You've got a REAL FIND there Son! Your original paint looks GREAT...and your DECALS are SUPER! I believe your INTERNATIONAL decal was the same one IH used on their Cub Cadet rotillers (or at least it looks like tthe same one)?