What should I do with this Cub???

Mark In Richmond · Postby **Mark In Richmond** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 3:35 pm

I have a 1974 Cub that was repainted red in 1975. It was used for ten years to plow a tobacco field and was sold in 1984 and was used to plow a half acre garden twice a year. In 2000, the owner died and it remained in the barn until I bought it two months ago.
I was the first to use the PTO. It has a fast hitch and a almost new fast hitch rear mower deck. Fast hitch plow with colter and a fast hitch disc harrow. No smoke runs like a top all the fluids have been changed carb rebuilt and doesnâ€™t leak. I donâ€™t want to put it outside and I need room. I paint cars on the side and was in the process of taking it back to yellow and white. For me it will take two days and cost about 100.00 for the materials. It would be fun to keep but not real practical on a 3 acre lot and I really donâ€™t have the time before it needs to get out of the garage to pull my 40 ford coupe in. How much more would this tractor sell for with a fresh coat of prime and paint? I just want to see if it would be worth my weekend or just cut and run now

Postby **Peter Person** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 3:41 pm

Mark,
I think it would come down to the personal preference of the buyer.
Me personally, I would just as soon have it the way it is. With a fresh coat of paint it may look better, but it may be cause to wonder if you are trying to hide something, even if you're not.
To do a really good job of repainting it would take more than a couple of hours I would think.
My $.02
Peter

Postby **Bigdog** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 3:43 pm

You could just donate it to me and then you wouldn't have to worry about it any more. I would be willing to accept it just to keep you from having to fret over it! :big smile:

Postby **Barnyard** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 3:45 pm

Bigdog wrote:You could just donate it to me and then you wouldn't have to worry about it any more.

Bigdog is always looking out for his fellow man.

If you plan to sell it then leave it alone and let the new owner decide. there are several red ones out there already.

Why is it not practical on three acres?

Brandon Webb · Postby **Brandon Webb** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 3:48 pm

If your planning on selling it, repaint it first. It won't bring anything being a red over yellow deal. Every tractor I look at like that, it immediatly makes me think junk state highway tractor for some reason. Since your a car painter, it'll be cheap labor. :lol:

Mark In Richmond · Postby **Mark In Richmond** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 3:52 pm

Not practical on three acres because I have two mowers one six foot and one seven foot cut. I can have my entire lawn cut in the time it takes to cut just the front with the cub. I have no garden and a cadet with a blower for the winter. It kills me to keep equipment outside.

Postby **Don McCombs** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 3:59 pm

Mark,

I sent you a PM.

Postby **Peter Person** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 4:16 pm

Hmmmm, I wonder if Don might be coming down with a mild case of Cubaccumulitis. :mrgreen:

Peter

John(videodoc) · Postby **John(videodoc)** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 4:34 pm

Peter Person wrote:Hmmmm, I wonder if Don might be coming down with a mild case of Cubaccumulitis.

Peter

i thinking the fast hith stuff is about to be sold.

pete1941 · Postby **pete1941** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 6:44 pm

Bless you Bigdog for your kind and generous offer, not many folks would go out out of their way so generously to help a fellow Cubber :!:

HeeHeeheeheeeheee :oops:

, Pete

Postby **Barnyard** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 6:50 pm

Pete1941 wrote:Bless you Bigdog for your kind and generous offer, not many folks would go out out of their way so generously to help a fellow Cubber HeeHeeheeheeeheee , Pete

Us Buckeyes do our part to help repopulate Ohio with Cubs to prevent extinction.

pete1941 · Postby **pete1941** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 6:53 pm

I know Barnyard, I just can't figure out which one of you is the most generous with your offers of assistance :lol:

, Pete

Postby **Buzzard Wing** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 7:04 pm

That is a pretty tough one... I hate to leave stuff outside too.

A shiny tractor will always sell quicker (unless you have one with a decent original paint-- but even then??).

If you are not going to strip it, red again wouldn't be bad in my book. I have a yeller one and cringe when it gets called a Cub Cadet. And one color is easier too.

BTW stickers are available from Carter and Gruenwald or any dealer.

Mark In Richmond · Postby **Mark In Richmond** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 7:14 pm

I restore old cars and original is the way I go. This tractor came from the factory yellow and white so that's what I would take it back to. It will be sanded and or blasted, primed and painted. The details are in the prep work. It's not a big job it's just time that I could spend working on other projects.

Postby **Buzzard Wing** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 11:48 pm

I agree Mark...

I am really leery of sandblasting a whole tractor, too many places for the sand to sneak in, but that is only my opinion. Tractors are tough because of all the nooks and crannies too, that's why I suggested to leave it red. I have one of each (Oh I guess two of each, but never painted the second two). Not sure which I like better.

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