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Starting on the '50
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- bob in CT
- Team Cub Mentor
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- Zip Code: 06040
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- Location: CT, Manchester
Starting on the '50
2 years ago I bought a 1950 Cub on eBay locally. Peter Person and Bill Hudson will remember. Bill told me about it and I put in a snipe bid and lo and behold I nipped Peter & Sons in the last 2 seconds....
All I have done with it is move it once a week to mow around it to keep the grass from dying under the wheels..
I finally pulled it into the garage Sunday before the big rainstorm arrived. I remove the finals and the transmission and now the tranny is apart on the bench. It had a bad shifter and there was a lot of water in the bottom. In spite of that it was not terribly rusty but I have a full gear set to install that is really clean anyway.
The input bearing and drive shaft surface are shot so I think I have a good candidate for a sealed bearing fix. I may also try to make up some of George Willer's shifter o-ring seals to keep water from getting into the transmission in the future. I have all the parts, which it good as I am on a zero expenditure budget.
This tractor is really clean. All the castings are perfect and they all match plus it has a mag. I am thinking of 2 "keepers" in the long-term plan and I would like this and the red '77 to be the chosen two...
All I have done with it is move it once a week to mow around it to keep the grass from dying under the wheels..
I finally pulled it into the garage Sunday before the big rainstorm arrived. I remove the finals and the transmission and now the tranny is apart on the bench. It had a bad shifter and there was a lot of water in the bottom. In spite of that it was not terribly rusty but I have a full gear set to install that is really clean anyway.
The input bearing and drive shaft surface are shot so I think I have a good candidate for a sealed bearing fix. I may also try to make up some of George Willer's shifter o-ring seals to keep water from getting into the transmission in the future. I have all the parts, which it good as I am on a zero expenditure budget.
This tractor is really clean. All the castings are perfect and they all match plus it has a mag. I am thinking of 2 "keepers" in the long-term plan and I would like this and the red '77 to be the chosen two...
- Gary Boutwell
- 10+ Years
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Re: Starting on the '50
Bob,
Glad you made a decision! First one this Century?
Seriously, good luck with the 50!
Glad you made a decision! First one this Century?
Seriously, good luck with the 50!
Louisiana Cub Fest, March 5 & 6, 2010
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Gary Boutwell
Hammond, LA
3 barns full of Cubs of various condition
http://ihc31.com/cubfest
Gary Boutwell
Hammond, LA
3 barns full of Cubs of various condition
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Re: Starting on the '50
Nice change, from apartment restoration, to cub restoration. Ed
- bob in CT
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Re: Starting on the '50
I have a couple of before pics. The hood is stashed away in the attic and like the fenders and floor pan it was painted with automotive paint. All the parts are dinged up a little so they need a top coat at a minimum. Depends on how far I can afford to go. Right now that is not too far..
- bob in CT
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- Location: CT, Manchester
Re: Starting on the '50
ScottyD'sdad wrote:Nice change, from apartment restoration, to cub restoration. Ed
You betcha! Actually I like both, but this is a fun project. Plus I FINALLY figured out the right twist to take a differential out of a case without removing a bearing! It needs to be just perfect to come out. I'm not saying I can put it back in, or take one out again, but at least I did it once! I need to buy some batteries to take some in-progress pictures. Have to crack the piggy bank...
- Bill Hudson
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77 F-Cub - Red Long Stripe - Circle of Safety: Y
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Re: Starting on the '50
Bob in CT wrote:... Bill Hudson will remember...
Bob,
REALLY????? Two years ago??? You are asking alot. Refresh my memory, please. Good luck with the project.
Bill
- bob in CT
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Re: Starting on the '50
Bill Hudson wrote:Bob in CT wrote:... Bill Hudson will remember...
Bob,
REALLY????? Two years ago??? You are asking alot. Refresh my memory, please. Good luck with the project.
Bill
You sent me an email just before Christmas about this one. It was right in my backyard in East Windsor CT and there were about 2 hours left in the auction. At least I think it was you.....
- dgrapes59
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Several '61 CC Originals, Cub Cadet 100, several 102's & 122's, 124, various CC options & implements, #1Trailer, 1963 Springfield, JD 770, Ford 8N - Circle of Safety: Y
- Location: OH, Trenton
Re: Starting on the '50
Bob,
Spring for those batteries, we all would love to watch the progress, I know it will be done right!
May the Cub God's be with you,
Spring for those batteries, we all would love to watch the progress, I know it will be done right!
May the Cub God's be with you,
David
- Rudi
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Re: Starting on the '50
Bob:
Nice Cub and probably a pretty good project. Looks like you are already having fun. I just had a thought.. a real nice pair of Cubs would be a 47 and a 77 both RED
Either way, have a blast. Nice project to keep you warm this winter.
Nice Cub and probably a pretty good project. Looks like you are already having fun. I just had a thought.. a real nice pair of Cubs would be a 47 and a 77 both RED
Either way, have a blast. Nice project to keep you warm this winter.
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- Bill Hudson
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77 F-Cub - Red Long Stripe - Circle of Safety: Y
- Location: OH, Madison
Re: Starting on the '50
Bob in CT wrote:... You sent me an email just before Christmas about this one. It was right in my backyard in East Windsor CT and there were about 2 hours left in the auction. At least I think it was you.....
Bob,
Two years ago, prowling Ebay for Cubs and Cub stuff, I really think it was someone else that sent you the email. I spend very little time on Ebay.
I'm relieved because I don't believe I'm the one with the memory lapse.
Bill
- JimT
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Re: Starting on the '50
Good luck with your project Bob. Hope you enjoy every minute of it, or should I say every hour of it.
JimT
If you can't find it, don't lose it.
If you can't find it, don't lose it.
- Boss Hog
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Re: Starting on the '50
Nise cub there Bob
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Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely byJohn Emerich Edward Dalberg
All others pay cash
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Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely byJohn Emerich Edward Dalberg
- bob in CT
- Team Cub Mentor
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- Joined: Thu Jun 07, 2007 9:34 am
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- Tractors Owned: 77 Cub (red); 74 Cub; 52 Cub; 50 Cub ( post-demo)
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- Location: CT, Manchester
Re: Starting on the '50
Anyone up this way set up to grind a driveshaft to retrofit a sealed bearing?
- BIGHOSS
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w/ C-22 Mower
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w/59 Woods Mower
Ford 3000 Gas S/N C375091 w/Bushhog QT2345 Loader & 6' Squealer Bushhog
and a Palomino Mare named GIGI - Circle of Safety: Y
- Location: TN, Lebanon
Re: Starting on the '50
I took my shaft and a new sealed bearing to a local machine shop. For 40 bucks, they welded up the 1/16" groove in the shaft and turned it down to fit the bearing.
"Courage is being scared to death-but saddling up anyway".......John Wayne
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