Weight of a Cub

[DannyBoy]

I own a 1949 Cub and want to buy a trailer to haul it around. I found a single axel trailer - the axel is rated at 3,500 lbs. - and I wanted to find out the approximate weight of my Cub. I know this trailer will be adequate to haul the tractor, but I was curious of what a Cub weighs. Does anyone out there have a educated guess?

Dan

[Rudi]

Dan:

First, to the greatest forum on the internet, and to the Cub Family. You will find that all the folks on this forum are kind, helpful and just full of Cub info and knowledge. They also happen to be the finest folks I have ever met

The weight of your Cub will be determined by what your Cub is equipped with. Does it have Touch Control? Does it have 7"/8"/9" rear wheels and are they loaded? Is there implements with it? These are all things to be considered.

Essentially a bare bones Cub with no TC, lighting, loaded tires or chains nor implements weighs in the vicinity of 1300lbs. , thereabouts.

Ok, so here is the spiel :

I would suggest that you read this thread: New Members and Visitors, Please READ Prior to Posting. There are many great links to informative pages such as the ATIS FAQ's 1 and ATIS FAQ's 2, The Best of H.L. Chauvin who has written very interesting articles on troubleshooting common problems with your Cub.


Also, you might want to visit the Cub Manual Server as there is tons of info on servicing, maintaining and re-building your Cub. In addition to this basic information, there are also a number of other useful tools available on the server. There is the Specialty Services page which has contact info for neat stuff like getting your seats recovered, buying quality Decals, Serial Number tags and a host of other neat items. Also there are the Parts Pages - both Used Parts Suppliers and New Parts Suppliers pages with links to quality dealers. I am always looking for YOUR favourite dealers for New and Used Parts to include here. These are intended to complement the businesses who support FarmallCub.com Website.

I would also recommend that you visit Binder Books and purchase the three most important manuals you can own for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding your Cub. These are the Owner's Manual, the GSS-1411 Service Manual and the TC-37F Parts Manual. Although they are available on the Cub Manual Server, it is better if you also have your own paper copy. Binder Books is the only Authorized IH Publication Reprint House and they have the best quality manuals available. Most other's are not of the same quality. Just a personal thought here, the I&T Shop Manuals, although helpful in some areas, really are not sufficient for the job. If you wish though, they are good additional reference works.

In addition to the above information, don't forget to check out the various articles that are available to help with your Repair, Restore, Rebuild or just your Maintenance Projects. There are a number of sub pages such as Electrolysis or Rust Zapper's, Maintenance Tips, Jigs and Techniques, Implement and Part Sketches and of course the Paint, Decals & Other Finish Questions which has the Paint Chart and the Paint Committee Decisions links.

I truly hope that you enjoy your Cub and that you will be a frequent contributor to the forum. Again, to the Cub Family

[allenlook]

Check out the old post "type of trailer to haul cub."

[Rudi]

I just checked the ATIS Cub FAQ's#1. Yeah, even though the ATIS server seems to be down again, I have that info...... pays sometimes..

anyways:

A basic Cub as tested in the Nebraska test of 1947 weighs about 1300 lbs. This was a tractor with no strarter, lights, battery, or hydraulic system.

Cub rear wheel weights weigh about 150 lbs. each, one piece wheel weights are approx. 26 lbs each and split type front wheel weights are approx. 25 lbs each.

So.... there you have it....

Thanks Jim

[allenlook]

Plus a lot more if your rear tires are loaded.

[John *.?-!.* cub owner]

Danny, I have ahuled a cub with implements on a single axle traier, and it did quite well, but if you vasn afford a tandem axle one it is definitly more stable especially on a long trip. I would also reccomend brakes. You are looking at a combined weight of about 2500 pounds behind you. Most Pickup manufactureser state max of 1000 pounds without brakes.

[Dale51]

1951 cub with wheel weights on front & rear loaded rear tires full tank of fuel , hydraulics & a cub 22 mower 4 1/2' bar + a extra section bar
weighed in at 2250lb on a set of certified scales.(2500lb with my big but on it.)

[DannyBoy]

All,
Many thanks for your input. I reviewed the trailering information in other forum postings and have decided to buy a 14 foot, tandem axle (3500 lbs weight load/axle) trailer with brakes - about $1200. I agree that safety is a predominate issue and the dual axles provide much more stability. As a retired hobbiest and first time Cub owner, I wanted to equip myself with a trailer that will handle this and anyother tractor I may buy in the future.
Again, thanks to all who responded.

Dan

[John *.?-!.* cub owner]

I think you made a good decisiion. I bought my 16 foot tandem with 4 wheel brakes nealry 2 years ago, and have never regretted the choice. Now aobut brake controllers. Be sure to get one that is a proportiaonl surge type controller, not a time based one. I used a Tekonsha voyager tor several years, and it was a good controller, but I recently upgraded to a Tekonsha Prodigy, and really love it. smoothest brake controller I ever used, and easily adjusted for different loads, highway conditions, etc.
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