new cuby, old beek

[phill_mi]

Greetings, My neighbor found a 48 Farmall Cub, as a "barn find" at an estate auction in rough condition with flat tires. He brought it home about a week ago, and browsed this site for information to cleaned it up and get it running. Then he put a 'for sale' sign on it. Although I have a '52 Ferguson TO-30 that I use for plowing and pulling tasks, and '63 gas Farmall 560 with loader, for the heavy lifting tasks, I was looking for a way to cut the tall grass and wild flowers out in the hilly pasture. This Cub has a sickle mounted on it which is what caught my eye as I drove past it. I bought it and brought it home. I found a way to squeeze it into the barn next to the 560 to get it out of the weather. I am reading thorough the manuals and posts on this site about bringing a new Cub home, and I am making a list of issues that I need to research and work on, before I take it out into the field. I hope this tractor will be a working addition to my beekeeping efforts here in West Michigan, and I appreciate all the information shared on this site.
Phill

[Bob McCarty]

Welcome to the Forum. Let us know if we can be of any help.

[Pap]

Welcome to the forum Phill.
Enjoy the ride.
And good luck with your project.

[Mike in Louisiana]

Hello Phil, welcome to the forum.

[Stanton]

Welcome to the Forum, Phill!

Take some time and read through a few threads to acquaint yourself with the Forum:

• Welcome Wagon
• How to Upload Pictures to a Post
• Forum Picture Posting And Other Interesting Things You Can Do
• Using the Forum

After you’ve logged your 2nd post on the Forum, you'll have access to the all the PDF Manuals on this site. There’s a few ways to do that:

• From a desktop or laptop, go to "Quick Links" in the upper left corner of your screen. Hit that and a pull-down appears where you'll find "PDF Manuals".
• You can also go to “Cub Info” in the upper toolbar, then hit “Rudi’s Manuals”. From there, you can access a variety of information.
• If you're using a phone, go to the "Links Directory" (second category down the main page). Once in "Links Directory" , scroll down to the second section "Tractor Parts & Manuals" and you'll find them there.

You'll be able to download an Owner's Manual (very strongly recommended) and any service manuals that interest you. Implement Manuals are also available.

Sounds like you already found this thread: What to do with a Cub you just brought home

There are a lot of good threads dealing with Cub repair and maintenance in the How To Forum. Located here: http://farmallcub.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=11

We’d encourage you to take the Safety Test located in the Safety Forum: http://farmallcub.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=68084

Take some pictures of your tractors (all of them) and post them, we’d like to see them.

Remember:

• Pictures are limited to 500 KB file size. Use an image reducer app or program to downsize pics.
• When you have a specific question, start a new thread in the appropriate sub-forum.
• Before posting, use the Preview button before hitting Submit--it'll show you exactly what your post will look like, including pictures.
• When adding your comments to a thread, be sure to look at the date of the last poster. If it’s more than a 6 months old, the posters are probably not going to see it. Consider starting a new thread.

Glad you joined us.

[outdoors4evr]

Welcome fellow Michigander! There are quite a few forum members on the west side.

[Urbish]

Hi Phil. I missed your introductory post. Your zip code indicates you're in or near Marne. My brother has a steel stamping shop in Marne. Glad to have you on the forum!

[Tired_Iron]

Welcome to the Forum!