Newbie member here...but long history with IH!
Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 6:48 am
Hi,
Just a quick word about me and why I'm here.
Where do I start...I have IH in my blood..my Father was a Zone Sales Manager for IH in Australia for several years, before being offered his own dealership, which he had from about 1968 to 2006. All I knew as a child was IH - tractors, ag equipment and trucks and ERTL diecast toys of course!
After almost 40 years as an IH dealer, my Father sold his business and retired, he had built up so much goodwill in his dealership that the new owners wanted to, and still do, trade under his name! Dad was agreat advocate of IH, and was devastated when the break-up of the company occured, the last straw being when the Australian truck business was sold off to IVECO/FIAT (Fix It Again Tony!).
Early this year, at the age of 67, my Father died from a very sudden and aggressive illness, and I miss him dearly.
To cut a long story short, I am carrying on his IH legacy, initially with the restoration of his own tractor, an AWD-7, which was made in the IH factory in Geelong, Australia. An AWD7 is very similar to a W6 for those not familiar with the model - and you probably wouldn't be, it was an Australian model only, but obviously based upon it's US cousins.
Anyways, in researching for the AWD-7 restoration I have stumbled upon this site, and a tractor that I was only vaguely familiar of - the Cub. Cubs were never imported here to my knowledge, pity!
The Cub bug has bitten me!
My goal is to now source a Cub(s) (and Cub Cadet) and bring it (them) back to Australia in the near future, to be part of my IH collection - AWD-7 + Cub/s!
Having looked at the various years and models, and all of them are great tractors, however I am finding myself drawn to the late 50's Cub Lo-boys, and very early (Original thru 100 model) Cadets.
Given that the Cubs were never sold here, I figure my best chance is to try and obtain a Cub (and Cadet) in restored condition, as access to parts will be nil here in Australia. One that just required painting (and other cosmetics) to bring back to as new condition would also be OK.
So my question for you guys is: Where would I start? That is, where would I begin my search for a tractor/s, and given I find one that's not restored, who would I go to in the USA to get a proper restoration done?
I am contemplating a visit to the US for this purpose, but would obviously need to know where I should be going, and who I should be seeing.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Ian[/img]
Just a quick word about me and why I'm here.
Where do I start...I have IH in my blood..my Father was a Zone Sales Manager for IH in Australia for several years, before being offered his own dealership, which he had from about 1968 to 2006. All I knew as a child was IH - tractors, ag equipment and trucks and ERTL diecast toys of course!
After almost 40 years as an IH dealer, my Father sold his business and retired, he had built up so much goodwill in his dealership that the new owners wanted to, and still do, trade under his name! Dad was agreat advocate of IH, and was devastated when the break-up of the company occured, the last straw being when the Australian truck business was sold off to IVECO/FIAT (Fix It Again Tony!).
Early this year, at the age of 67, my Father died from a very sudden and aggressive illness, and I miss him dearly.
To cut a long story short, I am carrying on his IH legacy, initially with the restoration of his own tractor, an AWD-7, which was made in the IH factory in Geelong, Australia. An AWD7 is very similar to a W6 for those not familiar with the model - and you probably wouldn't be, it was an Australian model only, but obviously based upon it's US cousins.
Anyways, in researching for the AWD-7 restoration I have stumbled upon this site, and a tractor that I was only vaguely familiar of - the Cub. Cubs were never imported here to my knowledge, pity!
The Cub bug has bitten me!
My goal is to now source a Cub(s) (and Cub Cadet) and bring it (them) back to Australia in the near future, to be part of my IH collection - AWD-7 + Cub/s!
Having looked at the various years and models, and all of them are great tractors, however I am finding myself drawn to the late 50's Cub Lo-boys, and very early (Original thru 100 model) Cadets.
Given that the Cubs were never sold here, I figure my best chance is to try and obtain a Cub (and Cadet) in restored condition, as access to parts will be nil here in Australia. One that just required painting (and other cosmetics) to bring back to as new condition would also be OK.
So my question for you guys is: Where would I start? That is, where would I begin my search for a tractor/s, and given I find one that's not restored, who would I go to in the USA to get a proper restoration done?
I am contemplating a visit to the US for this purpose, but would obviously need to know where I should be going, and who I should be seeing.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Ian[/img]