Got first Cub 1953-Chicago burbs
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 9:47 pm
Hi all
My name is Rich in Naperville, Illinois. I just had a 53 delivered from Muncie this morning. I understand that I must make a first post to be able to PM., so briefly, I'm on one of the last little farm properties in my town. It has a 1.25 acre section that I've been paying a guy $1500 for the priveledge of putting in feed corn and said, hey, why don't I get a Cub and save $1500 while growing tons of interesting stuff to share with friends, poor people, etc.
Also, there is about 1.5 acres of just flat cut lawn that hasn't seen fertilizer of any kind (except deer poop ) in 50+ years and I thought I could get that certified organic, but I heard it takes a hefty fee/sampling of soil to do that, but it great soil.
Then there is one final 1.5 heavily grown over area with some mature trees and a bunch of Sumac which has spread like the L.A. fires recently, that I could strategically clear and try some permaculture type stuff with, if that means planting shade plants under the trees and such)
If there's any knowledgable gurus or tinkerers/gearheads 50 miles or closer give or take some distance, I'm looking for fellow Cubbers who I see are very cool people like myself (at least that's what I tell myself . I have cultivators and plow that came with it, but is has a slined shaft straight out the back witout a pulley, which I see runs just a belly mower(?)
Looking to do a one section at a time cosmetic clean up (of cub) and repaint, as I have a media blaster that excepts soda and a baby, not so cumbersome scuba tank type soda only blaster.
Also have a good quality powdercoater and sears outlet "scratch and dent" new electric range of which not too many parts are small enough to cure in, but I have access to a big oven sometimes too.
Sorry, maybe I wrote too much for an intro.
Nice to have this site now
Thanks for any feedback
Happy New Year
My name is Rich in Naperville, Illinois. I just had a 53 delivered from Muncie this morning. I understand that I must make a first post to be able to PM., so briefly, I'm on one of the last little farm properties in my town. It has a 1.25 acre section that I've been paying a guy $1500 for the priveledge of putting in feed corn and said, hey, why don't I get a Cub and save $1500 while growing tons of interesting stuff to share with friends, poor people, etc.
Also, there is about 1.5 acres of just flat cut lawn that hasn't seen fertilizer of any kind (except deer poop ) in 50+ years and I thought I could get that certified organic, but I heard it takes a hefty fee/sampling of soil to do that, but it great soil.
Then there is one final 1.5 heavily grown over area with some mature trees and a bunch of Sumac which has spread like the L.A. fires recently, that I could strategically clear and try some permaculture type stuff with, if that means planting shade plants under the trees and such)
If there's any knowledgable gurus or tinkerers/gearheads 50 miles or closer give or take some distance, I'm looking for fellow Cubbers who I see are very cool people like myself (at least that's what I tell myself . I have cultivators and plow that came with it, but is has a slined shaft straight out the back witout a pulley, which I see runs just a belly mower(?)
Looking to do a one section at a time cosmetic clean up (of cub) and repaint, as I have a media blaster that excepts soda and a baby, not so cumbersome scuba tank type soda only blaster.
Also have a good quality powdercoater and sears outlet "scratch and dent" new electric range of which not too many parts are small enough to cure in, but I have access to a big oven sometimes too.
Sorry, maybe I wrote too much for an intro.
Nice to have this site now
Thanks for any feedback
Happy New Year