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I checked out an ad for a set of 9.5-24 tires yesterday. They turned out to be in terriblle shape and the seller was firm on his $150 price. Needlless to say I passed on the deal. However he did say there was a Cub sitting in weeds behind a house down the road that might be for sale. Hmmm...interesting, the Cub locator never went off when I had gone down the road. I thought I better check it out. We went down the road and I turned into a drive and I said "There it is". Rosie said "Where? I don't see any tractors" She doesn't know how to look yet. I got out and went to the door but there was no answer so I left. I could make out an image back by the barn, but with no one home I wasn't gonna go back there.

I got home and looked up the address on the county auditor's website and crossed the name with a phone number on whitepages.com. It turns out the owner didn't live at that address so we went back today. Still no answer at the door, so I called the number. The owner said we could go back and look. She said the tractor had been sitting for about 20 years and her husband would probably sell it.

I went back to the weed bed and found this.

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No wonder the Cub Locator never made a sound. I'm thinking about it though
 
I think I might see a touch control housing under the gas tank. Am thinking it's a Super A. Wish I was closer to you--bet it's got some parts on it I could use!

Let us know if you get it. Looks like getting it out of the "jungle" could be a chore in and of itself!

Al
 
I thought it was a Super A at first but It may well be a W series. It is hard to see the bolster in the photo and I never paid much attention to it when I was there.
 
I'm putting my money on Super A, for these reasons:

The hood front nameplate is the new style IH plate. I believe all the W series had the old style Farmall/International nameplate.

The rear weights look like A,B, Super A weights.

It looks like it has front weights and they look like the A, B, Super A, C, Super C, H type.

The steering wheel looks offset to me.
 
Don McCombs":2tq4fldf said:
I'm putting my money on Super A, for these reasons:

The hood front nameplate is the new style IH plate. I believe all the W series had the old style Farmall/International nameplate.

The rear weights look like A,B, Super A weights.

It looks like it has front weights and they look like the A, B, Super A, C, Super C, H type.

The steering wheel looks offset to me.
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Thanks Don! I never gave the offset steering a thought when I said W series.

The rear weights looked like A weights to me. And, good eye, it does have front weights.

Winfield Dave":2tq4fldf said:
.....and the story begins on another "Save The Cub" documentary.... :D
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No, because I know it isn't a Cub. :(

Here is the other side.
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Let's see, new tires, engine work, rest of the tractor unknown. One reference says tractor weighs around a ton to a ton and one half.

$200- a ton, less time and expense. Looks like a $50- tractor.
 
Don McCombs":2cnluwrc said:
The killer is going to be the fact that the manifold has been sitting open for who knows how many years. :(
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The woman said it's been there for twenty years. I'd say it was uncovered nearly, if not all of that.

Eugene":2cnluwrc said:
Let's see, new tires, engine work,
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That ain't gonna happen. If it get's to the barnyard it'll be a parts machine. :shock: Did I just say what I thought I said.
 
Barnyard":z9hkcttl said:
Don McCombs":z9hkcttl said:
The killer is going to be the fact that the manifold has been sitting open for who knows how many years. :(
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The woman said it's been there for twenty years. I'd say it was uncovered nearly, if not all of that.

Eugene":z9hkcttl said:
Let's see, new tires, engine work,
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That ain't gonna happen. If it get's to the barnyard it'll be a parts machine. :shock: Did I just say what I thought I said.
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Barnyard, if you get it, please send me the serial number. I am compiling a Super A serial number registry, of sorts.

Thanks,
Al
 
I received a call today and it was hard to understand what the man was talking about. Another voice came on the line and said that man asked if I was the fella that had called Mr. Witt (the tractor’s owner) on Sunday. (Mrs. Witt had told me on Sunday that her husband had suffered a stroke a few years back and didn’t understand conversations very well anymore. That is why I had talked to her that day.) I told the man that I was the one who called and he asked if I was the one trying to sell him a car. I said “No” and I told him it was about the tractor behind the house. I could hear the guy tell Mr. Witt that I had called about renting the house. I cut in and said no I was calling about the tractor behind the house, putting a little more emphasis on it. Now the fellow tells him I was calling about “fixing the crack behind the house”. I stopped him again and with a little stronger voice I said I was interested in the “tractor” behind the house. Repeating that Mrs. Witt had said she would get back with me on a price.

This time he under stood, so I heard him ask Mr. Witt if he wanted to sell his tractor. I could hear Mr. Witt say he did, so I asked how much. The friend asked how much he wanted and I could hear 75, but the rest was muffled. His friend got back on the phone and said Mr. Witt would take $7500.00 for it.
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I said we may be talking about a different tractor. The friend said he would have Mrs. Witt call when she got home. I thought that was a good idea. I'm sure that in Mr. Witt's mind that is a fair price.

I now have my doubts about this one making it to the barnyard.
 
Bill,
I would not have thought you would give up that easy. I am sure there is just an extra zero there perhaps? Don't you have that cub mechanism working on persuading the owners too? :roll:
 
Seems a bit high, Bill. However, a friend told me of a cub which an acquaintance had. It had not run in many years as the electrical system was damaged from trying to start the six volt system off of a twelve volt battery. It had been moved into a shed. The shed roof had a hole positioned so that water dripped down on the fuel tank each time it rained. Over the years, a good sized hole had rusted in the top of the tank. His asking price was $2200 and he was convinced that this was a reasonable price. At that price, he probably still has it. Dan
 
At DSCF 1 last year, a lady came up and asked how she could tell what year it was. I told her and she asked if I would come by and look at hers that she had in the barn. RELUCTANTLY I agreed to come by and look at it. It was a mess. Had been there for years ???? all tires flat, had a wire for a choke cable. The only redeemable factor was it had almost a brand new Woods 59 mower. I asked her the price she would take for it. She said 2500. i called her later and asked about just the mower. No dice, it all had to go together. it was still 2500. it's still in her barn.
 
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