Determining age of tractor

[Mahrap1944]

I'm trying to determine the year of my farmall F-Cub. The serial number is 152133. I want to restore this tractor which has a woods belly mower which I would like to use for mowing on my small acreage.

[indy61]

152133 would be a 1952

http://www.tmtractor.com/id/id_002.htm

[Bob McCarty]

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

[Glen]

Hi,
There is also info for finding the year of the Cub at the top of the page, at Cub Info, then go to Serial Number Lookup.

The Cub owner's manual can help you learn about maintenance that the Cub needs.

The 1952 Cub owner's manual is at the upper left of the page, at Quick links, then go to PDF Manuals.
The experts on here recommend people read it. It has lots of info about operation, maintenance, and lubrication. There is a table of contents on page 1.
It shows how Cubs originally looked in it. The lube section begins on page 14.
I can't post the manual here.

It shows the electrical system that a 1952 Cub originally had.
Cubs made before mid 1964 originally had 6 volt, positive ground electrical systems.

The Touch Control uses Case IH Hy-Tran fluid. It is sold at Case IH dealers.
There are other brands, be sure it works with IH hydraulic systems before buying one.
The manual tells how to check and change the Touch Control fluid, and remove the air from the system.
Be sure to check the fluid with the arms in the rear, or down position, the manual says.

I would check or change all the oils before using the Cub. Using it with low oil in a gear housing can damage the parts in the housing.
There are 3 separate gear housings, with 3 separate oil levels to check, in the rear area of a Cub, the transmission, and 2 final drives.

The transmissions in Cubs commonly get water in them, from rain, or condensation inside the housing over time.

The air cleaner is an oil bath air cleaner. Dirt that is sucked in settles to the bottom of the oil cup.
The oil cup should be clean, and should have clean, light motor oil in it to work right.

There is a search box at the top of the page, to the right of the Farmall Cub, you can find info in posts that have been made.

[Claytoncub100]

What would it be if it's 92711

[Dennis]

http://farmallcub.com/phpBB2/popup/sn_ref.html