New member from Missouri

[gdillon]

Just picked up a new to me Cub. It's a 1958, it looks and runs well but do have some issues to work out. It has a rusty fuel tank and is behind on many of the periodic maintenance tasks. Looking forward to get on with it and will probably have a lot of questions. Will get some pictures on soon.

[Bob McCarty]

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[Barnyard]

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[Tired_Iron]

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[T-Mo]

Welcome from another Missourian

[Glen]

Hi,
The Cub operator's manual can help you learn about maintenance that the Cub needs.

Below is the 1955 Cub operator's manual. 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, and the index begins on page 79.
It shows how Cubs originally looked in it. The lube section begins on page 14.

http://farmallcub.com/rudi_cub/www.clea ... index.html

It shows the electrical system that a 1955 and 1958 Cub originally had.
Cubs made before mid 1964 originally had 6 volt, positive ground electrical systems.
They have said on here that IH didn't make a new manual every year.

Your Cub might have the style of hood and grille shown in the manual, on page 3.
IH changed the hood and grille style of Cubs during 1958, at serial number 210001.
So some 1958 Cubs have one style, and some have the other style.
A different light switch was used beginning at 210001, it has 4 positions.

The Touch Control fluid mentioned in the manual for the Touch Control, was changed later to 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 fluid, and remove the air from the system.
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. It should have clean, light motor oil in the oil cup to work right.

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

Page 29 is gone from the manual, so there is no info about checking and changing the final drive oils, steering gear oil, and other things.
Below are 2 pages from the manual before it, the missing info is on them, beginning at number 24.

http://farmallcub.com/rudi_cub/www.clea ... age-19.jpg

http://farmallcub.com/rudi_cub/www.clea ... age-20.jpg

[Pap]

Welcome to the forum gdillon.
Good luck with your project and Enjoy Your Ride.

[Mike in Louisiana]

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