Thanks for watching! I think I’m going to do a video on the history of this tractor. It’s been in my family for over 50 years and has never once let us down!
These tractors ,if I remember right had about 15 HP but it was rated at the draw bar I hear people claim that their garden tractor with 20 hp can do the same work. LOL they can't. We would take ours and get small logs for fire wood. A lot of times we had to cross a small stream about 2 feet deep. I would like to see a garden tractor try that. Then you would need the CUB to pull it and the log home.
My dad bought us one best I can tell just like that ! It was a 1948 but it had a belly bush hog under it & I cut this 5 acre place with it when I was just a kid.
@@MaineMachinist Yeah... Just to hear one run brings back many memories. ! They were the first compact tractor. They were built like everything else of their time TO LAST. Great little Tractors !
Siting outside if your rear wheels were frozen to the ground starting off going forward your tractor can flip. Always put it in reverse to free the wheels than go forward. Could save your life.
one of the things that made the cub such a nice little tractor is its ability to fit where other larger machines cannot go. they also have enough power and are just large enough to have some pulling ability. why the thumbs down????
+andrew donohue I agree. I can take it many places a larger model wouldn't be able to go, and the turning radius is pretty tight. I really enjoy this machine. Not sure why someone gave it a thumb's down!
They can also tip pretty easy. One of my Gramps had one when I was a kid. He was VERY careful on sidehills. Now that I'm as old now as he was then, I have a little 100 (Super A) with a loader. Use it for lifting all kinds of stuff
Should always keep the attachment point to the tractor lower than the back axle. Higher and the tractor can easily flip over with the front coming over the back usually killing the driver.
You are correct. This wasn’t the safest setup by any means. It was a calculated risk, but it shouldn’t be encouraged.
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Think I would have a shed,,,truck body, A frame,, tarp to keep it out of the weather,, I had my original one from 53 now gone, should have never sold it, I'm 75 now and miss it tremendously.
@@glenwunderlich2438 I keep the 6v battery system installed so I can use it if I want to, but sometimes its fun to use the hand crank, as I show in this video.
Man that little thing can pull a good load. I have a Kubota 47 hp 4x4 and have some videos doing some logging. It's lots of fun. P.S. I support the paying it forward rage we where a content subscribes to another's channel and in return they subscribes back. This way everybody gets more subscribers. Thanks Ray
@@MaineMachinist You must have given it shot of qui k start because unless you primed it or something that is the darnest thingiha eseenin awhile. Although we had one like that but with electicztart and it always started pretty good. So I'll take your word for it
I enjoyed watching. Have a 1949 Cub. Great little tractors.
Beautiful and reliable American iron
Thanks for watching! I think I’m going to do a video on the history of this tractor. It’s been in my family for over 50 years and has never once let us down!
I love these simple easy to service machines. These old tractors could be midified in so many ways and do so many jobs with very little manual labour.
These tractors ,if I remember right had about 15 HP but it was rated at the draw bar I hear people claim that their garden tractor with 20 hp can do the same work. LOL they can't. We would take ours and get small logs for fire wood. A lot of times we had to cross a small stream about 2 feet deep. I would like to see a garden tractor try that. Then you would need the CUB to pull it and the log home.
Sounds great! Lotta life left in that Cub. Sure starts right up.
Wow one crank in freezing temps and fires right up, nice
This cub runs really well
My dad bought us one best I can tell just like that ! It was a 1948 but it had a belly bush hog under it & I cut this 5 acre place with it when I was just a kid.
I love these stories!
@@MaineMachinist
Yeah... Just to hear one run brings back many memories. !
They were the first compact tractor. They were built like everything else of their time TO LAST. Great little Tractors !
great little machine
I sure like it!
Siting outside if your rear wheels were frozen to the ground starting off going forward your tractor can flip. Always put it in reverse to free the wheels than go forward. Could save your life.
That's good advice
Ive never heard of that but makes sense.
one of the things that made the cub such a nice little tractor is its ability to fit where other larger machines cannot go. they also have enough power and are just large enough to have some pulling ability. why the thumbs down????
+andrew donohue I agree. I can take it many places a larger model wouldn't be able to go, and the turning radius is pretty tight. I really enjoy this machine. Not sure why someone gave it a thumb's down!
They can also tip pretty easy. One of my Gramps had one when I was a kid. He was VERY careful on sidehills. Now that I'm as old now as he was then, I have a little 100 (Super A) with a loader. Use it for lifting all kinds of stuff
Excellent Video and Beautiful Cub
Thank you!
That's a nice piece of fire wood
There's one not too far from me for sale right now...and I'm so tempted to buy it! Nice tractor.
Thank you very much. I just picked up the Grader Blade / Snow Plow attachment for mine today. Hope to put it on this weekend and try some grading.
Should always keep the attachment point to the tractor lower than the back axle. Higher and the tractor can easily flip over with the front coming over the back usually killing the driver.
You are correct. This wasn’t the safest setup by any means. It was a calculated risk, but it shouldn’t be encouraged.
Think I would have a shed,,,truck body, A frame,, tarp to keep it out of the weather,, I had my original one from 53 now gone, should have never sold it, I'm 75 now and miss it tremendously.
I like the hand crank, frozen batterys suck.
Absolutely. Plus this has the Magneto ignition so even if the battery is completely missing... it starts and runs fine
Was wondering what was up with the electrical system.
@@glenwunderlich2438 I keep the 6v battery system installed so I can use it if I want to, but sometimes its fun to use the hand crank, as I show in this video.
I have one of those
I use mine year round. Very handy machine for a small scale farm like mine
Man that little thing can pull a good load. I have a Kubota 47 hp 4x4 and have some videos doing some logging. It's lots of fun. P.S. I support the paying it forward rage we where a content subscribes to another's channel and in return they subscribes back. This way everybody gets more subscribers. Thanks Ray
I pulled logs and broke my left side drive housing , cracked the metal , had to find a replacement , and never pulled with it again .
Sorry to hear that! I’ve seen where others have cracked the housing as well, usually when the wheel hops from losing traction.
Nice, I have a 1942 Case SC (Also in Maine)
Have you ever gone to antique tractor events in Maine? I haven't, but I wanted to get involved with the Maine Antique Tractor Association.
@@MaineMachinist No, I actually do not live in Maine, I have a 42 acre lot with a cabin on it. I heard there was a very good museum in Kennebunkport
Great little machine pulls incredibly well. Are the tires filled for weight?
No. These have never been filled as long as I've had it!
Not tellin ya what to do, but chaining it up that high is a bad idea, one catch and your likely to end up backwards
redneck400m you are correct. There is a lot of risk in hitching high.
Yes, a bad idea. A nephew flipped his tractor with that kind of hitch up and died. I don't know if the crushing or fire did him in.
It started with the first crank.Come on.
That was not staged. I swear to you it started just like you see. This Cub runs excellent.
@@MaineMachinist You must have given it shot of qui k start because unless you primed it or something that is the darnest thingiha eseenin awhile. Although we had one like that but with electicztart and it always started pretty good. So I'll take your word for it
@@jimtwisted1984 no ether or anything like that. Just exactly what you see here
@@MaineMachinist In that case I hope you keep the oil clean and it well serviced. IT SHOULD LAST 100 years
I don't see how y'all do it in the snow
What part of northern Maine are you in
Up in Aroostook County!
Renegade Maine hey me too. I live in Mapleton
Very cool... Thinking about buying one... Subbed and rang the bell... Stop by sometime
The tractor needs to be kept in a shed when not in use.
Since it’s survived over 70 years without a shed, I think it will continue to be just fine
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