By Frank A. Currier(Northern Maine) (Fcurrier) on Wednesday, July 06, 2011 - 04:01 am:

KentuckyGuy - no matter how dirty your glasses are I bet you'd recognize a brook trout!
All our (my) hopes for the 50th are gone, now. But wait -- the 60th is just around the corner!!!!

Cubbers Without Borders
Never lose altitude, air speed and ideas at the same time.
I ain't done, yet!

By Dave Ross (Dross) on Tuesday, July 05, 2011 - 11:40 pm:

I still say the dual can helmet serves two purposes. Keeps a can close with little fizz loss from vibration, protects yer head and if you replace one of the cans with a container of popcorn your good to go all day.

By KENtuckyKEN (Kweaver) on Tuesday, July 05, 2011 - 11:30 pm:

As 007 says, "Shaken not stirred."

On that new one below , is it one pedal for foward and another pedal for reverse ?
My 2166 is a 2 style and I say Cub (no matter the company) is still trying to get somebody hurt.
What's wrong with a simple rocker pedal ? Toe forward and heel reverse ... like my 127.

By Gerry Ide (Kide) on Tuesday, July 05, 2011 - 11:22 pm:

I've had a drink holder on the 129 for years....big 'ol speaker magnet with one of those soft heavy foam can koozie things glued on top...Had to punch holes in the foam so it'd let loose of the can when I wanted a drink.. The most significant feature was that it would de-carbonate any pop in about 30 seconds of run time on the Cub.......

By KENtuckyKEN (Kweaver) on Tuesday, July 05, 2011 - 10:57 pm:

FrankenMan - When I bought my 2166 it came with a "drink holder" too. Travel coffee mug is to big , Pepsi can was to big ... MTD sent me a tapered bottom travel tumbler for it.

Never been used !

I gotta go clean my glasses ... colours keep changin on me ........

By Frank A. Currier(Northern Maine) (Fcurrier) on Tuesday, July 05, 2011 - 10:17 pm:

Who could text and mow with a 149?
I still dream of making a 123 look and act like the ones that IH put out there to introduce their hydrostatic garden tractors to the Cub Cadet line. Maybe for the 60th anniversary? Hey, Don T.: Challenge?? We've both got one that we don't know what to do with!
And for my final thought before shutting this thing down: The new machines have cup holders. I'm thinking more of a velcro attached can holder that can be strapped to my right leg while I'm using the only 2 hands I have to steer and "speed" my hydros. Went gear, liked it, won't go back. (bang head).

Cubbers Without Borders
Never lose altitude, air speed and ideas at the same time.
I ain't done, yet!

By Gerry Ide (Kide) on Tuesday, July 05, 2011 - 09:58 pm:

The Aussies ought to love that 'roo guard..Looks like a lot of plastic. Too bad they couldn't ...(ahh never mind, we knew they couldn't come up with a real retro design)(MOO)

By Dave Ross (Dross) on Tuesday, July 05, 2011 - 09:52 pm:

In 1970 my dad made about 9 bucks an hour and that was very good money for facory work in our area. What was gas prices that year 29-35 cents a gallon.

By Frank A. Currier(Northern Maine) (Fcurrier) on Tuesday, July 05, 2011 - 09:45 pm:

What cost $1500 in 1970 (a 149?) would cost $8327.01 in 2010.
Also, if you were to buy exactly the same products in 2010 and 1970,
they would cost you $1500 and $259.23 respectively.
This is so ball park it isn't funny - it comes from an inflation caalculator that I use now and then just to keep life today in perspective.

Cubbers Without Borders
Never lose altitude, air speed and ideas at the same time.
I ain't done, yet!

By Jeremiah Chamberlin (Jchamberlin) on Tuesday, July 05, 2011 - 08:15 pm:

The problem presented by evaluating any older vehicle is comparing what its worth you you versus what it is worth to a prospective buyer, regardless of its "true" value. What we're talking about here is the "market."

I know what I've spent on my tractor. I also know that I can never hope to recoup that cost at sale. That leaves me with getting the value out of my tractor by using it.

I firmly believe that Cub Cadets were built to be used. Their value comes from using them --and reusing them. They can take anything old men and young boys can throw at them.

(Young boy abuse them; old men "tune" them to death.)

Anyway, love my Cubs, great forum!

By Brian L. Severns (Bseverns) on Tuesday, July 05, 2011 - 07:09 pm:

I priced one at the dealer for 6995.00. They offered a pretty good trade in price for my 2009 2550. I'm still debating, I have a surgery to pay for first.

By Dave Ross (Dross) on Tuesday, July 05, 2011 - 05:49 pm:

Mike I think Frank was asking how much.

By Mike Frade (Mfrade) on Tuesday, July 05, 2011 - 05:38 pm:

Manufacturers Suggested Retail Price = MSRP

By Frank A. Currier(Northern Maine) (Fcurrier) on Tuesday, July 05, 2011 - 04:51 pm:

MSRP?

Cubbers Without Borders
Never lose altitude, air speed and ideas at the same time.
I ain't done, yet!

By Kraig McConaughey "Keeper of the Photos" (Kmcconaughey) on Tuesday, July 05, 2011 - 01:00 pm:

This just in from Tom H:

By Howard Sell (Hsell) on Wednesday, June 01, 2011 - 04:59 am:

Hello, Just purchased a new GT 2000 series cub cadet. One sweet machine with plenty of power. a v-twin 20 hp. My first hydrostatic cub cadet. Cant believe how fast I can mow now...just love it.....check out the new 2000 series...

By Melody Schutz (Mschutz) on Sunday, May 29, 2011 - 09:56 am:

Went to my local CC dealer to buy some parts and looked over the new GTs. Looks like they went back to the old setups underneath. Don't care for the plastic hood. Liked the new fab deck. Can't justify paying all that money for a new tractor when mine do more things and do a good job. And besides what would I have to tinker on. Dealer said get rid of that old junk. I just laugh.

By Rodney Smith (Rodsmith) on Monday, January 31, 2011 - 10:34 pm:

ART, Looks like KRAIG has good taste.He sure picked a nice one to steal. Did you have any problem getting it back? LOL
ROD

By Charlie "Digger" Proctor (Cproctor) on Sunday, January 30, 2011 - 09:53 pm:

I opened up a thread for you guys in the Red Power Roundup topic.

By Home of the Plow Special (Aaytay) on Sunday, January 30, 2011 - 09:21 pm:

When we went to RPRU in Madison in 2009, Kraig thought it would be smarter to steal one of my tractors and drive it around...



Guess he figured he'd just show the officer the info sheet on the tractor's grill say his name was "Art" if he got in trouble.

Now collecting tractor serial and engine spec numbers for the 169/1650 data-base. Please email me for more info!

By Wayne Shytle (Wshytle) on Sunday, January 30, 2011 - 09:56 am:

I personally don't want to go where there are golf carts or small vehicles of any sort mixed among the pedestrians. Talk about an accident waiting to happen... In this day and time with liability suits happening left and right I just don't understand why any vehicle, other than assist vehicles for the handicapped and elderly are allowed period. If these places are so large there ought to be little trolley type vehicles like they have in airports and Disneyland. I'm sure this has already been implemented in some areas. I haven't had the oppotunity to attend a round-up yet living so far in the south so I'm speaking in general about common sense.

Crowds + golf carts,tractors + immature operators + youngsters running around = fun day?

The last time I heard walking was good for you and makes you sleep like a baby when the day is done.

By Brandon Smith (Bsmith) on Sunday, January 30, 2011 - 08:42 am:

The last RPRU that I was at was in Mansfield OH a few years back. Myself, my father and brother all commented after the show that it should have been called the GCRU (golf cart round up).

They were all over the place going all directions. If a pedestrian didnt have his head on a swivel he was going to get pegged.

I also saw ALOT of people on golf carts that were young and perfectly able bodied. The congestion would be relieved greatly if the golf carts were limited to those that need them. Like the elderly and those with medical conditions.

As far as Cub Cadets driving around, why not? It is a tractor show. You will hear a tractor coming up behind you long before a golf cart.

I think anything being driven at a show in close contact with pedestrians should go no faster than a walking pace. That should be common sense.

Unfortunately, when a lack of common sense exits it gives opportunity for lawyers to step in.

By Dennis Frisk (Dfrisk) on Sunday, January 30, 2011 - 07:56 am:

My $0.02 worth is that while I agree that walking all over a show site the size RPRU needs is very hard on many older people's feet/legs (mine included), and golf carts are profitable for the hosting club, once the carts are away from the rental area it's almost impossible to police the way people use/abuse them. Opening up the use of 4-wheelers, CC's & trailers except for parade purposes really puts people walking in jeopardy. At RPRU in Madison, SON I took the '51 M, it had the shiniest paint. We parked in the display field, but took the M into the show grounds to see some sites and be seen, and save a LOT of walking. But running a full size tractor around ended up being actually slower than walking because of all the golf carts running ALL over. We parked the tractor after 30-40 minutes.

Like Tom says, nothing like people NOT watching where they're going to cause problems. I remember visiting Brookfield Zoo in Chicago when I was about 12-14 yrs old and having a dozen unattentive parents run me over with BABY strollers. Same thing at amusement parks & tractor shows. If the kid can't walk and hold on to Mom or Dad's hand, let the kid stay with Grandma, She'd LOVE to spoil the kid for the day!

And mis-use of vehicles like golf carts, etc at shows is common. Buddy & I went to the second "Half Century of Progress" in '05. Several tractors left the show grounds headed for the plowing demonstration field. The mass of golf carts took off, My Buddy & I walked. When we got there several tractors had already set off across the field. A CASE # 1030 tractor with M&W turbo pulled up to sink his semi-mounted 5-16" plow in and show off. As soon as the first 2-3 bottoms got in the ground, which was about as hard as concrete, he spun-out, hit the 3-point lever to shallow the plow up which caused the frt end of the tractor to come up about FOUR-FIVE feet. There were golf carts & 4-wheelers sitting within 8-10 feet of this tractor. I grabbed my Buddy and said, "Lets get out of here before someone gets KILLED!".

I guess the problem with RPRU's is it's suffering from their SUCCESS. They're SO big anymore it takes miles of walking over two-three days to see everything. This problem of pedestrians vs golf carts, 4-wheelers, CC & trailers is a tough one. Too bad the insurance companies will probably decide the situation for us all.

By Paul W.Roessler (Proessler) on Saturday, January 29, 2011 - 02:13 pm:

During RPRU '09, the Chapter 4 supplier soldout on golf cart rentals. Planning for the show, Chapter members wanted to restrict off color (gator) vehicles but some owned off color,so all colors were permitted.If I remember correctly, the security detail even used Cub Cadets for their rounds... I wanted to bring my 882 & #4 trailer, but spent most time helping @ Chapter Table... With a couple thousand RED Tractors on the grounds, whats the problem with a hundred or so Cub Cadets ...?

By Dale Merkle (Dmerkle) on Saturday, January 29, 2011 - 01:09 pm:

Is the insurance or Chapter 15 telling you can't drive your Cubs at a show?

I was at that meeting where Bruce Jensen made those comments. The first thing that went through my mind was I hope this is a Chapter 15 thing and not the insurrance. Chapter 6 won the bid for Red Power Round Up 2013 and I need to check into this since I'm co-chairing that event in 2013. The national directors are having a meeting at the winter convention in March. I will be at that meeting.

By Tom Hoffman (Thoffman) on Saturday, January 29, 2011 - 12:42 pm:

My Dad was a double amputee who dies in 1980, so all this handicapped talk really doesn't set well with me. I see all these people who don't need a hanicappe plaque, plates and all this stuff really abusing their "handicapped" status. To some extent many people are just making a joke of a good thing. I'm to the point that walking around a site like RPRU is difficult. Last year I didn't make it to every part of the showground because my feet were killin' me, and beleive you me I wantta' see all that IH stuff.

The lawyers are going to win this battle too, at the expence of people who enjoy these shows.

By Paul Bell (Pbell) on Saturday, January 29, 2011 - 07:46 am:

Lonny,
Noise is not the issue because most of most, if not all, of the golf carts are gas and not electric since there is really no(or limited) places to recharge the batteries.

Tom H.
That is what ticks me off about this deal. He started out by saying that something needs to be done about all the golf carts (I agree with that), but the chapter still wants to rent golf carts to people (a money maker for the chapter) many who have never driven a golf cart. I very seldom drive any of my CC's around at RPRU (or any show for that matter), other than to take them to have pictures taken for the show book if there is one, but when a show host tells me I can't drive my Cub Cadet around and still allows novices to rent and or drive around in a golf cart that runs 2-3 times faster than a CC, they don't need me or my tractors at their show.

By Rodney Smith (Rodsmith) on Friday, January 28, 2011 - 10:10 pm:

You all could go green!!
Ride a I.H.red pedal tractor!

By Tom Hoffman (Thoffman) on Friday, January 28, 2011 - 09:38 pm:

I must have to say, I saw a lot of golf cart doing some stupid things in LaPorte last year. They shouldn't be pointing fingers at exhibitors, THAT'S what can make or break a show.

By Paul Bell (Pbell) on Friday, January 28, 2011 - 09:32 pm:

Hugh
That is basically what the MN chapter 15 president/spokesman said at the membership meeting at RPRU last year. What can I do about it? I can stay home with my Cub Cadets, and I'm not going to be the only one from Kentucky that does so. I wish them luck getting the number of Cub Cadets they hope for. Opinions were voiced last year after the meeting.

By Tom Hoffman (Thoffman) on Friday, January 28, 2011 - 09:20 pm:

How about all those people in elctric wheel chairs and such?? I've been hit in the heels with those things more than one by some old fart. Hell, I'm not far from needing one myself..........I vote for the Cub Cadet "Hoveround".

By Kirk Lorenz (Klorenz) on Friday, January 28, 2011 - 08:47 pm:

Well good grief! I hope next year when RPRU is at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in DuQuion they will allow people to cruise around on their Cub Cadets, tractors, Scouts, or whatever. The fairgrounds there are huge and have large paved streets throughout the grounds. Back in the late 80's / early 90's, it was home of the Car Craft Street Machine Summer Nationals. Thousands of show cars on the grounds with cars cruising the streets of the fairgrounds all day long. People lined up on either side admiring the sights and sounds! Never heard of anyone getting run over.

Now at night on the city streets of DuQuoin, that was a different story. Things got wild to say the least.

If a 700hp street machine could cruise the fairgrounds, surely my 7hp model 70 Cub Cadet can too!!!

By Lonny Buttke (Lbuttke) on Friday, January 28, 2011 - 04:37 pm:

NOISE

would be one reason
What model gasoline or diesel fule powered cub cadet runs as quiet as a battery powered golf cart?

By Paul W.Roessler (Proessler) on Friday, January 28, 2011 - 12:29 pm:

The RPRU's have golf cart rentals & bring your own with proof of insurance. Hundreds at the previous RPRU's, why not Cub Cadets especially when they have a 5 MPH speed limit ?...

By Wayne Shytle (Wshytle) on Friday, January 28, 2011 - 11:39 am:

If you are talking about driving cubs around where people are strolling it sounds like an obvious liability. Even having a designated lane or adjacent area wouldn't work; what's going to stop a runaway? I can't see this ever being allowed if I'm understanding the question.

By Charlie "Digger" Proctor (Cproctor) on Friday, January 28, 2011 - 10:08 am:

June 23, 24 and 25, 2011
Freeborn County Fairgrounds, Albert Lea, MN
http://ihcc15.com/2011rpru.html

By Tom Hoffman (Thoffman) on Friday, January 28, 2011 - 10:00 am:

Where is the UPRU this summer, up in Minni??

By Hugh Simon (Hsimon) on Friday, January 28, 2011 - 09:51 am:

Paul Bell and others that are wondering if they will allow us to drive our cub cadets at Red Power the answer is NO for getting around the grounds but they will allow them in the parade!! I don't agree with this but what can you do??? I would suggest contacting the event chairman Bruce Jensen and voicing your opinion to him, maybe if enough speak he will reconsider.