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Upcoming 50th anniversary of Cub Cadet
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May of '99..... hmmm, I'm not sure if I can remember back that far.... I guess my predictions haven't come true yet.... "An opinion should be the result of thought, not a substitute for it." - Jef Mallett
Frank, what did you do to Gerry's image? Here's the original version that Gerry/Kendell posted waaaaaaay back in the early years of the forum:
Please don't: Cubbers Without Borders Never lose altitude, air speed and ideas at the same time. 
Dennis, "we" know that but does Kraig? hehehe! Couldn't resist posting that as he knows it was all in fun. If CC is willing to do that, I am all for it!
JIM D. - The "Zig-Zag" tractors were the highest selling CC's ever made! But a 1X8/9 or 70/100 look-a-like would be O-K. I Just wouldn't want a Q/L, even a 682/782/982 would be fine.
Frank, is that #2 in the upper left hand of the pic? Yuck!
Make us a retro tractor like New Holland did with the Ford 8N retro. Just do NOT zig zag it please...a model that resembles a Quietline or 1x9 would be nice, or a model 70/100, ah yes, that look..it sold. Also make it something we would buy, not all cup holders and belts please.
My Nova Scotian friend has mentioned that I could build a 123 from the ground up. He's right. Cubbers Without Borders Never lose altitude, air speed and ideas at the same time.
So far (8 yrs) I've not got any complaints on my 2166 other than it spinning the wheels when I tried to put a boat up the concrete apron on the back of my garage door. I had to use the 127 with ags. Made in The United Counties of Kentucky!
It might have been a 2165, 15 years and 5 jobs.
Dross, TReed: Ya can't compare a 2165 or 2166 tractor style LAWN MOWER with a Cub Cadet 149 Garden Tractor. Not the same!!
Dave, T-Mo
I worked for a farmer years ago that had bought a 2116(?) in about 95 to replace a 149 his dad had bought in 73. this guy was fairly consistant with the upkeep. Mowing roughly 2-3 acres (depending on if we mowed the road or not). in about 5 years there was enough problems he traded it off. I still have the 149. I put a different engine in when I got it and it's my plow tractor now. take it fwiw
Terry, good points.
Kraig, T-Mo
Terry, AND would that 3000 series still be operational 40+ years later like that Cub Cadet model 125 and implements are.
So, using Frank's link, the tractor would cost $7162.42, the mower deck is $1055.68, the snow blower is $1491.65 and the total package, though $1621 in 1968 is $10,095.90! I wonder what a 3000 series with deck and snow blower costs? T-Mo
Cub Cadet-- Director of Marketing is Jeff Salamon . I'm still searching for contact info... 882 Diesel...PWR
$1150 in 1968 = $7,162.42 in 2010. Cubbers Without Borders A 149 may be more practical, but there's just something about a 123
Mike: There's an Inflation Calculator that I had bookmarked before we had this "confuser" cleaned and any of these old IH Cubs cost in the $6000 area by today's prices. That's why I so enjoy when, say Kraig, posts an old bill of sale. Cubbers Without Borders A 149 may be more practical, but there's just something about a 123
We are talking about having an "open house" at the dealership next year. A local collector has pretty much one of every IH Cub Cadet produced. He might bring up several to display, I will bring my cub ect. Whether MTD does anything is anybody guess, but in the past when I went to the ihregistry sponsered PA plow days, they have send nice "care packages" of mint vintage IH Cub Cadet advertising from thier warehouse to give away as door prizes. So someone does still care about the older ones out there, even if they would rather sell a new one, the old ones still working keep the name in the public eye. A 3000 series GT, which is about as small as one can go and still have ground engaging ablities, is around $8K or so depending on options. They are nice, but I would spend a couple more $K and go up to the SC2400 Cub Cadet/Yanmar SCUT. Its a SGT on roids! So far our rep hasnt heard anything about next year, or atleast that he can tell us lol! I will say that many of our customers that have a new MTD built CC grass cutter tractor, also have a vintage IH machine that normaly the mower deck has rotted away, but they keep the old one for chores/garden work/winter snow removal. They use the newer MTD built one to cut grass, which they do much better than the older cub decks. Now if we could fit one of these newer decks with better air flow and gator blades on a IH cub and keep the blade tip speed up, that would be grand! Cheers Mikie Cub Cadet, building it better since 1961!
Denny Engle....I think my Dad bought a 102 from them new...He then sold it to my cousin Steve. I just recently bought a 482. I'll bird dog this thread to keep up on the program..If I get my Cub all prettied up, I might just have to tow it up there...
The cost of a well built CC has gone up along with inflation from 1963 to the late 1980’s. The IH CC Tractors became the best GT’s of all time. The cost was well worth the investment at that time and now.
Hey Mike- I agree with you on the Hustler. I bought the 52 inch ztr last year and it's one heavy built mowing machine!! Cub dealer wouldn't work with me on price for the tank. Lot of these manufactures need to stop and look around/ Pricing their selves out of business with cheaply made products..
I have been catching up on this thread and I agree with society slowly moving away from the throwaway part of society. I work at a Cub Cadet dealership as a mechainc, we also sell the Hustler line of ZTR mowers. We sell far more of the Hustler line than the Cub Cadets. Folks look at the build quality for the $$ and are no impressed, the styling is in despirate need of a total overhaul as well. Folks look at the Hustler line and one of the first comments is that its built much like thier older Cub or Green machine or other brand (Wheel Horse is very popular here). Another point that was brought up was that gardening is becoming very popular again. If the amount of dead tillers I repaired last year was any indication, lots of folks that havent put a garden in for several years are doing so once again. Go walk the produce isles at the grocery and see how expensive it is. This recession is changing our country for better or worse. Gone for now are the days of easy credit and going in dept every couple of years to buy a throwaway tractor. Last year I reworked, rewired and rebuild several IH Cub Cadets at our shop. This is at a $60 an hour shop labor rate plus parts. These folks said they have no intention of parting with thier Cubs and plan to run them till they depart this lifetime. I hope MTD see's this trend and makes some less expensive tractors that can handle a sleeve hitch and a plow. Several potential buyers this last year were flabergasted to see that they needed to drop around 8K to get a Cub Cadet that could handle a moldboard plow. Both customers ended up buying an older used IH cub we had on the used lot and left with the web addys of both major IH Cub Cadet sites in hand to locate the rear hitch parts. I guess if sales start to lag enough, the bean counters will decide what to do. Hopefully the aftermarket keeps up with what MTD makes NLA. Right now I need an affordable long belt for my tiller. I hope we see some neat stuff from MTD, I hope for some good diecast models next year from somebody, those precision diecast green ones are nice, but we need some yellow/white ones of the same quality. MTD knows we are out here, I have spoken to factory reps at a couple plow days before. Cheers Mike and Michele T Cub Cadet, building it better since 1961!
Plans are in the works for Chap #34 of the IHCC hosted by Chap#17 to put on an aniversary doings the week end of Oct 1 ,2011.It will be held at Tubby Bartlow's IH dealership in Milleville Pa.More info as it becomes available.
I would like to see a modern day version of the old IH 100. Why does it hurt when I 
thats a few bucks more than i want to pay just to have permission for a "Big 33's windin' on the asphalt, grabbin'mud,slingin up some red dirt...Cuz I'm a country boy"
Quote(You know, I was thinking that there has never been a 1/16" scale Cub Cadet Original made. Having Scale Models make a commemorative scale model of an Original w/mower deck to mark the 50th Anniversary would be neat. Maybe even both 1/16 and 1/8 scale!!A couple of us have been checking into this and they want $85,000 to make the patterns and you have to aquire the rights to use the IH name.}
KENDELL - Yeah, the 70 actually has one on it right now, may even be "Factory-Made". I'll have to take a better look at it tomorrow and see if I can make a couple "Spares". I've got some brazing rod that's kinda springy. |
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