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Archive through May 31, 2007
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Kinda makes ya wonder what some folks are thinkin!
At least it has an IH power plant.
At least it has an IH power plant.
kide
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Charlie, some possibilities:
1: "Hey, I can really mash them mole hills down, now.."
2: "Hey, I can make tea at the same time I cruise the fairgrounds"
3: "Wait'll I sneak up on Fred and poke him with the spark plug..
4: "Once I get the front brakes on, I'll really be able to do those stoppies"
5: "It'll only take a little bit of cutting on the tin..."
6: "Maybe I'll be able to pass it off as the "original" Cub prototype"
7: "The way this thing vibrates, I'll never get Myrtle off it.."
8: "Paint it green and they'll think it's an '08 J..n D...e"
9: "Where do ya put the coffee beans?"
10:" A little rattle can yellow and it'll pass as a '58 Cub..."
1: "Hey, I can really mash them mole hills down, now.."
2: "Hey, I can make tea at the same time I cruise the fairgrounds"
3: "Wait'll I sneak up on Fred and poke him with the spark plug..
4: "Once I get the front brakes on, I'll really be able to do those stoppies"
5: "It'll only take a little bit of cutting on the tin..."
6: "Maybe I'll be able to pass it off as the "original" Cub prototype"
7: "The way this thing vibrates, I'll never get Myrtle off it.."
8: "Paint it green and they'll think it's an '08 J..n D...e"
9: "Where do ya put the coffee beans?"
10:" A little rattle can yellow and it'll pass as a '58 Cub..."
Kendell,
Chris B. had a hit & miss at PD11, but his was cool and looked the part and well done too.
Chris B. had a hit & miss at PD11, but his was cool and looked the part and well done too.
kide
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That is nice.
I've got a '22 Novo Junior and been tempted to put it on something, but I agree, the rest of the chassis has to fit the part too. It's tough finding a useful role for a hit or miss, other than entertainment (and ya gotta admit, it's hard not to smile when they're running..).
It's also good for bringing back good memories.. Every time I start mine, it brings back an episode of about 15 years ago when after trying to start it all day, I called my dad who had recently moved about a 100 miles away, and he talked me through tuning a Model T buzz coil on the phone.. ( I was 45 and he was in his 70's....)
BTW - I see it was tea time for Chris..
I've got a '22 Novo Junior and been tempted to put it on something, but I agree, the rest of the chassis has to fit the part too. It's tough finding a useful role for a hit or miss, other than entertainment (and ya gotta admit, it's hard not to smile when they're running..).
It's also good for bringing back good memories.. Every time I start mine, it brings back an episode of about 15 years ago when after trying to start it all day, I called my dad who had recently moved about a 100 miles away, and he talked me through tuning a Model T buzz coil on the phone.. ( I was 45 and he was in his 70's....)
BTW - I see it was tea time for Chris..
Wow, I see my tractor pictured.
Yes, I built the frame from scratch with various sizes of angle iron. Yep, it would have been a lot easier to use an existing tractor frame, but I wanted a challenge and wanted to make something that could look old. The other parts where from people selling bits and pieces on ebay. I didn't harm any cubs in its construction. It has a fully functioning hydraulic cub style lift in the back.
The front axle is from a Case garden tractor.
The rear wheels are from a JD plow.
The rear transaxle is a peerless 4 speed from a Gilson tractor.
The steering wheel is a new Ford tractor wheel.
The steering tie rods and drag link is from an Alice Chalmers garden tractor.
The steering box and shaft is from a JD (same as cubs). The hydraulic ram and controls are from a cub.
The gas "tank" below the mixer is a carb bowl from an McCormick Deering 15-45 (or bigger), so I can climb hills and maintain the proper mix at all times. The rear tank was a scrap McCormick Deering 10-20 tank that I repaired.
I have used it to plow, disk, grade (dirt, snow, gravel), etc.
It has a surprising amount of power as the engine has 17.5 ft/lb of torque so it feels like it has 10hp of power. The engine is a throttle governed 2hp dishpan Fairbanks Morse Z. I've put in new bearings, reringed it, put in a new intake valve, put in a new governor bracket and had the magneto rebuilt. I am not afraid to use it hard, which I do on many occasions.
The frame has never bent even though I have bend and snapped (unintentionally) tillage equipment while busting roots and such. I would like to run it in a tractor pull to see how well it would do.
It is a fun tractor to use and drive.
Yes, I built the frame from scratch with various sizes of angle iron. Yep, it would have been a lot easier to use an existing tractor frame, but I wanted a challenge and wanted to make something that could look old. The other parts where from people selling bits and pieces on ebay. I didn't harm any cubs in its construction. It has a fully functioning hydraulic cub style lift in the back.
The front axle is from a Case garden tractor.
The rear wheels are from a JD plow.
The rear transaxle is a peerless 4 speed from a Gilson tractor.
The steering wheel is a new Ford tractor wheel.
The steering tie rods and drag link is from an Alice Chalmers garden tractor.
The steering box and shaft is from a JD (same as cubs). The hydraulic ram and controls are from a cub.
The gas "tank" below the mixer is a carb bowl from an McCormick Deering 15-45 (or bigger), so I can climb hills and maintain the proper mix at all times. The rear tank was a scrap McCormick Deering 10-20 tank that I repaired.
I have used it to plow, disk, grade (dirt, snow, gravel), etc.
It has a surprising amount of power as the engine has 17.5 ft/lb of torque so it feels like it has 10hp of power. The engine is a throttle governed 2hp dishpan Fairbanks Morse Z. I've put in new bearings, reringed it, put in a new intake valve, put in a new governor bracket and had the magneto rebuilt. I am not afraid to use it hard, which I do on many occasions.
The frame has never bent even though I have bend and snapped (unintentionally) tillage equipment while busting roots and such. I would like to run it in a tractor pull to see how well it would do.
It is a fun tractor to use and drive.
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Chris- I like the proportions, seat placement, rear wheels, everything. It'd be tough to fab a set of spoke fronts, but if ya could, it'd pass for an all original.. I spent a few hours a couple of years ago making a pair of dolly style to match a pair baggage cart wheels - steel, no rubber, for the Novo - what a pita..
And to keep this legal - I'm on track for Cub number two this weekend..I guess if this goes through, I'll move from being a user to a collector.. 129 will get a bigger brother 149 (finally get hydraulics !!)
And to keep this legal - I'm on track for Cub number two this weekend..I guess if this goes through, I'll move from being a user to a collector.. 129 will get a bigger brother 149 (finally get hydraulics !!)
All that typin too!
