I do not own a Cub Cadet at this time, but hope that will change soon. I am wanting to find an old IH Cub Cadet to use as a worker on my 3.75 acres. I have a decent newer mower to take care of grass but want something with a stouter trans and drive train to pull stuff. No ground engagement anticipated but trailers, small trees that are down etc. I know there are other colors with power steering (one of those nearby that hasn't moved in 2 years) but the Cub Cadet just looks tougher to me. Surprisingly I have seen two Cub Cadets within 5 miles of my house. Each is about 80 yards off the road grown up in grass and weeds but no trees growing through either one that I can tell from the road. One sat in the front yard until 3 years ago. The other appears to be in the graveyard of backyard mower mechanic. I need to catch up with those owners and see if either of those Cadets can be expected to run and swap ownership.
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mgwin
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Welcome, from another tarheel! 
Go check on those cubs! You may get a good deal.
What part of central NC do you live? I live in Reidsville, just north of Greensboro.
Go check on those cubs! You may get a good deal.
What part of central NC do you live? I live in Reidsville, just north of Greensboro.
I am more central. Rural, but growing rapidly between Sanford, Fayetteville, and Raleigh.
Richard, WELCOME!
mgwin
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The whole state is growing rapidly! Mostly northerners, coming down from where the cost of living is much higher. A guy from New Jersey told me a $100K home here, costs $300K up there.
Welcome from Lincoln County, NC! That’s about 15 miles west of Charcago (the new Charlotte).
Welcome Richard. Hope you find you a cub soon.
mitchel daniel
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east nc craigslist farm and garden has a IH/cub red 582 special for sale that i saw yesterday.
Thanks for the warm welcome and the listing for the 582.
mgwin
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Seems like the prices of cubs have gone up a lot the past few weeks. Maybe they will go back down this fall. I wonder if the Denton show had anything to do with it?
I went to Denton for one day with a friend. He was older and we did not see it all before he was tired and ready to head out. I saw a lot of cub cadets but I did not see any for sale. I did not wander through the camping area where I have seen lots of used stuff in years past and usually at reasonable to very affordable prices.
Don't know how close you are to Roaring River but a quick FB marketplace search turned up a decent priced 149 that might be something you would be interested in, especially with rear lift... Little TLC and help from this forum and you could have a nice worker...
Thanks PAClub100. That is a good ways from me but would be wonderful if closer by. I have found one near by that may work out, a Quietline. Owner not sure if 14 or 16 hp. Pending on this one as he told me he would get it running before selling it to me---fine by me. I don't have the tools or knowledge to do much more than change the oil, air up the tires, change the spark plug and little stuff like that.
mgwin
Well-known member
Quiet line tractors are OK, but they can be a pain to work on. All those shields and quieting features really get in the way.
I love my Quietline... 1450.
14 HP - 1450 or 16 HP - 1650... Would be really nice if it's dual hydraulics...
Shields can add a few minutes of disassembly but they're not hard to remove.
14 HP - 1450 or 16 HP - 1650... Would be really nice if it's dual hydraulics...
Shields can add a few minutes of disassembly but they're not hard to remove.
mgwin
Well-known member
Shields can add a few minutes of disassembly? Man, you are fast!
Ask my GF.. 
Rich Donohue
Member
Come see me in Creedmoor (20 miles north of Raleigh.......I have 2 cub cadet project tractors that I am too old and not able to finish.......
snicklas
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I agree, the extra sheet metal on a Quietline doesn’t really add any extra time. The 2 side panels can be removed in a minute or two. 2 wing bolts and unhook a spring and they are off. Then it’s not much different than any of the other ones, as far as tin work. But I prefer the wide frames over the narrow. Dad and I have 10+ between us, and all but 3 are Quietlines. There are 2 149’s and a 782…..
