Are you loyal to Cub, and why? - Page 3

Jeff in Pa · #21 09-05-2014, 09:35 PM

I grew up on my grandfather's farm ( double farm house ), it was a green farm. The neighbor across the road was green too. My grandfather started out with round fender 110's and 112's and his final JD was a 318 ( which my brother still owns ).

I was actually looking at a green tractor and conferred with a coworker to verify that the lawn and garden tractor I was looking at was correctly sized for our "new" house.

He gave a me a good deal on a 125 he mechanically restored for his Dad ( his Dad gave it back when he went with a lawn service ). So my friend Jim is responsible for my conversion to the yellow NF "fever". My original purchase was a 125 with a 42" cast iron end deck, a 42" front blade, a QA-42 snow thrower and a Trac Vac system.

The green I grew up with were good but I do like the direct drive ( driveshaft ) better.

gmbadgley · #22 09-07-2014, 09:29 PM

I have had a couple of Fords but it was the Cub cadets that really proved to be the work horses. When I was growing up my 125 mowed about half the lawns in the village. I worked summers doing maintenance at the Yacht club, I mowed there and hauled boats around with it, never a problem and a lot of "You are going to move that boat with that little tractor?" Until they watched it do it.

After I bought my first house I moved up to a 154 low boy to mow 6 acres.
After I sold that place and only have an acre I down sized to a 1250.

So I guess you may think I'm loyal to IH.

Greg

Whizdbiz2 · #23 09-08-2014, 02:01 PM

Not sure I'm loyal but have a lot of respect for the brand, at least the earlier ones. Growing up we had a a Farmall Cub, AC WD, a Ford 6000 Commander and a Fordson Dexta on the farm. Also used neighbors AC WD-45, D-17 and Ford 7000s.

My mother in law gave us a CC 86 that needs some engine work and I wanted it for a backup mower, at the time, as my old MTD built Huskee was getting pretty worn. I was also afraid that someone might run off with it before I got to it, she is getting elderly and would probably give it to anyone that would ask for it. Had never had a Cub Cadet before but I'm impressed with how well they are built, miniatures of farm tractors from what I can see. Would love to have more but our space is limited. If I saw a real good deal on one might jump on it. In addition to the Huskee, currently have a Mahindra eMax 22, a Ford 9N and 8N and a Husqvarna LGT2554 mower. Got a good price on the Husqy at a sale last year and the 54" deck has sure cut down on my mowing time from the 46" on the Huskee. It came with a sun shade and a front blade too.

c69ss396 · #24 09-08-2014, 06:22 PM

Lets just say its a Family Tradition.

Yosemite Sam · #25 09-08-2014, 10:09 PM

I got my first Cub (a 109) about 23? years ago. Since then I have acquired, I don't know, I stopped counting.

I do have an old Snapper Comet that I put a 13.5 HP engine on for cutting weeds and grass that has gotten out of hand, and an older commercial walk behind that I use occasionally.

It has come to the point that (for me) it's all about my Cubs and the seat time, I have no desire for and would probably not buy a different brand of garden tractor. Hope that didn't sound harsh.

zippy1 · #26 09-09-2014, 12:05 AM

Growing up on the red tractors and learning to drive a truck out in the field with a IH pickup gave me a good start to lean IH everything. Then when my folks brought home a cub cadet model 76 for lawn duty, I was hooked.
I bought my first cub brand new in 1992 and it made me cub cadet brand loyal.