Original Owners UNITE!
 

Just thought there should be a thread where we could see each other's rides and talk a little bit about them. I'll start.

Here's my '62. It now has a 10-horse upgrade. Non-original Original for sure, but that doesn't bother me at all. There's a little bit of sheet metal work to do on it and it took some tightening and tweaking to get it working properly. Runs strong and with a larger engine pulley, it's pretty fast too!

Let's see how many Original owners we can cram into one thread. Note: you don't have to be the original owner, just the owner of the Original. :biggrin2:

And of course, :WWP:





:Cub1:

My son and I have an "O" but he has the pics We recently bought it to fix/repair to as much original as we can but with a few mods. It also will be a work in progress as time and funds permit. So far we have replaced a PO mod of the throttle and cable, cleaned the oil bath air cleaner and changed the oil. We have also drained the rear end to change that oil too and to replace the rear seals and bushings. The clutch is out and waiting for parts to rebuild it too. We first want to get it back into operating condition and as we can, find some of the parts such as seat, hood wing and front emblem. It needs some tlc and a repainting so as I said a work in progress. It is a low 4 digit serial number indicating it was made in Feb 61. It runs as is but has survived through a succession of POs some of which must not have had a grease gun. Yours looks cool.

Here is my 62 Original with creeper and my Feb 61 under restoration...

http://i899.photobucket.com/albums/a...1/HPIM0284.jpg

http://i899.photobucket.com/albums/a...orsepix033.jpg

Nice O's, guys!

Yes, very nice! Keep 'em coming. You're not off the hook for those pics PaulS! :biggrin2:

Posted these before, but here goes,
Gramps and me in May of '61 and August of 2011.
Same tractor.

Bob

here is my baby
http://rolke.dyndns.org/ftp/Cub%20ca...%20(Small).JPG

redone (10hp )
http://rolke.dyndns.org/ftp/Cub%20ca...%20(Small).JPG

and my 2nd one
http://rolke.dyndns.org/ftp/Cub%20ca...%20(Small).JPG

Rear PTO :)
http://rolke.dyndns.org/ftp/Cub%20ca...%20(Small).JPG
and the tractor are 7 digits away from each other

Nice originals guys! brjr51: I love seeing those two pics, thanks for posting them again!

Here's my Dec. 61 O

http://emob1192.photobucket.com/albu...1331569799.jpg

Very cool pix!

Bob, as far as stories behind the photos, your's truly wins, hands-down! VERY cool stuff.

Not sure why, but I just dig seeing everyone else's rides and seeing what you've done with/to them. Keep 'em coming!

Here is my August of 62 O.

Here is my 63 O

here is my little girl. from feb 62

Here is my '63 and my son plowing a couple of weeks ago.

Here are the two "O"s I brought home last summer. first is may "62"
second is may of "61" I have not started these two yet.

Heres my sept 61.
http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/.../oOo/18451.jpg
http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/.../oOo/18454.jpg
http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/.../oOo/18452.jpg
http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/.../oOo/18453.jpg
more to come with project:WOODY

I am lucky to have 4 O's, one is in pieces-but just needs an engine to be complete and one is a total donor. The other two are pictured below, both with 3 pt hitches and lights, but I haven't gotten around to installing the lights yet or the 3 pt. hitch on the the other one. The cubs that are diagonal of each other are the same cubs. That is, the one with slicks (PO mod) was the original condition of the one with the square seat with rear ags after some wrenching.

Cub Cadet 123

I've owned about 20 CCO's but only retained this one. Repainted 5 of them, full restorations on 3. Here's my 61 CCO #950. Bought it in about every possible piece it could be in but all correct. Slowly found all the parts and restored it as I put it together. Made new steel plates for the deck and ground the rusted ones out. Original pull start model. All new bearings and seals. Didn't originally come with fenders. Runs and cuts real nice now but sits around mostly. I have the non-trip blade but don't bolt it up. Never made an effort to put any more options on it despite having them all at one point excpet hitch and fenders. I have a set of headlights I may put on it even though the pull starts don't use lights. Can't find current pic with fenders.

Here is the pic of the one PaulS was talking about.

http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/...1169/TheO1.jpg
http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/...1169/TheO3.jpg

We are just getting started on PTE's "O" so more pics of the rebuild to come. :beerchug:

This is mine built in March 61'. First picture is the day I bought it and the second picture is it on the cover of Cadet Connection after I did a little work to it :biggrin2:.

Sweet!

You know, these are cool little tractors but what REALLY makes them interesting are the stories that go with them! Keep 'em coming.

CC123,
There was an ad on Craig's list where a guy was searching to buy a cub with slicks. Not too sure that there were many with THAT option. He had a picture of it doing a wheelie. If I can find it, I'll post a link. Not sure of the history but, could it be? :Detective1:

Great thread! Please keep the pics coming, guys!

I agree!:beerchug:

Here's my O as it sat at the show where I purchased it. Serial number 994

Oak that is a great looking machine and a very very low ser # since according to my research the numbers actually start at 590.

Oak, they didn't have the bugs worked out of those early machines until after 1000, so you better sell it to me and I will retire it for you!!

:biggrin2:

Great looking Cub!!

Haha....The guy that I purchased it off of stated that he saved it out out of a salvage yard. He said that carb constantly leaked--I wonder why? He also told me that he put the slicks on it and was going to use it as a parade vehicle. I asked him where he was going to put his legs and he said, "I haven't figured that out yet." It was the only cub that I have been on that you would need a seatbelt just to stay in your seat! Sorry, but the Hoosier slicks have already been sold.

Cub Cadet 123

Here's my 62' O, fresh overhaul on the engine, on the list for a restore hopefully soon. Might have another one to add to the list by the end of the summer if funds work out right.

Jlamp your O looks good definately will look super when all done.

Keep the O's coming, That's one low O Oak!

Well heres the new "O", 63 rust free just picked her up yesterday and mowed part the yard with it today:biggrin2:

here's my dad pulling the neighborhood kids around back in the early nineties. he got the "o" around 1976 or so from the original owner. it must have sat in his garage for nearly fifteen yrs before i took it from him. it was covered with the usual dirt and grime. it had the recoil start which wound up getting broke. probably why he let it sit for so long. i still have the engine, but i swapped it out for a good running k181. now i use it for snowplowing and mowing once in awhile. great piece of history to have around.

Great pics, ricks!

Great stories and pics!

We had an "O" back in '75-'76 but, dad sold it before I was old enough to realize my obsession. :bash:

Hearing from folks who still have their original Originals is pretty cool. Keep 'em coming!

Heres my late Jan. of 62 O. I bought it off a local mechanic.
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...2292/cubo2.jpghttp://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...52292/cubo.jpghttp://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...2292/cubo3.jpg

I love the rear tires!

OH yeah! They're probably what 26X12-12s?

yeah!
 

The wheelie bars are a rare accessory also :-)

Great tractor!
John

Nice O! I also like the rear tires.

The wheelie bars are a rare accessory also :-)

LOL! Yeah, I missed them. Guess I got all caught up in the "big wheels" and didn't look hard enough at what might be lurking in the shadows!. :biggrin2:

All I saw was the rear tires!:beer2: