Cub 100 ( Cheryl's Tractor)
 

Several years ago, while looking through things at Cheryl's Dad's place, I found this old 100.
Yesterday I went to Erie and brought this tractor home. (Second tractor hauled, the other is on ATF web site.) I worked about 3 hours getting it moved and loaded. four flat tires did not help.
It needs everything. But I just had to bring it home for some reason. I guess to add to the growing collection of tractors. I haven't gotten and serial numbers yet.
Todd this is your type of machine. Thanks for the PM tips already!
Todd thinks these are my retirement projects!:) Maybe that's it!

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The tower is rusted out at the base.
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Has lights!
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Has Fenders!
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Steering wheel is in good shape! The engine turns over. Trying to be as positive as possible:) Power washed after unloading. It didn't help much. Comments always welcome.
Regards,
Chris

Is that a 100? I'm not very good at the models yet but that looks like a later model than a 100. Good score either way

very nice chris, nice options too:beer2:

Nice 100, Chris!

machinehead323, it's a 100. It has a grille from a later Cub Cadet.

the grill looks homemade:bigthink:

The grill is homemade. The grill housing is from a newer model.

Nice 100. Fenders, headlights, nice! Good luck with it. :beerchug:

Looks good! I've got one of those homeade grill screens just like that one on my 147 and it looks ok. Towers can be procured and replaced.

Glad you guys have my back here. Yea now that I look again the cast grill shroud looks more like the newer 73 or 1xx series. I went and looked at Todd's 100 restoration and see the difference in the cast grill shroud. Maybe the hood is from a 100? It does have 100 on the sides of the hood. Yea the grill looks like expanded metal. More investigative work to do to uncover the mystery:)
Regards,
Chris

Chris

With lots of work and lots of $$$$$$$$$$$$ it will look like new. Ask me how I know. LOL :biggrin2:

Way to go Chris:beerchug:
It's not the best looking dog in the pound, but it's got potential.
My 100 came out of a field, home made hood, some rotted tires. Knowing you, it'll clean up nice.

It's got some great bones, the rest is justs going to be fun for you!! Besides, the way it is chained down to the trailer makes it look like a King Kong beast or something. You'll get it roaring soon.

Cub Cadet 123

I like the King Kong theme. Yea a bigger chain would have been even better:) Funny I thought of that when I strapped it down with the big binder.
This one is in line behind several others.
Sam, yea I know all to well how these little buggers eat up the cash. My 147R took a lot of it to bring it back from the dead! Great projects!
Regards,
Chris

absolutely awesome. My 100 was a money pit too and I sure wish I woulda kept her. She went to a good home though I'm certain. I can find more myself too I spose. good luck with the axle pin rebuild---mine was a bugger to do.

Folks,
Did a little, very little, research and it seems that the dash tower is right for a 100. But the cast grill shroud is not. I talked to my, go to cub guy, and he says its worth about scrap value. I would agree, but when they run and run well they can be nice little machines to have around! It typically is the time and money between ready for trash and ready to work! I like Todds 100, I could only hope to come close to that if this tractor was to come back to life.
At the Williamsfield tractor show today there was a 100 for sale for $250 in running shape. Also helped another Cub owner load his 70 with no hood.
Regards,
Chris

Now this will give you something to do.
Good score.
Best of luck on your restoration!

Looks to me like it's getting ready to go to work for another 40 years or so. A perfect cart hauler....

Congrats on the 100 Chris!

Come on now Chris, you just put that 100 in the back of the shed, and some day when you're all caught up on your projects you'll have it to fall back on. Just don't hit your head:beerchug::biggrin2: