Found another Wide Frame
 

I found another wf - now I just need to convince the wife that I need a 129. She keeps telling me that I have too many Cub Cadets now and I need to get rid of one or two. I have to do some wheeling and dealing to get this 129 into my shed......

This one is supposed to run good, but will need a pto clutch. I might have to put up my 122 or my 123 up for sale to appease the wife here. Stay tune to the classifieds for further developments.

That's awesome Terry! Keep us updated. You can always list them for sale doesn't mean they'll sell. :biggrin2.gif:

Hope it works out for you.

Terry,

Maybe your wife just needs a new one of what ever it is that she collects...

Have you explained to her that IH built Cub Cadets are like money in the bank, and that they get more valueable with age?

She also needs to understand that by the time you are ready to retire, you could sell them/some of them and perhaps use the money to take a cruse or use it for some other much desired treat.

When my Daughter asks "HOW MANY OF THOSE DO YOU HAVE, ANYWAY???" I simply tell her... "Enough that someday, you will be a wealthy woman".

Depending on the situation, sometimes it is better to beg forgiveness than ask permission.

Sometimes, you just have to be a little creative with your presentation...

My problem is - I used that line, "I can sell these for more than I bought them for." But she's caught onto the fact that I have a hard time letting one leave once one is in the shed. I sold one or two, but they're usually replaced with two or three or sometimes more. She's starting to see the method of my madness.

Does she have one of her own? I think you need to expose her to the yellow fever virus...

Or tell her that you have yellow fever and the only cure is to collect enough that you can trade them for a red one (like in Monopoly, trade 4 houses for a hotel).

I got her to drive one of my 104s a couple of times and my 123, but she's not impressed.

I tell every time I want to pick up another one that I will sell one or two. After telling her about 3 or 4 times now and not really going through with it, I think she's catching on. I sold one Cub, a few Cub parts, but she's beginning to catch on that I'm hoarding them now and don't like to part with anyone of them.

Tell it's either cubs or another woman which would she like you to have in the shed.:biggrin2.gif:

LOL mine would tell me to move to the shed. :bigthink: Hmmm, I just got to thinking, my wife has NO idea I am buying a 169. Guess I better find me a cot to put in my workshop... :biggrin2.gif:

I never discuss "buying" cubs, only talk about what is coming home. When ever the trailer leaves empty, my wife just shakes her head and hopes she will still be able to park in the garage. She knows the cubs are a great joy for me and our boys. She also knows they are cheaper than hot rods, guns, hunting trips, and sporting events. It did bother me a little when she told me the 169 looked just like all the others. My oldest son took over politely explained why every cub man needs just one more. Realizing all 4 boys have been brain washed, her response was, "we need a shed".

Well I'm only 17 so I don't have a wife but since I live with my mom most the time and keep all my cubs in my shop there. When ever mom asks if that's a new one or what do you need another one for. I just say that's the one that's gunna snowblow the driveway this year or that one will mow this summer. Lol it works for me

Exactly what I was thinking.

I agreed. That's like music to our ears. And, just for clarification, my wife isn't the bad guy here - more likely it's me. And she did say we need to build a bigger building for my tractors.

And forgive me here, but I have entertained thoughts of selling a few of my Cubs to make room and to fund for a bigger tractor - maybe a Farmall Cub, or a Super A or a Ford 8N or something along those lines. But then I get looking at my Cub Cadets to see which one I can part with and I begin to think I want to keep this one, and this one, and this one, and.....; get the picture of what my wife's up against.:biggrin2.gif:

Terry, I think you need to stop all this crazy WF talk and just man up and go straight for a RED 82 series.... Then use it to do a ton of landscaping, (flower gardens ect) It seemed to do the trick for me! :biggrin2.gif::biggrin2.gif::biggrin2.gif:

I love my WF's. I am always thinking it would be nice to have a Farmall Cub. I really like the all yellow Lo-Boys. Then I look at what I use the WF's for, and realize they can do everything the Farmall can, don't take up as much room, and I can buy several very nice different WF's or even the red 82 series for what the Farmall would cost. If the Farmall Cubs weren't so darn cute, they would have been sent to the scrap yards years ago. I know this is blasphemy here, but for a bigger more useful tractor, I would go with the smaller older 4x4 Kubota, like a B6100.

I like that plan - I did find a 682 that may need engine work, but it's a little drive for me. I might inquire about anyways.

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