Who's the new guy?
 

My names Kyle from Southern Illinois. Just acquired a '76 1650 and a '73 147 with a tiller attachment. Neither run, I'm working on the 147 with hopes to use the tiller this year in my garden. Then get the 1650 going. Thanks for letting me be a member on your forum!

Welcome to OCC. :Welcome2:

Welcome to OCC also!!
Both tractors are fine examples of Americana in the early '70's :beerchug:

Welcome to OCC!

Welcome to OCC ! I'm sure you'll find lots of useful info here !:beerchug:

Welcome Kyle. You’ll find this site is a great resource for info and a lot of knowledgeable guys more than willing to help out and answer any questions you may have. We’ll also help you find ways to spend money on things you never knew you needed. Lol

Thanks for all the welcomes! Here are my Cubs I'm working on. just got the 147 running cranks smooth and starts right away. First start up blew dust and dirt dobbers nests everywhere haha it probably hadn't been started in 18 years. runs like a champ. I have to get some tires now and give it a good cleaning. Will probably do a full restoration on it later this year. The 1650 will be next after I give my mower a tune up.

Welcome to the group!

Hey Kyle. Before running the 147 any longer, take the top engine tin over the head and then start it up briefly so that the mice nest and debris will blow out. You may need to clean off the head fins and pull some debris out. You should do this to prevent your engine from overheating since it hasn't been started in a while. Otherwise, you could do some damage to the head and/or head gasket.

Welcome to this forum. Glad you are already getting your collection of cubs....2 still qualifies you to "rookie" status. hahaha We are always glad to have a new enthusiast in the forum!

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Welcome to OCC Kyle you have some good looking Cubs there and the 147 and 1650 were both some of the best IH tractors.:beerchug: