Cub Cadet ? Vs John Deere 140
 

Just happened to be surfing around and came upon some articles on the JD 140 and it being a legendary tractor. I never heard of this particular machine and it peaked my curiosity. I have nothing against JD's at all, I'm sure they're great machines, though I never owned one. But I was wondering if anyone can compare this machine with an equivalent CC. What is it about the JD 140 that makes it legendary and is it superior to a CC? Not trying to start any controversy and I'm a CC109 owner so definitly believe in these machines. Anyone have any comments on this comparison? Thanks.

The 140 was built with the same make it good, make it do serious work, and make it last philosophy IH had when they made Cubs. It is a very competitive machine now and it was then to the Cubs being sold off dealership floors, but alas, it is green.

In a nutshell this is what the 140 is all about. It also came with turning brakes as standard equipment. Green or not I would love to own one of these guys.

John Deere 140 Garden Tractor
Origin and Features:

The John Deere model 140 is recognized as classic designed, rugged and dependable lawn and garden
tractor. Introduced in 1968, this tractor was not only marketed to homeowners; Deere also targeted
truck farmers, commercial users, nurserymen and large estate owners. This machine had features
comparable to larger tractors and could handle a multitude of implements.

Originally marketed with a 12-horsepower Kohler engine, the 140 was upgraded to a 14-horsepower
Kohler in 1969. This engine would be used throughout the production life of the 140 which was made
until 1974. It could be ordered with either single or triple hydraulics and came standard with a
hydrostatic transmission. This transmission allowed for many different speed settings. Speaking simply,
the John Deere 140 was a machine with flexibility and lot of power.

Some of the features for the 140 were as follows:

o It could be fitted with a moldboard plow, disk, planter, cultivator and many other attachments to
handle all types of gardening chores.
o It could work as a regular tractor to carry out the farming activities such as running a PTO unit to
operate a grain auger or elevator.
o It could haul small loads such as firewood, feed and mulch with a pull-type dumpcart.
o Front, mid and rear mounted attachments such as a snowblade, sweeper, mid-mount blade and
rear-mounted tiller could be easily installed with Deere's quick-tach design.
o The 140 included an electromagnetic PTO clutch for mounted attachments in front, center and rear.
o Each unit came standard with an adjustable high-back, cushioned seat that could accommodate any
size operator.
o An optional rear PTO could be installed to operate a tiller.
o A Triple safe starting feature, carried over from the model 110 model was incorporated into the
design of the 140.

In addition the 140H3 model had 3 factory installed Hydraulic functions. Cub never had these feature opting to offer dual hydraulics. Comparable Cub models, would be the 1450.

was the 140 a shaft driven GT?

This looks straight out of the Mother Deere sales info. If not, they couldn't have done a better job of selling it. Not saying the 140 is not a good machine, but reading this makes it sound like it makes every other machine obsolete.

Actually that info was taken out of LAGC magazine. It was probably taken from a JD sales brochure. It was and is a top of the line machine. In 1967 nobody else offered turning brakes standard and one or three hydraulic remotes available. It is the only JD I would really love to have in my line up. A guy up the road has one but we can't come to a price agreement.

As much as I love my cub cadets, I also have a variety of other GTs. I love them all. The JD 140 is highly sought after in the green world of collectors esp if its an H3 model(one with 3 hyd levers on the left side). I would love to come across a nice one. Nice looking machines IMHO.

Here are some pics ive taken of some 140s. Duke will really like the first one. It belongs to Jim Brown of GA. This was taken at the Mayfield Dairy PD last year in Athens TN.
The second pic is a "Patio series" 140. I took that pic at the Tri-state Tractor show in Portland IN. If you can come across any Patio series tractors, you've got something special there.

http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/...D/P6111125.jpg

Sweet pics David! And yes I do love that loader pic!

Duke, and his loaders! :biggrin2: