Parts from an IH factory from the 70's

jimbob200521 · #1 07-11-2014, 10:16 PM

Well after meeting up with a fellow member today (J Ellif), we traded some parts and got to chit chatting. He showed me something I've never seen or heard of before. Apparently, these are a set of bumpers that went on a Cub Cadet 100 for use around the factory. They weren't anything official, just tacked up to be useful around the factory. Apparently, I'm told there was one guy whos job was to run from one end of the building to the other carting parts and guys around. Workers would stand on the bumpers and get carted from point A to point B. I don't know if this is true or not, but it's cool none-the-less. One bumper is on the floor, the other is leaning against the wall.

What's your take on this?

darkminion_17 · #2 07-11-2014, 10:31 PM

I don't see a seat belt, otherwise pretty cool.

Cub Cadet 123 · #3 07-11-2014, 10:42 PM

The story is probably more valuable than the parts. It would be nice to see a picture of them on the cub and guys being taxied from point A to point B on them.

Cub Cadet 123

finsruskw · #4 07-12-2014, 07:34 AM

another "Custom by Cobble Craft" creation??!! CCC

c69ss396 · #5 07-12-2014, 07:37 AM

Some beefy metal was used, they didn't want it break that's for sure. I'd say its plausible... I think they look pretty cool.

olds45512 · #6 07-12-2014, 08:38 AM

Im gonna have to go with the old internet rule on this one, pics or it didnt happen. The story is cool and even if its true its hard to authenticate without pics.

jimbob200521 · #7 07-12-2014, 09:35 AM

I agree guys; without pics, it's hard to swallow. I'll have to find out more details next time I talk to him

ACecil · #8 07-12-2014, 10:31 AM

That's pretty neat.

bocephus1991 · #9 07-12-2014, 10:41 AM

It could be true . I read somewhere the they used Cubs to move people and parts around the factory . Would be great if someone could verify that's what they were used for. They both look alike except for the main supports are a little different on both. Thanks for sharing!

Maxwelhse · #10 07-12-2014, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by bocephus1991

It could be true . I read somewhere the they used Cubs to move people and parts around the factory . Would be great if someone could verify that's what they were used for.

When I worked for Navistar that was a popular rumor amongst the few "IH cub guys" left in the office in the late 2000s. TDTC never had anything to do with Cubs so we could never confirm it. Just stuff that was popular rumor. Based on that thing turning up I'd say the rumors were probably true.

It's too bad we couldn't take pictures of some of the stuff at the plants and design center. At the truck tech center we had a fully restored Scout II (the shop guys did it in the late 90s with NOS parts.. excellent job) with a parking lot brush on the front of it that had never been registered. During the last year or two of operations they left it sitting outside.

I see my Jeep in the parking lot on the current Google maps sat image, but no Scout and the Bing image is after the facility closed and no Scout. Sooo.. the photo op is probably lost forever. Hopefully its in a museum or private hands somewhere and not sitting outside in Chicago.

They also had about 6-8 old Cubs of various lineage (WF/NF) sitting in a dark storage area that I heard went to auction and some went to scrap. Not sure what happened to the Scout.

In the "bone pile" outside I think I see one of the cubs, but its hard to tell. I knew a few ended up there and the company wouldn't sell them to us (Nav leaving Fort Wayne entirely was pretty famously hurtful to employees).