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04-27-2013, 09:26 AM
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Are Originals getting more popular?
Did you ever notice when you get a new car, that you tend to see a lot more of them on the road?
Well, I've got two O's and I'm not sure if the same thing is playing true with me, or if it's actually happening. I'm seeing more and more Originals at the tractor show that we attend and there's ALWAYS something for sale for them on the 'bay. I like them because they're different. Do you all think that more and more folks are likin' 'em too?
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04-27-2013, 09:38 AM
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I sorda think you're right... My first IH Cub was an O and 4 years ago I couldn't hardly find a thing on ebay for them, but now...
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Gary '49 Farmall Cub, '62 "Original, '70 73 w/402-D Haban sickle, '71 127 w/38" cast end deck, '73 149, '76 Sof76, '07 LT1045 w/bagger, '09 GT2544 w/bunch of mods. 5 Exmarks, Kubota B2920, blah, blah, blah...
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04-27-2013, 10:22 AM
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Could this be due to the release of the 50th anniversary CC that MTD came out with a while ago?
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Daniel G.  . (May 1970) 147 w/an IH spring assist, 48" deck, 42" blade, 1969 73, #2 trailer, 10" Brinly plow and (on loan) Dad's #2 tiller.
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04-27-2013, 04:46 PM
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I'm not sure either, but when I got my Original, I couldn't hardly find one. Now there are three for sale in my town alone. A buddy of mine got one for dirt cheap as well. But it seems prices have went up on everything as well.
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04-27-2013, 05:37 PM
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Yeah, we got a pretty good deal on ours a couple years ago. We didn't see too many "O"s at the show. At just this last one, there were about 5-7 of em! A couple were restored like new. They looked great.
I like the little buggers! The belt-drive system makes them different from all the other Cubs and, it even makes it simpler to swap and modify things since a belt speaks a multitude of different languages, so far as they're all the same thickness. I've seen V-twins, big singles and who knows what else under the hood(s) of these things. Maybe it's the fact that they're the first generation of Cub Cadets, maybe it's that they're just different enough to be cool. Who knows?
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05-02-2013, 01:55 AM
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I knew nothing about Originals whatsoever. About 8 months ago my grandmothers neighbor was loading this old, beat up, POS, on a trailer. I thought it looked pretty neat and asked him what was up with it. He said "It has a spring broke in the clutch, the motor needs overhauled, and it's a little past it's prime. It's over 50 years old and I used it up until last year. Time to scrap it". I have a thing for stuff built in America by people who took pride in what they did. I like old things and I like to work on things so I ask him what he wanted for it. He laughed at me and said "Buddy, you can have it. It'll save me the scrap bill". 8 months later here I am. I haven't gotten much accomplished, but I'm starting to make some progress and I've really enjoyed doing the work and learning about them. I'm seriously considering doing another one after the O is done. I figured parts would be a little harder to find than what the have been so far.
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