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50's era - International Cub
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Posted by AFR on November 06, 2001 at 08:06:41 from (207.173.224.6):
Hi all. I need a bit of advice/help - sorry if I ramble on a bit. I have a chance at an old international cub for free. It's a 50's era machine that comes with a front blade, rear wheel weights, a flail mower and has hydraulics in the middle of the tractor (they raise and lower the mower but I'm not clear as to whether they also work the blade). The tractor has been stored outside, where it was parked by the guy that owns it, about four years ago before the guy got sick. He drove it to this spot so I guess it ran before this. Is the tractor worth putting money into it for use around my three and a half hilly acres or would I be better off sinking money into a new yard/garden tractor? The options for new tractors seem sort of dismal though. Not built very heavy, almost disposable etc. My problem is that I don't have a lot of time to play with this thing, and I'll need it to run at least for two years before I get the chance to do any serious work to it. Is this a good gamble? Does anybody have experience in having somebody else work on the engine and mechanical stuff? Would it cost more than a new garden tractor? I'm stuck and I don't really know what to do here. I love the thought of having an actual farm tractor that's capable of doing some real work, but I don't want to end up with it just taking up space in the garage. So I guess the real question is, from a purely practical standpoint, is $2,000.00 better spent on this old tractor or on a completely new one? By the way, what sort of a load can these things pull? I hear they're only about 10hp, although that's real power at the wheels, I don't know how that would translate to dragging a fallen tree, pulling a stump, or hauling a trailer loaded with dirt rocks etc. Thanks very much for any answers that you can provide.
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