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Re: New here: buy Cub or Model A???
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Posted by Hugh MacKay on November 05, 2006 at 03:44:00 from (216.208.58.178):
In Reply to: New here: buy Cub or Model A??? posted by DennisT on November 04, 2006 at 15:09:36:
Dennis: Having read all this thread, here are my thoughts. The Cub is less than 1/2 the tractor of the A, as it applies work ability. It is roughly same dimemsions as the A. and probably about 2/3 the weight of an A. The down side on the Cub is that non standard pto, non standard size shaft, non standard speed and turns the opposite direction to 98% of all tractors ever built. My dad had a Cub, bought new around 49-50, we couldn't find a transmission speed much good for anything other than 1st gear for row crop cultivation in small vegetable crops. 2nd gear was too slow for any function use and 3rd besides being slow hardly had enough power to pull much more than tractor itself on level ground. If you restoring a tractor purely as a show tractor, I see little difference in which way you go. Cubs do have a big following, but A tractors have a following as well. If your looking for a tractor that can do some work as well by all means go with the Super A and hydraulics. Super A, 100, 130 and 140 were probably the most under rated tractor of all time. you could put them in the field along side C, H, M, 300, 450, 460, etc. and both from a dollar invested and horse power rating point of view, they will out perform the pack. Even when I farmed with tractors in excess of 100 hp, there was still a place on my farm for an offset Farmall. And remember this, when you step up to the parts counter those little tractors, all makes, are quite easy on the pocket book.
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