Mowing with an IH Cub?

flusher · Dec 10, 2011

Soundguy said:
yep.. probbaly bad design.

if you do ddrill for an ez out.. I've found the best way to help success is to drill as large a diamater as you can while not getting out of the bolt, this relieves pressure and allows the bolt to deform inward if needed, and also lets you use a larger extracor. I like square profile extractors vs fluted spiralones myself.. but have both and haveused both.

also.. any time I pull a bolt / nut off/out, if it is wore.. especially the inverted square and allen, I repalce it.

nothing like getting a stripped inverted allen out..

Thanks, SG. I ordered a set of the square extractors.

Soundguy · Dec 10, 2011

Code54 said:
The area does have a lot to do with it. Right now I can find you two sickle bar mowers for a cub within 7 miles of out house. They are pretty common around here and you see a lot of Cubs working. Most people get them because they are FAR stronger than a "garden tractor", easy to find parts for and can run tons of implements.
Mine is slowing going back together as I am completing a FULL rebuild (all new seals, bearing, 100% engine rebuild, etc...) only to be used for mowing the yard and putting a sickle bar on for trimming along our road. I have a 37hp Kubota but would rather mow with the Cub!!

i hear ya.

the lady I got my cub from ys ago was using it to mow her 20a horse pasture!

44" belly mower .. she musta liked mowing alot!

soundguy