Brought 57 cub home today

[wolc123]

I cleared our (2) driveways and my aunts next door after another 6” snowfall yesterday with the Cub. It looks like one of our neighbors to the east’s kids must have got a pickup with a plow on it, so I haven’t had to do that driveway yet this year.

My Cub didn’t fire up at first yesterday, but I removed the battery terminal connectors and wire brushed them and now all is well again.

I’m glad I got to my aunts because, when we drove by, a few hours after I plowed, I seen one of my cousins pull in to check up on the house.

Maybe we will make it all the until spring, without me needing my bigger tractor for snowplowing.

 

[ultrarunner]

I have a starter but never hooked up to a battery… always hand crank.

It starts first or second pull after I slowly turn the crank first.

This was not the case this year and found obstructed carburetor passages… a little cleaning and back in business.

 

[wolc123]

I had a crank handle for my last one but I gave it to the friend who I sold it to. I can’t remember if I ever tried it.

That one had been converted to 12 volts and really cranked fast with the electric starter. The one I got now is all original and still 6 volt and I prefer to keep it that way.

I did like the 12 volts for running a small tank sprayer with that old one though. I used that did spraying roundup on corn as I cultivated and for spraying fruit tree spray on a few apple trees.

I had an Alis Chalmers model C for about 20 years that didn’t have a battery on it and that I always started with a hand crank. Fortunately, the handle was extra long on the one or I might not be typing this now.

One time I cranked it over when it was in gear. It fired right up. I lept out of its way and it crushed a bunch of stuff in its path prior to pushing up against the barn wall and loosing traction, when I was able to hop on and shut it down.

 

[sandman2234]

I had a crank handle for my last one but I gave it to the friend who I sold it to. I can’t remember if I ever tried it.

That one had been converted to 12 volts and really cranked fast with the electric starter. The one I got now is all original and still 6 volt and I prefer to keep it that way.

I did like the 12 volts for running a small tank sprayer with that old one though. I used that did spraying roundup on corn as I cultivated and for spraying fruit tree spray on a few apple trees.

I had an Alis Chalmers model C for about 20 years that didn’t have a battery on it and that I always started with a hand crank. Fortunately, the handle was extra long on the one or I might not be typing this now.

One time I cranked it over when it was in gear. It fired right up. I lept out of its way and it crushed a bunch of stuff in its path prior to pushing up against the barn wall and loosing traction, when I was able to hop on and shut it down.

I have an Allis Chalmers B with battery start that I started from the ground thinking it was in nuetral. I had wiggled the gearshifter, but apparently there was too much play in gear. It was in a small garage and it hit a roll around toolbox, shoving it to the wall and then started climbing the wall. I was able to get it shut down before it climbed enough to flip over! I don't make that mistake anymore, always start them from the seat!
David from jax

 

[wolc123]

What a glorious Christmas Eve it was today. I woke up to a fresh 4” blanket of snow, that had Farmall Cub written all over it. It fired right up and made short work out of clearing our driveways. That was maybe the most fun I’ve had in the snow, since I sold my last snowmobile, over 10 years ago.