Who makes Cub Cadet?

   / Who makes Cub Cadet? #31  
"EXBROWN" said it about the best ref who built what model. The 8000 series is Kioti with Cub Cadet colors and MTD stickers. The two 8000 series that I looked at had Daedong engines. Any questions about Cat service at a Cub dealer is easy to answer. Cat has been doing this for 20+ years that I know of. There is a certain amount of work a dealer can do after Cat approves the repair. Depending upon certification of the dealer and nature of the repair Cat makes the choice where the repair is done. We have been a Medium Duty Chevy truck dealer for 28 years and this is the way it works. With so few Cat repairs I think a Cat Cub will do just fine. Both my Cubs are Mit. without problems. I feel MTD seeks a good product and gets the ball rolling. In Chevy Kodiaks (MD) you can by Chevy, Cat, and Isuzu (duramax) engines. But they are still Chevy trucks. Transmissions same story. Proper clean fuel and maintanece = uptime!
 
   / Who makes Cub Cadet? #32  
I was wrong my Cub Cadet dont have any Kabota parts at all i was told that it did by my dealer and he was wrong too
 
   / Who makes Cub Cadet? #33  
Gees, I wonder if all this confusion is why Consumer Reports rates Cub Cadet dead last on durability in their last rating?
 
   / Who makes Cub Cadet? #34  
Wow. Your dealer is sure misinformed. I think he could get in trouble for saying things like that. That is what the whole fiasco between Kubota and Kioti was in that lawsuit. Kubota is in no way, shape, or form related to Kioti. Daedong owns, and manufactures Kioti here in the States. They use their own engines. In other parts of the world, the Kioties are rebadged as Daedongs. Some of the overseas models look a little different than the Stateside models. For instance, the CK20 here in the States has the curved loader arms, whereas overseas they are the dog-leg style. The ROPS look a little different, too. Daedong made the Cub Cadet 8000 Series tractors. They are pure Kioti under that yellow & white colored paint.
 
   / Who makes Cub Cadet? #36  
As for coming dead last, here is a reply from REVIEW BOARD MAGAZINE: /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Cub Cadet is a line of outdoor power equipment that has been around for over forty years. They pride themselves on high performance and long lasting equipment. They use what they call ELC, or extended life construction. Details in the engineering of the tractors such as heavy-duty transmissions, welded steel frames, cast-iron front axels, automotive-style lug nuts, and Timken tapered roller bearings make for durable and long lasting tractors.

The Cub Cadet Model 5252 is definitely the best value in its class. With an average street price of about $7800.00 USD you can pick up a compact tractor that has some of the most impressive specs we have ever seen in that price range. The series 5000 tractors have optional parts that attach to the tractor such as a backhoe and a loader.

We have had the opportunity to take a look at a number of different tractors over the last 3 months. In fact, we have selected only the best of the best to write about and sent the rest of them home packing to the manufacturers.

We have had dealings with Ingersoll, Cub Cadet, John Deere, Kubota, Ariens, and many more. Some are still under evaluation, the tractors that made the cut are in our lawn & garden section.

Let's take a look at the specs for the Cub Cadet Model 5252 Compact Tractor:

25 HP 2-Cylinder Gasoline Engine/2WD


• 25 HP Kohler, Air Cooled Gasoline Engine
• 16.3 PTO HP
• 2WD
• Standard 60" Cutting Deck
• Hydrostatic Drive with 2 Speed Ranges
• Differential Lock
• Roll Over Protection System Standard
• Power Steering
• 4.6 gal. Fuel Capacity
• Category I, 3-Pt. Hitch w/Float Position
• 1025 lb. 3-Pt. Lift Capacity @ Lift Point
• 680 lb. 3-Pt. Lift Capacity @ 24" Behind Link Ends
• Optional 54" Cutting Deck

The Cub Cadet 5252 has 25 HP with an air-cooled gasoline engine. It has 4.6-gallon fuel capacity. It has 16.3 PTO HP. It features a Kohler engine and heavy-duty transmission. It is 2WD with differential lock. The Cub Cadet 5252 has power steering with two speed ranges and a roll over protection feature. It has a three-point hitch with float position so that the tractor will “float” over hilly terrain rather than gouging into it. The Cub Cadet has a 1025 lb. lift capacity at lift point and a 680 lb. lift capacity at 24” behind link ends. It also has an optional 54”/60” cutting deck.

The Cub Cadet 5252 has an abundance of accessories. The accessories include a 60” front dozer blade, 60” rear blade, 48” box blade, 48” post hole digger, 60” landscape rake, front-end loader, snowthrower, and much more. The tractor itself comes with a two-year limited or 1,500-hour non-commercial and a one-year limited or 1,500-hour commercial warranty. The accessories have a one year limited or 1,500-hour non-commercial or commercial warranty.

Compared to a similar model from the Massey Ferguson line of tractors, the Cub Cadet 5252 holds its own. The Cub Cadet has 25 HP at 3600 RPM while the Massey Ferguson has 2.5 less HP with 22.5 HP at 2600 RPM. The Cub Cadet is air cooled while Massey Ferguson is liquid cooled. The Cub Cadet features the float component while the Massey Ferguson does not. The Cub Cadet can lift 80 more pounds than the Massey Ferguson at 550 pounds compared to 470 pounds. The biggest difference between these two brands of tractors is the price. The Cub Cadet 5252 goes for $8399 while the Massey Ferguson GC2300 goes for $11765. That’s a $3366 price difference.

Imagine what else you could buy with an extra three grand in your pocket! (accessories for your new Cub Cadet 5252 perhaps?) One happy customer comments on the strength of the Cub Cadet 5252. He comments, “I have put about 80 hours on it already doing a lot of grass cutting, earth moving, gravel moving, excavated a 22X38 ft inground pool down to about 3.5ft. Is that tough enough or what?”

A parts manager at a Cub dealership comments, “…we sell quite a few of the Cub Cadet compacts and have very low maintenance problems with them.”

Cub Cadet offers easy financing on their tractors. They have low monthly payments, flexible payment terms, instant credit for immediate purchases and easy add-on purchases. They also now offer secure online financing through GE Capital Consumer Card Co.

We have to give the MTD Products Cub Cadet 5252 Compact Tractor the 2004 Reviewboard Editor's Choice Award for the best Compact Tractor in its class and of course award it with 3 out of 3 stars! Great job Cub Cadet!
 
   / Who makes Cub Cadet? #37  
I knew that would fire people up! I didn't write the review, I'm just telling you that is what Consumer Reports reported about the Cub Cadet brand. Look it up online or find one of their monthly mags. My dad had an old Cub that was great for many years. My cousin bought one new about 6 years ago and it has spent more time in the dealership's shop than in his garage. I don't own a Cub and I didn't write the report. Write Consumer Reports and inquire with them how they came to their conclusion that Cub Cadet was at the bottom of the heap for reliability. As posted earlier, it appears as if there are several manufacturers who make Cub products. Maybe it is one of them who are the stinkers?
 
   / Who makes Cub Cadet? #38  
<font color="blue">The Cub Cadet 5252 goes for $8399 while the Massey Ferguson GC2300 goes for $11765. That’s a $3366 price difference. </font>

Well this price difference is due to the fact that the GC has a diesel engine which provides more torque and it has 4WD. So if you'd price the same optioned tractors I think the Cub is about the same.
 
   / Who makes Cub Cadet? #39  
Has anyone bought a a gas engine Cub? I remember one poster a year or so ago bought one, had some trouble and the dealer got him into a diesel.
 
   / Who makes Cub Cadet? #40  
One thing I did find is that before Teneco bought CASE-IH (1984?), Mitsubishi made all of the compacts offered by International Harvester. Cub Cadet was IH's brand of garden equipment, based on the old Farmall/International Cub transmission. After the buyout, MTD bought Cub and Mitsubishi made pretty much the same tractor for Case-IH until Case-IH decided to bow out of the CUT market. That's about when Cub Cadet picked up the line from Mitsubishi. Even though my Cub doesn't say IH on it anywhere, I can still link it with the old Internationals.
 

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