trading a super c for a cub

[ff in mich]

Hello, i was thinking of trading my super c(decent shape) for a cub, what do you all think? think there will be any takers,
Thanks

 

[Oldiron29]

FF, What do you plan to do with it Plow snow in your driveway or plow 15 acre field? Has alot to do with witch tractor would be better! I would say they are evenly priced. Oldiron29

 

[Anonymous-0]

I'm with oldiron29...totally depends on what you intend to do with it.

 

[Red Mist]

For me, personally, that would be like trading a nimble tractor for an underpowered toy. However, my needs and desires may be totally different from yours.
Cubs are neat little tractors - but notoriously underpowered. Three forward speeds make the dearth of power even more noticeable. Consider the Super A/100/130/140: only 20-25% larger than the Cub; twice the horsepower (at least). 20hp to 23hp, depending upon which model. Four forward speeds. PTO turns in correct direction; front and rear independent hydraulics.
Hmmmmm! Doesn't sound that much different than a SC.......
mike

 

[erik dekeyser]

Well if you dont need the power of the C and you relize the cub only has 9 to 11 hp. some one might trade you. I have a cub and i really like it. Erik..

 

[sflem849]

I will buy you a cub and take your Super C. Does it have a fast hitch?

I think Cubs are lame. Why would the PTO turn the wrong way??? I understand the answer, to sell Cub specific implements. It is still stupid.

 

[REDPOWER7120]

I have both and i can tell you which one sits the most.......its the cub, i just have it so i can have the complete series....

 

[Jim Becker]

I think Cubs are lame. Why would the PTO turn the wrong way???

Most PTO driven implements took more power than the Cub has. When the Cub came out, the only implement for it that used the PTO was the mower. The mower didn't care which way the PTO turned and the pulley could be sized accordingly. The PTO attachment only added $10 to the sales price. The extra cost of adding a gear reduction to standardize the PTO would have been a waste of money.

What is lame is subject to opinion. I'd probably point out somebody else's actions.

 

[sflem849]

(quoted from post at 21:36:30 01/07/10)

I think Cubs are lame. Why would the PTO turn the wrong way???

Most PTO driven implements took more power than the Cub has. When the Cub came out, the only implement for it that used the PTO was the mower. The mower didn't care which way the PTO turned and the pulley could be sized accordingly. The PTO attachment only added $10 to the sales price. The extra cost of adding a gear reduction to standardize the PTO would have been a waste of money.

What is lame is subject to opinion. I'd probably point out somebody else's actions.

Wouldn't the blades sping backwards if you put it on a different mower? So the theory was in making it turn backwards so you couldn't overload the tractor with bigger implements?
I was just messing with the lame thing. To me it wouldn't have a lot of value, to other guys they are pretty handy. In my yard it would just be too awkward to get anything done. For mowing I would be quicker with my 318 than a Cub. As for blade work I might as well own something that can hold a bigger blade and pull a bigger cultivator.

 

[Jim Becker]

Wouldn't the blades sping backwards if you put it on a different mower? So the theory was in making it turn backwards so you couldn't overload the tractor with bigger implements?

Sickle bar mower. The knife works about the same when it keeps moving left-right-left as it does moving right-left-right.

The theory was keep the cost low. The typical customer didn't have bigger implements to hook onto. If they did, thay also had a bigger tractor that would run them.

 

[Anonymous-0]

Why not just buy a cub and see which one you like better? That way you dont regret getting rid of the super C. Maybe someone you know will let you borrow one to see how you like it. Single tractors get awful lonely you know!! I like the idea of a super A also, nice tractor to have and probably easier to find implements for at a reasonable cost. Good luck

 

[mkirsch]

(quoted from post at 09:36:58 01/08/10)

Wouldn't the blades sping backwards if you put it on a different mower? So the theory was in making it turn backwards so you couldn't overload the tractor with bigger implements?

Sickle bar mower. The knife works about the same when it keeps moving left-right-left as it does moving right-left-right.

The theory was keep the cost low. The typical customer didn't have bigger implements to hook onto. If they did, thay also had a bigger tractor that would run them.

In the mid 1940's, there was no such thing as a universal implement that would fit all tractors. Even 3PT hitch was proprietary.

The Cub and its Cub-specific implements weren't a grand conspiracy, it was revolutionary engineering for the time.

 

[RJV]

Ive been there done that. I used a cub for all my needs for the past 8 years. Mowed 2 acres of lawn, plowed snow, plowed the garden. It will work but power is on the low side. Grass gets a little high or wet, forget it. I moved up to a Super A. WOW!!!! Power is a great thing. It mows my yard like a champ at a much lower RPM. I get it done faster and its quieter. Garden work is no poblem. I can plow my drive in half the time. Im so glad I got this A. I still have the cub. It justs sits and looks pretty doing parade duty and fun stuff.

RJV

 

[sflem849]

(quoted from post at 12:00:40 01/08/10) Ive been there done that. I used a cub for all my needs for the past 8 years. Mowed 2 acres of lawn, plowed snow, plowed the garden. It will work but power is on the low side. Grass gets a little high or wet, forget it. I moved up to a Super A. WOW!!!! Power is a great thing. It mows my yard like a champ at a much lower RPM. I get it done faster and its quieter. Garden work is no poblem. I can plow my drive in half the time. Im so glad I got this A. I still have the cub. It justs sits and looks pretty doing parade duty and fun stuff.

RJV

Don't be talking him out of this Cub!!! He is going to sell/trade me for his Super C (Did that have a fast hitch?) and he will be good to go.

Good call about proprietary (sp) setups in the time. I forget that not even ten years ago we couldn't agree on what a skid loader bucket should be... not to mention two/three point hitches, PTOs, Hydraulic Couplers (that was Deere being aholes) That is the beauty of the world wide internet. There is somebody to call you out when you are being a moron!

 

[Dave 2N]

To each his own--but the Super C is so much more tractor in so many ways. Cubs are neat and have their place, but my Super C is a forever keeper.

 

[ff in mich]

Thanks you all for the answers, i do like the SC but i dont realy have the land or use, if i had something smaller i migth be able to plow snow or cut some grass,is a "A" close in size to a cub or a "SC"
Thanks

 

[billde]

(quoted from post at 19:38:02 01/08/10) Thanks you all for the answers, i do like the SC but i dont realy have the land or use, if i had something smaller i migth be able to plow snow or cut some grass,is a "A" close in size to a cub or a "SC"
Thanks

You would want a Super A, as the A had no hydraulics. Same engine as early SC, not much larger than a Cub, looks much the same.