What Good Is An Allis Chalmers B vs Farmall Cub in 2024?

[m16ty]

True.....im betting he doesn't know he actually meant super A.....but dude has been disparaging cubs all week ....

Disparaging Cubs all week? I think this the the first post I’ve ever made in my life about a Cub.

 

[JMOR]

Primary use I ever saw for Cub, was pulling cotton trailers to the gin. Did fine.

 

[grandpa Love]

Disparaging Cubs all week? I think this the the first post I’ve ever made in my life about a Cub.

Should have said "folks have been disparaging cubs all week"..... there's more in the Farmall group.....my apologies for picking on you in particular

 

[Mcrafty1]

Why bring up an old post from Aug 3 2024?

Maybe he waited until this spring to pull the trigger on one or the other. idk, but it doesn't seem too out dated just yet.

 

[Jordan Goodwin]

I don't think anyone is disparaging the Cub, Kevin. No one said they were junk, just pointing out how they compare to other tractors. And I agree with a lot of the comments here- taken by itself, the Cub is an amazing little machine. But for the money, I would far rather have a Super A- 140. Twice the power, more weight means a better pull, easier to work on- separate hood and grille, sleeved engine, etc. and all in a similar footprint.

IH designed the Cub with one thing in mind- a cheaper alternative to the A/Super A. In 1945, they were marketing it to the largest demographic of American farmers, those farming 20 acres or less and making less than $500 per year.

Now on the used market 80 years later, there's no advantage in cost, and no other advantage I can see to the Cub besides a slight edge in compactness. Well, and they're cute. The Super A through 140 is far superior.

Muleboss: as others have pointed out, the Super A through 140 all have hydraulics. It's also worth noting that the earliest Cubs did not.

 

[BarnyardEngineering]

I don't think anyone is disparaging the Cub, Kevin. No one said they were junk, just pointing out how they compare to other tractors. And I agree with a lot of the comments here- taken by itself, the Cub is an amazing little machine. But for the money, I would far rather have a Super A- 140. Twice the power, more weight means a better pull, easier to work on- separate hood and grille, sleeved engine, etc. and all in a similar footprint.

IH designed the Cub with one thing in mind- a cheaper alternative to the A/Super A. In 1945, they were marketing it to the largest demographic of American farmers, those farming 20 acres or less and making less than $500 per year.

Now on the used market 80 years later, there's no advantage in cost, and no other advantage I can see to the Cub besides a slight edge in compactness. Well, and they're cute. The Super A through 140 is far superior.

Muleboss: as others have pointed out, the Super A through 140 all have hydraulics. It's also worth noting that the earliest Cubs did not.

There's an old song that used to go, "You don't tug on Superman's cape. You don't spit into the wind. You don't pull the mask on the old Lone Ranger, and you don't express the limitations of the Farmall Cub tractor."

 

[rustred]

Should be , What good is a cub, vs an allis B . Lol.

 

[muleboss]

I don't think anyone is disparaging the Cub, Kevin. No one said they were junk, just pointing out how they compare to other tractors. And I agree with a lot of the comments here- taken by itself, the Cub is an amazing little machine. But for the money, I would far rather have a Super A- 140. Twice the power, more weight means a better pull, easier to work on- separate hood and grille, sleeved engine, etc. and all in a similar footprint.

IH designed the Cub with one thing in mind- a cheaper alternative to the A/Super A. In 1945, they were marketing it to the largest demographic of American farmers, those farming 20 acres or less and making less than $500 per year.

Now on the used market 80 years later, there's no advantage in cost, and no other advantage I can see to the Cub besides a slight edge in compactness. Well, and they're cute. The Super A through 140 is far superior.

Muleboss: as others have pointed out, the Super A through 140 all have hydraulics. It's also worth noting that the earliest Cubs did not.

I am aware of that but they were talking A not Super A