The very first tractor I ever drove and used was Grandpa's 1955 Cub. When he got his, every farmer in the neighborhood had one. They were perfect for the small tobacco farm of 4 to 8 acres. You were dead on Chris about making sure it's in neutral before cranking it. They will crank in gear. Farmall Fanatic calls that the "Farmall handshake". Speaking of Farmall Fanatic, he used in line fuel filters on all his tractors.
As long as the filter is made for a gravity feed fuel system they're fine . I've run over myself once lol , someone put it in gear when I walked to get a tool
Started my apprentice ship working on tractors when I was 13 been working for my self for 25 years ! You pick up a thing or two lol , I remember when people still commercial farmed with these old tractors a few produce guys still do
@@HomesteadingtheHardWay Haha! I know a few old guys that still do! I looked at a Cub a while back but couldn't justify $3000 for such a small machine with no loader.
@@TheFarmacySeedsNetwork wow they usually won't bring 800.00 here on a good day , not good for much other than tending a garden but they are great for that
I don't think I'd pay much more than 800 for one.. I think that had some attachments and all.. but it was a"payment deal" through a friend. I couldn't swing the payments anyway. I am glad I waited.. that Massey is more my speed. I really needed the loader, power, and the backhoe is a bonus.. whenever it gets fixed.. lol
@@TheFarmacySeedsNetwork the equipment is worth more than the tractor normally, I need to do a video on proprietary attachments and how scarce and expensive they are ! A cub is a handy tractor in the garden but you really need a bigger tractor to get the ground ready . There's a lot around because they were inexpensive when new and were really popular on SMALL farms less than 20 acres it'll pull a one bottom plow , bed , cultivate maybe a scraper blade run a belt
Many thanks ! Remember to switch the ground on the coil , with 12 volt its negative to the points backwards of 6 volt which was positive ground ( a really common mistake )
Hey Chris! One of the days I'm going to work on one of my BN Farmall Tractors. I drove one here one mile from where I bought it. The other we pulled cuz it didn't have water in it. I know nothing about these tractors but I bought some manuals on them. I do have a short videos about them. I can see you're very familiar with them. Thanks for the info in this video.
Been working on them for a living a long time , when I was young people still farmed with these old tractors. When you get started on them I'd be glad to help
I might get one to cultivate with just because they're really cheap here . We had one years ago but it was just too weak and slow to farm with . Grand dad bought an F12 new daddy bought an 400 new thought they would disown me when I went to Massys lol
@@apatchofheavenfarm2814 one of my cousins restored ours it pretty nice . First tractor I ever bought was a super C to plow tobacco two rows at the time I used to set on a 140 all day and was trying to speed things up
That Cub is a great little tractor. Rare as hens teeth out here and twice as expensive. 3 pt hydraulics are great but, I like the 'belly' hydraulics on the smaller/older tractors. I have a '51 BF Avery 'A' that I use for cultivating 2 rows at a time. The single front wheel helps it turn on a dime. I also use a 1 wire GM alternator to convert the 6 volt to 12v. But I'm not sure why you still use the resister if you've gone to the 12v coil. I don't. Plz correct me if I'm wrong. God Bless.~Eli.
I don't use one wire alt because they need high rpm to start charging and give trouble I use a 3 wire setup , if you use the 6 volt coil with the resister it burns up there is a delay in the voltage drop , if you dont it burns up the points you can get away with it if you don't run one long at the time ! had a lot of trouble in the past so years ago went to a dodge style set up works perfect . I've converted dozens and that way works the best and it's how the factory 12 volt setup was . Cubs are everywhere here and dirt cheap a really nice one with the equipment won't bring 1500.00 if that .I only know of one Avery around here don't know the model but its cub size
Ment to add it has to be the 12 volt coil that needs a resister if you use an internally resisted coil with no resister it will burn the points with resister you won't have enough volts at the points , the old guys just added a resister in front of a 6 volt coil and that used to work now the coils are made cheaper or something and they burn up and you have to put a diode in the wire that energizes the alternator or the tractor won't cut off ( back feeds to the ignition ) like I said I hate the one wire alternators I take one or two off a week and rewire and replace . To many people here won't run the rpms up enough for them to kick on and charge
Interesting. I DO increase the diameter of the crank pulley and/or decrease the diameter on the alt to bring the spin up. But these old Fords seem to take well to our 'method'. Odd how some brands of tractors are as common as dirt some places and rare in others. I had to chuckle when you said. "when it ain't drippin' oil it don't have none". Same with these old Fords and my old Harley. If they don't 'mark' their parking spot it's time to grab the oil can....LOL. God Bless.~Eli.
@@singleman1986 changing the pulley does work just nobody ever does , it can change by the mile here lol north is green west is white an Oliver us and to the south are red, east a lot of AC and ford but everyone has a one row farmall of some type ! I'll do a video on a alternator conversion and talk about coils it's a common problem . It can get expensive fast trying to stop those bull gears from leaking ( usually a LOT of wear ) and most people won't spend the money
Homesteading the Hard Way yeah I think most would expect that from a neat old tractor. I’m looking to get one. I need to do a bunch of stuff on my property.
@@RedefineLiving a 140 or an A with a fast hitch or three point would do most everything just takes a lot of setup time in between jobs and it won't pick up a round bale of hay without building a dolly
Nice work on the alternator bracket and Mopar resistor conversion ! Where do you check the transmission oil at ? Just spotted a Cub tractor yesterday for sale with belly mower .
I look down the fill hole by the gear shift , needs to be just below the top shaft . Once you get it right you can make a checking stick . There's not a check plug
Sir I have a cub, around the same year model. Pretty good shape. I have a few little implements for it, Do you think It could handle around 45 acres of cotton, being the only tractor? Thanks
It could but you would probably get tired of sitting on it, most of the time they can cover 3/4 maybe 1 acre an hour cultivating about half that with a breaking plow or disk . I grew up tending 30 acres of tobacco with a 140 and seems like I never got off of it and we broke ground with a 400 and a ten foot disk
I've got a 49 cub cadet & I'd love to email you & ask some questions about it. Didn't just want to send an email without asking, but yeah if you see this & say go for it that'd be great. Live all the videos. Slowly catching up as I'm watching from oldest to newest, & just watched this great video.
The very first tractor I ever drove and used was Grandpa's 1955 Cub. When he got his, every farmer in the neighborhood had one. They were perfect for the small tobacco farm of 4 to 8 acres. You were dead on Chris about making sure it's in neutral before cranking it. They will crank in gear. Farmall Fanatic calls that the "Farmall handshake". Speaking of Farmall Fanatic, he used in line fuel filters on all his tractors.
As long as the filter is made for a gravity feed fuel system they're fine . I've run over myself once lol , someone put it in gear when I walked to get a tool
So cool. I want one. But if you see me on one you better get outta the way because I have no idea what I'm doing LOL!! I'll leave this to the experts.
We'll let you learn here the boys have already ran everything possible over lol
Homesteading the Hard Way hahah famous last words!!
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Like the CSA belt buckle I've had the same one since I was a little kid
That one broke , need to find another one
@@HomesteadingtheHardWay is it still possible to get a rebuild kit for the factory carb on the earlier Farmall Cubs!?
@@leeaustin9744 yes , rebuilt one today . Carquest can get them if you can find someone with sense enough to look it up , or the dealer
Great video! We don't have a tractor yet, so this is definitely info we need in our lives before we make that big purchase :-)
Just remember your money ahead with an older name brand than new junk
Great info on that Farmall. Have a great Memorial Day brother!
Rob
Worked all day like a dog lol those raised beds are looking better and better , thanks for watching Rob
Great video
Many thanks , Alan like most of our stuff it was spur of the moment
I love all the little details Chris knows backwards and forwards. Keep up the great videos HTHW!
Started my apprentice ship working on tractors when I was 13 been working for my self for 25 years ! You pick up a thing or two lol , I remember when people still commercial farmed with these old tractors a few produce guys still do
@@HomesteadingtheHardWay Haha! I know a few old guys that still do! I looked at a Cub a while back but couldn't justify $3000 for such a small machine with no loader.
@@TheFarmacySeedsNetwork wow they usually won't bring 800.00 here on a good day , not good for much other than tending a garden but they are great for that
I don't think I'd pay much more than 800 for one.. I think that had some attachments and all.. but it was a"payment deal" through a friend. I couldn't swing the payments anyway. I am glad I waited.. that Massey is more my speed. I really needed the loader, power, and the backhoe is a bonus.. whenever it gets fixed.. lol
@@TheFarmacySeedsNetwork the equipment is worth more than the tractor normally, I need to do a video on proprietary attachments and how scarce and expensive they are ! A cub is a handy tractor in the garden but you really need a bigger tractor to get the ground ready . There's a lot around because they were inexpensive when new and were really popular on SMALL farms less than 20 acres it'll pull a one bottom plow , bed , cultivate maybe a scraper blade run a belt
Thanks for the info on the coil and resistor ! I just subscribed to your channel !!
Many thanks ! Remember to switch the ground on the coil , with 12 volt its negative to the points backwards of 6 volt which was positive ground ( a really common mistake )
Hey Chris! One of the days I'm going to work on one of my BN Farmall Tractors. I drove one here one mile from where I bought it. The other we pulled cuz it didn't have water in it. I know nothing about these tractors but I bought some manuals on them. I do have a short videos about them. I can see you're very familiar with them. Thanks for the info in this video.
Been working on them for a living a long time , when I was young people still farmed with these old tractors. When you get started on them I'd be glad to help
@@HomesteadingtheHardWay That would be an honor.
New Subbie Here! Great share! Glad to support! God Bless
I don’t have one but I do have a farm pro like is next to the tractor you are talking and they are fantastic little tractors to
As a kid we used a cub and belly mower to cut the lawn
I might get one to cultivate with just because they're really cheap here . We had one years ago but it was just too weak and slow to farm with . Grand dad bought an F12 new daddy bought an 400 new thought they would disown me when I went to Massys lol
@@HomesteadingtheHardWay I got an f12 I have cultivators on my c 2 rows at a time
@@apatchofheavenfarm2814 one of my cousins restored ours it pretty nice . First tractor I ever bought was a super C to plow tobacco two rows at the time I used to set on a 140 all day and was trying to speed things up
@@HomesteadingtheHardWay funny first tractor I bought was the c
That Cub is a great little tractor. Rare as hens teeth out here and twice as expensive. 3 pt hydraulics are great but, I like the 'belly' hydraulics on the smaller/older tractors. I have a '51 BF Avery 'A' that I use for cultivating 2 rows at a time. The single front wheel helps it turn on a dime. I also use a 1 wire GM alternator to convert the 6 volt to 12v. But I'm not sure why you still use the resister if you've gone to the 12v coil. I don't. Plz correct me if I'm wrong. God Bless.~Eli.
I don't use one wire alt because they need high rpm to start charging and give trouble I use a 3 wire setup , if you use the 6 volt coil with the resister it burns up there is a delay in the voltage drop , if you dont it burns up the points you can get away with it if you don't run one long at the time ! had a lot of trouble in the past so years ago went to a dodge style set up works perfect . I've converted dozens and that way works the best and it's how the factory 12 volt setup was . Cubs are everywhere here and dirt cheap a really nice one with the equipment won't bring 1500.00 if that .I only know of one Avery around here don't know the model but its cub size
Ment to add it has to be the 12 volt coil that needs a resister if you use an internally resisted coil with no resister it will burn the points with resister you won't have enough volts at the points , the old guys just added a resister in front of a 6 volt coil and that used to work now the coils are made cheaper or something and they burn up and you have to put a diode in the wire that energizes the alternator or the tractor won't cut off ( back feeds to the ignition ) like I said I hate the one wire alternators I take one or two off a week and rewire and replace . To many people here won't run the rpms up enough for them to kick on and charge
Interesting. I DO increase the diameter of the crank pulley and/or decrease the diameter on the alt to bring the spin up. But these old Fords seem to take well to our 'method'. Odd how some brands of tractors are as common as dirt some places and rare in others. I had to chuckle when you said. "when it ain't drippin' oil it don't have none". Same with these old Fords and my old Harley. If they don't 'mark' their parking spot it's time to grab the oil can....LOL. God Bless.~Eli.
@@singleman1986 changing the pulley does work just nobody ever does , it can change by the mile here lol north is green west is white an Oliver us and to the south are red, east a lot of AC and ford but everyone has a one row farmall of some type ! I'll do a video on a alternator conversion and talk about coils it's a common problem . It can get expensive fast trying to stop those bull gears from leaking ( usually a LOT of wear ) and most people won't spend the money
Any seals that will leak “all of them” haha neat old tractor. Hope all is well.
Seals In the rear end leak bad on these tractors can be hard to stop everything is usually worn bad
Homesteading the Hard Way yeah I think most would expect that from a neat old tractor. I’m looking to get one. I need to do a bunch of stuff on my property.
@@RedefineLiving a 140 or an A with a fast hitch or three point would do most everything just takes a lot of setup time in between jobs and it won't pick up a round bale of hay without building a dolly
If it ain’t leaking 90wt ain’t none in it 😂 😂😂
We belong to the farmall family
Work on them everyday , have for many years
Nice work on the alternator bracket and Mopar resistor conversion ! Where do you check the transmission oil at ? Just spotted a Cub tractor yesterday for sale with belly mower .
I look down the fill hole by the gear shift , needs to be just below the top shaft . Once you get it right you can make a checking stick . There's not a check plug
@@HomesteadingtheHardWay Thank you Chris !
Sir I have a cub, around the same year model. Pretty good shape. I have a few little implements for it, Do you think It could handle around 45 acres of cotton, being the only tractor? Thanks
It could but you would probably get tired of sitting on it, most of the time they can cover 3/4 maybe 1 acre an hour cultivating about half that with a breaking plow or disk . I grew up tending 30 acres of tobacco with a 140 and seems like I never got off of it and we broke ground with a 400 and a ten foot disk
Homesteading the Hard Way thank you so much sir you have a great day stay safe
I've got a 49 cub cadet & I'd love to email you & ask some questions about it. Didn't just want to send an email without asking, but yeah if you see this & say go for it that'd be great. Live all the videos. Slowly catching up as I'm watching from oldest to newest, & just watched this great video.
@@joederochemont6219 you're welcome to email homesteadingthehardway@gmail.com
@@HomesteadingtheHardWay thank you very much. I will this week. Bedtime as 3:30 am gets here quick. Again thank you.
Where’s the case club lol 😂
This kind of stuff is half of what I work on daily , My daddy used farm all's thought he was going to disown me when I switched to Massey Ferguson
We should start one !