Farmall cub

sparkyemtp · Jun 17, 2017

Looking at a 1949 farmall cub
Will this tractor be adequate for a 4-5 foot finish
mower.

old · Jun 17, 2017

4 foot is about max on a cub. They are only around 12hp

gene bender · Jun 17, 2017

The Woods 59 has been used on the Cubs for many yrs and will do a great job mowing lawns.

Jim in NC · Jun 17, 2017

Had a 48 cub and it was rated at 9 hp. A 4' belly mower was plenty for it.

TimV · Jun 17, 2017

I do my yard (1.5 acres or so) with my Cub and a 5 foot Woods finish mower and have for well over 10 years. Works perfectly. Extremely tall grass requires first gear, and tall, wet, heavy grass may require raising the deck a bit or taking a partial cut on the first pass to get things started, but normal mowing is done in second gear. It's a great lawnmowing combination, and many, many thousands of Cubs spent their whole lives doing exactly that, as they were very popular with places like counties, townships and municipalities for maintenance mowing.

old · Jun 17, 2017

Neb test rate the cub at 12HP

John M · Jun 17, 2017

Early Cubs were 9 - 10hp.

jeffcat · Jun 17, 2017

Last ones, late 70s, were supposed to be 15. The ones built in Europe were 15. That woods is 60 inches. What is way nicer is a CUB Low Boy.

Royse · Jun 17, 2017

Maybe, as long as your finish mower is made for a cub.
Or you can reverse the direction via the belt/pulleys.
The PTO spins opposite of other tractors.
I mowed my yard for years with a 48 cub and a belly mower.
Mine was a 5 ft Woods belly mower and was really too much.
Especially with the cub lacking live PTO.

Anyway, the mower is gone, the cub is still here.
Now relinquished to show and parade duties.

47fivewindow · Jun 17, 2017

I have a cub lowboy that cuts the grass great in second gear. If the grass gets real tall I end up in first gear going up a grade. It has a 59 Woods.

47fivewindow · Jun 17, 2017

Here's a picture

GarryinNC · Jun 17, 2017

A 4 foot mower will not quite cut the tracks out on a cub. I have a 1968 Low Boy with a 5ft. International three blade deck it does okay, but newer, more powerful mowers are much better, especially with a live pto. One thing that I can say for Cubs; they really ride good, with those 24 inch rear wheels. Just be aware that you cannot stop and back up very easily with them. The blades and tractor have to completely stop for each gear change.

Garry

sparkyemtp · Jun 17, 2017

Thanks for the responses. I was not sure if it would handle a 5 ft mower.

old · Jun 17, 2017

I can and do only go by the list I have which does not say what year etc

cuby · Jun 18, 2017

I have a 49 cub w/hyds.,has a mid mount grader blade and is real handy when you want to put dirt in a certain area. Not good for pushing snow.

Royse · Jun 18, 2017

cuby, my '48 had a blade that could be mounted as a belly
grader or a front mount blade. On the front it did Ok for pushing
snow. The limitation was the weight of the tractor.
It did not lift very high either. Picture shows it all the way up.

Chris(WA) · Jun 18, 2017

60" Woods under my Cub mows the lawn just fine.

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