Farmall Cub - Keremeos, BC
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
N 49° 12.326 W 119° 50.091
11U E 293518 N 5454161
As one passes through Keremeos on Highway 3 they will, hopefully, spy a dozen old tractors along the north side of the Highway. This will be the 106 year old Parson's Orchard & Fruit Stand.
Waymark Code: WMMB0M
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 08/24/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Team GeoDuo
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With a 1 litre L-head engine under the hood, this is an early Cub, repainted, possibly restored, and looking pretty fine for a 65 (or so) year old tractor. The engine produced a (claimed) 8.9 HP at the drawbar, driving a transmission with 3 forward and 1 reverse gear. It still uses 6 volt electrics.

Farmall Cub

Though it looks strikingly like the Farmall A, the Cub is actually a good deal smaller and weighs in at a scant 1,540 pounds. The family resemblance with the A is largely due to the fact that the Cub shares Raymond Loewy's Culti-Vision with its larger sibling. This was the famous designer's name for the configuration that offsets the operator to the right of the engine, giving him or her a clear view of the row ahead.

The Cub was introduced in 1947 as competition for Henry Ford's giant-killing 8N, but it really would have been a better match in the marketplace for John Deere's L and LA--had Deere not opted to quit producing its little tractors that same year.

While bigger Farmalls were powered by overhead-valve engines, the Cub rolled out with a 10hp, 59.5-cu.in. L-head or side-valve engine, with 6.5:1 compression, coupled to a three-speed transmission. A plethora of Cub-sized implements were available, as were lights, a rear PTO and hydraulic Touch Control handling attachments.

There are actually two versions of the Cub: the 76-inch-tall standard version and the 63-inch Lo-Boy, which was intended to be used as a mower.. After 1964, the Cub morphed into an International rather than a Farmall, gaining a yellow and white paint job in the transition. The tractor carried on with improvements until 1976.
From Hemmings Motor News
Engine Type: Internal Combustion

Wheel Type: Rubber

Make: International Harvester

Model: Farmall Cub

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