1957 farmall cub

[smokeeater]

Was hoping someone could help me out was thinking a bout buying a 1957 cub was re-done 3 years a go comes with 5 attachments guy wants 2,000 what do yinz think about the cub only bad thing ive heard is it under powered

 

[Oona]

Welcome to the forums - I moved your thread to the Buying/Pricing section so more users will see your post and help you out!

 

[BGT]

Smoke,

The Cubs are tuff little tractors - I have a 1949 Cub myself.

The 57, as well as mine, is rated at 9 or 10 hp. Even so, I have no problem pulling a one bottom plow with it, discing the garden with it, things like that.

My main complaint with my Cub is the time and labor it requires to change implements. Farmall did come out later with a fast hitch option, but mine doesn't have it. I'd check to see if the one you are looking at does. Also, the fast hitch implements are not compatible with a Cub without fast hitch, so even if I outfitted mine with fast hitch, I'd have to buy new implements as well.

For all you ever wanted to know about Cubs and more, I'd suggest this website:

farmallcub.com

It's totally about Cubs, and some of the nicest people you'll ever chat with.

As far as price, 2K doesn't sound bad at all with 5 implements, but be careful about "redone". This could mean anything from a quick spray can paint job, to a total ground up restoration, usually the first one.

Good luck.

 

[Soundguy]

2000$ for a running cub with all those implements is a good deal IMHO.

soundguy

 

[flusher]

Was hoping someone could help me out was thinking a bout buying a 1957 cub was re-done 3 years a go comes with 5 attachments guy wants 2,000 what do yinz think about the cub only bad thing ive heard is it under powered

Pretty good price. What does "redone" mean? Better get details from the Seller. Sure, it's underpowered compared to almost any other tractor, but the Cub is designed for small row crop work on a few acres--it's not the tractor you'd choose for field crops (wheat, oats, hay, etc).
I have a 1951 Farmall Super A, the Cub's big brother. It has a 3pt hitch, which is kinda rare for old Farmalls which usually come with the IH 2-pt hitch, and 7-ft mid-mount sicklebar mower.
Hope your Cub has a mower.