Playing with my buddys 1957 Farmall-cub

[Timber]

I'm getting ready for my cookout and my buddy brought over his 1957 Farm-all to cut some grass

 

[Timber]

It was pretty cool playing with this thing. He has had it for several years. Found it in an old barn somewhere. It has always been a runner. It is in great shape and completely unrestored

 

[VABlue]

That's a handy little machine there! Did it cut all of that lawn in the last picture? It looks like it was fun to drive, although a little uncomfortable on the plain steel seat.

 

[Farmwithjunk]

As far as I'm concerened, those are the ORIGINAL "compact tractors". They run like a sewing machine, last almost forever, get the job done, and don't take up much space. Tough act to beat.

 

[Timber]

no we did that with a cub cadet. It has a flail mower on the farm-all. we were cutting tall grass and weeds the we box bladed everything back

 

[Timber]

As far as I'm concerened, those are the ORIGINAL "compact tractors". They run like a sewing machine, last almost forever, get the job done, and don't take up much space. Tough act to beat.

I have to agree with you there, It is a little 9 horse motor, perrr like a kitten LOL. He said they called it a 100 acre tractor.

 

[Pompiere]

My mom mows her three acres with a Cub Lo-boy. It's the same tractor except the front spindles and rear axles are shorter to the tractor frame sits about 6-8 inches lower. That offset engine really opens up the visibility.

 

[LOOPHOLE]

Most likely the best tractor $ vs. quality ever made. I have a Farmall 140,a big brother to the Cub. I have a 5' mower deck under it and has been cutting grass for 25 years.

 

[scott_vt]

Most likely the best tractor $ vs. quality ever made. I have a Farmall 140,a big brother to the Cub. I have a 5' mower deck under it and has been cutting grass for 25 years.

Mornin Loophole,
I agree I have two offsets, a 1942 Farmall A and a 1949 Super A. They are the big brother to the little Cub, almost twice the engine size, but still very handy machines. I use mine for plowing snow, cutting the field edges with the sicklemower and hauling cord wood !

 

[lhfarm]

Up until a couple of years ago, I used my 64 Lo-Boy to mow my 5 acres (retired it in favor of a ZTR). My father-in-law purchased it in the 70s and mowed with it until we took over the property. It is still my snow plow of choice. Lots of visibility. I still mount the deck mower in the summer to maintain trails.