Cub news

 

 

 

Great news! The fellow who sells and makes run Nancy’s long arm quilting machine and robotics (quite a challenge) came to the house to help Nancy get the robotics working right. He asked whether I wanted help getting my Farmall Cub running and said he would look at it right after he was done with the robotics. Well, he did and began tracing through possibilities. He noted that the choke linkage was not working and the choke was one full, there was water in the carburetor bottom, there MUST be an on-off switch, and once all that was set right, the Cub started and I drove it in the yard. The light circuit fuse is blown so when I replace it, maybe I will have head lights too. Apparently I had simply been flooding the engine if I had any spark at all. I am most happy.

 

Emily came down and brought two rifles to hunt deer. She got a license last evening and we hope to get to the range before Friday afternoon. Going to get cold here about Thursday morning and colder still for a few days after that. High in the fifties. Brrrr! Low in the twenties above zero.

 

Just before it got too cold, I took the 1949 Cub for a spin around the yard. It took a few seconds for the engine to warm enough that it did not require choking. The repair to the choke linkage was just the right thing. The fuse to the lights was changed, but still no lights. Previously I had replaced all three bulbs and the lights worked. They quit right after I added hydraulic lift and put the fuel tank back on the tractor. It would have been better for me to have changed that original switch while it was easy to do. Still, Aleia had fun driving the tractor in first and second gear. It is much easier to steer than the Ford 8N. Yes, I am wearing a hat in Ford 8N colors.

 

Tractor Boy