Cub Cadet

Very cool find!

I know! I can't imagine this ever getting into shops nowadays. Cub Cadet, I wonder if the models my sister's dad used to make were the same ones from the magazines. I expect so. I just like the little thing, wish I could come up with a practical use for it to justify the space it takes up!

My grandma has one of these fret saws in her garage, my great uncle used to buy the Hobbies Magazines weekly and the Annuals, many of which are now in my possession as well as the model plans. He used to make model boats with it. 

http://www.unitytyreonline.co.uk/turf_small.html
 
I bought Duro HF257 tri ribs from here £15.60 each and mine came with tubes, i've used them on two tractors and highly recommend them.
 
This photo shows what they look like

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I bought Duro HF257 tri ribs from here £15.60 each and mine came with tubes, i've used them on two tractors and highly recommend them.
 
This photo shows what they look like

We had a bit last week, but this week it has stuck!
 
heres a few pics out and about

Don't know too much about them or value but I wouldnt mind owning it 

Hello, a friend of mine has this mini stationary engine, it is not really my sort of thing and I don't know much about it. Can anyone identify it and some sort of value. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks Harry

http://www.unitytyreonline.co.uk/turf_small.html
 
I bought Duro HF257 tri ribs from here £15.60 each and mine came with tubes, i've used them on two tractors and highly recommend them.
 
This photo shows what they look like

http://www.unitytyreonline.co.uk/turf_small.html
 
I bought Duro HF257 tri ribs from here £15.60 each and mine came with tubes, i've used them on two tractors and highly recommend them.
 
This photo shows what they look like

Charge him, Ewan.

tis jcb yellow
 
 

He better not be using my paint! 

Yesterday, acquired some aluminum angle and some half round brass bar, that was just the right width for the slots in the brushes. So today made up some clamps. Not enough material to do full width clamps. So I've made eight. Four each brush. Two each side.
 

 
 
  The round bar has been drilled and tapped 6mm and the angle to suit. The holes in the angle I'm going to elongate slightly vertically. This will allow me to adjust the locating keys to suit the slots in the brushes nicely. Also, washers are used as spacers to locate the keys fully into he slots.
 
Although not very clear in the photo, the top edges of the brushes have been rounded off, to clear the inner corners of the angle.
 

While down south earlier this year, The Showman showed me this rake, scarifier, he'd modified to go on the back of a Wheel Horse.
 

 
  He not having any real use for it, it found it's way into my trailer.
 
 Made to fit into a slot hitch, it was not really what I had in mind. I wanted it to fit the tool bar I use for ploughing.
 
So this.....
 

 
Was modified to this.
 

 
The pin hole was opened up and a spacer bush welded on. In hindsight I think I should have left the spacer free. Then it would have been able to also fit a slot hitch. Maybe a furure mod.
 
So I had this.
 

 
Next job was to make it angle adjustable. So a plate was welded on with a couple of pin holes. It now does this.
 

 
One way or t'other.
I have now to make up a removable plate to keep it in the straight back position. I know how I'm going to do it, but need some plate.
 
So on to the brush part.
 
These brushes arrived a while back courtesy of Doug. (Ranger)
 

 
I need to make up a clamping arrangement to fit them to the rake. Although I have an idea, again, shortage of material has brought things to a stop.
Also it was starting to get cold(er).
 
 
 
 
 

Get one between you.

Very nice! I want one!

Got there in the end...
 
 

I really like those older small Wheelhorses, looking forward to seeing further updates. I don't know much about these types of Wheelhorse because dad has a sheds full of Bolens.

Thats awesome!
 
During the summer I started making a 1/10th scale Cub Cadet, not sure it could be driven though.
 

Thats awesome!
 
During the summer I started making a 1/10th scale Cub Cadet, not sure it could be driven though.
 

Well, I was going to wait until I got a bit more advanced before posting but here is my 1/2 size D series Wheelhorse.  The Showman and I have just had test runs which look promising although it was difficult to sit properly with temporary tiller steering and footrests.  Hopefully it will be better when finished, but if not plan Z is to be towed on a trailer.   Just roughly bolted together for now.

Thats awesome!
 
During the summer I started making a 1/10th scale Cub Cadet, not sure it could be driven though.
 

Thats awesome!
 
During the summer I started making a 1/10th scale Cub Cadet, not sure it could be driven though.
 

Thats awesome!
 
During the summer I started making a 1/10th scale Cub Cadet, not sure it could be driven though.