Farmall Cub with a Wheel Horse Plow

[MaineDad 85]

OK guys,

I do not have a plow for my 52 Farmall Cub, so I thought why not try to fit my Wheel Horse plow on the Cub somehow. I remembered that my Granddad had a homemade plow on his old Farmall Super C.

I took off the rear axle brackets on the 314-8 and attached it to the Cub's Drawbar. Had to use shorter bolts, very easy;

The length of the WH plow, meant that I could only use it as a grader blade. The plow angle mechanism bar was too tall because of the Cub's foot platform was in the way, so I made a smaller bar;

Finally I found some old chain with some shackles and hooked it up to the Cub's hydraulics, also easy to do;

There you have it, a Wheel Horse grader blade on a 1952 Cub :thumbs:

[past7971 0]

Heck, it looks like it belongs there.....you could almost stick it on Ebay as one of those "factory rare-NOS-prototype" parts we see listed from time to time.

[CasualObserver 3,410]

Fascinating idea Micah! Looks like you might have room to move the rear hitch rod to the short frame tractor setting. That might help keep it a little more stable in any side to side sway you get while pushing.

[KyBlue 655]

Looks like it belongs.. He at least they are both red!!

[past7971 0]

Great idea and well done so believe me--I'm not trying to sound like I'm criticizing your work--but Jason's idea of using the "forward" hitch rod position might bring it back from front tires enough that combined with a 54" blade (or wider?) would get you out past tire tracking. Replace your chain with a solid link for down pressure and those Pelletiere(?) logging guys would probably be trying to hire you to do their road maintainance.

[Rollerman 290]

Micah...another idea?

You'd probably still come up short...but the rear draw bar on the Cubs can be flipped around the other way.

Don't know if that get the plow frame out past the front tires...but you could always have an extension bracket made up similar to the 91 up 520H's?

Looks good though...bet your enjoying that Cub. :thumbs:

[MaineDad 85]

Thanks guys. I would like the big 54 inch blade. How would you think it would do in the snow?

[past7971 0]

With a solid link for down pressure, I'd think you would only be limited to the actual strength of the metal and your imagination/mentality :thumbs:

[glenn27 71]

very informative there----A great idea! :thumbs: