Sitting cubs up on their tail

[cub1961]

i have seen some pics of folks doing this in order to work on the underneath easier. is this an acceptable practice for a tractor with oil in the motor?

 

[digger]

i have seen some pics of folks doing this in order to work on the underneath easier. is this an acceptable practice for a tractor with oil in the motor?

Just don't turn it upside down.

 

[lpalma]

I always find it easier to split the tractor than have it fall on me.

 

[kmcconaughey]

I thought you were going to post about this...

 

[jkoenig]

That came to my (slightly demented) mind too Kiraig.

 

[mpatterson]

And the story behind that picture Kraig?

 

[gary noblit]

Kriag, many newer members don't know the story about upended tractors....you started it.....

 

[jkoenig]

That’s the way they grew at that IH plant.

 

[kmcconaughey]

I’ll post the other two photos from that event this evening. There was a flood there and that is after the water receded. The “floatation” tires on the rear of the Cub Lo-Boys floated the tractors during the flood and left them standing on their grills.

 

[cub1961]

wow thats a bummer

 

[mpatterson]

Well, left them in a good position to drain water afterwards?

 

[cub1961]

so is the consensus is that its ok to sit them up on their tails?

 

[mgonitzke]

I'd drain the fluids first at least.

Personally I'd rather split the tractor...

 

[kphill]

That happened in my state.. I was a kid and we were coming home going thru there when hurricane Agnes went thru..Never seen it rain so hard in my life..

 

[kmcconaughey]

Kevin is correct, Hurricane Agnes was the cause of the flooding. Here's the other two photos.

Here's another photo that I had forgotten about, along with more detail. This was posted by former forum member Scott Sunderland way back in 2002:

Scott Sunderland (Ssunderland) on Tuesday, February 05, 2002: I found this picture this summer and have wanted to post it since then. The building in the center right of the picture is(was) the IH depot in Harrisburg, PA. This picture was taken in June of 1972 after Hurricane Agnes. This picture helps to explain the pictures Bryan has with the LowBoys sitting on the grills.

 

[tkhoffman]

I’ll post the other two photos from that event this evening. There was a flood there and that is after the water receded. The “floatation” tires on the rear of the Cub Lo-Boys floated the tractors during the flood and left them standing on their grills.

Nooooo, really?

 

[dreinbold]

I lived in Allegheny County, New York during that storm. We lived just east of the Genesee River. I saw water every where. We lost power for a week and milked the cows by hand for two days before my dad found a generator big enough to power the vacuum pump to milk.

 

[Bill Houk]

I thought maybe Tow Mater came through there? lol