Mower on farmall cub

I have a 1951 cub that I restored back in 84. I would like to put a mower on it but I have a few questions. I have the hydraulic lift but no PTO. If I find a parts tractor or the pto is there any reason it won't work on my tractor? I know about the reverse rotation and speed of the pto but I see some people with woods mowers on their tractors. Are these cub specific? Also I was thinking about a sickle bar mower to do the sides of my trails. Any concern with a sickle mower?

The cub trans driven PTO should be compatible ((may be serial number breaks to look for) Both mowers should be available, the rotary new, the sickle bar might be used.
Jim

Both types of mowers will be specific to the Cub as well.

The "base" 3 spindle mower on a Woods L59 is generic. But the bracketry/links and belt drive will be specific.

My advice from attempting to mow tall-er grass with both the 1-spindle ~42" and the 3-spindle woods 59" is that it gets underpowered trying to cut with the larger mower. If its a lawn area cut regularly the 59" will work fine.

A Harbor Freight Vertical Shaft 20 HP gasoline engine sitting on the Woods 59" deck makes a real machine out of it. It also makes it easier to use the rtactor for other
things. Jim

Actually the blades turn in the opposite direction on a correct Woods mower deck for a Cub, require special opposite-rotation blades, and use left-handed threaded bolts to hold the blades.

To reverse the direction of blade rotation one can cross the belt
underneath the tractor.

A woods 59 is what I have. The direction
of blade rotation is determined by belt
routing. Brackets and mule drives are what
is cub specific. Mowing tall grass you
will have trouble with unless you take
little bits a time. They did make sickle
mowers specific to cubs. They are belly
mount and 4.5ft and 5ft lengths. Sorry I
can't answer your pto question but
honestly I don't see why that won't work.

(quoted from post at 21:51:15 08/30/17) A Harbor Freight Vertical Shaft 20 HP gasoline engine sitting on the Woods 59" deck makes a real machine out of it. It also makes it easier to use the rtactor for other
things. Jim

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I must agree with Janicholson on this. If you mow every couple days with the woods it may be ok to use with cub. If your wanting to use as bush hog/mower go with the pull behind with 20HP mounted engine. Frees up tractor for other options. Those mounted mowers are a real pain to take off and put back on.

Yes real pain for taking on and off. I
bought a tractor with manual lift just to
put my mower under and leave it.

We have a 1950 cub ,a guy here in
Alabama has a cub salvage yard.
Bought a bush hog brand belly
mower from him for $150 had all
mounting brackets and an extra
belt. Easy enough to put on. He
has parts tractors if you need a
PTO. Email me I will pass his
info. .sorta an odd fellow so if
he won't ,can't ship I don't mind
a day in salvage yard ,then we
could ship to you. He has a couple
sickle bar mowers too. Issues I've
heard is that they shake alot in
use and wear out pulley and PTO
bearings. Also fellow on here goes
by RTR may have what you need.
Kevin in Central AL.
Thefenceguy2000@ Yahoo.com the cub is our 14 year old son tractor.

(quoted from post at 16:43:00 08/30/17) Actually the blades turn in the opposite direction on a correct Woods mower deck for a Cub, require special opposite-rotation blades, and use left-handed threaded bolts to hold the blades.

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he blades on my Woods 42C and Woods 59C mowers on my Cubs both turn clockwise (right hand throw) when looking down at the spindles. Woods makes a 59 (yellowish orange deck) and a 59L (white deck) which is a left hand throw. All the decks are the same just the mounting brackets change and go by different models. You can put a 59L on a Cub and twist the belt but the proper one is a right hand throw. With a 59L throwing left it's harder to see where the cut grass is because the Cub is offset to that side blocking your view of the left front wheel.

Sickle mowers shake when they are wore out, aren't set up right, or the mounting bolts aren't checked for tightness during use.

Do check for the hole in the side of your transmission for the PTO engagement lever. I don't know if there is a plug in it on a PTO "delete" tractor or if it wasn't drilled. If the lever hole is there then it's a simple swap of top plate cover for PTO plate with the shaft installed. Wouldn't even have to drain rear end/transmission. You'll need a PTO bushing for the end of the driveshaft and leave the PTO clutch setscrew loose so the clutch can slide. It only needs to keep the clutch from falling off while you are installing it. Put a little grease on the smaller front end of the PTO shaft before it goes in the bushing. Good luck getting the lever and the clutch engaged. Shine a light in, and look through, the Transmission fill hole to see what you're doing.

(quoted from post at 23:52:06 08/31/17)Do check for the hole in the side of your transmission for the PTO engagement lever. I don't know if there is a plug in it on a PTO "delete" tractor or if it wasn't drilled.

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he hole should be there, filled with a soft plug.

(quoted from post at 23:52:06 08/31/17). . . it's a simple swap of top plate cover for PTO plate with the shaft installed. Wouldn't even have to drain rear end/transmission.

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f it has never had a PTO, the rear is probably covered with a one piece plate. The PTO that is installed will need to include the big plate with the opening at the top. Installing that plate requires draining the housing.

Its the way the belt is wound around the center spindle to the other blades crossing the belts underneath will not line up with the idlers and cause wear