Cub Dump Truck Workhorse

Cub Dump Truck Workhorse TRACTORS Conversions “I don’t know what we’d do without it ” says David Dowgielewicz about the little dump truck he and his sons Connor and Adam made from a 2140 Cub Cadet a couple years ago “The kids call it the little wood hauler ” he says noting that it gets plenty of use for that since the New Braintree Mass family burns wood for heat But it’s used year round to haul stones sod and sticks off the yard and for garden work Connor now 9 drives it regularly to his grandparents’ house next door to help out with various chores The Cub was a retired mower that Dowgielewicz cut and stretched to accommodate a Cub dumpcart he owned Other than hiring a friend to machine the driveshaft he and his sons made all the modifications added a pillow bearing and used materials they had on hand The biggest challenge was realigning the transaxle with the engine because it has a direct driveshaft They also beefed up the dump cart and moved the pivot point farther back to make it easy to manually dump the 12 cu ft box Dowgielewicz estimates he spent about $100 on the project He notes that the all-in-one dump truck travels easily in snow and up hills – something he couldn’t do with a Cub pulling the dumpcart Contact: FARM SHOW Followup David Dowgielewicz 1170 Worcester Rd New Braintree Mass 01531 ph 508 450-9609

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