1966 Cub Cadet Turbo Diesel: Regular Car Reviews

[@aaronries9307]

It has a top speed of a brisk walk.

[@arienwilkins]

Aaron Ries lol you can swap pulleys on a stock tractor and go 20mph

[@Danwall155]

arien wilkins I believe he was quoting the yard man review from way back not making a statement

[@arienwilkins]

Dan W ohhh yeah you're right

[@Biowolf626]

arien wilkins he said it doesn’t have belts

[@Robbie_Bobb]

The no belts comment was about the transmission. The engine has belts.

[@dinogonzales1286]

No snow Christmas again, time to take out the mustang and wrap it around a pole

[@ellisjackson3355]

Jacob Baker repaint it with a crowd of people

[@hulkhatepunybanner]

Yeah, don't do that.

[@hene193]

"Waste gate" for lawnmower. One word: Awesome.

[@shutterbug1076]

WOW! I'm just getting home from a long night on patrol. It was a nice quiet Christmas night on the streets until I stop a 350Z with the top down at 5am driving like an A-hole. Of course the driver was drunk as hell so instead of getting off at 5:30am Christmas morning I'm home at 8am. I check KZbin before getting some sleep before going back to work at 5:30pm and find a freshly uploaded RCR video! Merry Christmas to me!

[@RegularCars]

Jason Spencer ...florida?

[@shutterbug1076]

Good guess, but no...Farmville NC!

[@richwvu]

Merry Christmas brother, thanks for helping keep us safe! Can't stand even the idea of drunk driving. Idiots.

[@crayonfish2]

Jason Spencer Merry Christmas have some warm brown

[@ehochmuephi8219]

Merry Christmas man!

[@TheH20studios]

0/10 not the Lamborghini Tractor

[@TinyDrPhil]

C Y C O which one?.....

[@currencarlsen6720]

C Y C O that's my favorite tractor

[@TinyDrPhil]

Curren Carlsen which one?.......

[@TheH20studios]

idk

[@currencarlsen6720]

I forget the model but the one he built before he started making cars

[@Grenyas]

Review a Zamboni!

[@RaceboyYT]

Eric Ortiz or my busa swapped zamboni

[@reedtarted1932]

@@RaceboyYT why not a zamboni swapped hayabusa

[@jetjazz05]

My grandfather had a Cub Cadet, very similar design (if not this one), he used that thing for 40 years until his death. My aunt lives next to my grandmother, I think she still might use it to mow my grandmother's lawn for her. Impressive as hell.

[@JEMHull-gf9el]

Its nice to hear Mr. Regular speak in a sincere voice for once.

[@jasonwulff8341]

This is true, i have a cub cadet from early 70's. It was my grandparents and then my parents and now mine.

[@calvinpagac5931]

See how they grow on ya; CONGRATS man👌👍😆

[@ShanePWagner]

My grandfather had two of these cub cadets and he would let us grandchildren race them around his yard in them. This episode brought back some good memories, thanks.

[@marksuave25]

1 minute in and I love it. No one else would review a lawn mower on a car review channel! 👍👍

[@brandonm.4187]

How to fix a shitty Christmas morning? By watching RCR.

[@Silverdogz]

Have you seen the MCM/Roadkill special? It's pretty great.

[@Miata822]

Awesome, but I wish we got to hear it. Takes me back to Best Christmas Gift Ever. 1972, upstate New York covered deep in snow of Christmas morning. Under the tree was a tiny toy tractor. There was also a key with a plastic fob that read "Get a Job!" Just out the front door was a shiny red Wheel Horse lawn tractor, snow plow attached, chains attached to its large mud tires. I was overwhelmed. Many good times on that tractor, hauling friends around on flatbed trailer out into the woods, racing down hills, wheelies, and, yes, making a buck or two mowing and plowing. Good times.

[@Revitalyzed]

Which tractor is best Mustang?

[@ANDREWSAMY562]

JoshorBrownKid ya mean VW

[@ANDREWSAMY562]

and it's a jetta diesel

[@fryloc359]

Whichever one mows down the biggest crowds

[@retro_88yota]

YES. You finally reviewed a vintage garden tractor! I have been waiting forever for you to do this.

[@doctorferdinand1003]

Regular Level: Hank Hill. We're through the looking glass.

[@RUNSWITHCREEPERS]

Is that the infamous chevette

[@UmeshKumar-um7ze]

"Welcome to regular car reviews. Today well be reviewing a vacuum cleaner."

[@HiroshimaSpirit]

Merry Christmas indeed! Does yellow count on the brown spectrum?

[@BigDonkMongo]

Mos def

[@OscarWanDaLe]

oh yes

[@mightbesherwood1313]

The number 1 shade of brown.

[@meteor_smash]

cream corn

[@YakoffShmirnoff]

Growing up we had a Sears garden tractor from probably the same era. You could attach all sorts of implements on it, and it had multiple power take-offs for different types of equipment. There was even a self-powered roto-tiller that could be raised and lowered from the back. It was quite neat. Oh and it had a 3 speed manual transmission with a high and low range!

[@brandonpeterman9964]

IH made a few different sized tillers for the back of these cubs

[@calvinpagac5931]

Yea, I've got one too, you're right, they're about as neat as a shirt full of pockets (when a wren finds it). When it comes to the nitty gritty; my favorite is always a cub; I've got a 124 C/C that the biggest cat in this world couldn't replace ; cause these things can really grow on ya😆

[@calvinpagac5931]

@@brandonpeterman9964 yea 10-4, but the only one that I've ever seen was about a 36 incher, ofset to the right: now if you'd let it get REALLY grizzly, it could dig up China😆

[@retro_88yota]

A neat garden tractor I have is a Bolens DGT-1700 garden tractor, it is newer than this cub cadet, it is from the 80s. But it left the factory with a 3 cylinder liquid cooled Mitsubishi diesel.

[@sullivansmith8959]

I remember working at autozone with Justin. It's cool to see him on these videos

[@CynicalMartian]

i want moar videos like this on moar cars motorcycles and lawnmowers

[@streamtrollmike5348]

WELP...This isn't a car, MMMMM-this is a lawnmower...

[@cracked_out_baby]

Merry Christmas, mr. regular :)

[@crayonfish2]

Najjo Keno Merry Christmas

[@TH3C001]

I was scrolling comments kinda quick and totally read that as, "Merry Regular, Mr. Christmas".

[@COWGIRLMOTORSPORTS]

That Cub Cadet is not a Mower or a Lawn Tractor!! It is a Garden Tractor!!!

[@Luke357]

exactly

[@TheJeremy5599]

they only said that like 85 times...

[@lorenzo42p]

when I was young, single digits, someone gave me one of these tractors. my dad got it running for me and I had countless years of enjoyment flying around the fields of my grand parents farm. it wasn't hydrostat, just belt driven to what looked like a home brew clutch. 1st and 2nd gears were slow, then shift into 3rd gear and it would take off 20mph.

[@johnmick9457]

This made me smile because as a kid we had a 10Hp Cub Cadet which I used to mow 3 acres of lawn at my Dad's house. I use to envision myself drifting it through the turns at the local dirt track winning races lol

[@Scerttle]

It's really interesting hearing about the passions some people have. Stuff I would never care to read about or learn about for myself, but is interesting in this format.

[@Sp1n1985]

Merry Christmas RCR thanks for the lawn mower holiday special!

[@garrykoalman3684]

Is this Matt Fara's million mile lexus?

[@mcxhalo]

Garry Koalman no, it's Matts lawn mower

[@lewbear6738]

matt farahs million mile mower?

[@keeganmartin1886]

I switch from cars to looking at tradders and I STILL can find awesome reviews lol so happy about this.

[@X92Exploder]

A tractor review?! Awesome! Glad to see this.

[@yellowbeanieboy2930]

I've never seen this Cummins before

[@tomsfruitstand6821]

YellowBeanieBoy what cummins?

[@yellowbeanieboy2930]

touge volvo85 I'm not one of those people

[@exxusdrugstore300]

...oh... OH... OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@robertnewland8702]

8 horse and 10 horse power Kohler motors have roller bearing cranks. Ran one for 25 years before it's first rebuild. Good for another 25! Flathead motor are not high horse power due to limited lift from the valves, but are easier to maintain.

[@tdogger73]

This video was a great Christmas gift to enjoy this morning in the quiet moments before my kids wake up and go hyperactive.

[@DrinkmoWater.]

Still last longer than dodges

[@DrinkmoWater.]

No disrespect to owners just felt the need to insert a joke bihh

[@bungtunger5345]

fuck that noise full disrespect to dodge owners, they were dumb enough to buy a shitty car

[@idontknowanythingaboutcars896]

stfu i have a 1969 dodge powerwagon that hasnt died yet! after 1 rebuild 30 years ago

[@sansfreedom1629]

@@idontknowanythingaboutcars896 That's a 69 though. Totally different story.

[@KK4CNM]

When I was a kid we had this old Torro riding mower from the 60s. My friends and I took the blade assembly off and put the carb from my broken down honda xr75 on it. That thing was a blast! It was pretty fast and would jump off the ground when you started it off in 3rd. We had a lot of fun with that thing.

[@projectinlinesix]

Whatever you guys are doing, keep it up. You and Roman are killing it.

[@JPilot2]

Mr. Regular, Merry Christmas! Thank you very much for featuring the 1966 Cub Cadet lawn tractor with a swapped 'turbocharged diesel engine!' Very cool! :-)

[@LifeinFarmland]

These are great tractors. I still own and use one. He did a great job! Really enjoyed this.

[@FarmAlarm]

Life in Farmland - we are addicted to Cubs. I have two newer cub cadets and two older Cub Lo Boys. Always interested in doing a diesel swap into one of our Lo Boys.

[@nomoremr.niceguy4778]

Garden tractor pulling was a thing around here 20 years ago. We had a very active local club. We had a family business selling International Harvester products up until we saw the writing on the wall with IH in trouble and we sold out about 1982. Fast forward to about year 2000 and my brother joins this club. These real IH Cub Cadets ( Because no IH fan calls the MTDs real Cubs.) were so overbuilt that using them as a base to build a puller for stock and mod stock classes was the hot setup at that time. Bro cruised the want adds, bought several good donor machines and built a team of yellow horses so strong that after bringing home a dumpster full of trophies over about four years with this club, I think they finally just suggested he stay home. Now most good 1962 to 1980 Cubs left are too valuable to mod out for pulling, you see them being restored to dust catchers for collectors. At least that’s the trend I’m seeing. Nice video sirs!

[@TheColaMan18]

Glad to see you guys back on the right path with the lawnmower reviews! Got scared with all of those car ones for a while there.

[@apismellifera1000]

I love those old International Cub Cadets. I restored a 1974 International Cub Cadet 129 a couple years ago. I got a lot of pictures from when I first got it, the first power wash cleaning it up videos of it being brought back to life and the tear down and disassembly, restoration and finished tractor. It still has the original 12 HP Kohler engine and muffler and I also added a big exhaust stack and installed a custom stainless steel mesh grille

[@travishabursky4362]

My Grandpa had that same tractor with a gas engine. He bought the damn thing new and he used it until the late 2000's. He passed on this past June at the age of 92 and that tractor is still sitting in my Grandparent's garage.

[@NIGBEATS]

I remember watching this when RCR first posted it. I have since bought a 69 cub 124. Love it.

[@---bp8jd]

We've got a '70 Cub Cadet with the 16hp Kohler. After a lot of goofing around with polishing and deburring plus some carb work, it goes about 18mph. The torque is insane - we use it for snow plowing, and even dragged a full-size Dodge pickup with a stuck rear end up the driveway with it mid-winter.

[@mattmolloy636]

Merry Christmas Mr. Regular & Le Roman 🌲☃🌲 I was afraid that we weren't going to get another tractor mower video, and my Christmas wish was answered 🚜

[@fisqual]

My close friend in High school had 2 of these that he used for his lawn service. His Dad used them in the 60s and 70s for his own lawn service in high school. They both had the kohler motors. They ran perfectly and cut perfectly. Everything on them was original other than like, the points... (Even the SPARK PLUGS were original, they were just cleaned and gapped once a season) They really don't make things like they used to and this is a prime example.

[@cacline72]

0:26 XJ Cherokee cameo, you've put a smile on my face!

[@micahl.2898]

Merry Christmas RCR and Justin! 👍

[@keyvis949]

I know I’m 4 years late here.. but I think that is my grandpa’s old Club Cadet. He passed away 7 years ago. Pretty cool to see. It would have came from Connecticut.

[@hussguy1990]

between this mighty car mods and roadkill collab video and Jay Leno's Jensen interceptor video it has been a damn good Christmas on KZbin for gear heads.

[@TheDuckumz]

This has to be one of the coolest videos you have done to date, fucking really makes me wish i could find a solid vintage project tractor. Always have had this crazy idea lingering in my head since my friend's grandpa and him restored a JD 140 when we were younger...

[@jdonns2221]

It's a Christmas miracle! RCR tractor review on Christmas Day!!

[@borginator1493]

Love dudes like this. Pure genius. Always tinkering with projects and things!

[@mechanicalmonster2115]

I love that the engine is facing backward, with the shaft coming from the "front" of it. The pulley shaft left on the front side could be connected to an alternator or generator for an emergency. Awesome build!

[@justinstearns9723]

The original engine would have had a belt driven starter generator on that “front” shaft, as well as the PTO clutch that runs a mower deck, snowblower, etc.

[@anotherrandomtexan25]

Man there were so many nice clean cars and trucks on that property!

[@dragon81heart]

Still want to see more of his collection on tractors He is 100% right about how well the older Cubs were made We had a 1960s Cub Cadet 70 when I was younger and it never had any problems until sometime in the late 90s (had a hard time finding parts from what I can remember as it was way before internet days lol) so my dad gave it to my brother in law, he put a different engine in it and last I heard my brother in law gave it to his dad to use and it’s still going.

[@bandwagon240]

The longevity of the old Cubs reminds me of the older Honda lawnmowers. The OHV Honda 5hp mower from 20 years ago is pretty much indestructible. I've had my Honda since 91, it's still going strong. It has had maybe 3 oil changes (yeah, I know).

[@Miata822]

got one out in the shed now. Still perfect but I can't find a replacement paper air filter element.

[@benmooney9001]

I love these guys on so many levels. Merry Christmas and happy holidays everyone.

[@Guysm1l3y]

I love that the motor is "pre-ban", something about that just cracks me up.

[@8luggarage]

Guy Smiley yeah the dumb liberals are fixing global warming one ban at a time.

[@Alpatriod]

i loved my cub cadet i did lots of work to the motor carbs and body it was a monster. i sold it to buy a sled for this winter

[@calvinpagac5931]

You " SOLD" it ?????😨😲; International Harvesters 1st commandment: THOU SHALL NOT SELL YOUR CUB CADET: these are made to be taken with you when you leave from here 😓😭

[@davef6105]

Merry Christmas Mr. Regular. Thank you.

[@wildone1312]

These mowers are like the old steel radial brand tires. We got a plow truck with steel radial tires and havent filled them up since we got. Made things so good back then, that stuff would go out of business!

[@sublimed5155]

Beauty, you know, a cub cadet, 60's bro, kinda of the thing that you would think jalopnic would think of, so... what a merry Christmas!

[@CottonMastah]

All i want for xmas is that outro song extended.

[@richardconnor2871]

I still use the 1974 Cub Cadet my grandparents bought brand new. It mows my lawn in the summer, and snowblows my driveway in the winter. The only substantial repair I had to do was replacing the electromagnetic clutch.

[@ExtremePotato]

This truly is a Christmas miracle

[@Snowfire6916]

NOT A CAR. *real fart*

[@l0c0ene1c0c0]

I just realized this is FIS' china diesel cub 😬 excited to see both of my favorite channels together.

[@abedekok322]

Reminds me of the mid-70's Sears lawn tractors my gramps had and my uncle recently restored. He also had a few Cubs from this period too, one even had a dually setup that has a few stories surrounding it

[@FillipeBunchOfNumbers3210]

more torque than any honda

[@gittyupalice96]

With the multiplication of torque through the gear reduction, that might actually be a fact. Unless you bolt a 4 cyl Honda engine into a cub cadet, then the honda would put enough torque to the ground to snap a building in half lol.

[@Maximus20778]

@@gittyupalice96 r/whooosh

[@EnriqueGonzalez-qo5hn]

where can I buy Roman 's Christmas album?

[@bud215]

thanks for the videos this year and Merry Christmas.

[@AceFalken]

2 years later and I find this video. My dad has a cub cadet of 1970ish cub cadet. She can be a pain sometimes but once she's going she's going. She's decently fast at near sprint speeds. We got a bunch of add on parts as well. A plow, a tiller, and mower blades (a few others that I forget) all weigh a decent amount and not a one man lift job.

[@ToffeePeanuts]

not a caaaaaaaaaar

[@Tavplash]

ToffeePeanuts Hondas are cars stop hating.

[@scottieray]

ToffeePeanuts Yes, in Arkansas this is car.

[@streamtrollmike5348]

MORE FIBER!

[@Novelblue]

In retirement communities golf carts are cars.

[@Namburiadityasairam2605]

A Merry Christmas to everyone! And if you don't have a car yet like me, may you get one by the coming years!!! Love from India!

[@bellabella852]

Merry Christmas RCR and everyone else. Hope you all have had a wonderful holiday.

[@davidhochstetler4068]

Garden tractors have a huge following. I am from close to South Bend Indiana, where the Wheel Horse factory was. Wheel Horses especially have a huge collectability

[@iminsane84]

love that yellow chevette in the background my grandparents had either a 1979 or a 1980 chevy chevette 4 door hatch.

[@njc1230]

Eyyy, this wasn't a bad gift from Mr.Regular. Merry Christmas Mr.Regular!

[@lrd350r]

OMG nostalgia overload. My family still has our Cadet.

[@emmanuelhaldopoulos2957]

Best cover intro song yet, Roman. Cheers!

[@forgotten123fgh]

this is pretty cool, thanks dude. merry Christmas

[@eddiescown9997]

Cold White, Hot Brown Cold White, Hot Brown Cold White, Hot Brown Cold White, Hot Brown

[@adj789]

which brown is best brow?

[@neck2b]

adj789 BROWN SAUCE for ya turkey

[@aaronries9307]

"The seats got it's own little butt crack. Oh yeah let's get FRIENDLY"

[@gojohnnygo2773]

The ending song is just.. Perfect, honestly.

[@tractorhead04]

Great video guys. Was really cool to see.

[@retro_88yota]

Also the Cub Cadet garden tractors from this era that had manuals used a transmission from a Farmall Cub tractor, the transmission is way overbuilt for them.

[@ohlookadragon]

It may be the only garden tractor that also has a direct connection to the transmission no belts involved unlike wheel horses or john deeres. Panzers have a cut down ford rear end but they still use a belt

[@retro_88yota]

There are a few tractors with direct drive transmissions, I have a Bolens 1250 and it is on the large end of being a garden tractor. And it has a massive shaft drive hydro static transmission. I actually dropped a big 2 cylinder Wisconsin engine into it, and it makes this cub cadet look small.

[@ohlookadragon]

Patrick Kissman Ah yes I forgot about those they are after the tube frame bolens if im not mistaken. Deutz made a really heavy duty garden tractor in the 80s with a locking differential that was like that too

[@retro_88yota]

They were actually built during the same time period as the tube frames, If I remember correctly mine was built in 1968. I have a few videos of it on my channel if you are interested.

[@ohlookadragon]

I most certainly will

[@truckinstars1336]

Wow that's weird, I know Justin too through some Facebook pages. How funny id see him on your vid. Good video!

[@klasseact6663]

This Christmas is BEST Christmas🎅

[@CommodoreFan64]

I use to work at a tractor dealer for a few years, worked on a few of these in stock configurations, and they are durable as hell.

[@calvinpagac5931]

👍 nice taste 👌

[@jasonterschak5065]

Your friend Justin Kramer owns a 1970 Chevelle and you've never reviewed it? Please,please, please review the Chevelle! Its my favorite muscle car.

[@jasonterschak5065]

Brad Prause RCR or a different channel? I can't find it.

[@wyattrowe8396]

Not a muscle car big guy

[@mattheweburns]

Moarrrrrrrrrrr!!!! Expand from cars and be all motor vehicles, I learn something new and have a laugh every video. Much appreciated, sir.

[@ParadoxdesignsOrg]

These things are serious collectors items. Very cool.

[@HPC123123]

loving your lawnmower episodes

[@geraldg3130]

Definitely the envy of every lawn tractor connoisseur :-)

[@reelreeler8778]

Merry Christmas RCR....thanks for the tractor review!.....seems to be a very quiet tractor too ;)

[@OgrePantaloons]

Merry Christmas, Mr. Regular and Roman. Well wishes.

[@MilkCrateGarage]

Man, this reminds me of my ancient Snapper/Massey Ferguson 1650. 16hp single cylinder Kohler flathead, two-speed hydrostatic drive, hydraulic 3-point hitch, hydraulic mower deck, and electric PTO. After some work to make it run, that old Kohler would fire right up every time, and rattle your teeth out in the process.

[@hobbyelectronics6630]

Actually a 1650 Cadet will fit in the back of a Chev Uplander minivan with about no room to spare. Ramps and two big guys will allow you to push one in without too much trouble (forget about lifting it). A John Deere 318 uses the same Sunstrand hydraulic pump/motor. This class of garden tractor is very much alive today Kioti, Kuboto, Deere and others make an upscale machine for the low low price of 5k to 10k plus toys. The old Cub Cadet is a great low cost platform for a loader or similar project. On the other hand the light weight MTD lawn tractor is a great lawn mower but it isn't built to handle anything more. Cool project !

[@Levy3o8]

My grandpa has an old cub cadet similar to the ones Justin here has. I always thought he had gone through the whole damn tractor and replaced every part to keep it alive, but now I'm thinking it's possible he didn't actually need to. it's insane to hear they lasted so long right from the factory.