Cub Cadet

Cub Cadet is a premium line of outdoor power equipment, established in 1961 as part of International Harvester

During the 1960s IH initiated an entirely new line of lawn and garden equipment aimed at the owners of increasingly popular rural homes with large yards and private gardens. There were a wide variety of Cub Cadet branded and after-market attachments available; including mowers, blades, snow blowers, front loaders, plows, carts, etc.

Cub Cadet advertising at that time harped on their thorough testing by "boys - acknowledged by many as the world's worst destructive force!". Cub Cadets became known for their dependability and rugged construction. A cult-like following has emerged around Cub Cadet tractors, similar to the following enjoyed by Macintosh computers.

MTD Products, Inc., of Cleveland, Ohio, purchased the Cub Cadet brand from International Harvester in 1981. Cub Cadet was held as a wholly owned subsidiary for many years following this acquisition, which allowed them to operate independently. Recently, MTD has taken a more aggressive role and integrated Cub Cadet into its other lines of power equipment (MTD, YardMachines, YardMan, White Outdoor, Bolens, and Troy-Bilt).

Cub Cadet Trick Shot Challenge

David Kalb, a warehouse worker from La Habra, California, was the winner of the 2008 Cub Cadet trick shot challenge. Kalb won the chance to play Lebron James, a four-time NBA All-Star and Olympic gold medalist, at a game of H-O-R-S-E in Venice Beach, California in an online contest. Kalb won the first game but the two decided to go best 2 out of 3 whereupon Kalb won also.^[1]

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• Kalb's winning Cub Cadet trick shot.