Thanks to the efforts of Gene Dotson and the help of his brothers Larry and Gary, CubFest 2008 was held in De Graff, Ohio.  Many folks showed up to work on Cubs and meet new members as well as see old friends. As with any other CubFest fun was had by all.

Carburetor rebuilds and heli-coiling were a big projects for the weekend.  Carl and Cecil took on much of this.  They showed many of the newbies how to correct many problems.  One interesting thing that Cecil pointed out was that some idle tubes are longer than others and can bottom out.  A little modification can easily cure this.

Rick Prentice brought his dyno for anyone to hook up to.  He and Larry Dotson stayed busy having fun with that.  Several Cubs were put through their paces and the data recorded for future reference.  If you have never seen this you are missing another fine piece of work from Mr. KubKraft.  Rick also loaned his expertise with some carb work.

One obvious difference this year was the fact that George Willer was not in attendance.  Anyone who has ever met George knows his love for these get togethers. Everywhere you looked there was someone hoisting their drink to toast George.

 George, you were greatly missed.  We all hope to see you soon.

Barnyard and Cecil check out #5 to determine the starting problem. Cecil determined the carb needed some work.

First order of business was to find a shady spot to pull the carb.

Ya' gotta eat if you plan to have fun.  Here Cecil gives Thackery cooking instructions as Gary looks on.  Or maybe Cecil was trying to take his bacon.  Whatever it is you can bet they were having fun.

Lurker Carl does a little "plumbing" work prior to showing Kevin Ketcham how this interesting tool operates.

The shade provided a great place to get away for a while.  Here a group listens as Lurker Carl tells about his pet squirrel.

A few of the tractors in the line up. There wer a lot of different model years to check out.

Bill Hudson, Lurker Carl Kurlas, Paul Frayne (Paul F) and Butch Zell check out a carb that was being rebuilt.

Ralph chats with Butch Zell and Bill Hudson as they check out his parts trailer.  Ralph always has a good selection of quality used parts on hand.

Rick Prentice gives a little demonstration of carb top straightening as Bill Hudson, Cecil and Butch Zell look on.

Cecil is a great carb man himself.  Here he is seen checking the carb on Barnyard's #5.

Ketcham, Nik (Kinelbor),Mike Duncan (Into Tractors), Norm Quay, and Larry Dotson look on as Rick Prentice (kneeling) checks the fuel flow on a cub before testing it on the dyno.

A short storm tried to run everyone off but it couldn't be done.  The folks sought shelter and the good times continued.

A little JB Weld came in handy when a hole was found in the bottom of #5's carb.

Everyone camping had a great spot to set up.  Plenty of room was available for all.

It's hard telling what was being discussed here.  It could have been Cub talk.

When Steve Butram (Steve B), George Hibbs and Lurker Carl get together there is a good chance they are talking Cubs.

After getting the carb straightened out on #5 more was found that required the removal of the hood.  Well, needless to say, you know what happens when you do that...

The end of CubFest 2008 draws near as everyone gathers for the drawing of the door prizes.