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Cub Cadet 8404

Built: 2004 · Series: Other models

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The Cub Cadet 8404 is a machine built by Cub Cadet. Production: 2004. The engine delivers 41 hp (31 kW), has 4 cylinders. The engine comes from Daedong. Rated speed is 2,700 rpm. Lifting capacity is 1,028 kg. Transmission: synchromesh gearbox chuttle. The engine is water-cooled. The model was built in South Korea. The fuel is diesel. The gearbox offers 8 forward gears. There are also 8 reverse gears. The linkage is category I. The PTO runs at 540 rpm. Rated output across the Cub Cadet range ranges from 19 to 45 hp; the 8404 sits in the upper part of that range with 41 hp. Its immediate neighbours are the 7360SS below it with 36 hp and the 8454 SS above it with 45 hp. Rated output across the Cub Cadet range ranges from 14 to 34 kW; here the 8404 sits at the top of that range with 31 kW. 362 Cub Cadet models across 12 series are on record.

Cub Cadet – other models: the collective page of American compact tractors outside the named ranges, from the 7193 to the 8454 SS, 14 to 34 kW, Mitsubishi and Daedong engines for MTD

This page gathers the Cub Cadet tractors the register could not assign to a named range – here the compact all-round tractors of the 7000 and 8000 series, not the brand's better-known lawn-mower tractors. Cub Cadet was launched in 1961 by International Harvester as a brand for garden and lawn tractors and sold to MTD Products of Ohio in 1981; the compact tractors listed here were built for MTD first by Mitsubishi in Japan and later by Daedong in South Korea (today known under the Kioti brand) as contract manufacturing. The type logic orders the power class in the first digit (7000 series around 20 to 30 hp, 8000 series from about 30 hp), SS denotes versions with hydrostatic drive and power steering.

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The register lists here 15 versions with 14 to 34 kW, that is 19 to 45 hp, from three- to four-cylinders, with lift capacities from 635 to 1,355 kg and rated speeds from 2,500 to 2,700 rpm; the engines are diesel throughout.

Cub Cadet's compact class targeted North American smallholders, horse-farm owners and property owners looking for a full-featured tractor with a PTO and three-point hitch but below the full agricultural class; it thus stood in direct competition with the compact ranges of Kubota, John Deere and New Holland.

On used tractors, operating hours and service records of the Mitsubishi or Daedong engine, the tightness of hydraulics and lift, the condition of the four-wheel-drive clutch and PTO, rust on cab and mudguards, and, on the SS versions, the condition of the hydrostat and power steering count; parts run through the MTD Cub Cadet network.

Sources: SpecCodex register, model data: Cub Cadet (weitere Modelle), Cub Cadet (MTD, Hersteller)

Technical data

Engine

Engine makeDaedongcorrect
Fueldieselcorrect
Power41 hp (31 kW)correct
Rated speed2,700 rpmcorrect
Cylinders4correct
Displacement121.9 cu incorrect
Coolingwater-cooledcorrect

Dimensions and weights

Length129.3 in (3284.2 mm)correct
Width59.3 in (1506.2 mm)correct
Height94.3 in (2395.2 mm)correct
Wheelbase70 in (1,778 mm)correct
Unladen weight4182 lbs (1896.9 kg)correct

Drivetrain and chassis

Driveselectable four-wheel drivecorrect
Gearboxsynchromesh gearbox chuttlecorrect
Forward gears8correct
Reverse gears8correct

Working data

Lifting capacity1,028 kgcorrect
Lifting capacity2266 lbs (1027.8 kg)correct
Fuel tank capacity11.5 galcorrect

Origin and approval

PlantSouth Koreacorrect

Other data

Linkage categoryCat Icorrect
List price when new$20, 000correct
PTO speed540correct

Frequently asked questions

How much power does the Cub Cadet 8404 have?

The Cub Cadet 8404 delivers 41 hp.

What engine does the Cub Cadet 8404 have?

4 cylinders, Diesel.

How much does the rear linkage of the Cub Cadet 8404 lift?

The rear linkage lifts 1,028 kg.

When was the Cub Cadet 8404 built?

Production years: 2004.

What to check before buying

  • Check the hour meter against the service records — a replaced instrument is the most common gap.
  • Compare the data plate and chassis number with the papers.
  • Shift the gearbox cold and warm — jumps only show up at temperature.
  • Load the hydraulics and watch for sag.
  • Ask about parts availability for this build year — the running costs hang on it.

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