Leaderboard

Work continues on the C81 I picked up last July. Three of the four shaker plate isolation mounts were bad - one far worse than the rest - the steel center sleeve was completely broken out of the rubber. All 4 were questionable on the parts donor too. The fix I decided on was to reuse the eight steel flange shells and discard the rubber & sleeves. I made up four make & four female aluminum inserts - they pilot into each other when assembled. An 8 inch length of 1-1/2 diameter aluminum set me back about 14 bucks. Additional centering rings were made to pilot into the steel plate. Not having CNC capability on my lathe, it was fairly labor intensive to turn up the aluminum parts, but the result almost looks like the originals when I did the powder coating...

This is my Jaxon (great nephew). Wonder if they will be posting about each other's Wheel Horses' 20/30years from now on here

Two gigantic CCC hydro electric projects that powered the West...Grand Coulee and Hoover Dams. Happy to have worked with the US Bureau of Reclamation and the US Army Corp of Engineers to replace the old worn hydro turbines.with high efficient fish friendly turbines.

Anyone who has driven the Blue Ridge Parkway has seen the beautiful stone walls along the roadway. My father joined the CCC in the late thirties and help to build those walls.

April 5, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order creating an agency called "Emergency Conservation Work." This would later be subsumed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), an innovative federally funded organization that put tens of thousands of Americans to work during the Great Depression on projects with environmental benefits as part of his administration’s “New Deal” plan for social and economic progress.

Happy Easter He has risen

It's a 6 y/o thread, but.... A couple A81 kart conversions from the early '90's. The boys loved them..

During the depression my father-in-law's family farm wasn't able to provide for everyone so he and his older brother Joined the CCC and were sent from southern Georgia to Arkansas to work on a couple of dam projects developing reservoirs and preventing seasonal floods. Though he was only 16 years old my FIL was a good cook and the CCC took full advantage of his skills. He loved to tell stories about the boys he worked with and how much they all learned about agriculture and construction as well as life in general.

Those camps/ living quarters are where many of our state & national parks exist today. The BBT and I and others stay at various former CCC locations nearly every year. Fascinating historical locations.

Happy Easter all. Hope you get time to spend with family, friends, & maybe a tractor.

To me any complete looking C-series is worth 150-200 Blown motor or seized tranny still the remain parts cover the cost.

Guy about 6 hours round trip from me selling this for a friend, doesn’t run, states most likely fuel pump. Tires flat. Asking $100.00. What would this be worth as is? How is it as a towing mowing tractor overall compared to a smaller older 856 such as mine .. and or hirachery of Wheelhorse tractors if such a concept exists outside my mind.

That was a short dollar investment my son purchased about 10 years ago. HFT had both the machine and the pound of black on sale. He went thru 2 containers doing small car parts. The other two items are a dedicated toaster oven - $5 at a yard sale and a low pressure inline air regulator and a 0 to 30 PSI gauge. The process out gasses heavily - hence the dedicated oven.

The 857 mower blades are becoming hard to find and rather expensive, but the blades for the 42" rear discharge deck on the C-125 are no problem. A little six hour trip never bothered ne when I lived in Florida, not too many Wheel Horses down there. The C-125 has the basic safety switches in its electrical system but have no fear, they are seldom a problem. The biggest problem with safety switches is PEOPLE who don't understand electrical wiring and begin by altering the switches. We are here to help you if any problems come up.

I have a C-125 that led a hard life previously... it's a good solid tractor. Starts and runs as it should now. $100 is a great price. $250 after the drive costs... still a great price.

It is worth $100 all day long. Even if the engine chucked a rod, the 8 speed, the Nelson muffler, and the tires all individually sell for that. Tires - look to be original with little wear - perhaps it is a low hours machine?? And - it won't pitch you off the seat if the pan latch opens like the 857 could!!

Lotsa water running clean tonight. Flow has improved greatly!

That C-125 has a few things you don't get with an 857: 1. Heavy duty tranny with low range. Very sturdy 8 pinion rear end that will pull a bunch of weight. 2. 4 additional horsepower. A Kohler K301 is a bulletproof engine when properly maintained. 3. A long frame with the attach-a-matic hitches that allow a multitude of more attachments. Basically everything made after 1974 will fit that would fit other classic tractors. That tractor will happily run a 48 inch deck.

That looks like it’s had a bit rougher life. The rust under the seat tells me it stores outside. That’s not amazing for the transmissions. I’d spring for the C series and enjoy the trip!

Couple pics of the 1974 C160-8 Cinnamon Horse and Mackissic chipper shredder at work today. The one with the tractor was the very beginning of the first pile. The one not showing the tractor is the end of the second pile. I would say a good strong 4+ hours of work today, off n on. Quite a lot of chips produced. Have to be very very careful. The interior hammers will suck in the material at extremely high speed. But the outside blade, you have to push the material into it. It's quite an extreme workout to operate this thing. This pile is about the size of the tractor. Also, Jaxon was here for a visit today. Him & BBT worked hard, and played hard.

I'm out and working for over an hour already. That pile of chips is probably enough to fill a small trailer.

A couple pics from inside these immense machines. Sorry for the poor lighting. Inside one of the Grand Coulee spiral cases. Each one of these hydro turbines produces 1,000,000 hp. Muddy Run pump turbine inlet.

Happy Easter Gentlemen! This morning I began the process of figuring out what is leaking on the 312A’s hydro pump. Lot of cleaning ahead of me… I also ordered a new motion control plate as this one is pretty wallowed out.

The chlorine is very corrosive so it should always be washed down pretty good if it wasn't already. It'll compromise that wire insulation first and corrode anything above the static water level. Interesting to me because we do radon water systems that work directly in the well so I've seen a bunch and work with a well driller sometimes. Curious not to see a torque arrestor near the pump to combat the backlash force each time the pump starts. But, they do seem to do the pump pipe a bit different too than they do up here. Up here it's a 1" tube from the pump directly to a pitless adapter which connects to the horizontal house pipe in the side of the casing. Nothing blocks the top of the well case like that setup does. That bigger stiff pipe probably doesn't flex. That well is pretty shallow too since the depth of the pump is so short. Average depth around here is 150-250 ft but I've dealt with them as deep as 750 ft and as shallow as 90 ft.

@953 nut those era transitional , works were / are incredible , been inside the hoover dam , turbine , room and related , feed tubes . the upper road side elevator , like a phone booth , sets the pace . opportunity in the area ? VALLEY OF FIRE DRIVE , have to do it , you are so insignificant ! waves of rock / color formation . always had maps , related , what else to see ? that makes you search , pete

Definitely! @ri702bill You had me at doing your own powder coating!

I've never found a huge amount. My brother did one time. My neighbor is quite the crappie fisherman so we will join forces and cook a mess of crappie and mushrooms this week. My brother in law knows that Scott and I combine our bounty and said "Well let me know when you two will be cooking." I replied "I'll send you a picture." Larry came back "I don't want no picture!" Indicating he was wanting to drive three hours one way to feast with us.

I envy you talent and abilities Bill !

I had a C-125 once, they're great tractors and probably more capable than your 856.

Done it recently. It's alot. Engine removal at a minimum. Just to align the fan gear? I don't think it's worth it. Just my opinion of course. Mine is crooked and other than knowing it, I can't tell it's there. There is plenty of adjustment in the tie rods to null it out.

Yep agreed. I don’t remember what kind of job it is to pull it all to do that.

The symptoms seem to point that way

There are several attachments I'd love to have, but that chipper might just be the one I'd get the most use from. Very nice setup!

Looks like it’s been stored inside. That’s a huge win! Well worth $100, it’s hard to factor drive time in the price. That’s not the seller’s problem, if you know what I mean. The 12 hp and larger frame gets a lot done and not for too much more fuel. I’d say flip that coin and choose whatever lands up.

Starting this post I’m realizing I have yet to get any pictures of the D160 doing work and I’ll try to do better because we have been putting it to work. With that being said I picked up some belts for the deck and mule drive. The deck I had to go with a 105” because I could t find the 105.5 but the local Toro dealer had the correct mule drive belt. I pressure washed the deck and inspected it pretty good. I found a few more issues as well as others I forgot about. I have to weld the shrouds under neath where the welds cracked. This is the biggest challenge right now because I don’t have a 240 circuit ran to my shop yet but my TIG/Arc is dual voltage so I can make it work for now. I’m hoping there is a way to find replacement spindles because these are chewed up pretty good. I think as long as I don’t take them off they will be fine but also the center spindle has something goofy with the spacer. Either way I have the spindles greased up and a new belt on the deck. Then I took the number off the mule drive bearings but figured I’d pop the shields off these and clean them up and see what happens i started with brake clean to flush out dirt, then I blew them out and added a little crease and feels pretty smooth so we will see what happens. The goal is to have the mower on and working tomorrow.

1) I think one of those guys is Canadian 2) The computers on the Apollo missions had less computing power than a modern wrist watch, and probably less than most modern car keys.

I find it unbelievable how much technology had changed in the past one hundred years. The previous thousands of years manual labor, and animals did the work. Then the industrial revolution began and looks at what we have at our finger tips now. It wasn't much more than one hundred years ago man took to flying, fifty years later walking on the moon and here we are flying four Americans around it again. If I understand correctly the computer power for the first moon flights had less power than our cell phones. Just think. Only a hand full of countries on this globe have the ability to put a man on the moon. We are blessed to be a part of this wonderful country.

48" decks are getting too heavy to pull out and clean on a regular basis anymore. I use the lift thing sometimes but lying down to clean it is also getting harder. So the deck rusts out in the next 10 years probably will not be a concern for me anynore

I blew some paint on a hood I got from a member here. Original had tree damage. I will shoot the grill satin black when red is good and dry. This was a Toro black stripe hood but will become a burgundy stripe hood. I power washed and serviced the little 36 inch deck. The tractor will go to camp for summer.

I fed my moles a good dose of Wheel Horse carbon monoxide over 10 years ago. Haven't seen a mole since.

Cinnamon Horse C160-8 is ready for chipping duty.

Thanks Mike! I got the 3D printed back end in, finally. Major USPS delays. 🙄... Here it is held against the trailer. Here's the wheels painted.

I say save it, I have one I paid 100 bucks for and got maybe 30 bucks in the deck. Why I went through the deck I have no clue not going to mow with it. Just cause I could I guess. Had to tube the fronts also. My intent was to take the deck off and use it for a tub puller. They are handy for that as they are so easy to get on and off for yard work. Used it quite abit hauling tools and running back to the shop for stuff when putting up the fake garage.

I agree with @Achto If you think your going to make money on it by getting it running your not. I get my satisfaction out of saving it. I also have a soft spot for RER's. If I came across that for little to no money it would be in the back of my truck headed home with me. See if there is oil in it and the engine spins, then check and see if it rolls. I am not the best mechanic either, everyone here on this site can do better then me with a wrench with their eyes closed. Those people are happy to help with any problems you have repairing it too. Question is are you willing to spend the time and money to get it running and driving under its own power. Not if it is worth anything. It would be a labor of love.

Some times it's just worth the satisfaction of saying " I drug this old girl out of the weeds & got 'er running and working again".

My opinion is that unless you have some sentimental attachment to it it’s probably not worth the effort or the $$ you’ll sink into it.