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A bit more progress, hubs done, wheel adapters done and it bolted up in place. Looking good 😍

Thanks guys! I'm pretty overwhelmed with all your kind messages! We feel very blessed to be able to live here. Yes! ..and yes! Might aswell give a full tour while we're at it View from the back at the front-barn-door. And the other way round. The white wall is where my workshop will be located. And the view from the first floor looking at the back wall of the garage/barn. I absolutely love the big wooden beams in here. Upstairs. Lots of potential. Doesn't look like much but the walls here are about 2.5m (8ft.) high. Living room with two bedrooms attached. One of the small bedrooms. Cosy dining room. Equally 'cosy' kitchen. Bathroom. Toilet. This is looking at the white door leading to the kitchen. This used to be where some livestock was kept. Few cows on the left with a manure gutter, they filled it but can still see the outlines in front of the 'step'. Few pigs on the front-right, behind the blue doors. This is on the other side, likely a horse stable. And even more stables. This is on the left side of the big barn. We were told this was were some sheep were kept. The part with the 'lid' I guess you could call it can be closed so that there's some extra shelter against the elements. That where sheep had their young. Below a map of the building, might help visualize things a bit. Greetings from the Netherlands, Mark

Pulled up a couple more loads of firewood.

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My favorite SI story revolves around Marketing Genius. Traditionally, February is the poorest sales month in Sports. Football is over, Baseball & Tennis are yet to come alive. That leaves Hockey & Golf. Enter the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue - It took the poorest selling month to the top selling month. And continues to do so...

Sounds like fun Eric! Watch out for White Rabbits, Alice !!!

My Sports Illustrated story. Back in the '70s I was treasurer for Troop 35 BSA. I organized a monthly paper drive that totally financed our troop for years. I got a call asking if I could take magazines. The answer was no because my buyer (Schmidt & Ault Paper Co.) could not process waxy paper. I asked what magazines did he have. He had every issue of Sports Illustrated with every year wrapped in brown paper and tied. My son still has the magazines and continued to complete the collection today. There was one issue missing that he was able to find so the collection is 100% complete.

If your using it to mow it will need an electric clutch, there is no bearings in the output shaft just sleeves that run on oil pressure similar to an car. I will say that engine would be a rockstar in a c if done right.

Tension on the puller and a sharp rap with the BFH on the puller screw works for me.

Cleaning the ignition points and replacing the spark plug should always be the first step in correcting poor running conditions. Easy way to rule out the condenser is to temporarily disconnect it for testing, if conditions improve then replace it, if not then look elsewhere.

Here ya go, all of your other wiring including safety switches will work just fine.

Since you have a puller rap on that puller screw as Ed wrote. If that doesn't work wedge it and try it again I wedge them from behind against the block and do a fast rap right to the shaft with a hammer. Shocks them loose. Leave the nut on but loose so threads aren't damaged. Have yet to have one that wouldn't come off doing this

I heard there were still some C-160's out there... where?!?!?!... I... wait.... what?!?!? BBT gave me something 2 weeks ago to calm me down when I heard... and uhm... well I think John Deere is a great car... oh man... C-160... where?!?!?

I'm lucky I know EB otherwise I wouldn't say this BUT. was thinking more like Elton John Grace Slick, one of my favorites @stevasaurus

As I’ve always got so much time free and so many projects, the ideas as usual keep going round in my head. I’ve plans for quite a few designs and here is the next one that’s in design…. The little 400 is waiting for a hood and a paint job, in the meantime it might be getting an upgrade. hot on the heels of Ewan’s 704, I’ve a simpler idea to add 4 wheel drive to yet another Wheel Horse 😂 out comes the parts bucket, and the scrap pile is set to with an angle grinder, a welder and lathe! first stop a peerless transaxle diff with a sprocket added Then making a bearing carrier Shiny axle case Hub bearing and the start of the steering knuckle A finished swivel and UJ carrier, need to crack on with the other side!

I just did this a few weeks ago on my 161 thinking it might help when I installed the FEL. I used a 60 grit flapper wheel on an angle grinder to take the top off the axle. Washers and bearing were only 1/8" and it was surprisingly easy to take that off.

Yep that's the one. Anyone ever finds them again pass the word.

Been searching since Oct of last year for an engine w/no luck.....and yes looked for Craftsman engines too. Even tried to find a Kohler, Vanguard too. Im out a lot less $$, time, & aggravation with the 416. Was gonna part out 1848 but dont want a dead tractor sitting around. Probably just sell it cheap & hopefully with the 37" deck too. Just really want it out of the way. I live in town so space is limited

@JoeM good spot for a SOFT START UNIT ? that would make that seamless , pete

Another item you may wish to look at - your front wheel bearings & spindles. You just added a fair amount more weight to the steering... Pay attention to the underside of the spindles where the inner races reside. It is not uncommon to find the shafts well worn due to the inner race(s) spinning - they should remain stationary. Repair / replace as necessary. If you find the steering to be too heavy handed after the swap, consider cutting the bottom ends of the axle bosses to make room for a set of 3 pc roller thrust bearings & washers, as I did for @Handy Don on his 312. Makes for one finger steering....

I have not seen one do this, but will try to address some of your questions. The nut does not need to be very tight. If you crushed a spacer, that's too tight. Replace it. The pulleys and shroud should be just far enough apart that they don't touch. IIRC that puts the longest spacer in the middle. You don't often see a 36" deck on a tractor over 12HP, but I won't judge. Maybe you have a narrow gate or trees to go between. Having said that, are you sure you are using the right belt? I think most of the 36" decks use the 102741 belt, which is 1/2" x 97". And the 42" decks I expected on this tractor use the 108834 belt, which is 1/2" x 98". If you try to use a 42" belt on a 36" deck, the extra length will force you to jack the mule pretty far out to get it tight, which will rotate the pulley angles in a bad way. And that's my first guess on a cause.

Is your valve returning to the neutral position correctly?

I've had deck drive belts flip on the clutch pulley. Tightening the mule drive solved that. As I stated before, I run my belts with about 1/2" deflection on each side between the clutch pulley and mule drive pulleys. I've never had a belt roll and jump like your's. On belt routing, the tapered side of the belt goes in on the clutch pulley and inner pulley. The flat side (outside) of the belt goes on the flat, outer mule drive pulley. Inner mule drive pulley, tapered side of the belt in, outer mule drive pulley, tapered side away from the pulley. The nut clamps on the spacers and inner races of the pulley bearings. Tightness should not affect the bullies. Having said that, I will also say I tighten mine to 30 or 40 ft lb - measured by my finely calibrated arm. Might be worthwhile to tighten the mule drive pulleys without a belt on them to confirm that they spin freely. If they don't, you will be heating the bearings, bullies, and belt to unhealthy temperatures. Have you noticed a burning rubber smell? Hope this helps. Please do post a description of the solution when you find one. That might help someone else solve a similar problem in the future.

Ok Ed, you asked for it! 🤣 IMG_4058.mov

Did some maintenance on the 42" SD that I replaced with the 48" SD. New blades New idler pulley Scraped and wire brushed Oil soak then store till next spring

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Picked up the tractor today…will be checking the flywheel key as suggested by @Bill D

Good rainy day to get some much needed crab trap maintenance done while the 312H watches. Then finished the crabs we caught last week.

Finally got to mount up my JD brand front wheel weights. I painted these twice the first time just made a gooey mess, I dont know what kinda yellow paint they use but think that may be where the slogan ”nothing runs like deere” came from . FYI This style weight will NOT work without drilling new holes and are to wide/thick to work on the regular style wheels ie c series, older square or round hoods.

Major changes coming in the engine compartment as well... over the next few months. Yesterday I started sorting out the needed wires from the future usage. Before - ish. ALL of these wires and vacuum lines will be removed. There's one yellow and one black wire that'll be moved to going across the back of the firewall so they are NOT laying across the engine. Same wires, different view. Also, this Air pump and all it's related hoses, pipes, sensors and wires are coming out. This evaporation canister and air cleaner inlet were already dysfunctional so they're being removed. This distributor is being changed to a GM HEI style. The coil in thebred circle will also be removed. The fuel pump is just outside the red circle. I'm not sure if I'll leave that or swap to an electric pump yet. It works OK but they have a high failure rate.

Definitely worth repowering your Work Horse in that condition. I have an engine here, but no good way to get it to you. There are NOS engines on ebay. Old Craftsman tractors may also yield a usable engine.

That C-85 looks very familiar Justin. Engine looks nice in there. Good luck

The nut is tight, I was wondering if I get it to tight because one of the spacers mushroom. I was wondering how much space should be between the pulleys? Which spacer goes between the pulleys the short or long? The belt size is 1/2" x 97" Thank you for trying to help.

@peter lena Yeah replaced wheel brgs with some quality machined brgs. Also cleaned all the old grease out of spindle bores and spindles and put new red and tacky grease in them. I would like to install brgs under spindles like the 520H has it steers a-lot easier😃. Just have no mill to do it with.

Did a diesel fuel flush and gear oil change on the 161 before installing the ARK for the first time. Lessons learned...black hoods are too wide to clear the hydraulic pump and a shaker plate calls for an inch or so shorter belt It's always something.

I have a float kit to put on for winter time use. Not sure I want to mix inexperience and water right now 🙄

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bite your tongue! I have one tote for A belts and one for B belts.

Recycle belts by bringing to the show with a free sign. If you don't go to the show, sneak them into a neighbor's garage!

B-60s came factory with a 7hp pull start Kohler not sure if the model.

Sleepy resting puppy. For the first time in nearly 3 weeks, Meeha was able to lay down outside in the sun and be a dog for a few minutes. Trina has tried twice to take the dog off pain meds but each time she shows signs of serious discomfort or even quiet yelping. We'll keep Meeha on those meds for another week and retry.

Trying to organize my spare tires/wheels, moved some into the new shed this evening. Left all my crummy tires and wheels in my old tarp shed.

The center spindle on my 48"SD took a c#$p while mowing early this spring. I swapped it out with my spare 42SD and used it all summer. Yesterday I dumped my spindle bucket and found a good one. Cleaned , greased and back on the tractor. Picking up the tractor with the hoist really makes it easy to roll the decks under the tractor from the front.

Parked the C-160 and Mighty Mac in the neighbor's new (to him) trailer. Preparing for the Portland, IN tractor show. Holding off on loading the C-120 until I can get it cleaned up a bit. Nice 23' trailer with ramp/doors at each end!