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This is a long story so bear with; Dad was a Wheel Horse dealer. My moms uncle was also a Wheel Horse dealer from the 60's thru the 90's. My dad has only owned 3 Horses all these years: a 701 , a C141, and his only new Horse- a 416H. In 1978 moms uncle sold a new C141 to my grandparents neighbor. He stored it in my grandfathers barn but he died in 1980. My father sold our 701 and purchased the like new C141 for our own personal use. I had the majority of the seat time as mowing the grass was my job. We kept the C141 until 1993 when it was sold and dad took a new 416 for his own use. The C141 was sold somewhat locally and dad took a really ragged C120 on trade for it. Dad gave me the C120 which I totally restored and has been my everyday tractor since 1996. Fast forward to this week. I scroll the local Facebook marketplace listings several times a day and saw a C141 listed about an hour away and gave it no thought whatsoever because I am not looking for anything other than parts tractors. Looked at the listing another day or so later and for some reason looked closer: there were 2 things that gave it away : when we got it back in 1980 there were holes punched in the muffler ( God only knows why ) which Dad brazed shut, and there was a faded, worn decal on the left rear top of the hood. A few carefully asked questions and a rode trip was in order. It's had a rough life and multiple owners ,but our old C141 came home today after 33 years. Sold new by moms uncle, dads tractor for most of my life that was spent at home, and I own the tractor that was traded in on it. Needless to say it's going to get a full restoration and it's not going anywhere again.

Left cold snowy CT for much warmer Katy, TX to watch our granddaughter ride in her first rodeo with the Katy Cowgirls in the Katy Rodeo and parade.

Just pull the two hairpin clips and the hoop will drop down. Then swing the hoop to the rear , Install the belt and reinstall the hoop .

Check out the manual for your tractor and/or snowblower. You’ll discover that the way to change the PTO belt is to remove pins holding the PTO bail at its upper and/or lower pivot and then slide the bail up or down to get clearance between the clevis and the stub in the PTO shell.

No. Just disconnect the pto trunnion the the pto plate will rotate enough to disengage the hoop from. The pto bell thrust bearing.

I for one would not slide the hubs out for clearance if needed. Two options - different rims with less rear offset, or wheel spacers. The grub screw position over the axle key is somewhat critical...

I had a Crown Vic Police Inerceptor. It was a great vehicle. Got over 300k miles outta it. It got respect on the road while delivering over 20mpg. Tons of power- I towed my boat, snowmobiles, & camper with it. I've owned over 100 vehicles & gotta say it was probably one of my favorites.

Goodyear Custom extra track 16x 6.50 x 8 Pair on the C-160-8 I picked up recently.

If you are referring to the roll pin in the picture, yes , they can be difficult. Will need driven out using a special roll pin punch that won't mushroom the ends of it . Likely rusted fast after nearly 50 years

Nope. Slides right out. ..... unless it's rust welded in.

The hood gas tank and carburetor are on coming together little at a time

Happy Valentine's Day !! Being as such, it seemed like a good day to spray some red paint. The outside temp in the low 50's also made the shop easy to heat. A big THANK YOU to Jim for helping me wet sand this morning.

Great way to spend a day

Great story We love watching your restorations

Soaking with Kroil for a while and as @76c12091520h says roll pin punch with patience should do it.

Win, win! This 10 speed is awesome!

Take the hoop off the tractor so you can lay it on it's side where one good slam from a hammer should start it moving. Got to ask - why do you want the pin out?

So today, I got out my homemade vise and wire brushed the wheels, wiped em down with mineral spirits, let em dry and applied 4 coats of filling gray primer. " on scamazon you can get 2 brand new 16x6.50x8 tires. 2 new 8 inch rims. and here is the best part. the tires are already mounted on the rims. under $100 for everything". Money is at a premium now & I like DYI. Next, I installed the head. Never-seize was applied to the head bolts. Torqued 10 ft lbs, then 20 ft lbs then 30 ft lbs and finally 40 ft lbs. I have rechecked the torque 3 times as suggested. No change. Now I'm gettin' quality time (?) on the keyboard searchin' for the sizes of hardware I need. Got a great hardware store nearby. If they don't have it, you don't need it.

That swap should work. Probably won't need to move the hubs, as the 1" section width difference will end up being an additional 1/2" or so per side.

I initially was going to do a 'need it, need it, built it, got, it' on your picture of future projects, but, they are all in the 'need it' catagory. Closest thing I've built in that selection was a stick & tissue peanut scale PT17 a couple decades ago. I do like the 'silent Sam' Indy cars. Those cars are from an era that seemed to encourage interesting and sometimes unique engineering and design at Indy - unlike the current rules that force the cars towards a single solution.

More experimentation and organizing tools and supplies. This metal Pete is getting more parts added. Cheap kit with some challenges... I like the look of the metal bodies but greatly prefer working with/on styrene. I'm not trying for any super details on this one but I'd like to have certain things right. Engine color for instance. None of the normal model paints match the needed tone. Stopped at the local hardware store the other day and found actual Catarpiller Yellow. Nice. This is after one of four or five very light coats.

Same here and where I moved from in Florida. Land is farmed and handed down through generations. Today it’s easier to make a lot of money at one time selling it off than farming it. All the orange groves I grew up around in central Florida are gone. Loved the smell of orange blossoms when they were in full bloom. Houses and apartment buildings don’t have the same aroma.

CD It is like I always say by the school of hard knocks . Take your time with this it will pay you back in the end,

I use PJ1 foam filter oil, its sticky so no drip off like motor oil, I can get 100+ hours of mowing out of a paper element and have barely any dirt on it..Just the finest of fines...but the foam sleeve will be packed every 8-10 hours. Its worth doing, the less dirt that hits the paper, the better

I'm thankful the Amish have deep pockets i my area. Ed, that was actually a quote from @Beap52, not me, but I agree with him.

It's actually a Castle Nut used with a cotter pin to secure. What , that is the question.

There fixed that ...

Here she is: P.S. And yes that is my 87' Chevy and 656 in the background

The chute handle on a tall chute is completely different and has a universal joint integrated as part of it and not a completely rigid handle that's supported farther away like a SS is. The tall chute handle is also supported by separate a bracket closer to the operator so along with the u joint it will allow the handle to be "flexible" and move differently.

I have a 416-8 with bad rear tires. They're 23 X 9.5 - 12 turf tires. I came across some 23 X 10.5 - 12 tractor tires (V shaped tread), but on 4 lug rims. Would it work to have these tractor tires put on my original rims? I'm guessing that I would have to slide the hubs out a little. Would that be a problem if I did? Anyone done this before? Thanks, Smitty

Got some work done today welded and ground down on the frame for the front axle pin it was oblong. Got the tierods welded And primed those and the rear hubs.

Mike, you do need to lower the hoop so the U bracket clears the stub shaft.

We can see your breath in the video. Do we need to revisit that used oil burner project?

Oooooooo. Good point. I was thinking about the other pin.

Yes, anytime you have lots of moving parts on an implement that’s used primarily in snow and around salt… that’s the problematic part. The bearings, chain, even the cable to turn the chute needs attention. Don’t get me wrong.. when the snow is deep and fluffy this thing is a beast and I wouldn’t be without it. But also can certainly be a headache at times. Ill most likely extend the handle around 8 inches, that should get it.

There are no metal tabs or anything, just the belt guard. The idler pulley pushes down from the outside of the belt on an RJ for the belt tension. Raises up to release by the pedal. Some can be difficult to get the belt to slip clutch on the engine pulley and especially with a brand new belt. Fine tweaking and adjustments of the engine mounting bolts should get you there. But that's something to address once the engine is fired up. Sometimes it just works as should right off the bat.

It was originally a Fla detective unit. Had 60k mi when I got it. However, I drove it daily for 7yrs all year round to just over 300k. I wash my vehicles very often. It was also treated with Fluid Film underneath & in doors etc. I did have another set of 4 same wheels with winter tires.

@Racinbob think any time you get the chance to visit a living time capsule , no matter what's in it , one,s I have been to , always had era related , anything , that enhances what you are seeing . in this plastic garbage time zone , fittiningly , only dust will remain , pete

The 1960 footrests are quite flimsy which is why I went with the 1961 cast style.

Ok how about this ... Sylvia owes me for the plow how 'bout I transfer his debt to you for it Kev?? You might have a better chance of getting paid.

You obviously don't know The Pullstart.

I want one... Pull start is gonna say motorize it ...

The lats 3 evenings I've been adding & organizing. Got the top layer on. I've since changed locations of several things. Organizing tools and supplies. Here's a 1/28 metal Peterbilt 378 I've been doing. These are part styrene & part die-cast. Some screws & some glued. Nothing fancy here except some paint changes.

This is only pic I took of pushing snow. Lost my son on 1-26-26 and just now getting back to some sort of normalcy. Appreciate all your thoughts and prayers for me and my family. Im pretty sure @cafoose meet him when he brought me back a tub cart from Big Show and we picked it up at his place when he got back with it. Hope everyone is doing well. Mods if this is inappropriate post in any way feel free to delete/move if need be.

I was in to HO scale trains when I was a teenager in the 80's, then dropped out of the hobby for all of my 20's, then got in to G scale trains about 25 years ago. Here's my most recent project: More detail here if you're interested: https://sites.google.com/site/scotlawrence/ Scot

Smell like French fries when yer plowin'...

This would be a good opportunity to go with an electric pump.

There are several 520h tractors for sale in the classified section. you could buy a whole tractor for less than an P220 engine if you can find one.