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Excuse me while i do a dance!! It’s my first C160! And an 8 speed! It’s pretty good shape for 52 years old. The F plate is alright. No, it hasn’t had a plow; cause the mount in back would mount the same way the hitch is. It seems, that it was just a tractor with a ball hitch attached to it? Who knows!! Now the down side: it doesn’t have a PTO clutch and the lever to engage the PTO. (I have all that!). Air filter and cover is completely missing. The ignition switch has been replaced with something funky, Chinese carb, the loud muffler. Etc.. Upside: 2 link chains, a set of krusty and cracked #75 wheel weights, a set of Firstone AG tires and a welded up sturdy ball hitch!! I have a spare 8hp muffler… maybe I’ll make that work. The carb… just the regular air filter gasket and three screws, the regular air filter box? The man said “it runs” and “ran last year”…. So; ill install the battery, new fuel line, fuel filter, carb clean and new points. The best part is; i got the C160 for $150!

Fixed my weight bracket and put the suitcase weights back on the Bronco 14. At least they are a bit straighter than before.

Back in August I bought this clock from a friend who was getting out of the hobby. The guy that he bought it from claimed that it actually hung in the factory in South Bend. Unfortunately without a picture of such I can’t verify. However I have been searching since I got it and haven’t found another one, so maybe it is one of a kind and did actually come from the factory. If anyone has seen another I’d just like to know about it. When I got it, the second hand had fallen off and was laying inside the glass. I plugged it in and it worked only for a few minutes and then stopped. So I put it away for another day. Well last night I wasn’t doing much so I decided it was time to see what I could do to fix it. I did what a lot of us do when something is broken and went on YouTube. There I found a guy who went right in and took all the gears out of the movement, and I thought well I’m not going to do that no way. Especially since he didn’t show the reassembly. Next thing you know that was me! I took it totally apart, cleaned and lubricated it. It still did the same thing when I put it back together, so not wanting to give up I took it apart again. This time I noticed a tiny brass cog that didn’t seem to be moving as smoothly as it should be. I cleaned and lubed it up with some oil that is probably 5w or 10w and put it back together again. Now it works nice and smooth and keeps proper time. After being so proud of myself I showed my wife it working like it should. She said “That’s really nice that you were able to fix it, but don’t ever think about hanging that in our house!” As if after 32 years of marriage I didn’t already know that! So in the garage it goes as I had planned. Now I just have to make room for it by moving some signs that are in the way. I should have taken more pictures of the movement when it was apart, good thing I remembered it went back together!

We have an Alexa home device and I asked it a question today about an RJ transmission that I was surprised 😱 it knew the answer! Quicker than looking in the manual or asking a question on Red Square! And it does look to me to be the correct answer!

Who knows how much more white stuff we'll get but thought it was a good time to grab some nice scenery pics. Brook is flowing very well and rain on the way.

Picked it up this morning. Only 40min away. Needs some stuff to get going but everything is there, parts just in a couple boxes. Between this & the free Raider 12 I got in December I should be able to make a 1 decent tractor.

Started my two 416H's and moved them out of the shed so I could put my snowblower away. Had to clean up the mess from an Eaton burp.

During this years snow cleanup , my PTO on the loader 418C just self destructed. Put the bell into my lathe and cleaned out the debris a bit. The bearing shell finally released. Parts arrive from RockAuto. I did have a Koyo bearing to compair to the Timkin. Both appear to be quality items. Don’t forget to search the web for their rock auto 5% off coupon. Some parts cleanup and install the new Timken outer bearing and the SKF inner grease seal. Back in action. Comment Wecome

I think also referred to as the ole TT-32, Toenail Trimmer-32” @Pullstart Kevin may find this useful with flip-flops on ?

@WHX?? @Achto any takers? In all seriousness, I think if there were a free area maybe a requirement would be all items are labeled with the owner’s name. Keep from piling up junk, take your stuff home if it doesn’t get gobbled up by the @wallfish birds circling. I found a GT14 tiller drive belt and some other belt for an attachment that @evanloock had been looking for for quite some time. It was N.O.S. Wheel Horse and I just happened to be at the right place, right time, to pass it on.

I saw this post/ thread after looking for some parts i knew i had for 45 minutes this afternoon. I found them but realized i picked up the plastic bag of them three times without looking in the bag! I then went to my desk and wrote out a note to buy some containers to take multiple parts i categorized on a list of parts to take to the Portland, Indiana Tri- State Engine Swap meet in May and the Big Wheel Horse Show in May. You can have too much of a good thing!

OK, I'll take everything in that pic + anymore you got! LOL You're more than welcome to throw a pile of stuff out on our set up in front of the vendor barns and get it to the next guy that needs/wants it. We sell it but you keep the money. Put a fair price on stuff and it'll easily move, try to get top dollar for every little thing and you'll be bringing most of home. Jay will take any leftover stuff you don't want. I take stuff people leave around the grounds in our area too just so the WHCC doesn't get stuck cleaning it up. There's a couple other guys that do that too. I see a frame, hood, hood stand and a belt guard + which is enough to get started on a tractor build giveaway tractor. Those things should somewhat match so there's no cutting/welding. I can donate a running 8hp Kohler engine plus more.

Did some spring greasing and swapped some wheels and tires around to free up a set for a new project Found a cracked shifter boot on the c165 and replaced it with a new one I had on the shelf. It stays under cover but glad I got around to doing some routine maintenance and caught it.

Today I moved clutter around in my shed to get the 1257 out and put air in the tires and put a battery in, primed the fuel pump and fired right up. I also aired up the dump cart, and I recently acquired the original dump cart my tractor came with from my dad so I aired that up too. I’m running out of room but it’s ok.

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All you guys with stuff All you guys should bring that stuff to the show if you're going. Let's build a tractor or 2 out of it and GIVE it away to a kid. Maybe do a free raffle for kids under 15 ish ?? and the prize is the tractor we build? I can bring stuff too and do most of the work and buy anything if need be. Plus there's always people that like to help so maybe we do a Red Square project. @Pullstart and I haven't came up with a show project yet so... ?? Mayne we can start a part donation thread to do it? Just spit balling some ideas Who's got the the roller to start with?

I’m kind of in the same boat. After over 40 years of owning Wheel Horses I have amassed quite a bit of parts. Some of the stuff I look at and have no idea where it came from. That’s why I am thinking about not bringing any tractors to show, but instead just bringing the items that I already have two or three of and stuff I’ll just never use. Last year I posted about perhaps having a “Free” area at the show. Some of the things I have I would gladly give away, especially if it were a young kid getting into the hobby or just getting their first tractor going. I just didn’t want the free area to become a junk drop off site that someone would have to clean up. Obviously by mid day Saturday someone would have to clean up regardless, but maybe they would take it for scrap? Personally I don’t want to sit at a table the whole time at the show when I can be out buying more stuff that I don’t necessarily need 😂

Bring on spring! I much prefer mowing grass to plowing snow

We got just hammered. Yesterday not a flake to be had but totally different landscape today. Most major roads and all side roads shut down. I just layed in a wood supply and holed up in the shop. Worst part it was that wet stuff and turned to ice right away. Went thru 1 1/2 tanks of gas in the deuce. Never even fired the single up. I did a crappy job too hoping this won't stick around. Pics in the morning.

@kpinnc Every time I see that, I think how awesome that looks! 👍🏻 Where did you get those weights? They seem to be perfectly scaled to the tractor in weight, size and shape.

Started assembling the few pieces I have acquired for the slot hitch assembly on the 73 no name to hook up the 8 inch Brinly. Hitch pin was seized in the trans. Took 3 hours to get that out.

On these old tanker trailers the attached pieces like a bumper were variables. They could be straight across or have a downward slope at the ends as seen above. They can also be hollow C channels as above or a solid piece. I prefer the look of the downward angle and solid. I made a bumper out of sheet styrene. Another new experience in tools. I used a razor saw for this. Started by scoring the cut lines into the styrene. Then, saw cuts. 42 TPI made for precise hobby cuts. This scales up to approximately 2.75 to 3 inches thick. 15.5 to 16 inches tall. Width would be 100 inches.. ish...

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Well ok! 1963… That makes sense. I bet it came with this one that I bought many years ago.

Said that about a tractor once ... missus threw me out ended up with a horse in bed ...

When I read all of these horror stories I think of my Napa days. I had a good customer order a head gasket for a inline 6 Buda industrial engine. So you cam imagine this gasket is about 2 feet long and is layered steel. I found the only one available in the Napa system at a distribution center I think in Indiana. So it came UPS. When it arrived at the store the UPS driver said I have something for you but I don't think you want it. He shows me a wadded up ball of steel and has the damage claim paperwork already filled out. I hung that gasket on our "Wall of Shame"

It's true. The mice 🐁 have been very...... helpful .....

Could be the case of too good a quality bearing. I use a $4.00 PP204RR6 Napa bearing. When it fails it usually starts to smoke or stink or both. I keep a spare PTO bell on the shelf and swap it out and keep going. Then I fix the bad one as the spare. This keeps damage to a minimum. I think I have changed 2 bearings in 15 years.

Before I want back to work part time, I spent a couple of days in the shed going thru everything and writing it down. Put it all in a folder. I did this so if I see a wanted add, I can look in the book and say "I should have that, let me double check." I 've sold maybe 20 items since thru here or FB. I'm pretty sure I'm going to retire again fully within the year. Then I'll have to do the same with tools! Lots of duplication.

My heavy front axle is from another brand (JD ) machine, and the 1 inch steering knuckles are too short for the trailer hub mod. So I am gonna try to modify them. They have a 3/8 tapped retainer hole drilled instead of using a castle nut like the 520. I'm gonna try and weld on some length using a 1 inch spacer drilled for 3/8 and make a different retainer. I'll grind out a deep "V" and weld it back up. We'll see how it goes...

Hhhmmm... that sounds like a Colossal problem... what to do... what to do...

Build customs out of them. Those parts are easier to move around once they're on wheels!

Load them all on a trailer and bring them south in June to the Big Wheel Horse show. Put out on tables and mark them $1.00, $5.00 etc. You will probably drive home empty.

Keeping the trails open somewhat and of course the driveway. Would not want to be doing this without a cab this Winter. Can-Am Defender joining in on the fun. Have not put the plow on that yet. Very nice Sunsets this year as well.

Most I have run have that too. What a pain and I have yet to figure out why they can't put a lever on to lock it in. Gotta be a reason since they all have it. My Mahindra you almost have to stand on it to get it to hold. Then the foot slips off 'cause it's so short ... Grrr

Few more pics of the 2026 snow removal duties. Finally installed the 2 LED lights on the OTC Cab, a world of difference trying to get @Raven out to work at 6 15 am in the morning. I usually start plowing around 4 30 to 5 am. Tractor had 383 hours in 2018 when I bought it, now a little over 650.

1 ohm shouldn't cause that big of a voltage drop. Maybe the spade terminal is widened out not makin good contact or some of the wires broken in the crimp at the terminal. Run a wire to the solenoid from the switch and see what happens.

It is a 1963 serial number

Maybe someone should approach the horse trading area honcho about this idea? Only thing is maybe tick off the guys that are trying to sell parts?

Yup - removable per the manual for thick, wet grass. You were supposed to invert them, bolting them sticking up to act as a guard to keep your tootsies intact.

Worst part about this is there is a 308-8 and 518H nearby that could be rescued cheap. No more room, little time and no need for anymore tractors. Not a huge fan of those models anyways.

You are always thinking John.

4140 pre-hard is about Rc 40. Pretty tough when loaded in impact, too.

That has been my thought Jim, membership on this site should be the only prerequisite for taking what you want or need IMO. I can't make it to the show because of annual travel conflicts but someday that will likely change. Cleanup would be an issue though, inevitably.

The last I heard the resident mice were checking things out for EB. So yes there is some progress happening.

You wouldn't have a NOS Leather seat for a 420- LSE tucked away in that big garage of yours by chance ? I'll start the bid at 1200. Mine is not bad, just saying. @c-series don

Same thing here. I got quite a bit. Probably will start hoeing out and just keeping what I really need to keep what tractors I have running. Toss the rest in the truck and have a fire sale at the BS

Take all the second rate parts and slap together a non-functional piece of yard art?? I have two rollers that will be done that way & sold.

I made one with a clamp on the motion control rod and a pedal from a 269H along with a couple springs to get it to return on its own. Not pretty but it works really well. Its probably been close to a decade but it still goes fine.