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Spent the day on a trip into the New Forest Hampshire UK to pick up this C160 I didn't realise how awesome these guys were , she has a hydro problem which is preventing her from driving but the engine is in amazing condition & has massive power .

16 degrees today in Wales, and I couldn't resist. I've cut my lawn for the first time with the Once I'd adjusted the cut it was all go. I got half way through and then a sudden drop in power, oh no I thought, but as I looked at the engine I noticed the wire on the coil had come off. 2mins later and I was off again Very happy owner

These are genuinely unique 'OLD' photos. I doubt if you have seen even one of these. They are both interesting and truly historical. The Statue of Liberty's torch is parked in front of the western side of Madison Square in 1876 . A German Tank almost falls off a Russian bridge on July 4, 1941 . The first armed airplane of the Serbian army in 1915 . Women welders at Lincoln Motor Company in 1918 . Times Square in 1922 . The dedication of the Washington Monument in 1885 . Race official Jock Semple tries to push Kathy Switzer off the road after she attempts to run the Boston Marathon, which at the time was men's only. Number 390 pushing Jock away was Kathy's boyfriend. 1967 . Trapeze mining in Bonne Terre Missouri 1917 . Julia Clark in her Exhibition Plane, 1911. Miss Clark was the third woman to receive a pilot's license from the Aero Club of America. She was the first female pilot to die in an air crash in the United States in 1912 . Greyhound in 1923 . The crew of the USS Lexington abandon ship following torpedo strikes on May 9th, 1942 . The first photo of the Earth from the moon taken by Lunar Orbiter in 1966 . The attack on Pearl Harbor taken from one of the attacking Japanese aircraft on December 7, 1941 . Southwest Airlines stewardesses in 1972 . Inside the turrets of the USS Massachusetts, 1898 . The funeral of Victor Hugo in 1885 . Hannah Stilley, born 1746, photographed in 1840. More than likely the earliest born individual captured on film . A balancing act atop the Empire State Building in 1934 . Ansel Adams, 1979. He broke his nose during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, and never had it fixed . "Högertrafikomläggningen" - the day Sweden switched from driving on the left to driving on the right (1967). The Dalai Lama at age 2 in 1937 . The London Underground in 1890 . Paul McCartney takes a selfie in 1959 . Smuggling beer during prohibition sometime between 1920 and 1933 . Illuminated tires invented by Goodyear in 1961 . Directional sound finders used to detect incoming enemy planes in 1917 . The aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake . The PGM-11 "Redstone" - the World's First Nuclear Missile displayed in Grand Central Station, July 7, 1957 . Construction of The Lincoln Memorial in 1921 . No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.5646 / Virus Database: 4299/9173 - Release Date: 02/24/15

Finally made it to the family get away. Let's just say we have a weeee bit of the white stuff. 2-3 feet depending where you're standing. Old faithful fired right up! Special thanks to the Northern tool $19.95 solar battery charger!!!! Once again the old girl exceeded my expectations! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Its tough to make out from the inside but I can tell you it was an absolutely miserable 11 1/2 hour ride to get this tractor. Probably the single stupidest thing I've ever done to get a tractor. I took the 551 out and brought this back... Its home now. Rebuilt the carb this week, went to move it tonight after work and the drive belt broke so I'm running to my favorite dealer tomorrow for a new drive belt...at least I hope...Then its going to get the 56" plow I got at the end of last year for $73.50 put on it and get some snow cleared tomorrow and Sunday while its warmer

This the only one I have, the wife took it for her amusement.

The New Forest is a beautiful part of the country , very expensive place to live with wild horses & donkeys that just wander past your house. It is very near the Isle of white also . The telephone boxes are still used here in many places in the UK , although the telecom company sold many of them to people who now use them for garden ornaments or even indoor shower cubicles . The trailer is a twin wheel 8x4 domestic trailer, just big enough for one tractor & maybe an RJ sideways. The C160 spent the last 4 years just mowing a horse paddock on a small farm .

I had this happen also because of the wet snow. I pushed the throttle up higher and it went away and I did not have the problem after that.

After rebuilding the undercarriage and remachining the rollers and pins I reassembled everything and took her for a test by pushing some gravel around. Everything ran beautifully but then the RR side started to drip gearbox fluid. I disassembled the track and roller assemblies and then had to drill out the two set screws on the hub as they were frozen solid and broke my hex wrenches. I put a standard 8" puller on the hub which promptly broke. I then got the big boys puller out which is a 12-ton hudraulic unit. No go. I then applied two torches to heat the hub with the puller on. Still no movement. I then decided to split the gear reduction box and remove the entire lower axle assembly and gear to see if I could get it into my 20 ton shop press. I put 20 tons of pressure on the shaft trying to push it out of the hub and then the frame of my press violently exploded sending bolts flying. The failure of the 20 ton press was shocking. The bolts actually stretched and the frame bent. I decided to weld all the frame joints and put in new bolts and beefed up the metal with some heave plating. Once that was done I put the hub and axle back in and tried again. Still no go. I held full pressure on the axle and hub and fired up the torch again. As soon as I started to heat up the hub she finally let loose. Pretty violently too. I can not believe the amount of pressure it took to push the axle out of the hub. Now with new bearings she should go back together fairly easilt. These were the last bearings to replace on this machine. I was not going to replace them until the one started leaking.

Nice little Horse barn. Started digging out the Trailer today. Need to get it out by June!

The's over 3 feet of snow in my yard still! SHOW OFF!!!!!!!!!!!

It was a late start to the morning (my son stayed at paps last night) so I went over and worked on the tractors a little. Here's what I found on the charging issues. I checked voltage on the battery terminal of the voltage regulator. I had no voltage and found the 30A fuse blown by the starter solenoid.I also had to jump the starter solenoid to start it. Solenoid was bad. Swapped it with the spare tractor and its all better. As for the 520hc not charging, the stator ohmed out good and the batt terminal on the voltage regulator had 12v. So off to the spare tractor for spare parts and swapped the regulator. Now have too working tractors again. Now off to do a little investigation for the steering this afternoon.

Very nice Neil...I also like the phone booth (with the "SAVE ME" sign in it)...I like that trailer you got the C-160 in also. :)

High moisture content in that last storm that blew through. Most of the other storms all winter have been fairly dry.

I can see Jim starting a new contest......"what's wrong with me?" First person to guess correctly gets his autographed bedpan. I'd pass but I do hope you get better and back here soon, Jim. Best wishes, Richie

Awesome C-160 my favorite! I had to replace the hydro motor in mine 5 yrs ago. It's getting a tad tired again but I have a working spare sitting in the shop for when the time comes. Hey look a phone booth! don't see thm anymore around here. I wonder where Clark Kent changes his clothes? I like that "Hood" decoration on that shed too!

Make sure the axle key is not sheared in the right rear wheel hub and the tow valve is closed. Garry

If the engine has them, just remove them and use them for paper weights.

Hope you packed your Jack Links Ed. Check this out...

For Onan governor hunting this looks like a possible cause Garry

of you "showing off."

$102.95 at the Surplus center! http://www.surpluscenter.com/Brands/Seat-Solutions/355-UNIVERSAL-FOLD-DOWN-BLACK-SEAT-W-ARMRESTS-1-3206.axd And Bob you ARE weird!!

I've been listening to Quicksilver Messenger Service a lot lately, especially the early years. Always loved the interplay between guitarists John Cipollina (R.I.P.) and Gary Duncan. I was hoping to find a good video of them playing live, but most of what I've found turns into an extended psychedelic jam, which I love but I'll admit it's probably too much for most of the rest of the world. This song has turned into one of my favorites from that era, it was at least recorded live and appears on the Happy Trails album: ---------------- EDIT: I listened to this song with headphones on last night (proper over-the-ear type, not those silly buds). Cool! I'd forgotten how much fun that could be, highly recommended.

Today's update, after being 12 nuts short of a full packet you can stop picking on me. A quick zap in my magic tank And voila, shiny nuts Great weather up here today so time for some painting

Check out SKU 0278302. I paid $110 for it in 2009. Even has a seat adjuster................which I also didn't use.

Went to harbor freight and purchased a sonic cleaner, about $70.00 to clean my carbs--ethonal is puke stuff. I put about a 1/2+ cup of simple green in the water for use, run through about 4-5 times until water is pretty dirty, change water and have at it again. Pull carb and notice what choke and throttle cable setting are. Then I pull the bottom bowl if equipped, pull the brass nut on bottom, usually a 1/2" wrench and clean out the holes in it as good as you can, use a pin or even separate/strip some stranded electricial wire and unwind a bit to get the thin single strand and run through the holes in the brass nut. Then I count the number of rotations it takes to bottom out the two screws/ air and fuel, write this down so you don't forget and believe me if you don't you will forget and back them out all the way and place all the stuff in the sonic cleaner and clean. Don't loose anything--lay all parts out on a clean towel and reassemble, placing the air fuel screws in their same holes and same number to turns out after you bottom them out. If really dirty, I spray the carb after removal with carb cleaner, but that's not enough to get them clean the way the sonic cleaner does. That should solve the searching problem as I have had that in the past. Ernie

That is an interesting trailer. Short with a double axle wheelbase. Sounds like someone I know! Love the pics from the "other side" You have beautiful landscapes and buildings over there. Outstanding craftsmanship.

Nice find Neil, a C160 auto would look good in my collection! :)

this has been a real tough winter and I have encountered issues like never before

Here's kind of an update, from what I read on Jim's facebook page is that Jim is being transferred to the University of Cleveland hospital and that as soon as he is released will enlighten us about everything going on. Wishing nothing but the best for you Jim. Prayers sent

I know when ya rent a U-Haul box truck they say bring it back clean or pay a $20 cleaning fee......I think I woulda dropped that trailer off and tossed a $20 bill on the counter !! Mike.............

Nice score Neil.

Craig would put triples on it but then he'd have to widen the door!

make sure the DCL is engaging the cam plate, camplate isn't worn out, transaxle mounting plate isn't broken. make sure there is tension on the drive belt. Does the Hydraulic lift work?

I would be very interested to see how long that lasts! Impressive commercial for JB Weld!

That is the sweetest RJ I've seen yet!! That is the sweetest RJ I've seen yet!!

Sorry 1956 rj35

Great idea! I'll lose a bunch of weight and have Steve take a picture of me standing sideways. I'll be " The Invisible Squonk standing at the Bus Stop "!

A roll bar and wheelie bars might be a good idea for that Bad Boy!

this is going to be soo cool, do you have any doubts about stability at speed? i suppose the camber will keep that in check.

What a great idea for a thread! I didn't think I'd have much to post until I started looking at photos I had snapped with my phone and I realized I had a fair number of them. (Some are hi-res, some are not.) I've been a "snake guy" since I was a kid. As a boy I lived for Sunday nights and Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom! Maybe I wanted to be Marlin Perkins but for whatever the reason, for years I have been the guy people call to come get animals out of their yard, their house, etc. It's usually reptiles, but I've removed owls, squirrels, opossums, birds and all manner of wildlife. And that's where this fellow came from. A couple of years ago the woman who was my childhood next-door neighbor called and asked me to come over...she had found a snake curled up in a bush in her back yard and wanted me to come get it and relocate it before her neighbor came across it, freaked out and killed it. That particular snake ended up starring in this bit of YouTube silliness...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eHXha2UgBM This was another "animal rescue". This little fellow had apparently roosted for the night in a wreath on our front door and when I opened it, he flew straight up, which—once the door was open—was right into the house. At the end of the adventure he was a little shaken but did not appear to be injured. Once outside again, he flew right off. I found both of these guys the same day while cutting a friend's grass. (For the rabbit's sake, I hope their paths didn't cross...at least not for a few months!) On this day the kids pulled me away from an automotive project to alert me to a snake in the middle of the neighborhood street. (I don't think he wasn't particularly happy to see me.) I found this little guy was crawling through the back yard just before I started cutting grass. (Carried him safely down into the woods.) It's not all about snakes though, there are other reptiles as well! This little blue-tailed beauty was in our front bushes... ...and this appropriately named Fence Lizard was on a wooden fence at our place on the river. Speaking of the river, here's a couple more taken there... (Not "wildlife" really, but I love this shot.) And if you are still in the mood for "creepy crawlies"...this little lady was staking out the woodpile... ...and this little girl was guarding the shed door. (Dime for size reference) I found on the side of my neighbor's house... ...and this was taken during the last invasion of 13 year cicadas. (No, not 17 year.) Finally, some fauna. I came across these fungi in the woods behind our house. Their locations were very close, but I found the first one a few months before the second. I'd never found a four leaf clover in my entire life until one day a few years ago I was working in the yard and just glanced down and this jumped out at me. That's right...count 'em up boys...1, 2, 3, 4, 5!!! Lastly, speaking of clover... A year or two after the above photo was taken, as we're about to walk into the house my oldest son says to me "Dad, I bet I can find five four-leaf clovers in under a minute". I just laughed. So he proceeds to bend over and in a spot not five feet from where the photo above was taken he starts plucking and counting out loud "One....two....three..." and gets to five in about 15 seconds. In his hand were the five four-leaf clover! He said "Dad, this is a mutant patch of clover...they're everywhere!" And he was right. I snapped the photo below at a random spot on the ground in said clover patch. I would estimate it covers less than one square foot of ground and I count at least seven. I Photoshopped the image to highlight the four-leafs in red. I don't know what was going on in that clover patch at the time, but within a week or two I couldn't find a four-leaf in it to save my life!

love that! you're making amazing progress with such great skill and confidence! This is so much fun watching it all come together. do you have any bloopers reels of video or do you not really mess up and "scrap" an idea? thanks for sharing Ian Kevin

Can someone tell me what this attachment is used for? I have a bunch of these and I forget why I bought them!

This Falcon landed in my tree; is that wild or what?

Pics after clean up. I might start some more topics on these so I can put up more pics of each, they are in really nice shape.

old pic but same view but with different occupant Brian

BOOOO...yah.

Hopefully a few new wires and maybe a switch or two and it should run. If not I have options, spare 25hp command and 32hp briggs sitting in the shed. Unless I could make a deal on the diatsu and turn it diesel,