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Hello. I am new and just acquired an old c120. Will need lots of help.

I don't know Jim. I just got back from the auction....about a 5 mile trip. I stayed under 20 MPH and it sounded like the bottom of the van was being shot blasted. Yeah, I was smart enough to drive Mrs K's Caravan instead of my F-150. She will never notice the tar and chips.

That's probably what the three guys behind the rear operator are doing.

The PennDot method also makes for lots of stone chips in your paint and windshield and tar blobs on the rocker panels.... i have lived in several states over the years and PennDot is the absolute worst. They couldn't find their butt with both hands and a road map....

My 418-C handles leaf duty too.

Now Ed and Paul don't be so silly... you both know as well as I do that's the navigator, first assistant navigator, and second assistant navigator.

Several MPH. Not as fast as a Cub Cadet hydro but still moves pretty quick. I think the owners manual lists it as about 8mph. Seems even a little faster than that to me. The 418-C was a one year only model—1987. It’s followup model was the 520HC. They had multiple little and some bigger differences than their none commercial “brethren”. You will note that the dash panel on the C has less “idiot” lights thus a simpler wiring harness. The seat is of a different design, the front axle has heavier spindles, it doesn’t have the extra chrome. A hard core worker is the best way to describe the C model. (me plowing on my son’s 418-C) Dressed in its leaf removal clothes! Great versatile little tractor that is definitely hard working...

@cschannuth Happy Birthday! May your winding road of life be ever so smooth and enjoyable today! Last day on the other side of the pond, here’s a picture to get your mood flowing in the right direction!

You may want to clear some space cause they tend to multiply!!!

Oh nice. Looks like maybe a 1976 or 7? I don't see any hood ornament. Help is what we do. You'll not only get all the help you need, you may even make a friend or two. Welcome to Red Square!

Too late. Head's already too big. Ask my wife! For working on tractors, an analog meter is your best bet. I've tried many brands of digitals including the big boys and they all have erratic issues around a running tractor. You cn get a cheapie meter at Lowes, HD TSC ect that would be good enough. I wanted a nice analog to sit on my shelf with the rest of my antiques so I bought a Simpson off of E Bay. If I have a strange issue going on with something electrical, out it comes.

I'm surprised you guys never noticed my brother Harry standing on the porch. Heads Up Harry shows up at my door every October. He's also upset with the way PENNDOT wastes his tax dollars.

A little history on my Brownton Road. This is a 2 mile long road that connects state route 74 and Felton road. 2015 tar and chip 2016 paved with 2" asphalt 2017 14- 3' wide cuts from berm to berm to replace the 14 galvanized culverts with plastic 2018 paved with 4" of asphalt 2019 tar and chip 2020 install a sewer or water main down the center of the road This is my prediction based on PENNDOT's previous lack of planning.

You need an internally resisted coil.

Something like this is not that uncommon on county, town, & some state roads. Asphalt has lasts from 5 to 10yrs around here, depending on how heavy ( amount of & weight ) the traffic is. Most county and town roads will also have weight restrictions on them in the spring and during wet seasons. My thoughts on pavement " If it ain't concrete, it's your own asphalt "

Pay attention to this, get one with a needle, the crude voltage regulators on older equipment will drive the new-fangled digital meters nuts.

If you got em heres the place to show em! Halloween and just fall in general is Cindy's favorite time of year. The leaves changing, crops to get off, and the harvest thing in general, what's not to like? Horn of plenty always comes to mind of year this time. Turkey day creeping up too fast.. days getting shorter, fall colors... you get my meaning. I'll start it off with a simple one but way this place looks ther will be plenty more if it ever quits raining! Get them cameras out and let see some of your fall decos! Special Thanks to @Ed Kennell and his brother Harry for coming up with this idea!

Halloween is always special here as the missus was born on Oct.31. Every year a bunch of us gather to carve pumpkins.I always get asked what I'm going to carve.Gourds,egg plants or melons.Good fun.

Yer anger is showing Dan yer double posting...maybe save that brisket for a better day??

PennDOT? Action? Ed, you been drinking?

The township maintained dirt road in front of my house is smoother and better than the "paved" state road it feeds to.

To hear you guys talk, I'm glad I live out in the country where dirt roads and 4wd reign! Pavement? Turn the radio down!

Hey Lynn, we could fix that "pothole with a couple bags of QPR.

Your roads appear a bit better than the ones in Chanceford Township. news

As long as we're on the topic they got my road past your house done yet Dan? Talk about making a career out of a job! Any chance they hinting for you to move Squonk??

Does the basement count? Because I think I currently have 7 Wheel Horses and one Economy Jim Dandy down there!

Now WHERE have I heard THAT before?

There's a few things to put into consideration. Having come from a background in the auto parts industry I can assure you that a new part is not always a working part. If your carburetor is one of the Chinese cheapo knock-offs there's a fair chance that it isn't working right. some of us have had great luck with those and others, not so much at all. since the tractor has been sitting there is a very good chance that you need to do a fuel system refresh. Get a carb kit. . some new fuel line. A fuel filter. Do the appropriate cleaning and replacement of Parts and get some NON ETHANOL gasoline. Starting with those things will get you headed in the right direction.

What they are doing is a seal coat to preserve the asphalt. This is a very common practice in WI. They put tar & pea gravel over the asphalt, it takes a week or two of cars driving on it before it becomes a good solid surface again. Once hardened up, this type of surface provides much better traction in the rain & snow.

That's it Jim. Yep, I used it to measuring water velocity in open flume model hydro turbine test stand in the 1960s. It is a really fine instrument that I didn't have the heart to scrap when we went to closed loop test stands with venturi type flow meters. The impeller has one of the most friction free bearings I have ever seen. With the flick of a finger, the impeller will spin forever. The venturi meters were eventually replaced with magnetic flowmeters. This flow meter was also used to measure flow during hydro turbine index testing by dropping the meter in front of turbine intake as shown in Jim's photo. The tail fins aligned the meter with the flow direction and the voltage produced by spinning impelled was calibrated for velocity. Other devices used to measure flow were pitot tubes and the salt velocity method.

Mike, If you can find a Simpson on line, like squonk, for a reasonable price that would probably be the way to go. They made a very good analog meter that we used to use at work until everything switched to Fluke. I wouldn't get anything too cheap, the meter is for your protection as much as troubleshooting.

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Here is a link to a Fluke 101. Not much for bells & whistles but it would take care of all your basic needs at a fair price. https://www.amazon.com/Fluke-101-Multimeter-Equipment-Industrial/dp/B00JT5RUUU/ref=sr_1_6?gclid=Cj0KCQjwz8bsBRC6ARIsAEyNnvrfhqUF4ZQDge1HQgGAZWdU7SIwU1v363IyijA4giH1zpQqH-X8d8QaAmgnEALw_wcB&hvadid=174277048036&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9019452&hvnetw=g&hvpos=1t1&hvqmt=b&hvrand=2387891316309716585&hvtargid=aud-647846986281%3Akwd-721700055&hydadcr=24658_9648989&keywords=multimeters+fluke&qid=1569893249&s=gateway&sr=8-6

BTW, here's the 312-8 I picked up today. Just a couple of quick pictures before unloading it.

Know it wasn't a tractor, but it sure took some forgiveness though When we were young hooligans, my friend got the idea that we needed to build a turbo engine for his bmw. Thing needed to fly. So we got the engine stripped, and the block send out for work, ordered all the parts in, and ............... figured it was a bit chilly outside. My friend lived at that time in a room in his parents house. School teachers both of them, and very very much on a straight path................................Not a crooked leave in the garden and so on...........................When they got home that weekend, they found two youngsters with an engine stand and basically all the tools from a well sorted garage, almost done building an engine on the previously white carpet...................... Good thing they were really peace loving folks his parents. Forgiveness came........................after a while!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY STORMIN NORMAN YOU OLD FART!!!!

I'll get Harry a one way bus ticket to Redgranite.

This sounds like some of the streets in Oshkosh, there are a few streets there that I would challenge you to find the original pavement through the patches.

Arrived late to your party... but, I brought the welcome wagon.

I used that line for a while, but once you get up to a dozen or so it is too hard for me to work them all!

Im not tellin!!

I have the factory carb and a kit for it BUT I noticed the butterfly is missing and screws that hold it on were wrung off.Thanks to the seller I am guessing. I found oem Kohler points on Ebayfor 13.00 Aftermarket coil about 28.00.Cant afford to go back with all factory parts.

I agree that an analog simpson, or other is way to go. DMM can and will confuse and hard to use on "older" equipment. I have chased my tail around more than once with Digital and had to get my old Simpson analog out to figure something out.

See this is why I come here and ask questions! I would've never even considered an analog meter without you guys! I think I saw an analog meter when cruising around on lowe's website last night.

Chains definitely. I put Ag tires on my loader and used European diamond chains on mine. This is where I got mine: https://www.tirechain.com/23X10.50X12.htm If you want maximum traction and don't have pavement use v-bar style

Not mine but do have one of these tractors ,

Thanks lads. Had a quiet day just pottering about. Did have a nice surprise this morning. My sister in Australia phoned to wish me happy birthday. Had a bit of a catch up.

A common scene in our spare bed room every winter. My tractor will spend at least a week in the house while I let the paint cure a little before assembly.

Brave be the married man that travels that path of doom...