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well i love t mow with my C-120 automatic and tuesday i bought my dream car a 1981 corvette

interesting. I like the don;t drive at night thing.

I use Shell Rotella 30 all year. Look how clean the inside of this engine is at 980 hours and how nice the crank journal looks. This engine was still running with a broken piston!

So this has been on Clist for quite a while, gradually reducing in price. I looked at it, made an offer that was refused, but I left my number. He called and said come get it this morning. He said he bough it years ago as a replacement engine for a grain elevator on his farm. Old Kohler on the grain elevator just kept running till he sold the farm and moved near here to retire. He said he started it once, then drained the gas years ago. Many things look NOS, the spark plug still has factory red paint on it, the paint hasn't even darkened around the exhaust and the nipple screwed into the exhaust has rusty threads, but was just a little more than hand tight. The Spec# list it as a Basic 8HP Engine, and the Serial Number comes up as a 1986 I want to put some new fuel hose on it. Then hopefully I'll get to see if it will run this weekend, wish me luck.

A couple of parts orders came in today. The new seat looks amazing! Got a chrome lug set, a little piece to fill the grill until I get my headlights sorted out, a plug for the hour meter hole, and some filters.

I always find things go better when I wear my high heels and business suit! Perhaps not everything, ladders can be tricky lol.

I had some time tonight to get a few things done. The brake drum and parts were put on. The drive pulley, engine pulley,and belt was put on. Along with the brake cover and belt gaurd. The list is getting shorter.

The tire shop broke the beads for $0 and I finished the rest. I'm accustomed to stiff dirt bike tires with tubes/rim locks so these are a piece of cake. Gained a bit on the cut height which is a big plus Much less steering effort and they look sweet

I've been walking the dog in the nearby state game area. I don't think any hunting seasons are open, the underbrush has not started to grow yet and it is still too cold for mosquitoes, so this is a good time to wander in the woods. Dog and I usually do about two miles. One thing that has been bothering me is the amount of litter I am seeing. One spot, it looks like some creaton cleaned the trash out of his pickup box - pile of bottles, cans, boxes, rags, etc. Yesterday, I packed a 30 gallon trash bag along and filled it, leaving about 1/3 of the pile. Today's walk, I packed another 30 gallon bag along, got the rest of the pile and a bunch of litter on the way back to the car to fill that bag as well. Probably pack another bag along tomorrow as well. One thing I found that I can't pack out is the remains of an old car. I'll try to snap some pictures and post them to see if anybody can identify the make, model, and year. It is well along to returning to iron oxide, so there are not too many clues left.

Gives the term "Air Cooled" a slightly different meaning! (This forum is awesome!. Where else can you get heckled from the back by people you never have heckled before! You are now on the list Joe! )

Way more!! This is a: Ranch Mobile!

If you tell the mafia about a deal, they’ll bogart you ‘till you get it home!

Well, geez, that was easy. 🤦‍♀️ Walked in to Auto Zone in my high heels and business suit, asked the clerk for exhaust pipe for my tractor (got a weird look, but what evs) and bought a nice long section and a curvy bit for the top. Later, changed into my real clothes, took a trip to the farm, and got it all fitted up! I guess I need to clamp it?

Big fan of the C-160s! @haydendavid Going to put the seat you turned me onto on this one.

Flowers keep growing even with the frosty nights.

Guessing in SC @RonnieB won't be needin' a snow blower!

They suggested that The seats are done by a gentleman named Matt Castagno. He had ads on the Wheel Horse Groups on Facebook. If anyone wants his contact info, message me. I don't want to post someone else's info on the open web.

bogart verb | BOH-gahrt Definition 1 : to cause (someone) to do something by means of force or coercion : bully 2 : to use the entirety of or consume without sharing One of those other tractor dudes bogarted on my multi wheel horse purchase.

I put the headlight lens that arrived in the mail from @Darb1964 today: Before: After: How does the headlight bucket come out? Looks like mine is riveted to the hood. The left hand socket is sketchy and the white paint on the bucket is shot and needing a re-spray.

Tires hold air, new battery, deck, mule drive, ugly seat winner, transmission seems quiet, “ran when parked last fall” but no spark at the moment... will start a thread in resto / mod section soon... still thinking about options... got it for cheap so it’s all good...

With all due respect sir I'm going to have to vehemently disagree

I would like to reiterate on what @Darb1964 mentioned above on Tuesday of this week. I could not have put into words any better than Darb did in describing the RS members and this forum. It remains a mystery to me how @nylyon and his RS staff were able to amass so many members with similar interests and a common bond. Since the age of 18 I have joined many clubs, fraternal organizations and been on several committees and still hold membership in most of them in 2 different states and can honestly say you guys are a special bunch for sure. Having dealt with several on here by way of PM for parts and a few in person ( Darb) , as one,you ALL have produced the goods and have my utmost respect. Lastly I am sure many of you would agree with me on the above mentioned heartfelt comments from Darb.

Didn’t you return the ‘undercover work wear’, when you left the force Mick? Shame on you 🙀 Doug.

Have you checked the float level in the carb...11/64" between float and housing...

Seconded.

Oh my, shades of Paul Harvey and "...the rest of the story."

Hi Chris! @stevasaurus knows the technical stuff. I can just count!

Chris, 6 speeds were earlier, equipped with limited slip diffs. The brake drum is on a different shaft than 8 speeds, it’s in the same spot as 3 speeds. Typically, a 6 speed has a 1/2xclose nipple and 1/2 coupler on the fill to hold an additional 1/2 quart of oil.

That's normally considered to be the correct way. In reality it doesn't make much difference unless you're dealing with race engine applications. The biggest thing with a tractor is to make sure that if it's parked in the rain the water can't run down the pipe into the engine.

Thanks Bob But I don't think I will as if it's shot it will be there just to fill a hole and match some other special patina items I have for her. Kinda like a frame off resto but not. The Ace clerk as I wander aimlessly around wondering what I am forgetting. " Sir the anti-seize is over here"

I work hard to deserve the bad mouthing. You and Dan need to communicate more often. I think I could have figured out how to toss the 15 in with the 10. It doesn't have the swing the 10 has though. I checked all three out for continuity and that was good so I'm assuming they work fine. Let me know if you need it Jim.

YES I agree, but at $125+ I would be happy to accept your contribution

Before and after "fence"

Looks nice! Going to have to wear sunglasses with that one

This is the stack I made and fitted to Fred. Stainless pipe all brazed up into a silencer (muffler). I made a support bracket for it too so that I could use flexible pipe. The clamps are shown here with the saw cuts to allow the pipe to close up under the clamps. Be sure not to cut them too long or you will get leakage. Hope this helps in getting you taller stack fitted. Mick

Sounds like a personal problem!

Whhooops double post...my bad....then there was the time Dan took another ride.... Never noticed till now but is that air I see under the fronts?!?!?we sure do have fun at shows don't we !!!

Remind me next time to have a trip rope on the lever .....

Welcome abord, and thank you for your service. Anything you need most likely can be found on this site at the right $. I can't talk for all wheel horse owners but the ones on this site are salt of the earth and will do what they can to help you out. There is other resources here other than tractors and just about any clean and proper subject is welcome other than politics and religious. I'm sure others but you know what I mean. Well I guess our addiction to wheel horse tractors could be considered a religion but that's what makes this work. I've found myself on here more than ever because of the world today and my personal health situation, almost like consoling and putting trouble of life on hold for a time. You don't get picked on for your short coming either. Ninety nine percent of what I wrote is gospel.

@Handy Don it was just I didn’t clean it well enough for the photo. Just dirt! But for sure, you had me thinking and worried so back to the garage and off with the belt guard to double check. Thank you again for all the insight and feedback. I did order a new drive belt and tension spring and they should be here next week. You are correct though on that left side panel as I just replaced two hydraulic lines on my 416-H and that roll pin/brake lever combo is a bear. Haha. Thanks again and I’ll let you know next week how progress is.

No...10 pinion LS comes with 1 1/8" axles only. IF...the axle gear from 1" axles is the same outside gear as an axle gear from 1 1/8" axles, it could mesh perfectly with a 10 pinion LS differential. It would then be possible to switch them out.??? I better say, it would be worth a try.

But they don't look as cool. The stator/bendix, I mean

I not gud at payshense

I think it should be mandatory for anyone using a ladder to wear ‘High Heels’. The reason being, it stops the foot sliding forward off the rungs! 😺😺 Doug.

Pumpkin Farmer was bogarting....

@Mickwhitt thank you so much! Questions: My pipe fits over, not into, the smaller pipe. Is that a problem? Do I have it backwards? I see your point about the saw cuts, need something to be able to narrow the opening. Kind of like a dart on a dress. Do I even need clamps? There were several muffler glue/weld type products displayed next to the pipes. Would that work? Love the big muffler!! PS- There is an art to climbing a ladder in high heels. I have not mastered it. 😂

He nailed it, in the world of safety that is both against ANSI standards and OSHA standards which is what applies to work places. Standards and OSHA aside, that is a dangerous practice and one that will ultimately cost you dearly if a stone ever lets go on you which happens in the blink of an eye. If you are going to continue using that setup please find the operating instructions and set it up off of the face of the wheel, per the instructions. If the instructions include setting up from the side as you are now, then disregard those instructions and only follow instructions for grinding from the face of the wheel. I have worked in metal fabrication shops for over 30 years as a Safety Manager, and I have BS and MS degrees in Industrial Safety, and Safety Management. Additionally metal fabrication and machine shop work on manual equipment has been a hobby of mine for over 40 years. Me and JAinVA are giving it to you right bud. Edit: After reading the entire thread I was pleased to see others with like advice. Particularly pleasing was the excellent link one of the guys provided.

Drew up a quick schematic for the engine electric system as it was when I got it. Snipped the wires off and removed some more parts from the engine.

You're the winner