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September 1, 1972 American chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer defeats Russian champion Boris Spassky 12.5-8.5 in Reykjavik, Iceland, in the most publicized world title match ever played; Fischer becomes the first American to win the title.

Saw this at a show. Owner called it a battery quick disconnect

Looking at my 416-H as the only point of reference available to me, the only wiring that would be in any way related to the hood and it's movement is the connector going to the lights. If the lights are disconnected and the harness on the tractor side is secured from movement, the hood must be hitting something that you are not seeing. Leaving the hood in the open position, I would begin by touching every wire or moveable part that could touch a wire until the engine quits. Something is either grounding or causing a break in a circuit that is critical to the running of the engine. It's not magic or voodoo, it's a mechanical disconnect. Try your testing at night in pitch black darkness and see if you can see a spark as the culprit raises it's ugly head. When working in the dark, just be careful of moving parts such as belts, fans, PTO's etc.

No one will know it's not a K341 unless you can see an engine sticker or count the number of Head bolts. The engine patina matches the rest of the tractor from the photos.

Definitely maybe I would or wouldn't. Probably.

I've found penetrating oil (like PB Blaster) and a red Scotch-Brite pad (or some areas with 600 grit wet sandpaper) to be an excellent method for removing the grime and bringing back some color. After I have the surface rust and black mildew removed, I wash it down, then give it a fresh application of PB Blaster and let it soak in the sun. Then another bath and I'm left with a smooth patina finish that repels water and wipes clean easily. Recoat as needed over time. I've found other treatments leave too much gloss for my liking. I'm really just hung up on wether or not to swap the tower decals. Here is my C-160 after the PB Blaster treatment. (and a drunken decal application )

Though we do love our Wheel Horses most of us love seeing any rusty old relic brought back to life. Please share your journey with us. This YouTuber may be your best resource but we would be glad to add our as you go along. A Koehler engine is a Koehler engine no matter it is on, steering is steering, transmissions are transmissions, hydraulics are hydraulics, and we can learn from one another right along with you.

Today I got the group out took the deck off the 308 and pressure washed and armor alled them in preparation for the get together. the 308 was having an issue so I ended up pushing it back to it's spot. It's probably gas I need to get gas before I go.

I'd leave it. Then race people with 16 hp engines and when you tie/beat them, you can point to the HP engine sticker and claim superiority of driving skills over HP...

If you get stuck, I am in the same village as you. PM me if needed.

I wonder if the only ground for the coil is coming thru the headlight wiring.

The tie down is what makes it...!!! twice, cut once... Lucky 13!!!

IMHO - leave them as is. IF you ever come across a good running correct vintage 16 HP Kohler to swap in, it's one less thing to deal with.

Your carburetor has a weich plug just above the idle mixture screw, if you remove it you may find dirt in the tiny passages in there. To remove the plug, drill a small hole in the center being careful to not go in beyond the plug, then pry it out. Use an aluminum 3/8" plug to reseal.

I didn't see this when I replied earlier about the 2 piece manifold . Mine was easy to diagnose because when I removed manifold then took carb off to rebuild the manifold came apart in my hands.

@Ed Kennell, get your finger out of there, you are making me nervous!

I asked my wife what she wanted for Christmas. She told me, "Nothing would make her happier than a diamond necklace." So, I'm going to get her nothing.

Did the same with my 48. I love how much better it distributes clippings. I've been using it for a few months now and I really like it.

I swapped a six-speed into my 854 but kept the original decal (vs. changing it to “864”) because so few folks would see/understand the difference in nomenclature. In your case, I’d change the decal, because horsepower is well understood!.

I believe that's for a Pullstart engine. To the best of my knowledge.... That will NOT work for any Starter/Generator or gear drive starter engines. @squonk?

Happy Birthday @Buckeyes, we are glad you were born.

$4.79 two miles down the road from me, it's an Indian owned station. And that's the only grade of gas they sell.

Yea the correct spring that goes from the linkage to the trans will be here tonight so after I swap them as long as the rain calms down ill test it and report back.

The grass and weeds those things are supposedly cutting would be like a Wheel Horse conquering the Okefenokee Swamp, but they are cute.

If a cow laughed really hard.... would milk come out of her nose? Why did the cow jump over the moon? The farmer had cold hands.

You cleaned the carb 5 times to stop the surging and it ran smooth. I suspect a speck of dirt found its way to the carb again. Replace all old fuel lines and clean the carb again.

Update: Here is the latest version of it. I put roller bearings under the front spindles to allow it to turn a little easier (The poor man's steering mod from this site), I gave each front wheel one more washer to keep it tighter on the spindles as it seems to have had to much slop ( it still has some slop but thats the bearings I think going out), I adjusted the hoop a tad to make it perfectly centered on the PTO stub, I turned the muffler down so I would stop smelling exhaust as the sticking up thing didn't work for me as well as I had hoped, and then finally I tweaked the belt guard so it would fit back on the horse. (Yes I know I over trimmed it and got the angles wrong but yeah) Its not perfect but it functions. I currently have about 3.3hours on this build and I hope for many more. Thank you all for taking the time to read about my adventures. Side note: The G6 gator blades really shoot out the grass about 2-3 feet. They also seme to cut great! I think its better than the dual blade setup honestly.

That is a cool looking engine, if it's got enough horsepower for the little tractor. I'll see what I can do to identify those engines. Here is the shifter: locking collar is missing. Got the PC7 ordered to fix the cracks in the steering wheel and the hunt for the steering bevel gear continues. Thinking to just save the patina. Maybe, I'll coat it with Penetrol our something to stop it from rusting. Thanks for the help and encouragement. A little cooler weather and I'll get it out in the sun. Thinking I'll call this little tractor C.B. in honor of my wife's grandfather. He's the one who found it on the scrap pile years ago and told me to save it. Dave

Here is the one I had a few years ago:

The 100 and the 70, in my opinion, were the best looking Cub Cadets. And they were a big improvement over the Cub Cadet Original, as they weren't so low and eliminated the small belt in the driveline.

On my 520H it was the 2 piece intake manifold. It was leaking where it goes together causing it to suck air and would surge. You have to take manifold off to fix right, not too bad of a job but isn't to fun either. May as well decarb, adjust valves, etc etc. why you have it tore apart that far also.

Got the modified bracket mounted with mostly new bolts. New high powered alternator in. The belt even fits after the changeover! Next is to make and install the new alternator wiring harness.

I upgraded the wheels and tires, 30 x 10 -12 Interforce AGs on the rear and 4.00-12 tri-ribs on steel wheels and 4 bolt cast iron hubs on the front

Got the hood painted up today for the C120. Now that my Simplicity mower has brakes I can take the C120 out of service and pull the rest of the sheet metal. Hopefully all the tin will be painted before temps drop.

We changed the brake pads and rotors on my nephew's truck and my van last weekend. What to do with those old rotors? Well, since they fit perfectly on a 12" rim we made some inside/outside wheel weights out of them. Outside Inside

I know I’m not the only one around here that finds it kind of amazing how perfectly good re-purposable stuff goes off to the scrapyard for pennies a pound or simply thrown in the trash. I made a great back yard fire pot by bolting together a pair of brake drums that came off a semi my friendly local alignment shop gave me for next to nothing. I topped it off with a recycled grill and now it is one. It’s pretty impressive for a piece of junk if I do say so myself. It’s hurricane proof in any case! Lolz

I love the TV commercial where a robot is defeated by a human then breaks the board. I don't remember the product so guess it isn't a very effective commercial.

Lets see the other side, please? The military used/uses a lot of small engines for pumps, generators, winches, and portable hydraulics.

Likewise, if I change the decal, nobody will know it's not a 14 Auto unless the check the ID tag and run the model number. Plus, it kind of fills the gap in my collection between the C-120 Auto and the C-160 Auto. They didn't release a C-140 in the US that I'm aware of, so the 14 Automatic fills that space.

the 1973 12 hp 8 speed model 10350 8 serial 904251 I had in the shed had a 10 pinion.

Only downside is having toothmarks on the battery posts. But who sees that stuff?!

I like it. That is called, "technically correct." Giving me terrible ideas to use on my own truck.

Happy Happy Buckeyes

Have a Great Day

I may have the dash plate. I will have to look. That screen will be hard to find. I made mine.

I had a Cub 100 way back in 89

Not at all. As I said, they operated with just the spring for decades with no problems.

Just got back from the local Maverick gas station. Bought 4 gallons of ethanol free for $5.79 a gallon.

Update: So, I got very lucky and was able use one of our loaner tractors at work for this project. So I started by going dig out the 4 ft bush hog he had out of the brush and trees. I then took it home and greased it, confirmed the gearbox has oil in it and the blades weren't to horrible. I think went to mowing. I'm very happy i ended up using this rig over my poor horse as the growth was super tall in some areas. Like 7 foot tall weeds in places. it was insane! I think use the other horse with my hauler to bring over the string trimmer, some help, and get to work trimming around the barn. I wrapped everything up with the C140 mowing the bank once again and then the field which was already mowed. All worked find and nothing really to report for breaks. One of the baffles in the old deck got bent so I had to pound it back into place. The blades are keeping there edge well, even after some rocks got wacked. Overall I'm pleased the project as a whole and I will be in way better shape for next season as it will never get that long again on my watch.

What kind of pigs know karate? Pork chops!