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This past weekend we had the 15th (ish) UK meet. Around 35 horses from around the country. A few custom ones - you can’t have too many and 10 round hoods, which is a record for us here… no idea where they come from! My own basket case made it, and then the pull start broke on the first day leaving it bricked! 😭 here are a few pictures

We are using a P218 with about 775 hours. At about 700 hours, it got serviced with: thorough cleaning under the shrouds and the cooling fins, de-carboning the combustion chambers, adjusting the valves, carb cleaning (3 times!), filter and oil change, air filter, new spark plugs, and gaskets. Subsequently, I have replaced the muffler as well. I am confident that with continued regular maintenance and regular operation that we’ll get to 1,500 or more hours. Nous utilisons un P218 avec environ 775 heures. À environ 700 heures, il a été entretenu avec : un nettoyage en profondeur sous les caintreaux et les ailettes de refroidissement, la décarbonisation des chambres de combustion, le réglage des soupapes, le nettoyage des carburateurs (3 fois !), le filtre et le changement d'huile, le filtre à air, de nouvelles bougies d'allumage et les joints. Par la suite, j'ai également remplacé le silencieux. Je suis convaincu qu'avec un entretien régulier et un fonctionnement réguliers, nous atteindrons 1 500 heures ou plus.

Certainly not too long for an Eaton i have no interest/knowledge on the onan Certainement pas trop long pour un Eaton, je n'ai aucun intérêt/connaissance pour l'Onan

Went out for a test drive.

Nice looking gathering. BTW, I like this “train”!

https://www.wheelhorseforum.com/search/?q=518-he&quick=1&type=downloads_file

I'll add, the Sundstrand is probable slightly more repairable than an Eaton 11. Both are tough, but the Eaton 11 probable a little more. The 518H would have an Eaton 7 that is not designed for ground engaging equipment and no filter. I have a C-160, old hour mete said 4xx hours but no longer worked so unsure of hours. Sundstrand oil was really black and had an old redish Wheel horse brand filter. So oil hadn't been changed in a long time. i changed oil, ran it a few hours and changed it again. I've now changed it a 3rd time 2 years and 100 hours later. Oil stays clean now, works great. Ii have currently have a rear seal slightly and plan to open it up to replace axle bearings as part of replacing seals.

C-160 all came with Piston to piston Sunstrands with only an internal parking brake. (external brakes appeared in 1978 I believe). I like Suntrands but most would say the Eaton 1100 series is better...also newer. You could try to run a belt from the hydro to a running tractor parked behind it you have to put a twist in the belt to reverse direction. But all that will show is does it work at all. No way to load test the tranny. Putting an Eaton into a C-160 will be a project as the motion control mechanisms are very different. Les C-160 étaient tous équipés de transmissions hydrostatiques Sunstrand (à pistons) dotées uniquement d'un frein de parking interne (les freins externes sont apparus en 1978, je crois). J'apprécie les Sunstrand, mais la plupart des gens considèrent la série Eaton 1100 comme supérieure... et plus récente. Vous pourriez essayer d'entraîner la transmission hydrostatique par courroie depuis un autre tracteur en marche placé derrière ; il faudrait alors croiser la courroie pour inverser le sens de rotation. Toutefois, cela permettrait seulement de vérifier si le système fonctionne, sans offrir la possibilité de tester la transmission en charge. Installer une Eaton sur un C-160 représenterait un projet d'envergure, car les mécanismes de commande de déplacement sont très différents.

But always better to see them working....