Mr.Kelly Tribute Tractor C-161 Twin Restoration

[ebinmaine 72,078]

1 hour ago, TonyToro Jr. said:

Welp, didn’t pass the goal of March 4th.

 

No worries there.  Just keep pokin'  along.  

 

 

1 hour ago, TonyToro Jr. said:

But over the last 2 weeks got some stuff done

 

That's what counts!!

 

 

 

[TonyToro Jr. 1,876]

Well it’s been a while.

But over the past couple days did a few things,

Got the PTO all fully hooked up. 
But what’s not pictured is I got the air filter box and assembly all back togehter too.

[Pullstart 66,261]

Great work on this Tony!  I’m looking forward to seeing it complete!

[Brockport Bill 1,912]

like the pto black color --- i'm big fan of painting the pto pulley black rather than red -- makes for great look

[peter lena 9,198]

@ TONY TORO JR , often refer to the bare frame opportunity , for a 5/16 steel brake  line , inside of  frame rail , secured into the 90 deg  frame bend spot , eliminate , a long section of fuel hose break down , then barb or swage fittings , for start / end  of  fuel run with clear  fuel rated hose . personally  sta bil has eliminated any fuel hose break down debris , both filters are always clean / clear . love to eliminate a used to be chronic issue , pete 

[Handy Don 13,763]

On 4/28/2025 at 8:26 PM, TonyToro Jr. said:

Ain't it always the way--buy the assortment then use up two sizes and none of the rest!

[TonyToro Jr. 1,876]

Back at it!

Gave the hood one last fine sanding with 400 grit and painted the black with Rust Oluem Satin Black. 2 coats and she’s not perfect like @c-series don tractors but I think it turned out very good!

[c-series don 9,857]

@TonyToro Jr. I have been following along and I think you are doing an excellent job 👍🏻 Don’t forget, my brother has been an auto body technician for over thirty years. So I have a good and VERY CRITICAL advisor. Honestly if it were not for him, my tractors would not turn out the way they do!! Thank you for the compliment! 👍🏻

[Easton Rich 615]

It looks great! I’ve been following along since the beginning and I’m excited to see how it turns out! Good job!

[Handy Don 13,763]

4 hours ago, TonyToro Jr. said:

Boy, from this perspective it looks like a Marvel comic evil villain!

Nice work 😄

[TonyToro Jr. 1,876]

WE ARE SO CLOSE!!
Today got ALOT done.

Ran the wires for the front and rear lights and mounted and wired in the rear lights. Re hooked up the battery. Mounted the fenders. Painted the final heat shields and mounted those. Also tidied up around the tractor and flipped the tractor around and swept the floor underneath it s8hce there was a lot of junk and leaves.

 

FINAL 4 things to do

1. Paint the red in the hood

2. Put the decals on the tractor

3. Put on the grippy stuff for the floor boards

4. Put the seat on.

 

And that is it! The finish line is in sight!!

 

[TonyToro Jr. 1,876]

Not too much done today but finished up 1 thing I forgot to add to the list.

Put the mid attach o matic back together with the hardware and springs I got from Brian at K&B horses parts.

More parts hopefully coming in tommorow and definitely back at it Wednesday.

[TonyToro Jr. 1,876]

More done today.
Painted the seat bracket today.

Also got in the skateboard tape and seat in today.

And the best part is!

The holes line up perfectly in the universal seat with the wheelhorse seat springs! 

[TonyToro Jr. 1,876]

We are down the the final 3 things to do!

Here is the updated list.

FINAL 3 things to do

1. Paint the red in the hood

2. Put the decals on the tractor

3. Put on the grippy stuff for the floor boards.

 

Today I got the seat mounted. 
 

[kpinnc 14,380]

1 hour ago, TonyToro Jr. said:

We are down the the final 3 things to do!

 

Looks fantastic. Well done! 

Edited June 18 by kpinnc