johnnymag3 2,616 #1 Posted 21 hours ago (edited) Going to rescue this in a day or so , engine turns freely. Oil is clean no water. 100% original and complete with mower deck🙂 Edited 20 hours ago by johnnymag3 4 18 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 8,224 #2 Posted 21 hours ago (edited) A C160 with wheel weights. Worth digging out. Good thing you found it before @ebinmaine did! Edited 21 hours ago by 8ntruck 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 74,825 #3 Posted 21 hours ago 5 minutes ago, johnnymag3 said: million dollars Well the wheel weights are worth a couple hundred of that. Good find! 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 15,864 #4 Posted 20 hours ago 7 minutes ago, johnnymag3 said: Going to rescue this in a day or so If you tell me where it is, I'll go tonight... 1 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ol550 836 #5 Posted 20 hours ago Good to see it was tarped. 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnnymag3 2,616 #6 Posted 20 hours ago The first picture is exactly how it was when the gentleman walked me 200 yards from his house towards the woods🫣 and there it was peeking out through the brush 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lagersolut 759 #7 Posted 20 hours ago (edited) I restored one sitting outside swore I'd never do it again - C-160 might be the exception to that rule .. Edited 19 hours ago by Lagersolut 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
c-series don 10,639 #8 Posted 19 hours ago I’ll be following along to watch this tractor come back to life 👍🏻 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 74,825 #10 Posted 11 hours ago 8 hours ago, Lagersolut said: I restored one sitting outside swore I'd never do it again - C-160 might be the exception to that rule .. After having done half a dozen full frame off restorations on tractors ranging from 1966 to 1984 ... then disassembling a 90s 520H... I'd agree to a point. On our older ones I completely replace ALL wiring. On a machine that has all the safety switches and the much more complex wiring harness... no thank you. On this particular C160 Automatic my own personal work schedule would include ripping out the entire wiring system and tossing it. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Retired Wrencher 6,096 #11 Posted 11 hours ago (edited) 11 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: After having done half a dozen full frame off restorations on tractors ranging from 1966 to 1984 ... then disassembling a 90s 520H... I'd agree to a point. On our older ones I completely replace ALL wiring. On a machine that has all the safety switches and the much more complex wiring harness... no thank you. On this particular C160 Automatic my own personal work schedule would include ripping out the entire wiring system and tossing it. On a machine that has all the safety switches and the much more complex wiring harness... no thank you. I agree 100% Eric. Edited 11 hours ago by Retired Wrencher 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 68,379 #12 Posted 9 hours ago Does it come with matching front weights too? Nice score! 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnnymag3 2,616 #13 Posted 9 hours ago All 8 wires will be removed and replaced...... All rubber hoses will be replaced..... every drop of fluid will be replaced.... Original paint will be cleaned and oiled to preserve the ORIGINALITY Its only original once.... Time is the only thing that can make that Patina.....It doesn't come from a can ..... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnnymag3 2,616 #14 Posted 9 hours ago 11 hours ago, Lagersolut said: I restored one sitting outside swore I'd never do it again - C-160 might be the exception to that rule .. The C-160 is a walk in the park to replace / restore to operating condition......... K341 and all !!! very little to deal with , simple as it gets ! I will enjoy this one 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 74,825 #15 Posted 8 hours ago 19 minutes ago, johnnymag3 said: The C-160 is a walk in the park to replace / restore to operating condition......... K341 and all !!! very little to deal with , simple as it gets ! I will enjoy this one Wickedly strong Beast of a worker as well. I've been using mine for six or seven seasons now and it still surprises me the capabilities these things have. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Racinbob 12,283 #16 Posted 8 hours ago 2 hours ago, Retired Wrencher said: On a machine that has all the safety switches and the much more complex wiring harness... no thank you. I agree 100% Eric. There's actually a pretty easy fix to that. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John2189 556 #17 Posted 7 hours ago Looking at the first picture, his name should be. Waldo, as in Where’s Waldo? 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 10,185 #18 Posted 5 hours ago 4 hours ago, johnnymag3 said: Its only original once.... Time is the only thing that can make that Patina.....It doesn't come from a can ..... True - you really only get one shot at all original. Patina from a can?? I've seen some incredible old car and truck builds that have aftermarket sheet metal mixed in with weather-seasoned OE tin. They even have that grainy rough-to-the-touch finish on the newer parts. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oliver2-44 11,008 #19 Posted 3 hours ago 16 hours ago, johnnymag3 said: The first picture is exactly how it was when the gentleman walked me 200 yards from his house towards the woods🫣 and there it was peeking out through the brush That looks like a typical Horse find in Texas! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
c-series don 10,639 #20 Posted 48 minutes ago I recently scored two C-160’s. I’m not messing with the paint, I just power washed them and sprayed them with WD-40. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjg854 12,577 #21 Posted 24 minutes ago Here's a C160 I got out of a hedgerow, all it gets is a yearly rub down w/MMO 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
