C-160 Automatic restoration has begun🤓

[RoubaixRider 113]

Hey guys,
Well, greetings from way out here on the West Coast in California. Not too many members out here. I don’t think, seems like there weren’t a ton of our tractors here although mine is an original one owner Tractor before me who purchased it in Escondido California. (I’ve owned it for a decade).  I have all of the records of everything, including the original bill of sale. It’s wonderful. 
Anyhow, today was day-one of disassembly, and as this has been a working Tractor for several years now, everything came apart beautifully. No frozen nuts. It has basically been effortless. So, all of my experience is with the restoration I did on CASE 444 tractor,

But the nice thing is the similarities between the two for many things. I plan on upgrading the steering arms using Heim joints instead of the ball and socket joints… It was a huge improvement on my CASE. I’m sure I’ll have some questions going down the road, but the beautiful thing is I am finding almost zero corrosion, except the panel area inside… is that aluminum or magnesium? It’s got some powdery corrosion on it.

 

Best to you all,

Jason

 

Edited 18 hours ago by RoubaixRider

[RoubaixRider 113]

This is the powdery corrosion.

J

[Blasterdad 3,078]

WOW! NICE FIND!!!! 

It's not even dirty!

Guard that seat & muffler with your life! 

 

[8ntruck 8,337]

I think that is a die casting.  Probably some alloy of zinc.  

 

If I'm wrong, somebody will come along with a correction.

[ebinmaine 75,757]

VERY NICE!!

 

 

Not sure on the materials on the steering/ dash area there. Could be aluminuminuminuminum. 

 

Looking forward to seeing this one. 

 

We've done several C160s here. Do feel free to ask questions. 

 

 

[kpinnc 16,198]

2 hours ago, RoubaixRider said:

Anyhow, today was day-one of disassembly, and as this has been a working Tractor for several years now, everything came apart beautifully.

 

Yeah I would say there aren't many C160s on the west coast. Looks very nice!

 

I look forward to your restoration! 

 

2 hours ago, RoubaixRider said:

I plan on upgrading the steering arms using Heim joints instead of the ball and socket joints…

 

Always a good idea. 

[WHX?? 53,343]

Yes they are AL. Corrosion is from water  They do shine up nicely I polished this one just for something  different. Dash housing is the same for many years and many around if that one is not savable. 

The way it looks in the first pic it didn't need restoration.

C-160 is a fav around here and on many a bucket list.

 

Feel free to post pics of that 444 in other brands ... another fav of mine anyway. 

Edited 19 hours ago by WHX??

[RoubaixRider 113]

1 hour ago, WHX?? said:

 

Feel free to post pics of that 444 in other brands ... another fav of mine anyway.

……… 

Here is my CASE 444 restoration I had mentioned…it is a bit of a tribute tractor to the (much larger) CASE 2090 I worked as a young man.🤓

Edited 18 hours ago by RoubaixRider
Gramar

[Achto 30,204]

If I ever do another Case, I am going to buy a kiddie pool to put it in before I disassemble it. That way I will have some thing to catch all the oil that drips out of every hose that you take off. 

Edited 7 hours ago by Achto

[RoubaixRider 113]

2 hours ago, Achto said:

If I ever do another Case, I am going to buy a kiddie pool to put it in before I disassemble it. That way I will have some thing to catch oil the oil that drips out of every hose that you take off. 

🤣🤣🤣

Yes, they make quite a mess don’t they! The C-160 has come apart much easier, although I am going to have to study up on the mechanisms below the center plate area…the part with the drive lock-out. One of the biggest pains with the CASE is the hyd reservoir and poor access to throttles/chokes and hyd pump. I almost wanted to cut in access structural panels on the sides of the tower, drill holes and weld in nut plates. 
 

J

Edited 8 hours ago by RoubaixRider
Grammar

[Kenneth R Cluley 626]

Like the Restoration! Are you a "Cyclist"? with your RoubaixRider made me curious.