Bar Nuthin 2,171 #1 Posted December 24, 2025 I had my doubts this 16(14) Automatic "Johnny Cash" would ever be anything other than a parts donor, but here we are! Quote This 1973 Wheel Horse "No Name" 16 Automatic was supposed to be a parts tractor but, as usual - it ended up being a project instead. I named it Johnny Cash, because it's a '73 chassis, with a '76 14 HP engine, a '75 Sundstrand Hydrostat, and a '71 Hydraulic lift. It was dumping hydraulic fluid faster than you could fill it up when I got it. 10 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bar Nuthin 2,171 #2 Posted December 24, 2025 The console motion control is going to take some getting used to. 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 11,226 #3 Posted December 24, 2025 4 hours ago, Bar Nuthin said: is going to take some getting used to. As well as that E-lectric PTO .... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjg854 12,837 #4 Posted December 25, 2025 20 hours ago, Bar Nuthin said: The console motion control is going to take some getting used to. Actually like it there, more that the one on the C160 that I have. It probably has to do with the way it's adjusted. The motion control locks in position better than the C160. Stays where you put it. Whereas on the C160, if it idles to long in one place while the drive belt is turning it will begin to creep; whereas the 16 Auto will just sit there. So I have to keep a watch on the C160 if I want to warm up the tranny before taking off with a cold transmission in the winter time. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bar Nuthin 2,171 #5 Posted December 25, 2025 1 minute ago, rjg854 said: The motion control locks in position better than the C160. Stays where you put it. Yeah, I wouldn't stand back and let my C-120 or C-141 go rolling along without a driver unless I had plenty of clear space to chase them down. I walked this one clear back (and into) to the garage without getting on, just tweaking the steering wheel as needed. It never once changed pace. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Retired Wrencher 6,422 #6 Posted December 26, 2025 On 12/24/2025 at 1:51 PM, Bar Nuthin said: I had my doubts this 16(14) Automatic "Johnny Cash" would ever be anything other than a parts donor, but here we are! @Bar Nuthin that is a sweet sounding engine. I have a 64 engine that runs like that. Nothing like Kohler engine just idling without the sputter or the popping sound from an untuned engine. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bar Nuthin 2,171 #7 Posted December 26, 2025 53 minutes ago, Retired Wrencher said: Nothing like Kohler engine just idling without the sputter or the popping sound from an untuned engine. Yes, that was the biggest surprise of this $100 purchase - how smooth that K321 seems to run. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
