New to me C-145

[squonk 45,016]

55 minutes ago, Sparky said:

  the bridges DO FREEZE before the roadways! 

I had to drive from The Geneva NY thruway  exit to the GM training school that was in Depew (Buffalo) in an 85 Toyota PU with the 5spd 4 Popper. Just as you merge onto the main highway you're going up hill so I'm winding it up pretty good to get to 65 MPH. There is a bridge partway up and it's a cold morning. I got on that bridge and the truck changed lanes in a blink of an eye. Every bridge I went over after that I felt the back end starting to switch lanes until I figured out to coast over everyone. Made for an interesting trip.

[8ntruck 8,426]

Nice tractor.  What do you have planned for it?

 

Not to brag, but my '15 Ram 1500 with a 5.7 Hemi got about 1/2 mpg better in a run halfway across Mo. with the utility trailer to pick up a C-195 roller.  It was in the summertime, though.

 

Good time on the trip.  It takes us about 13 hours to make the 700 mile trip from our Mi. location to our Mo. winter location.

Edited Saturday at 04:48 PM by 8ntruck

[SylvanLakeWH 30,068]

3 hours ago, WHX?? said:

As long as 145 B-hoods are now coming out of the woodwork ... 

'82 with a busted up plastic fender pan. A pan from a late model 520 fit perfect. The Pullstart brought it over from MI Sylvia  

 

[Pullstart 68,582]

5 hours ago, Dan 312-8 said:

4 mikes from the Ohio/Indiana line

How many clicks is that?  

[Retired Wrencher 6,235]

5 hours ago, Sparky said:

 Thanks Gary. 
   This guy owned it for the last 6 years. He actually had a few WH’s…Raider, 1054, 520H and a couple others. 
 

 

You welcome Mike. I just wish I could drive like you just did. I did when I had the F250 with the enclosed trailer.Fun times.

[Brockport Bill 2,163]

16 hours ago, Sparky said:

  I think it’s a late 1980, has the Eaton and not the Sundstrand. 
  Pretty beat when I rolled in tonight. Tomorrow when I unload I’ll get the specs 

according to the WH master list the last yr for C145 was 1984

[ebinmaine 76,287]

24 minutes ago, Pullstart said:

How many clicks is that?  

 

Approximately eleventyfourteen

[Brockport Bill 2,163]

Congrats !!!!!!!!! ---- Really like the black hood C series - have two of the c175s --- and now trying to save a C165 which grandson and I rescued but likely needs engine rebuild --- have been looking for a C145 for few yrs - - hard to find - prefer the H model -- drove 3 hrs to see one in Pennsylvania 2 yrs ago expecting to bring it home, only to find when i got there a frame crack in the frame plate connection to the tranny -- decided not to take it - probably would have been worth the time and cost to repair the crack.

[Sparky-(Admin) 24,196]

Update: 

 It’s a 1984 and has the original/correct Kohler 14 under the hood. 
 Hubcaps are off and undergoing a cleaning (they will be up for sale soon). 
  It’s nice to buy a tractor that has no rips in the seat, a battery that’s still good after you get it home, tires that aren’t flat after you get home, working head and tail lights (LED tail lights )

  Wheels will definitely need to be cleaned up and painted. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Sparky-(Admin) 24,196]

3 hours ago, 8ntruck said:

Nice tractor.  What do you have planned for it?

 

Not to brag, but my '15 Ram 1500 with a 5.7 Hemi got about 1/2 mpg better in a run halfway across Mo. with the utility trailer to pick up a C-195 roller.  It was in the summertime, .

   
No real plans for it. But it’ll do some mowing this summer and just maybe it’ll get some snow plow time in next winter. Might be nice to have hydraulic lift. 
  And the MPG thing. Tundras like mine (same vintage) are legendary for their dependability but also for guzzling fuel. I’m usually at 14-15 just knocking around here local so I was real pleased to break 17 yesterday. 

[ebinmaine 76,287]

Quite a nice tractor there Mike. 

Good find. 

 

A little fresh wheel paint and some touch ups in other places will make a nice difference.  

[kpinnc 16,397]

54 minutes ago, Sparky said:

It’s nice to buy a tractor that has no rips in the seat, a battery that’s still good after you get it home, tires that aren’t flat after you get home, working head and tail lights (LED tail lights 

 

Looks like the PO made good efforts to maintain that one. Well done Mike! 

[c-series don 10,904]

That’s going to look nice parked next to my (whoops, I mean your😜) C-125! Are you going for a linen white wheel color? Let us all not forget Mike also has a really nice C-125👍🏻

[Sparky-(Admin) 24,196]

9 minutes ago, c-series don said:

That’s going to look nice parked next to my (whoops, I mean your😜) C-125! Are you going for a linen white wheel color? Let us all not forget Mike also has a really nice C-125👍🏻

  Oh Don, they do say it’s the mind that goes first ..,it’s a C-85

  But yes on the wheels, will be factory color or close to it. No gray or black like I’ve done before. 

 

 

[c-series don 10,904]

Dang it! You got me on that one Mike! 😂

[Brockport Bill 2,163]

ya gotta love that photo of the 145 blackhood with the black and red paint against that fresh white snow --  although i must admit the photo of the 85 blackhood with the sharp looking rims on that sweet looking green grass looks pretty handsome also

[Dan 312-8 357]

Amazing what a little bit of elbow grease and a good cleaning will do.

[Lee1977 7,480]

23 hours ago, WHX?? said:

 

Well yeah but uh yeah well... 

 

As long as 145 B-hoods are now coming out of the woodwork ... 

'82 with a busted up plastic fender pan. A pan from a late model 520 fit perfect. The Pullstart brought it over from MI Sylvia  

 

Only way to score Joe. 

 

The reason I asked the year is wondering what year they went away from the plastic pan. '86 or so? 

The metal fender pan was on all 1985 models 300, 400 and 500s. Don't know if any Black Hoods came with them. 

[Pullstart 68,582]

23 minutes ago, Lee1977 said:

The metal fender pan was on all 1985 models 300, 400 and 500s. Don't know if any Black Hoods came with them. 

Correct, Lee.  When I picked that one up it had a busted old plastic fender pan.  Uncle Jim’s magic parts shed coughed a steel one up.

[WHX?? 53,566]

46 minutes ago, Lee1977 said:

 metal fender pan was on all 1985 models 300, 400 and 500s. Don't know if any Black Hoods came with them. 

Does yours metal pan appear to be "factory" @Sparky? 

Obviously not the led tail lights so maybe the pan has been replaced? 

[Sparky-(Admin) 24,196]

5 minutes ago, WHX?? said:

Does yours metal pan appear to be "factory" @Sparky? 

Obviously not the led tail lights so maybe the pan has been replaced? 

Looks factory…but no way to be sure. 
  I thought the factor ditched the plastic fender and went steel in ‘84. At least that’s what I heard. Maybe a 1984 parts diagram would show it being metal and an 1983 as plastic? 

[kpinnc 16,397]

22 hours ago, Sparky said:

And the MPG thing. Tundras like mine (same vintage) are legendary for their dependability but also for guzzling fuel. I’m usually at 14-15 just knocking around here local so I was real pleased to break 17 yesterday. 

 

If I drive ours on the interstate, I can break 20. If my wife drives, it never gets over 15.  In town mileage is measured in feet. 

 

I love our Tundra. Wouldn't have any other full size pickup. 

 

 

Edited 9 hours ago by kpinnc

[Handy Don 15,465]

6 minutes ago, kpinnc said:

If I drive ours on the interstate, I can break 20. If my wife drives, it never gets over 15.  In town mileage is measured in feet. 

 

Different driving styles have a huge impact on mileage. My spouse gets poorer mileage and needs brakes replaced more often--see the connection?

I cannot beat my cruise-control’s efficiency in flat and gently rolling terrain, but I’ve learned to switch it off on significant downhills where I can maintain speed while “coasting” and then click “resume” near the bottom (I do NOT shift into neutral--that is dangerous). 

[kpinnc 16,397]

15 minutes ago, Handy Don said:

I cannot beat my cruise-control’s efficiency in flat and gently rolling terrain, but I’ve learned to switch it off on significant downhills where I can maintain speed while “coasting” and then click “resume” near the bottom (I do NOT shift into neutral--that is dangerous). 

 

Pretty much exactly why my mileage is better. 

 

And yeah, my wife can wear out the soles of a couple pairs of shoes on a long trip pressing the gas and brake pedal. 

 

She says my driving would bore her grandpa out of his mind, but my numbers are all the justification I need! 

[Lee1977 7,480]

The Toro assembly drawings shows the new style metal fender pan on the 1984 C-145.