sgtsampay 117 #1 Posted October 21, 2009 Hi all. Today I went to help out my neighbor clear out a bunch of blown down trees on his farm on the coast. He has two wheel horses and a Ford tractor. They are a C-160 8-Speed (Own since new) and a used 1994 520-H. Today we used the old C-160 since it was at the farm and its more than enough to do some towing. Anyway, We went get the Tractor out of its garage and found out that it was super hard starting. After some carb ajusting (It had to richen, which means carb issues but he didn't care. LOL) we were on our way. He used the chainsaw and cut up all of the down trees and branchs, while i jsut loaded the trailer up and hauled them away to a large pile about 1/2 mile away. The tractor did great of corse and was super fun to drive. I did almost get it stuck in the field a few times but the chains helped. The grass was super long and it was wet, so thats really didn't help and i was on a hill. Anyway, we did this for a few hours and then he gave me a trailer for my tractor and we came home. The trailer is fine and it is a dump cart! It just needs some air in one of the tires. LOL. Ok, here are some pictures. There is where the tractor was sleeping: Time to wake up! Ready for work. My neighbor cutting. Me loading up the trailer to haul away. All ready to go home. BTW, I changed the oil, changed the plug, cleaned the air filter, used Sea Foam in the carb and reajusted it, greased all of the zerks, and ajusted my brakes for my tractor today. Boy does it run super smooth now. Man, it really purrs at all rpms and makes no black smoke! I love it. Man, I'm so happy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chazm 412 #2 Posted October 21, 2009 Thank goodness for a good horse Glad to hear you took good care of her after a hard days work Chaz :hide: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chamjack 0 #3 Posted October 21, 2009 Always nice to see pictures. I imagine the rabbits are going to love the new brush piles you guys made :scratchead: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coadster32 793 #4 Posted October 21, 2009 Good days work, with a nice reward at the end. Thanks for sharing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sgtsampay 117 #5 Posted October 21, 2009 Thanks guys. I took care of my tractor, and not the one pictured in the story. I will however try to go help him fix the C-160 up, sine it really needs tlc. LOL. Thanks again guys for reading it. LOL. I had a nice time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 22,273 #6 Posted October 21, 2009 great story and excellent pictures...thanks for sharing. :scratchead: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KyBlue 652 #7 Posted October 22, 2009 Great Story!! Thanks for taking the time to take the photos, and share em with us all! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bustedglass 1 #8 Posted October 22, 2009 Thanks for sharing :scratchead: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duff 206 #9 Posted October 22, 2009 Nice day spent, and great story! Thanks for sharing with us. His tractor looks good and straight - good candidate for some TLC, IMHO! Duff :scratchead: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites