A detour this morning ends whith a smile

[Horse-Drawn 1]

Due to road construction, I had to take an unusual route home from dropping the kids off this morning. Less than a mile from my house, on a road I haven't been on before, I saw something red behind a shed. A couple of phone calls later & I'm heading out the door with the camera to look at an all original C-100 that came with a cabin someone bought 2 yrs. ago. They say it ran, but they never used it. They have a fetish for Green, not Red, lol. I asked if they'd sell it & to my surprise, he said "my wife will be thrilled! $50 & come get it! I immediately called into work & emptied the back of my truck! The wife is going to kill me, but as I've already told her... "They don't make these any more! I can still get newer models of you!" (you'd have to understand our humor with each other)

So, off I go with the camera & truck! ...and $50

Pics soon :D

[Horse-Drawn 1]

Ok...Back home with pics, but getting that out of its hole is going to take a winch. So...Back home to regroup & get a good front tire, gas & battery

I think it's worth $50. (I paid him before he changed his mind)

Getting this home will give me a project for the rest of the morning :thumbs:

[mavfreak 11]

short word YES!

[Lane Ranger 10,537]

Sounds like you need to take the detours and new routes a little more often Jay!

No telling what you'll find next in the way of wheel horses!

:thumbs:

[Horse-Drawn 1]

Wow... Finally got it home. I went into his back yard to winch it out (he told the ground was dry) and buried my truck up to the axles in mush. Nothing around solid enough to winch from. He had to give me a ride home to get my other truck to pull the first one out. By the time I made it back with long tow straps, it had sunken to the front plow mount. Couldn't get enough traction to budge it. Next, I got the neighbor involved with his farm tractor. An hour later, it was out. I had him pull the c100 out since he was already there. Loading it into my truck, I let the smoke out of my winch motor (not sure what happened to it) & had to use ratchet straps to get it up the ramps.

The guy felt so bad about all the hassle I was going through, he said, "here, you've earned it" & he gave me my money back!

Now I can get a battery for it, wash my trucks & grab lunch somewhere, lol. The guy said he had a "Murray or something" down the trail in the woods that was in better shape & I could take it too if I wanted. ...Maybe this fall when his property dries out. I'm sore & ready for a nap!

Moral - Nothing is "free" :wh:

[danjmah 71]

Wow - great find and congrats!

Cudos to the neighbor and the PO sounds like a great guy too, especialy for the refund!

[whfan74 2,015]

Now that sounds like some excursion to just get a Horse. We all have some unique stories on how we acquired one or two of our machines, but yours is pretty crazy!

When it is all said and done and you are cruising around on that machine you will look back at all of this and think it was a piece of cake!

Your persistence paid off, and congrats on your new haul! :thumbs:

[sgtsampay 117]

Wow, congrats! Now you got a free tractor, washed your trucks and got a nice lunch. Great way to make a hual. :thumbs:

[JimD 3,345]

A sound looking tractor. Well worth the time, trouble, and the money I think. You did well. It was nice of the PO to give you back the money, but don't tell the wife that. :thumbs:

[corn53 4]

:thumbs: Awesome deal!!!!

[Horse'n Around 22]

Great find I would say that this falls under divine intervention , it was ment to be :wh:

[wheelhorse656 20]

Awsome find!!!!!! :thumbs:

[Irv 115]

Nice haul and great story! I have one I picked up (not as cheaply) last fall that I just finished rebuilding the tranny on.

[Horse-Drawn 1]

So far...

I cleaned the points.

Put in a new battery.

Took the 42" RD deck off & pulled the covers to find an actual WH belt , grease zerks on good spindles, and I flipped it over to find rusty, but new blades!

Added gas.

Turned the key ....nothing hhmmmm

Quick wiring check...... I ripped out the SS wires on the clutch removing deck. ...fix wiring.

Turned key... nothing.

Tired of screwing around, just want to see how the engine is. Will rewire tomorrow.

Jumped solenoid... crank, no start. check spark-good. Check fuel-good. Check choke-broken cable.

Hold choke, clutch & jumper cable.

IT RUNS!

A couple of hot laps around the yard later...

No smoke or funny noises at start up.

No smoke under load.

Hi & Lo range work in all gears.

Brakes work good.

Parking brake works!

Besides wiring and a choke cable, the only thing I can see right now that worries me is somebody drilled through both hubs and axles and bolted it together.

I put the deck under my B-80 to see how that will work & so far, so good. normal operation.

...still sore & tired. Making dinner for the kids & going for :D

[KC9KAS 4,741]

Loved the story...sounds like some of the deals I get into!

Nice score on the C-100

[Coadster32 793]

Stolen like a true ! Great score!! :thumbs: