Yeah boy! On the road again today...

[JackC 617]

I also have a 1983 auto with low hours. The seat on your tractor is the original model. If it is also the original seat it suggest the tractor has low hours on it and spent most of its life inside.  That seat with no defects is good for $150 to $200 on eBay, or more.  My dad bought his 1981 C-175 from B&B and mowing the lawn with it back in the day is where I got the horse disease.  My 83 lives in a storage box.

 

 

 

 

 

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I was gonna ask if the hour meter is an optional item from the factory...

as mine has a hole plugged in the dash where it should go. 

[boovuc 1,090]

I just ran my C-175 Series I for and hour an half straight blowing my snow and the neighbors on our last heavy snowfall. I actually like the KT over the Onan but I do acknowledge the issues with the Series I. that is a very nice looking tractor. Congrats! 

[JackC 617]

The hour meter was a factory option. That is what the blank on the dash was for.  The C-195 (they called it the Super C) may have been the only C that had the hour meter standard.

 

The KT17s either I or II are nice running engines.  They idle down nicely and idle smoother than the ONANs.

 

The KT17 is only 3 less ponies than the P220 and you can run it hard without worrying about the overheating issues like the ONANs have,.

[Wheel-N-It 2,976]

Craig, I would remove the original fender pan, wrap it in bubble wrap, and tuck it safely away somewhere. Only when its working days are done and its time to be a show Horse would I put the original fender pan back on.

[stevebo-(Moderator) 8,532]

Find a metal pan off 300-500 series and some wide 520 rear rims and tires and call it done

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What...no oil filter on this engine?     

I gotta find a manual.  

[Martin 2,133]

There is provision for an oil filter adapter on the engine on some of them, not sure if series 1 had them but my series 2 does. The adapters come up on eBay now and again.

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[Sparky-(Admin) 23,158]

I think thats the big difference. No oil filter was a splash lubed motor (series I) and the series II was full pressure lubed with a filter. Never owned one, just what I've heard.

Mike........

[JackC 617]

Only the Series II has the oil filter option.  For the Wheel Horse application the port has a cover plate on it and it is in a tight spot for a filter right behind the PTO.  A remote would be the best way to go if a filter is added.  

 

As long as the oil is changed regularly no filter should be needed.

 

If the Series I is going to be run on inclines an extra pint or two of oil should be added to the crankcase.  Some recommend extra oil no matter what the application is.

Edited December 24, 2013 by JackC

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Do you overfill the oil levels any Jack? 

[jackhammer 550]

Great deal for you prior to this Christmas holiday.    You'll be on the high, and take a few days to let settle in.

 

Maybe you'll get a can of carnuba this Christmas

 

Real nice..

jackhammer

Rick

[JackC 617]

Do you overfill the oil levels any Jack? 

Only a little.  The tractors I have with the KT17 engines do not get used much so I just keep the oil level at the top of the mark or a little over.  I just start them up and run them a little every now and then.   All of my workers are ONANs.  My main mower is my 520HC.   I did have a starting problem with one of the KT17 IIs at one time.  I was over choking and really flooding it so much that raw fuel was increasing the level of the oil in the crankcase. After that experience I always check oil level regularly and always make sure the level is at the top mark or a little over.  When I was flooding the engine, the oil level got way over because of gasoline getting into the crankcase.  

 

If I did use the KT17s for work I would overfill a little, check often, and try to never let the level get below the top mark.  I also use straight Rotilla 30W in the KT17s and I do not run them in the winter.

 

Here are a couple of discussions on the KT17s for some background:

 

http://www.mytractorforum.com/archive/index.php/t-61008.html

 

http://s6.zetaboards.com/Only_Cub_Cadets/topic/8523012/1/

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  Really, why no winter use?  

[Wheel-N-It 2,976]

Craig, now is a good time for you to switch over to Lubrication Engineers motor oil. The 30w is made for these types of engines. I have it in all my WH's including the 417-A with a KT17 series 2. As soon as all the old oil drains out of the 314 Hydro Santa brought me today I will fill it with LE 30w too. I also run the LE15/40 in my Harley. You've seen a pic of that motorcycle. There is no way I would have less than the best in it.

[leeave96 490]

Craig, I would remove the original fender pan, wrap it in bubble wrap, and tuck it safely away somewhere. Only when its working days are done and its time to be a show Horse would I put the original fender pan back on.

+1

[motox25 36]

Nice find Craig, I like that color scheme with the black incorporated into the hood best. Unfortunately horses are hard to find in OK...

[JackC 617]

  Really, why no winter use?  

In the past I used a C-81 with 42 inch wide snowplow blade to keep my driveway clear.  That worked OK most of the time but it was too light for the big snow storms.  I also used a 416H with single stage tall shoot blower which worked OK.  I now use my Ariens 1034 two stage walk behind snow blower.  That thing has the power and precision to put the snow anywhere I want it no mater how much there is.  It is also a little easier to maneuver around things and I prefer to be on my feet rather than sitting down at least for clearing my driveway in the city.  The back of the Ariens is in one of the earlier pictures I posted on this thread.  At another property that i go to on weekends I use my D-160 with the snow blow blade. That thing has enough weight to it to push almost anything out of the way.  I also have a 520HC there and a two stage blower but just have not taken the time to set it up.  Maybe next year.  I also prefer to keep the wear and tear down on my collection and keep them out of the weather as much as I.  The winters have not been that bad here during the last few years and between the walk behind at one place and the D-160 at the other place I have been pretty well covered.

 

Here are a few of my horses in their winter quarters with attachments removed and batteries out and on tenders.  One of my C-175s is in the back on the left.  I got a good deal on a drive in drive out snowmobile trailer.  That is also the property where I use the D-160.  I keep the D-160 under a tarp for now but I will build a shed for it and a few other tractors this summer.

 

 

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Yeah, awesome score...    

that's a big  show trailer right there.