buchshot12000 21 #1 Posted April 12, 2020 Hi all, I just picked up 2 wheel horse tractors for 400 bucks, one is a C-101-not running the other one is I have no idea,but it runs 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,095 #2 Posted April 12, 2020 That other one looks like a 76 or 77 B80. Those 8 hp Kohler engines are generally fantastic. Good finds! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 26,548 #3 Posted April 12, 2020 (edited) Nice score!! If the C-101 turns over it probably won't take much to get it running. With the smaller rear rims, my best guess on the second one is a "No Name" 8. Edited April 12, 2020 by Achto Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buchshot12000 21 #4 Posted April 12, 2020 6 minutes ago, Achto said: Nice score!! If the C-101 turns over it probably won't take much to get it running. With the smaller rear rims, my best guess on the second one is a "No Name" 8. it spins guy said it had no spark, and put new points in it, but they are not set. looking for the specs, and the no name wont run with out a charged battery so im thinking regulator. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 26,548 #5 Posted April 12, 2020 2 minutes ago, buchshot12000 said: it spins guy said it had no spark, and put new points in it, but they are not set. looking for the specs Start with .020 gap on the points I believe, the metal tag on fan shroud of the engine will confirm this. If it is still there and readable. Make sure that you have 12v going to the + side of the coil, if it has a battery ignition with an automotive style coil. 5 minutes ago, buchshot12000 said: no name wont run with out a charged battery so im thinking regulator Probably a good guess there. Again providing it has a battery ignition. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buchshot12000 21 #6 Posted April 12, 2020 9 minutes ago, Achto said: Start with .020 gap on the points I believe, the metal tag on fan shroud of the engine will confirm this. If it is still there and readable. Make sure that you have 12v going to the + side of the coil, if it has a battery ignition with an automotive style coil. Probably a good guess there. Again providing it has a battery ignition. Thanks, both have auto style coils. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 59,683 #8 Posted April 12, 2020 not like Ike it matters, but the 8 horse machine looks awfully a lot like Screamin’ Jimmy the Commando 800 when we picked it up in 2018 Rylee’s Screamin’ Jimmy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gwest_ca-(File Mod) 10,491 #9 Posted April 12, 2020 Welcome to the forum. Click on the pictures The C-101 ID plate may be seen standing on the left side of the tractor looking toward the rear. Garry 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WVHillbilly520H 10,369 #11 Posted April 12, 2020 @buchshot12000, to what part of Virginia are you from? Myself Staunton (Blueridge Mountains), @dells68 @elcamino/wheelhorse @richmondred01 are few more VA guys. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buchshot12000 21 #12 Posted April 12, 2020 1 minute ago, WVHillbilly520H said: @buchshot12000, to what part of Virginia are you from? Myself Staunton (Blueridge Mountains), @dells68 @elcamino/wheelhorse @richmondred01 are few more VA guys. im in portsmouth Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WVHillbilly520H 10,369 #13 Posted April 12, 2020 1 minute ago, buchshot12000 said: im in portsmouth Coastal/Tidewater... If you need any parts get in touch with Mark @richmondred01 , good luck with your new toys. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
richmondred01 2,205 #14 Posted April 13, 2020 Welcome to Red Square. A true Virginian, two horses in the pickup. Nice....... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZXT 2,394 #15 Posted April 13, 2020 Good score! You'll like both of them. C-101 will have more power, but both are great tractors. Clean all of the connections at the ignition switch and regulator before you start throwing parts at the one that runs. Definitely a possibility that the reg is bad, but I've found corrosion on the connectors to be the culprit more than once. On the C-101, after you confirm it has power to the coil, if it does, I'd change the condenser before the coil. The condensers are generally mounted upright, outside of the hood (which I think is dumb) and catch water. They go bad far more often than the coils themselves. You can always swap parts between the running tractor and the C-101 to diagnose without spending a dime. Welcome to the forum! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buchshot12000 21 #18 Posted April 13, 2020 1 hour ago, richmondred01 said: Welcome to Red Square. A true Virginian, two horses in the pickup. Nice....... Nah im from Florida originally 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
richmondred01 2,205 #19 Posted April 13, 2020 That’s ok you’re still a son of the south. 😀 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 51,648 #21 Posted April 13, 2020 10 hours ago, buchshot12000 said: Nah im from Florida originally Wheel horses are like potato chips, You can't have just one! If kept together they will continue to multiply. The fact that you are no longer in Florida just goes to show that you were intelligent enough to pack up and get out of that mess. Several of us are FROM Florida. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buchshot12000 21 #22 Posted April 13, 2020 5 hours ago, 953 nut said: Wheel horses are like potato chips, You can't have just one! If kept together they will continue to multiply. The fact that you are no longer in Florida just goes to show that you were intelligent enough to pack up and get out of that mess. Several of us are FROM Florida. I had no chioce, I spent 5 years in the peoples republic of California, and been in the Communist wealth of Virginia for the last 13 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
richmondred01 2,205 #23 Posted April 13, 2020 Yes Chairman Northam is doing everything possible to “progress” the commonwealth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,095 #24 Posted April 13, 2020 1 hour ago, buchshot12000 said: I had no chioce, I spent 5 years in the peoples republic of California, and been in the Communist wealth of Virginia for the last 13 Geez I thought Massachusetts was the only communist state 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elcamino/wheelhorse 9,039 #25 Posted April 13, 2020 @buchshot12000 Welcome to I am up in Richmond as if that makes a big who cares. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
