I am back in the club !! New to me Horse.

[D_Mac 8,214]

It is for sure cracked I will get out there again in a little bit and try to take it off. I got tired of getting the glue all off the seat that was under the vinyl that was glued down. I got it off the seat but can not get it off the tractor no matter how many differant solvents I tried. Oh well ... ads to the patina. No chance in hell I am going to try and paint another one. I am also gonna have to find room for it. Gonna be hard to keep all three.

[Tractorhead 8,578]

Nice Rig, sure needs a bit Love and care but not in too Bad Shape at all.

I‘m a Gearhead, so i preferred Shifter instead Hydros.

 

 

[peter lena 8,038]

that universal tractor seat # 14119 , in the agrisupply site i sent you is the one , if you scroll down on that page , it shows the seat hole mounting nuts , that 7 1/2" x 7 1/2" is the exact w/h mounting point , i have 3 of them , do what ever you want , use never sieze on the bolts , pete

[Lee1977 6,211]

On 5/25/2020 at 11:54 PM, D_Mac said:

I have a thousand question but I will start with this one..... why are some C series hoods black and others red?

All the twin cylinders were black, 78 and 79 the single cylinders were red using the old hood style are at least most of them.

[SylvanLakeWH 24,093]

On 5/25/2020 at 11:54 PM, D_Mac said:

I have a thousand question but I will start with this one..... why are some C series hoods black and others red?

 

Your's is not a Black Hood...

 

On 5/26/2020 at 12:18 AM, ZXT said:

On that style hood, I don't think you'll find a black one. Later tractors got the different hood and it was black depending on the year.

 

 

On 5/26/2020 at 7:05 AM, 953 nut said:

                           Not only is D Mac back, now he is the newest member of the "Black Hood Club".                 

 

 

Nope... sorry... 

 

Black Hoods were 1980 - 84...

[Blasterdad 2,545]

39 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

 

Your's is not a Black Hood...

 

 

 

 

Nope... sorry... 

 

Black Hoods were 1980 - 84...

 

I have an original 1979  brochure with a C-171 on the cover & it's a Black Hood.

But according to the  Model list numbers,  never made a C-171, only a C-161 with a twin Briggs. 

The C-175 came out in 1980 with the twin kohler KT17 

 

Edited January 28, 2023 by Blasterdad

[SylvanLakeWH 24,093]

4 minutes ago, Blasterdad said:

 

I have an original 1979  brochure with a C-171 on the cover & it's a Black Hood.

But according to the  Model list numbers,  never made a C-171, only a C-161 with a twin Briggs. 

The C-175 came out in 1980 with the twin kohler KT17 

 

I've heard about that... It was in brochure but didn't make it to production...? 

 

Here's a thread on it...

 

 

 

[Blasterdad 2,545]

7 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

 

I've heard about that... It was in brochure but didn't make it to production...? 

 

Here's a thread on it...

 

 

 

 

Cool, I never knew any of this.

Well guess what... I just happen to have a couple of 1979 C-Series parts tractors stashed away & a KT17 Series II that runs great !

With a little help from @Vinylguy I think I could pull this off, & while I'm at it why not a swept front axle & gear reduction steering

with these Bad Boys on the back...

 Say one say all? 

 

[D_Mac 8,214]

Funny this old thread is getting action. Here are some photos of how it came out finished. Great tractor, long gone but not forgotten. 

[moe1965 717]

Nice ride welcome back 

[Retired Wrencher 4,874]

Welcome back! Big block 16 will get the job done. I was there about five years ago solid everything trailer truck. I thought getting a 33' class A motorhome was the answer. NOT.

[squonk 38,848]

Case you all missed it, he sold it a while ago. Told him not to but you know how folks listen to me! 

[D_Mac 8,214]

3 hours ago, squonk said:

Case you all missed it, he sold it a while ago. Told him not to but you know how folks listen to me! 

Sometimes you get an offer you cant refuse !!