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old pic but same view but with different occupant Brian

Hi Folks, Here are some pictures from today's show in Haddam CT. There were more horses there than I thought. They were all around the park lol.

All loaded up and going to look for some junkie ol' yardsales. Saw red beside the shed. How much for the "old mower"? Got the Wheel Horse with rotted deck and snowplow. And a seat. I didn't know what I bought for $80 until I got it home and found a decal in the toolbox. "800Special". Yep.... it's different. Motor turns over ... no spark. All gears work running it off the starter. PTO clutch works. Needs tires and battery. It's covered with patina. Here's the pics .................................

Home made 7235 spring... hand worked spring steel , hardened and tempered.

Finally had time to set up my dually rear end on the FEL 520-H. It was very unstable with a heavy load and the bucket at or elevated above the tractor's hood. I simulated an issue I had at my neighbor's house with a load of wet modified stone on his inclined area and with the duals, it was a hundred times more stable. No issues at all plus I had a better "bite" into the stone pile with the added traction. Too bad the tires extend beyond the bucket's width. It would be cool to see how it would do removing snow but not as I run over and pack snow on either side of me. Some pics of the setup right after I installed them. (Not the same tread but close enough for a worker tractor)!

Well a couple weeks ago I broke a couple ribs, so rather than clearing brush or taking on more significant chores that are piling up, I decided I might as well prep for Fall/Winter, Took my Cub 3XHD Snow Blower in for warranty service last weekend. Last week I also located a Snow Plow which is cosmetically challenged but really only needs some sanding and new paint. Figured my ribs could suffer the discomfort of removing the deck and swapping on the plow on My C-161. I picked it up last year and Bought some Decals from Terry but I have not yet gotten to tearing it down just yet. Maybe llate Winter or Spring. Anyway, A couple pics. The Wheel Weights are off my Massey MF12 which I need to get a Plaow for so until I do, I like the look of these over the generic looking black plastic ones I have for the horse. Now that I am being fully pro-active prepping for Snow, perhaps we will have an easy winter what with the way things usually work. For instance, I reseeded my new Lawn 2 weeks ago and we went into an abnormally cool period and had a frost........Kinda of like waskhing the car. Almost always brings on monsoon rains:-) This is my first wheel horse. I have no prior experience with the Kohlers. Once I got the Electrical issues worked out, Starter, New Solenoid, Rewired the starting circuit and Lights, I have to say I am very happy with this Briggs. One of these days I will add a Kohler powered C160 or a 1054 or GT14. But I have a hard time justifying to wife the two I alreay have. LOL

Last night my son and I (mostly me. He turned a few screws here and there, but most were so frozen it took a can of WD-40 to unlock them!) removed the mower deck and took the hood, fenders, seat, belt guard and other miscellaneous parts off the tractor. I was out there about an hour and a quarter before it got to be too dark. There is so much crud and whatever else stuck to the frame. I am going to pick up some degreaser and a bottle of dawn and go to town next week. My plan for tonight is to get a new battery and turn over the engine and see how well it runs, if it smokes, etc. I also noticed that the leak seems to be coming from the axle not the main seal in the tranny, so I am hoping just replacing the axle seal works. I am going to pull the transmission off while I am dismantling this thing, but I can hook it up to an electric motor to run it while I am flushing it (I think). I have a motor from an old dryer I can hook up to a dimming switch to control the power. Pictures to follow.

Does anyone on this forum have the ability to decipher when exactly this tractor was made from the serial number that I posted? I know much about the story of this tractor as it has affected our lives but there are many questions about tyhe production of this tractor that I have little to no info on. I would appreciate it greatly if you guys would and could help me by adding to the story by filling in these details as you can. Back to the story... This is where the story is just a little fuzzy! My dad is now in his early 60's and in all fairness to him, these details are nearly 40 years old! So, he was convinced that the tractor came without a muffler which makes no sense to me. However, when I showed him the snow pics, he could clearly see that it had a canister muffler on it at the time. For reasons unclear to me, dad decided to take the canister muffler off the next spring and replace it with a long straight pipe! Now that is loud! Any of you that have ever run a single lung Kohler with a straight pipe, know what I'm talking about. For those of you from the midwest and old enough to remember, we had some wicked cold and snowy winters back in the mid 1970's. Dad said he thought the winter would never end and the Iron Horse got a workout. It's just too bad that he wouldn't have had the correct snowthrower for his tractor. He probably would have been much happier with the outcome. Spring time finally came and with it, garden work... Dad picked up some spring tooth shanks that were extras at work and got busy building himself a "digger". He wanted a disk too but that never came to fruition. He had to make do with what he had or could get his hands on cheap back in those days. He made it a five tooth setup and he could obviously remove the center "tooth" for cultivating which he did every summer to keep the weeds at bay. We still have this digger and it works just as good as it did back then. They had a sizeable garden for just him and mom but it wouldn't have been possible without this hardworking tractor. Dad didn't know that he was driving and working a piece of history so hard! He just knew that there was a job to be done, and this machine was up to the task of taking care of business. How tough did dad build this thing. Here is the Horse and the digger working my garden 36 years later!!! Some things are just built to last but dad tested his Iron Horse to the very limits. In the upcoming posts, you will read of blown motors, busted rear ends, dented sheetmetal, and several over hauls. But that is what needs to be done sometimes when you ride a "horse" to its limits!

hi, its been awhile but just got back w my new c-160 auto w/ 36" tiller. its not perfect but runs good. heres some pics. its missing a hood, not sure its oem motor...base of motor hangs over frame.. it has right motor shrod but bolt holes extend past frame ...so have to investigate.

WH algebra...... PB blaster + carb cleaner + starting fluid + Sea Foam = Happy Horse

Picked up the poor Work Horse just before dark. The Horse hasn't been used in eight years, parked in a barn. At the time the little Stallion did not have any mechanical issues. The owner had health problems, a groundskeeping crew took over while the Horse stayed in the barn till I convinced the owner, "Geeze, I've always wanted a Work Horse. Please, please, please ". The Work Horse was purchased new and, so I'm told, only mowing (one acre) turf. The Redbone (as in Leon Redbone) gave it to me, "Just pick it up." My son, grandson and I did. Original destination was scrap yard. Oh No! Not that! The poor Horsey needs a lovin' home! Here's how she looks, we stopped under gas station lights for this picture, for our "love at first sight". . PS. No dial-a-height, might add one during the restore.

You did not say what model tractor. If it is a 1978 or later C series or 300/400/500 it is any easy fix, but not quick-a minimum of 1 hour, maybe 2. You have to take off the drive belt cover on the right side and the lift lever cover on the left side. You have to pull two large clevis pins which fix the rock shaft to the lift lever. There is a very large "C"-clip on the right side of the hood tower. Remove it and unbolt the detent on the left side and the lift lever will come out the left side. You may have to use PD blaster to free up the rock shaft. Once the lever is out, the bushings pretty much fall out of the hood tower. Use antisieze when you reinstall everything. The PDF that you looked at for the parts is enough to show you how it comes apart and goes back together. When in doubt take lots of pictures!

Do you have an actual spark tester, other than yourself that is.

I am going to ask the same question Gino asked. This is very important, so pay attention. Turn the ignition switch to the on position. Now using a test light, from negative side of battery to the positive side of the coil. Does it light and is the light bright? You can also use a volt meter from negative battery to positive side of the coil. Looking for 12 volts. Please run this test before you ask anymore questions.

2 weeks until show time!!! Get those Horses ready and let's fill this place up! This is the biggest thing to come to this community each year! See you all real soon!

I like that dryer motor bench drive idea. Perfect way to flush and drain a tranny. Don't forget to run it through all the gears. Perfect time to listen for any strange noise in the tranny.

Remember, What the Squonk said made cents...ers..scents..er..sense .

Fill the tires. Cheap weight!

How 'bout just one of 'em this time, not all of 'em? Remember? LOL! Geno has trouble multi-tasking.

Somali SOI I may need to confine my pillaging to the Great Lakes

that picture of the 520 dash just came out really cool. I'll put my videos on YouTube later tonight and post them then!

Aldon, IMHO....you have the nicest Blackhood on RS. I just love that tractor!

Thanks again. When I pulled the solenoid, I saw a small rubber tip on the shaft. Problem solved and, the grandsons thank you too! They were ridin' on cloud nine!

you might not belive this but ive been looking for a wh tiller for ever,just cant find them around here. found this one last week and brought it home today. heres the " you might not belive part " last night at inlaws house was walking around her small town and saw another c-160 auto w/ tiller mounted on it setting in some weeds went to the door and had a great time talking wheel horse w the owner. long story short i think ill b picking that one up in a week or so. And this one has a hood...LOL when it rains it pours

Really nice. Thank you for sharing. Allways like a red horse show. Glenn

If you disassemble the starter relay you will most likely find the contacts severly pitted . pitted contacts may temporarily "weld" together.

So far off with my picks this week was not even funny...Looking at the stats and looking through the reports, fooey. Maybe I should have used the clock method this week...

Thanks! The solenoid was the problem. Briggs is running great!

I agree Nick, everyone should have more Horses.

OK got the C-100 trans rebolted and the tin back on. This is how she will stay besides a slight wheel and tire upgrade. I don't think the pics do it justice...

Wow Brian that's awesome! Nice find! See ya soon!!!

Your signature shows a C-125 8 speed. They DID NOT come with a plastic/nylon cooling fan, only the hydro or automatic tractors came with that. Mike............

Everytime I see a FEL it makes me want one ... Gonna have to get one some day!! Very jealous! Glad to hear the Duals make it more stable ... they use Duals on the big tractors and Trucks for a reason right? :bow-blue: :bow-blue: :bow-blue:

I plow leaves with my snow blade.

Well ... There is progress! After my company left for the night, I headed right for the shop, closed and locked the door and cranked the stereo ... I spent a fair bit of time cleaning everything! Oh my lord The Chunks of aluminum that I got out of that thing!!! Even Found Trash inside the Oil pump Rotor..Took the time to clean it up, No Lasting damage, everything operates smooth like it should now. Starting putting it back together ... I'll get a bit more done today. I did discover that I forgot to order the plugs and what not for the ends of the Cam shaft! Doh! Now before everybody gets on me too much, I know the outside of the block is Nasty. Normally I'll clean it before teardown, however on this one, I didn't know if it was saveable. Actually I was convinced it was junk, I didn't see the point in wasting time and supplies to clean the outside of it when it was just going to the scrap bin. I will be cleaning and painting it once it's buttoned up. I'll just have to be that much more careful and use smaller brushes and take a bit more time to get it clean. I don't mind the extra.

Ed a copper mold would be a great idea. I've used copper sleeves when butt welding cocking tubes on a couple of H&K's and it worked perfectly.

Yeah, that's her. My son named her 'Reddy'. Last night we took all the trim off: hood, belt guard, fenders, tool box, seat among other odds and ends. I think tonight I will pick up a battery and try to turn her over Monday. Flywheel still turns with ease.

Who's turn was it last time?

This the 606 I bought last year off of E-Bay it did not run but when I pick it up When got it home it ran for less than 30" so after a long year of wondering to day was the day I found out. That nice little Tecky sound https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=mdNmYdN3DbY

I'm a bit nervous to say the least about this week. It's a tough week to say the least and all the resources I usually use for research on Friday nights and Saturday morning are all over the place. The game that's really giving me agita is the San Jose vs Golden Gophers....Two teams in the dumps and not moving anywhere fast. It's a guess on who's going to do worse... I have to be at work for 5 Saturday morning so I'm going with my gut and hoping for the best..... Purdue, Iowa, Northwestern,Wisconsin, Michigan State, Maryland, Rutgers, Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois, Penn State Nittany Lions, Missouri, Nebraska

I'm sitting in pizza hut posting this on my phone because I can't wait until I get home to post on my computer. Just picked up a c160 with excellent looking deck and snowblower. Very straight and complete tractor and nice looking attachments. Here's the only pic I have at the moment, more to come .......... Like I need any more on my plate right now....... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I never talk on the phone while driving and my old flip phone can't text. Sorry about the delay guys. Wheels are here, I'll put up pics tomorrow along with the reason I haven't been around this afternoon. Well, you prob already know why. It wasn't work this time.

From what I have read I would stick with the hydro lift. That darn thing is heavy. if you had a nice single stage you could have went the manual lift route, opened yourself up to more choices. I think you have been around long enough to figure what a grand will buy you. From junk to a jewel, it all depends on the timing and who is selling what for how much. These comments are my thoughts from my short time owning my red ponies. Best of luck and keep us posted. Glenn

SCREEEEECH KACHUNK!

There is a pipe plug on the very bottom of the Uni-drive for draining the unit. If the tractor runs, it helps in draining if the gear oil is warmed up - if not, it just takes longer. Take note of what comes out - the oil may very well be contaminated with water and look milky - worst case is that there is standing water in it and you would want to split the case to check for damaged internal parts. If it is just discolored or milky, you need to flush it before refilling it. I have had good success using a 50-50 mix of Marvel Mystery Oil & new motor oil for a flush. You do need to spin the internals with the flush mix inside - drive it slowly for a few minutes or tow it behind another tractor - the idea is to get the mix to all the internals. Getting the mix inside - there is a second pipe plug at an angle on the lower left side for filling, but I find it easier to remove the shifter & boot in neutral & add the mix in that opening using a funnel - that will give you a small view of how nasty the inside is. Allow the mix to drain, repeat as necessary until it shows no water. Fill with GL-5 rated 85W-90 or 90W-140 gear oil - yours takes 1 and a quarter quarts if I recall - use the side plug as a sight plug - remove it & fill until it flows out. One more note - check the frame plate at the 4 screw holes where the Uni-drive bolts on for distortion damage & cracks - I've got 2 854's - both were damaged (but fixable). Bill

You can make a bracket for the rear and put anything you want on it for weight. This came with some stuff I bought somewhere.

Happiness is... a mirror full of rainy daze and sunshine.

We love workers being displayed..........make sure you all have a tractor there. We may go for a little cruise! Looking forward to seeing everyone soon!

Decals are on...... so very much for all your efforts Terry......

just finished outside for the day, got it running, was a bad coil and condenser, but i also cleaned the fuel system and replaced hose, shut off valve and tank bung. drained the engine and hydro oil, flushed the engine with diesel, and installed a new toro filter on the trans.... tow valve was stuck, so also had to free up that. gave it a clean up and fixed a few small things. i think i got a good one here, couldnt be happier with how it runs, everything works well, hydro lift is a little damp but not dripping, hopefully it will be ok for a while. the trans is a little jumpy when starting to move in either direction. so i need to work on the cam plate area. the plate is a little torn up so i will get a new one and fix any minor issues there..... heres a bunch of pics on today, getting familiar with another horse...... corn was flying out of the old muffler when first turning it over..... dash is in real nice condition..... nice steering wheel...... taken a few punches to the eyes...... some farm engineering........ muffler is loose in the inlet pipe so i took it off and replaced with a round muffler temporarily. will eventually fix original one.... more farm engineering...... close up of muffler...... temporary replacement..... old and new..... nice choke and throttle controls, wiring is going to need some attention...... tank ready to go back in...... all cleaned up...... its getting crowded in here...... snowblower that came with tractor deck that came with it too.......