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Surgery went as planned. The tumor is removed and colon sewn together. I have a stoma to use for three months to let the colon heal then they will reverse the stoma.

To explain this one, we went to our Ky property last week and roughed out another 100 or 150 yards of driveway. I rented this handy device: Laid and filled over a culvert And roughed out to the top of the next rise. This view is from the end looking back towards the county road. Took down an oak tree in the process. Trunk was about 10" diameter, the tree was 40 or 50' tall. This is a picture of the stump, when I finally got it out - had a really long tap root. Learned some new things about our patch of woods. We've not spent any time in them during August. The chiggers and poison ivy were very active. This is something we have not seen on other visits during the non summer months. The chigger bites both my wife and I got make us look like we've come down with a case of the measles. My original plan was to get my 8N out of storage and to use it to do some grading. Didn't work out that way. The battery was dead. It cranked over easily with a jump pack on it, but no fire. Would not even fire on a huff of brake cleaner. Then I noticed that the wire that runs from the alternator to the battery was crisp. That immediately brought the @Pullstart picture of a smoking tractor during a plow day to mind - only the 8N is a bigger tractor and it would be working in the woods. To avoid burning our woods down, I decided that I could make another trip to Ky in the near future to rewire the 8N.

$34 for a replacement wheel at the U-pick today, and I got the weather checked tire free. Better than paying their $10 dismount fee, because it’s not road worthy. I swapped my tire back on and my buddy at the tire shop had it balanced for me in about 6 minutes. I’m glad to know all my wheels are GM brand now, (honestly no matter where they are from) and not a cheap repop.

Thanks to all for the prayers. Surgery went as planned and I'm going home as I type this post.

I climbed up in my deer stand for the first time this year. A lot of doe and fawns on the move. I did see one really nice dark horned buck but failed to get a pic.

Elmer hit a milestone today. Also made a smaller version of the outlet cover.

Replaced the rear lights on the 418-8. Ordered a new seat and a set of used Simplicity slides based on a recommendation from @wallfish in an older post.

Now that you have a Colorado, there is room for 4 more tractors!

This is Trina's current project. 2002 Regency wood stove. There's an electric blower that circulates air into the room. She's doing her standard clean em up and coat it with stove black. All of the fasteners have been removed. Rope gaskets out. Glass out. Fire bricks out. All new parts will be ordered. Stay tuned.....

🤣 Maybe more than 4 cause I have the 6.5ft bed!

I wish I would have gotten a commission on these pictures.

Lucky you that has a wife that can lift heavy items while you tie them to the wall.

Have you pulled and cleaned the breather and checked the valve clearance. On a new to me tractor i like to pull the head and decarbon. be careful with the head bolts in the exhaust area. Tighten a little, loosen a little, repeat, repeat. Then pull the breather and pull the valves to clean carbon off the stems. Then I can lap the valves and set he valve clearance. When you clean and reassemble the breather there is a good diagram that shows the correct reassembly order. This maintenance assures you everything on the top side is in good shape. Maybe a PO reassembled the breather wrong, that can cause sputtering.

@Sparky said he was going to do it. Might need a hotel room for a couple of nights to make sure he gets logged on!

I once had a total of 4 tractors and have sold two of those as my space is limited .I have kept the ones I liked and use the most.Its never a easy thing to do, but I tell myself I can always buy more I guess its akin to falling off of the wagon

Happy Birthday @ClassicTractorProfessor, we are all glad you were born.

I helped clean out the shop at work by removing some obsolete equipment. Got a working combination R12/R134 machine out of the deal too. Gonna have to get @ML3 to come out and help me get the garage organized soon. Or just build a bigger one.

More like enough for a county...

Happy Birthday HOWARD , who is driving to his house and logging him inti the forum ?

We had some broody hens this summer, but they would not stay in the same box long enough to hatch chicks. The white one was destined to be the momma for quite some time, until she decided to move. The black one moved in. Almost daily at about week 2 of 3, they would swap. Now, they both claim to be momma. The white one is so defensive, I can hardly get in there to change their water!

The wiring on the C-160 is not too complicated. You can use 16 gauge wire for everything except the battery connections. I would recommend adding a 30 amp fuse to the green wire from the amp meter. The wiring terminal ends can be found through various vendors, use the Packard Delphi units for best results, they are the same as used in the factory. https://www.customconnectorkits.com/products/2973422?device=c&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=&utm_content=&utm_term=&matchtype=&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwlbu2BhA3EiwA3yXyu2VdZ6taTP_eFdxUWu4g05NXN1MaKw7xA3OovSpbUtnSQsmbhMLowRoC5-cQAvD_BwE

If the one you are looking at has rubber isolated engine mount like the one in the photo it's a '78/79 C121-8.

Recently I restored my C-175 and used oil base Benjamin Moore Linen White, sprayed it with a gun and honestly couldn’t have been happier. Very little smell, dried fast and nice and glossy. Plus it wasn’t very expensive, I definitely recommend it. A quart was more than enough to spray four deep dish back rims and two front rims.

to the And thank you for a great introduction. The C-160 with the K341 engine is one of Wheel Horses best tractors and is very collectable and worthy of a restore. It does have the Sundstrand #90-1140 hydro transmission that can be a problem. When I buy an older tractor with a hydro, the first thing I do is check the strength of the transmission by securely strapping it to a tree and make sure it will spin the tires in full forward and reverse. Even if the engine is not running, this can be done by parking a running wheel Horse behind and using the PTO and a long belt to power the transmission. This is my C-160....one of my first restorations.

Purchased by Titan International.... Titan International Inc., a global manufacturer of off-highway wheels, tires, assemblies, and undercarriage products, has acquired Carlstar Group LLC for approximately $296 million in a transaction consisting of cash and stock, which closed February 29. Based in Franklin, Tenn., Carlstar is a global manufacturer and distributor of specialty tires and wheels for a variety of end-market verticals including outdoor power equipment, power sports, trailers, and small to midsize agricultural and construction equipment. Last summer, the Carlstar Group began to transition its products that carried the Carlisle brand to “Carlstar.” The acquisition of Carlstar adds four manufacturing facilities to Titan’s footprint: Aiken, S.C.; Jackson and Clinton, Tenn.; and Meizhou, China. Carlstar also internally manages twelve distribution facilities in North America and Europe. Its global 2023 revenues were approximately $615 million. Note: Tires that have the code "AQ" on the sidewall are made in China.

Most of the time my grass clippings lay were the fall. This junk summer grass just lays on top and so I'll sweep if it starts building up. The swept grass goes on compost pile. My neighbor, who has never owned a home before, has a hard time keeping up with his grass. I usually sweep his yard a couple time a season and dump it under the trees by the fence row. I do this unannounced and he usually texts and thanks me.

Don: do you treat sidewalls with a shine product? it almost looks like the sidewalls are painted black they look so good -- the seat also nice and shiny????? Do you slide off seat when driving?

Hope you have a great day.

Thank you Yes it does have the shaker plate .The fellow said he would try and get the model and a pic for me.

Have a Great Day

Our hens are five and a half years old now. They are still giving some eggs. We are down to six birds.

Credits belong to tuber.

Dust and dirt gets in there where the seal meets the shaft and wears down the shaft over time.

Happy Borned on Day, @ClassicTractorProfessor

In 1978 the ID tags are on the front lip of the hoodstand left side and face the engine. One picture shows the ID plate and the steering fan gear behind it. Click on the fuzzy picture and you will see a few examples.

The one pictured above is a late 70s C121 Automatic with hydro lift. It looks odd because there's a side cover missing. If yours is identical other than the transmission you'd be looking at a C121-8. Pics would be needed for proper identification.

I'd be curious if there continues to be a size "shrinkage" issue as noted before... Both Carlisle - stamped same size... I'll let you guess which one said "Made in USA" and which one said "Made in China"...

Who is the mole teaching "Garden Tractors Anonymous?"

Went to the storage building and got all the 520H's and both 312's running. Did not start the 520HC as it is under a tarp with no battery. The Work Horse is currently fully disassembled so it was not started either. Quite a sound with the 4 Onans and 2 Kohlers all running at once. Yes, I had one of the big doors open for at least some ventilation.

Went to harbor freight today for a few bits and bobs. I had to take a pee and right by the rest room that had their best ICON mechanics creeper with a purple tag at half price. The explanation of what was wrong with it ...open box. Perfect condition otherwise. I am confident that somehow I can manage without the owners manual. Absolutely perfect and I really needed a new creeper. This one with the large outrigger wheels will roll over gravel. Game changer. Well built Metal frame rated to 400 pounds. Getting lucky lately as they delivered a new electric range with a dent that would be hidden and allowed two hundred dollars off

Before you jump into rebuilding you K321 you might consider: Do a leak down test to determine where its leaking bore, valves, etc. Maybe it just needs a good valve job, carbon cleaned of the valve stems and a head de-carbon. On a new to me old tractor I like to pull the head, de-carbon and measure the bore so I know what I have. The pull and clean the carb, open and clean breather, pull an clean valves, relap and adjust valve clearance. Kind of a major maintenance before getting into a full bore overhaul. if you engine has been sitting for a few years, pour same acetone or Marvel Mystery oil down the cylinder and let it soak the rings awhile. Then just run it, getting it up to full temperature for a while, can help loosen up rings that are sticking a little. If you don't have a leak down test and can fine one to borrow from an auto supply at least try to do a compression test. With the compression release mechanism you can't do a compression test in the normal manner. But you can rig up to spin the engine backwards from another engine or electric motor and get good readings. I use an electric motor crudely screwed to a piece of plywood that the tractor front wheel is parked on to hold it in place. I only have to bump the electric motor to spin the engine enough times to get a compression reading. Also before you jump into rebuilding you Sundstrand Hydro. Use it a while now that you've changed the oil and filter. if it was like the used tractor's I find, the oil was probable filthy and neglected. Use it a while, working it to get it fully warmed up so that clean oil can wash some of the crud out to the filter. If it seems to be improving change the oil again after you've put some hours on it. Clean and do a maintenance on the F/R cam speed control area and linkage. sometimes the cam area and linkage are so dirty it can't travel full stroke each direction. Consider pulling and inspecting the 2 little acceleration valves. The small springs in these get messed up and its an easy fix to replace. All this cost you is a few O-rings and maybe 2 correct springs. If your transmission tow Valve is stuck, start soaking it with a good penetrant (Kroil is expensive but worth it for this task) While I like to fix things right, you can see theirs's a bit of old farm boy that comes out of me at times. Check out Aldons great Restoration thread for other GT14 idea!

With the rounded corners and the grinding on the bottom, I would call those blades spent.

The BBT and her mama spent some time today getting all the pine siding out of the firewood rack and organizing it by length in the overhead rack she built the other day.

Used that new front hitch to get the splitter dialed in.

Picked up a craftsman stand to put my media blaster on and added wheels. Now I just need to build a platform so I can reach it

Whilst I messed around with my C160-8 Tecumseh Horse a fair amount, Trina created an overhead wood rack for us to store the pine siding of the barn. She also made a present for her friend and started a repaint on this yard ornament deer for my mom.

We felled, bucked, and trimmed a few small trees and 2 big ones. All are firewood but not for 2 years. We took them down for AM garden sunlight. VOLUME UP !! For this one: After that we spent a few hours getting back into the truck rebuild. Bed, rear fuel tank, and trailer hitch removed.

I have 4 runners and one yard art. Here's my preferred algorithm: