CPO 7 #1 Posted April 15, 2023 Hi everyone. A happy new owner of this very nice c100. Sitting in an air conditioned, it was lovingly cared for as if not used and tinkered on. The oil when check was water clear. Very odd. As if constant maintenance without really using it. Great price 300. I put a new drive to deck belt on it hit some grease nibs and off I went. Everything ran just great. Not that said I did notice a very little puffs of smoke and wondering if it's normal. 3 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,553 #2 Posted April 15, 2023 Beautiful machine! For that price you pretty much paid for the mowing deck and got a free tractor. Don't sweat the puffs of smoke. Double check for carb and governor adjustment and put it to great use. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oldskool 6,644 #3 Posted April 15, 2023 That's a beauty. Great deal. Welcome and congrats Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 21,318 #4 Posted April 15, 2023 Real nice! Someone took great care of it . A few items aren’t original (in my eyes anyway) so maybe it received a light restoration somewhere in its past? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjg854 11,376 #5 Posted April 15, 2023 you got a great deal on that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blasterdad 2,692 #6 Posted April 15, 2023 12 hours ago, CPO said: The oil when check was water clear. Very odd. TO WOW, GREAT SCORE !!! You stole that Not knowing what kind of oil it is I would change it out with 2 quarts of SAE 30 Rotella, ( flat tappet engines need zink in the oil ) or whatever brand you choose that has zink in it. A little puff of smoke at startup means she wants to go outside & mow some grass! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CPO 7 #7 Posted April 16, 2023 On 4/15/2023 at 9:19 AM, Blasterdad said: TO WOW, GREAT SCORE !!! You stole that Not knowing what kind of oil it is I would change it out with 2 quarts of SAE 30 Rotella, ( flat tappet engines need zink in the oil ) or whatever brand you choose that has zink in it. A little puff of smoke at startup means she wants to go outside & mow some grass! Great idea. I did use it and should not have taken it for granted just because of its shape 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CPO 7 #8 Posted April 16, 2023 On 4/15/2023 at 9:19 AM, Blasterdad said: TO WOW, GREAT SCORE !!! You stole that Not knowing what kind of oil it is I would change it out with 2 quarts of SAE 30 Rotella, ( flat tappet engines need zink in the oil ) or whatever brand you choose that has zink in it. A little puff of smoke at startup means she wants to go outside & mow some grass! Will do SAE Rotella it is Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CPO 7 #9 Posted April 16, 2023 On 4/15/2023 at 7:00 AM, Sparky said: Real nice! Someone took great care of it . A few items aren’t original (in my eyes anyway) so maybe it received a light restoration somewhere in its past? Love to know what's different. It's deck is a 43. And it had a brand new 36 genuine wheel horse. So if you know anyone... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CPO 7 #10 Posted April 16, 2023 Just now, CPO said: Love to know what's different. It's deck is a 43. And it had a brand new 36 genuine wheel horse. So if you know anyone... Sorry deck to motor belt.. brand new but wrong size Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
