Racinbob 11,077 #1 Posted September 2 This is just a continuation of what I started here. I just felt like cleaning up the title a little. B-80 to C-160 to B-80 - Wheel Horse Tractors - RedSquare Wheel Horse Forum It's been slow going on this project with so many higher priority (per the boss) things popping up. I'm very close though. The @PullstartK181 is fully installed, wired up and ready to go. I decided to switch to a different carb so I've got the replacement apart and cleaned. Waiting on a kit for it. I'm also still waiting on the shroud lettering from @Vinylguy. I running this on an electric fuel pump and I had one of the cheapies on the shelf. I mounted it out of the way Every K181 I've had has had a very short throttle throw. This is my fix for that. I'm not doing a cosmetic restore but I did repaint the dash letters just cuz. Odd. That was a whole lot easier years ago. As with any project like this there's a few bugs to work out. I found one this morning. There was no spark. Turns out the secondary coil winding were about 45k ohms. Way too high. Pulled one off the shelf and I'm good to go on that. 3 12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,484 #2 Posted September 2 Looks good Bob! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,223 #3 Posted September 2 7 hours ago, Racinbob said: That was a whole lot easier years ago. Somehow I can relate to that statement! Love to see a job well done. You can be proud of the craftsmanship you have shown on the throttle linkage, I will have to remember that one. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JCM 9,163 #4 Posted September 2 Nice job on the dash Bob 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Racinbob 11,077 #5 Posted September 10 Today was the day for the maiden voyage of my reborn B-80. I had swapped out the carb for a freshly rebuilt Carter Type N, pilfered the coil off the sick K-34. There was actually two issues why I wasn't getting spark. The coil was bad and the new points I installed had been sitting so long the contacts had a film insulating them. Cleaned them up and the spark returns. After sitting for who knows how long (likely years) this thing fired up immediately and ran like a sewing machine. A little carb tweaking and I'm good for a long ride out back. I did a video but I just can't get it to load on You Tube. I get back to the garage and drained the oil. This tractor is going to be dedicated to the front blade year around. I put one of the axle brackets on it as well as one of my receiver hitches from Lowell. Next the blade, wheel weights and chains. I'm a happy camper. Next project..........the Dino C-121. Stay tuned. 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,484 #6 Posted September 11 On 9/10/2024 at 1:21 PM, Racinbob said: I'm a happy camper. AWESOME!! On 9/10/2024 at 1:21 PM, Racinbob said: Next project..........the Dino C-121. Stay tuned. Deal! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
