hauling firewood

[fuzzy 0]

Hello! I'm fairly new to the site. I have a few questions about our C175 twin.

1. Can you get ag tires for it?

2. I plan to try and rig this thing up for hauling firewood. What recommendations do you have for this? Obviously, I need to take the mowing deck off. I think I need to invest in some more aggressive tires as the terrain on the farm isn't always the best. How much will these things tow?

Any information in turning this tractor into a pulling machine would be helpful. Thanks!

[pfrederi 17,741]

Ag Tires are available from many sources Miller Tire would be one. As with any farm tractor your C-175 will run out of traction long before she runs out of power. What is the Spec number of your motor (look to the front left top of your motor). If it is a series 1 running around the woods on hillsides may not be the best idea as the series 1 engines had a weak oil system and tended to throw rods. I have a series one with over 2000 hours but it was used on mostly level terrain and kept a little overfull on oil.

[Hodge71 664]

:text-welcomewave: Fuzzy, glad youre here. As Paul said first step would be ag tires unless youre driving on really flat hard surfaces and could get away with turf tires and tire chains. As far as how much they can haul, well I've pulled my D (from what I've been told close to 1000 pounds) around with my 416 and havent had any issues going up hills. What I can say is that dont get too crazy with the weight. Its only a garden tractor, it definitely will not haul......say a full size hay wagon full of haybales without blowing the hyrdo unit out. Good luck in your quest for a wood fetcher.... and how 'bout some pics of the tractor...we love tractor porn

[jpmcleod 4]

I have a C-175 and it really does anything you want within reason. I put twin stacks on it and it sounds awsome.

[WheelHorseSteve 56]

Fuzzy, glad youre here. As Paul said first step would be ag tires unless youre driving on really flat hard surfaces and could get away with turf tires and tire chains. As far as how much they can haul, well I've pulled my D (from what I've been told close to 1000 pounds) around with my 416 and havent had any issues going up hills. What I can say is that dont get too crazy with the weight. Its only a garden tractor, it definitely will not haul......say a full size hay wagon full of haybales without blowing the hyrdo unit out. Good luck in your quest for a wood fetcher.... and how 'bout some pics of the tractor...we love tractor porn

This is actually the #1 use of my tractor(s) - hauling firewood. I have towed some heavy loads (800-1000 lb) but I understand that you technically aren't supposed to with these tractors... with the primary concern being braking going downhills. Like Jeff (Hodge71) I can attest to the hydro concerns, so I'm retiring the C-160 Automatic from this duty and just using the C-100 8-speed for heavy hauling going forward. Much harder to break gears than an old hydro pump/motor... :)

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[pfrederi 17,741]

I forgot to ask is it an 8 speed or a hydro??

[fuzzy 0]

Thanks for all the replies. I'll have to check on the number when I get home. Here is a small pic. It is a hydro. My grandfather bought this thing new a LONG time ago and it has been used to mow my grandmother's 2 acre lawn. That's all the work it has ever done. I can remember him using this thing when I was just a youngun and I'm 37 now, so it's gotta be at least 30 years old I would think. I know the engine was replaced a while back, probably 10 years ago.

I love this tractor and know we have not begun to use it to it's potential. I just recently started looking into buying a small tractor for our 90 acre farm to help with plowing the garden, hauling firewood, and the like, but I just simply can't afford it. So I thought, why not try to use the old wheel horse. I found some information on the clevis hitch (which we have) and have been thinking about getting a Brinley plow for this year's garden tilling. However, right now it's firewood season and I need to stock up for next year!

Again, thanks for the welcome!

[WHEEL HORSE BILL 7]

You will have no problem with that C-175 to haul firewood. I have a C-175 standrad with hi/lo range with loader bucket and it does alot of work for me good luck with yours.

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[leeave96 487]

Currently, I have a small Wheelhorse dump trailer that I use to haul firewood. Loads are not so heavy, but I can get more on it than a wheel barrow.

I use to have a larger trailer and it had a 1-7/8 inch hitch and I found a matching ball that has about a 1/2 inch shank. These are made for garden tractors and 4 wheelers. Don't know where I bought it. On my current trailer, you have to be careful about how much angle you get on the trailer hitch and tractor tongue or you will have some binding and potential for bending something. This was not ever a problem with the ball hitch arrangement.

Good luck with your Wheelhorse.

The other Bill

[Jim_M 178]

It can be done.

[Hydro 131]

You might want to think about a custom hitch which will bolt on to the rear axle. There several designs on this site one of which is for sale. They incroporate a class III receiver. With the right hitch I have pulled a 4x8 trailer with fill, rocks, top soil and the like. Depending on the terrain that should not be too much for your tractor and wood. I use a class II receiver made from angle iron and flat bar. It pulls my boat which is about 2500 lbs and has about 250 lb tongue weight.

[sorekiwi 761]

12hp does this with ease:

[Don1977 604]

You said that the engine has been changed, does the engine on the tractor now have an oil filter. If so you have a Series II engine with an oil pump. Looking at the front of the engine the oil filter would be on the right side.

[Paul D. 26]

It can be done.

Jim, What is that on the front of your tractor?

[JamesBe1 82]

I got my tires from Miller tires also. They were a real bear changing them by hand. Keep that in mind if you plan to do it yourself.

I have hauled lots of firewood with my C-120 (8-speed). I use that as my all around tractor, but I have a C-145 (hydro) that I wouldn't think twice about hauling firewood with. Both are very capable machines as is your C-175 which is just fine for hauling firewood.

Also, if you are going to run ag ties, they will likely mar any lawn that you have. If you don't want that to happen, you might think about adding wheel weights to your ag tires.

[Jim_M 178]

It can be done.

Jim, What is that on the front of your tractor?

It's a Johnny bucket with the power dump option. I don't own the Johnny bucket anymore, I have another tractor with a loader on it, so I didn't need it anymore.

[Jim_M 178]

Also, if you are going to run ag ties, they will likely mar any lawn that you have. If you don't want that to happen, you might think about adding wheel weights to your ag tires.

I find that ag tires mar my lawn much less than turf tires. I have hills and the turf tires would spin way too easy. The ags don't spin and don't leave a mark on the grass .I've had them on the tractor for 12 years and when they wear out I'll buy another pair just like them. I have them filled with used anti freeze, they weigh 85 pounds each.

[Sparky-(Admin) 21,336]

I can remember him using this thing when I was just a youngun and I'm 37 now, so it's gotta be at least 30 years old I would think.

Heres the model #'s for your machine. Its somewhere in the 1980-1984 range.

01-17KS01 =1980 (EARLY 1980 with a Sundtrand hydro)

01-17KE01 =1980 (LATE 1980) or 1981 with an eaton 1100 hydro

01-17KE02 =1982

01-17KE03 =1983

11-17KE01 = 1984

[smoreau 658]

If your looking for a better hitch that you can put a 2" receiver in to hall a larger trailer, I make and sell them and I have several guys on this site that are very happy with them. Shoot me a PM if your interested.

[Jake Kuhn 1,555]

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[fuzzy 0]

Wow, you guys are full of great ideas! Thanks! Here is a photo of the engine label, don't know what all of it means, but here it is. My dad has already fabricated a pretty nice hitch for it to pull his leaf vacuum with, and I already have a pretty nice JD trailer that hooks up nicely to the tractor. I just need to take the deck off and go pull wood I guess. I'll give it a try with the turf tires and see how it goes.

Thanks again,

Chris

[pfrederi 17,741]

That is a replacement engine and it is a series 2 which is a very good engine with a good oiling system.

If my L107 can haul 750 lbs of coal you should do real well with your firewood

[fuzzy 0]

You will have no problem with that C-175 to haul firewood. I have a C-175 standrad with hi/lo range with loader bucket and it does alot of work for me good luck with yours.

Is it possible to put a loader bucket on my model?

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