Welsh Wheelhorses 8 #1 Posted October 1, 2014 I have began a rather ambitious restoration of a wheel horse c160 which I paid £15 for unseen. When it was collected I found the rear of the transaxle missing around the hitch. A massive lump of fibreglass was unsuccessfully filling the hole. I welded steel plates in the hole and can't get it to seal where the transaxle splits. I am considering buying a sheet of cork gasket to make a thicker seal from, but I want a hitch and am not really happy with it. Ive tested the pump on my c125 and it's really strong. The c160 was outside for 20+ years and the k341 fired up with fresh fuel and a jump lead on the starter! Would anyone have a transaxle ( no pump or motor) spare for sale? I don't need the gears only the casings. The last photo is where I'm at now. Sorry for the long post. I hope share the whole restoration when I'm done, as I've been taking photos as I'm going along. Many thanks Thomas Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
meadowfield 2,616 #2 Posted October 1, 2014 Hi, hydros aren't too common in the UK - spares are even rarer.... someone might have a whole transmission, failing that maybe change over to a Unidrive.... mark Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh Wheelhorses 8 #3 Posted October 1, 2014 Might have to resort to fabricating the hitch " pipe" from a bit of pipe to try and make it look original. The welder has seen a lot of use recently fabricated a new deck shell from 3 mm steel:) If anyone knows of the castings or a whole trans please let me know.May be willing to pay shipping from USA? Thanks Thomas 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
meadowfield 2,616 #4 Posted October 2, 2014 good work... might be worth popping over to our sister site myoldmachine.com to say hello and see if anyone can help.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trouty56 567 #5 Posted October 2, 2014 There are rear hitches that bolt only to the axle tubes....not as heavy duty as Scott's but pretty stout....if you can get the tranny to seal..... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 21,544 #6 Posted October 2, 2014 That deck shell looks incredible!! Well done. Mike...... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh Wheelhorses 8 #7 Posted October 3, 2014 Thanks for the replies I will try to repair what I have as the us-uk shipping is so expensive. Thomas Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
