C160

[fishyc160 9]

Hello guys this is my first post here. This C160 was my grand fathers and i just started the restoration. A nice coat of international red and some new decals. What do you guys think ?

[pacer 3,174]

Some paint and decals and --- voila!! a new tractor, and it aint from a big box store and you can actually work on it yourself! Cant beat it.

 Good job ... and by the way, welcome to the madness of red tractors!

[oliver2-44 9,922]

You will enjoy that tractor more and more every time you use it.

[AMC RULES 37,141]

That  looks so nice...    
it's plain to see, you're going to need more storage space. 

  Edited September 24, 2015 by AMC RULES

[squonk 41,639]

I'm partial to the C-160's me self! 

[953 nut 56,150]

            Love it when a     stays in the family, hope your Grandfather is still with us, he will love it.      

[Ed Kennell 39,148]

                               Those big thumpers are the Bomb.           

[Wishin4a416 2,191]

Nice to keep it in the Family. Good job!!

[fishyc160 9]

Thanks guys he came by and saw it today. He was happy to see the old girl start right up. The wheels and plow are on tomorrows agenda 

[KC9KAS 4,741]

  
Nice C-160.

[WHX?? 49,483]

Nice wood splitter too! 

[infernus 8]

Looks good.  DId you use any filler?  Did you DA the panels?  I need to do this to my C160, and I have some pitted rust in the hood near the muffler.  I'm not confident that glaze putty or bondo is going to hold up to the heat of that muffler.

[roadapples 6,983]

You did good. Love the c160`s. Good for about anything but a 60 in. deck or maybe a 2 stage blower. And welcome to Red Square!

[Wcn 1]

Question, my c-160 has hood ornament.is this original or should the hood be smooth?

[AMC RULES 37,141]

 That's actually a pretty rare, one year only ...
1-0385 1974 C Series Garden Tractor C-162 8-Speed Tecumseh HH160-170019 16 Wheel Horse 5091
None are currently uploaded in the pict gallery, but based on the other '74 models that are...
I'd say your hood ornament is definitely supposed to be there.
             

 

[tbarnhart 240]

Nice tractor. I keep a lookout for other C-160s with that Tec OH160 engine. As craig stated, only produced that way in '74 because of a shortage of engines from Kohler. Yours seems to be pretty clean and original, and yes, the hood emblem was standard until '76. Here's the thread I started when I refreshed mine a while back. http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/topic/47858-74-c-160-refresh-and-mod/#comment-440822 I was lucky enough to get it included in the '15 calendar.

[AMC RULES 37,141]

For reference purposes, you both, really should... 
upload a couple picts of those rare  machines in here.  
http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/forum/21-1973-to-1977/
   

[fishyc160 9]

Hey guys thanks all so much. I havent been able to get on here lately because of some computer problems. But its really coming along. I just finished mounting the new tires! 

[fishyc160 9]

And hardly any filler. I was lucky to have minimal rust. Just small pits everywhere on the hood and fenders. I sanded to bare metal and applied a layer of bondo. Then hit it with 80 grit to take it down to bare metal again minus all the valleys that were filled. 

Here is the first bondo application 

[953 nut 56,150]

   Using a plastic filler directly over old paint is never a good idea. Some fillers are part of a coating system that are applied over a compatible primer, others are intended to be applied directly to prepared metal surfaces. When the hood sits in the sun and heats up the adhesion between the old paint and the filler may fail. Be sure you are following the instructions for the product you are using. Also, you will want to remove all of the residual adhesive from the decals, 3M and others make some great products for this.

We all want your project to be a real success.