pacer 3,174 #1 Posted July 10, 2017 Found this D-160 sitting in an overgrown junk yard in east Texas slowly sinking in the dirt/weeds. I really regret not having taken a picture of it - no seat, no gas tank, the most horrible cobbled together front spindles, Ross steering bad and of course flat tires. But.... It had a factory replacement Kohler 341 in the Kohler gray paint sitting in it that was still clean. The guy wanted $300 and was NOT gonna budge, so with some misgivings I brought it home. Cleaned out the carb and fed it some gas and cranked right up and ran like the new engine that it was, and, it drove out with the Sundstrand hydro working like a champ!! This is it after I got a seat, tank, and using what spare parts I had on hand got some front tires on and the Ross steering rebuilt, with some new ags on the back, and the silly thing ran great --- but geez, it sure was ugly!! So I been using it around the yard pulling a trailer and using the 3point, handy accessory that!! but I been wanting to help its appearance all along and since things had slowed down lately I decide it was time. My first concern was getting tires on the front that were more suitable for a worker so I posted here on the forum about the possibility of getting 10"ers on the front so with a couple suggestions and some research I put together some much nicer front 'shoes' The Sundstrand hydro motor had an oil leak that was wanting to get worse so I decided that when I went into it I'd go on and get the whole thing spruced up. Turned out pretty nice.... I LOVE my D's!! (Dont Terrys decals look GOOOOOD!!!) 23 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 49,486 #2 Posted July 10, 2017 All I can say is wow and ...and those guys in Texas can quit whining about how scarce a good WH is down there! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjg854 11,574 #3 Posted July 10, 2017 That's one heck of a transformation 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,141 #4 Posted July 11, 2017 Went from an ugly duckling... to the prom queen. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JPWH 6,147 #5 Posted July 11, 2017 Well done. Looks great! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big_Red_Fred 1,547 #6 Posted July 11, 2017 That's 1 Sweet Ride ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Texas Todd 1,025 #8 Posted July 11, 2017 Very nice transformation there @pacer!! If I ever get the time to take one of my Ross's off, I may make the road trip and let you coach me on the rebuild! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KC9KAS 4,741 #9 Posted July 11, 2017 I will agree with the others....WOW...you did a very nice job on your "D"! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sarge 3,464 #10 Posted July 11, 2017 Great looking D , which says a lot as they aren't exactly a prom queen to start with....lol . I look at it this way , mine was a very non-running D-180 missing the tags , a few parts (3pt , arrrgghh) and came with a seriously mangled blade for $75 . It's really butt-ugly with it's faded off paint , rust and all the dents . BUT , it's a serious worker and I don't mind it's appearance at all , really . Not sure if I'd use it if that much if the effort to repaint was put into it - but it would help to at least have the decals on it - getting tired of questions from folks "what is that thing? " around here . There's a benefit to being a Horse guy in a mostly Cub and JD area , it makes parts cheaper to source with some work and I can score non-running tractors pretty easily . Sarge Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris G 3,296 #11 Posted July 13, 2017 Looks awesome! Good save for sure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
