Snoopy11 5,714 #13876 Posted December 4, 2021 After a month of waiting, I finally received my wheel spacers and put them on. Chains are in the shop, ready to rock... Before: After: You can really see the clearance between the wheels and the sub-frame. Exactly what I needed for chains... Don 6 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 7,004 #13877 Posted December 5, 2021 (edited) I got some quality time with both horses today. The C195 got put on lawn sweeper duty, and the 14-8 got tapped for plow duty. Why this division of labor? The plow does not fit the C195. The leaves were to wet to burn, so I piled them along the fence at the back of the property. I'll worry about what to do with them in the spring - they will end up burned, or being run through the shredder. This is the longest I've run the C195 since I got it. I'm getting more confidence in it. I am assuming that it is normal for an Eaton 1100 to have a slight whine as the tractor accelerates from a stop. It is quiet when everything is up to speed. The C195 is nowhere near as menurvible as the 14-8, though. Has a lot of understeer too. Tri ribs or front wheel weights might help that. Then again, maybe a new set of turf savers that don't have aged, rock hard tread might help. Using the plow to push the sweeper dump piles around worked out well enough that I think I'll fab up a leaf plow for next fall. I'll see if I can design it so I can use it on either tractor. The hydraulic lift on the C195 sure will make an implement like that easier to use than the lift lever on the 14-8. Edited December 7, 2021 by 8ntruck 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 12,028 #13878 Posted December 5, 2021 3 hours ago, 8ntruck said: I am assuming that it is normal for an Eaton 1100 to have a slight whine as the tractor accelerates from a stop. Totally normal. Not as much as a Sundstrand, but a little is OK. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,496 #13879 Posted December 5, 2021 12 hours ago, 8ntruck said: Has a lot of understeer too. Tri ribs AND front wheel weights WOULD help that Do both and don't look back. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maxwell-8 4,275 #13880 Posted December 6, 2021 I just finished making my front weights. 70lbs, not the most but sufficient. No idea where they are from but I made a fast mount to be use by the attach a matic. It allows me to have 400lbs on the back and still be rideable. 6 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gregor 4,846 #13881 Posted December 6, 2021 400# hanging on the back, and it doesn't look like the tires even know it. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maxwell-8 4,275 #13882 Posted December 6, 2021 4 minutes ago, Gregor said: 400# hanging on the back, and it doesn't look like the tires even know it. INdeed, those old, most likely stock tires are not showing it. As on the photo the tractor is probably around the 1100lbs range. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snoopy11 5,714 #13883 Posted December 6, 2021 9 minutes ago, Maxwell-8 said: I just finished making my front weights. 70lbs, not the most but sufficient. Buy me a ticket to Belgium... make a rack for the front, and I'll sit on the front and add 250 lbs... Don 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oldskool 6,644 #13884 Posted December 6, 2021 29 minutes ago, Maxwell-8 said: It allows me to have 400lbs on the back and still be rideable. I'm diggin that back rack, ALOT 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raposo 530 #13885 Posted December 7, 2021 Mowed for the last time this weekend! 3 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raposo 530 #13886 Posted December 7, 2021 New drive belt on the work horse! 5 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 12,028 #13887 Posted December 7, 2021 2 hours ago, Raposo said: Mowed for the last time this weekend! What's with the weight on the deck? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 7,306 #13888 Posted December 7, 2021 41 minutes ago, kpinnc said: What's with the weight on the deck? It is a counter balance for the leaf collection parts on the opposite side. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 12,028 #13889 Posted December 7, 2021 2 hours ago, lynnmor said: It is a counter balance for the leaf collection parts on the opposite side. Nice! Actually know of one with that issue and never thought about a counter weight. Thanks! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thor27 767 #13890 Posted December 8, 2021 Got a hood installed and stickered up 5 12 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,496 #13891 Posted December 8, 2021 13 minutes ago, Thor27 said: Got a hood installed and stickered up Snazzy!! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 12,028 #13892 Posted December 8, 2021 7 hours ago, Thor27 said: Got a hood installed and stickered up That thing is gorgeous! 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,069 #13893 Posted December 8, 2021 (edited) 8 hours ago, Thor27 said: Got a hood installed and stickered up With all due respect… stickers are things you put on bumpers and hard hats. We use “decals” on our tractors, especially if they come from Terry/ @Vinylguy ! BTW… that black hood looks great ! Edited December 8, 2021 by Horse Newbie 3 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vinylguy 4,674 #13894 Posted December 8, 2021 Thank you for the kind words. What a beautiful tractor by the way. Great job 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moparfanforever 844 #13895 Posted December 8, 2021 10 hours ago, Thor27 said: Got a hood installed and stickered up UH , WOW !!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moparfanforever 844 #13896 Posted December 8, 2021 Got some new tires and wheel weights on the 702 7 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maxwell-8 4,275 #13897 Posted December 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Moparfanforever said: Got some new tires and wheel weights on the 702 Any idea on brand and weight? they look heavy and have a nice cut out for the valve 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moparfanforever 844 #13898 Posted December 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Maxwell-8 said: Any idea on brand and weight? they look heavy and have a nice cut out for the valve I had a person tell me they are from a walk behind tractor , maybe Gravely ?? They weigh about fifty lbs.. If you look in the middle of the weight , there are three holes so you can use bolts into the hub. But it would have to be a shallow wheel to do that. And the holes I have the bolts thru the weights are to wide to fit in the holes in the wheel where you put carriage bolts , you have use bolts thru the slots in the wheel 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,111 #13899 Posted December 8, 2021 Just a little snow to make it festive! 5 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,130 #13900 Posted December 8, 2021 Appears the thing could use some skis. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
