JoeM 7,874 #1 Posted March 8, 2018 C120 Frank-n-Tractor Picked up this 74 C120 for parts. When I got it to the shop I started to take a closer look and under all the rust there was some good bones. I also picked up a fake M12 Kohler, (one of those marked 301 that has a 10hp bore), that needed some love. Working on the engine and ready to test run, I decided to put the engine on the C120 and maybe, at the same time, see if the hydro transmission was good. The M10 was a carburetor nightmare. It had a Walbo fixed jet that would flood at will, sometimes run perfect then the float would stick open and the smoke rolled. New float components just lessened the problem slightly. Ended up changing the carb using one from a Kohler K301. Ran fine and the test of the hydro proved it was in great shape. With all that, I decided to fixer up a bit, kind of a tinker project. Changed the broken steering wheel, change left rear tire, (all tires hold air now), install a Briggs wiring harness, cabbaged some seat supports from the junk pile and added a newer seat pan from a GT1100. The old seat pan was BER. One of the owners had installed slide latches and mounted wooden blocks on foot rest to support the old seat pan. Creative! The dawg gone thing runs good! Not sure what I am going to do with it but it is a hobby. I’ll post more photos as I get more time to tinker with it. 14 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
classiccat 548 #2 Posted March 8, 2018 Diamond in the Rust! Thank you for the awareness of bizarro M12's... as well as the idea for raising the seat pan a smidge! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 17,531 #3 Posted March 8, 2018 That's a good mod. put that in my files. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wallfish 17,112 #4 Posted March 8, 2018 9 minutes ago, 19richie66 said: That's a good mod. put that in my files. This one? One of the owners had installed slide latches and mounted wooden blocks on foot rest to support the old seat pan. Creative! 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 17,531 #5 Posted March 8, 2018 33 minutes ago, wallfish said: This one? One of the owners had installed slide latches and mounted wooden blocks on foot rest to support the old seat pan. Creative! Depends on if it was hardwood. No the way he did it with the steel spacers. I like. Falls in line with what I had in mind with all my leftover parts and what they might become one day. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KC9KAS 4,741 #6 Posted March 8, 2018 Don't you just hate it when you buy a tractor for parts and it ends up being a good machine? Guess that can be expected with a Wheel Horse! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
