New Addition to the herd

[Blackhood Bill 721]

Well I finally pulled the trigger and brought this one home. Along with some extras The deck is included not pictured. Well I took a few photos to start with. Now is the time to research, make a list of missing parts then tear it down and bring her back to life.

[WHX?? 50,488]

Lots of potential there!

[rjg854 11,851]

Mighty fine, you should have fun with this project.  Nothing more satisfying than getting one of these mighty steeds up and running again 

[peter lena 9,053]

good call on that parts list, and getting after it ,there is so much good feedback here , it will surely help you out. good luck with it , pete

[953 nut 57,476]

38 minutes ago, Whnewone said:

make a list of missing parts then tear it down and bring her back to life

          Glad to see you will be showing it some love.       Keep us posted please.

[Vinylguy 4,691]

Man do I ever love the look of those Work Horses. 

I should have bought Varosd's Restored 1800 that he had at the Big Show a few years ago.

He let my Granddaughter ride it around at the show instead of me. 

She ran it out of gas and was afraid she broke it.

She is in high school now but still talks about that show.

[Blackhood Bill 721]

Will keep a photo album going thru out the whole process and post here for everyone. Thanks for in advance for any help you guys can give. I'm sure I will have some questions.

[Blackhood Bill 721]

Vinylguy I will be calling on you for set of decals. I will also be sending a photo of one that's on it that does not seem to be included in your set. I will be sure to to give measurements of it also. Don't know if you can see it very well but it is one the left side by where you're thigh would be while sitting on the machine.

[LengerichKA88 1,883]

That is a sweet tractor, but those hubcaps are SWEEEEEEEEEEEEET!!

 

 

......they for sale? 😂

[Blackhood Bill 721]

Sorry caps not for sale I just got them and are going on it. After they Are buffed,polished ,painted

[LengerichKA88 1,883]

13 minutes ago, Whnewone said:

Sorry caps not for sale I just got them and are going on it. After they Are buffed,polished ,painted

I didn’t think so, just 

i haven’t seen those before, so now I’ll be on the look out 

[Vinylguy 4,691]

1 hour ago, Whnewone said:

Vinylguy I will be calling on you for set of decals. I will also be sending a photo of one that's on it that does not seem to be included in your set. I will be sure to to give measurements of it also. Don't know if you can see it very well but it is one the left side by where you're thigh would be while sitting on the machine.

Are you referring to the OPEI decal? 

[Chris G 3,330]

Very nice tractor to redo! Also vinylguy does have that decal it is just sold separately. I purchase 1 or 2 of them for my machines. 

[Goldnboy 978]

I hope your blade doesn't have cancer! A shame it's in that shape.

[Blackhood Bill 721]

Didn't see cancer but I have to check the deck at bit closer. It has a hole in it but not sure if it is from that or just had something punched thru it. Yes that was the decal, great to see you have it. I see a long road ahead but I'm looking forward to every minute of it. 

[c-series don 9,374]

I bought my work Horse brand new in 1984. I used it commercially mowing for about 8 years and did countless other tasks with it. The work Horse is a Wheel Horse through and through. I still have it and recently restored it. 

[Blackhood Bill 721]

If anybody knows anything about the black paint option and would have a picture I would love to see it

[Pullstart 64,378]

If you feel like offloading that blade, let me know...

[Blackhood Bill 721]

I will keep you in mind. Just haven't thought about it.

[Blackhood Bill 721]

Since this is a 1984 hydro model. To find some parts just wondering how close this is to my  1984 C-145 hydro. Such as belts, pulleys, and maybe sheetmetal

[953 nut 57,476]

5 minutes ago, Whnewone said:

Since this is a 1984 hydro model. To find some parts just wondering how close this is to my  1984 C-145 hydro. Such as belts, pulleys, and maybe sheetmetal

Should all be the same.  That is one of the best part of restoring a , parts are so interchangeable.  The Briggs engine and paint color were the only real differences.

[Blackhood Bill 721]

Well I finally got the tear down started!  Here is day one photos. Didn't expect some of the things I found but I guess that's part of it when you work on someone else's item.

[c-series don 9,374]

That’s a common problem. I started out fixing that exact thing and ended up doing a complete restoration! 

[Blackhood Bill 721]

 Hey Don is that a video on the seat?

[Blackhood Bill 721]

Well day two brings me to tower removed, hydraulics off. Up on jack stands & ready to remove wheels.