C121 winter project

[WheelhorseBob 1,549]

Well I bought another project.....a C121 8 speed. This one is a little rougher than my C161 but it ran great and has the electric lift option. I’m going to work on this over the winter and use it as a lesson for the C161 next summer. Think all in all it has good bones and should come out great with any luck.

[C_hasbeen 249]

electric lift will be nice!

 

[953 nut 55,835]

1 hour ago, WheelhorseBob said:

it has good bones

That looks like all that's left!                        Good looking , should be a good project.                  

[c-series don 8,849]

I’ve always thought that an eight speed and electric lift would be an excellent rototilling tractor. 

[ebinmaine 68,425]

Got a good start there Bob. 

 

Should come out nice. 

 

 

[WheelhorseBob 1,549]

And here she sits in my basement, it is literally the only space left under cover. Gonna give me something to do on snow days!

[ebinmaine 68,425]

Nice to have a workshop in the warm space like that. 

[bds1984 1,444]

5 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

Nice to have a workshop in the warm space like that. 

Agreed.  But with over 200K btus on hand, any space can be heated!

[ebinmaine 68,425]

15 minutes ago, bds1984 said:

Agreed.  But with over 200K btus on hand, any space can be heated!

That right there is a valid point

 

[ohiofarmer 3,276]

[ohiofarmer 3,276]

  Now that your tractor is apart, it could be a great opportunity to add some reinforcement to those pesky transmission tunnel ears that come to a point at the back. the later tractors with an underseat gas tank are even worse because the metal is so thin. Those ears hold up the front seat mount and if you use the horse hard and on slopes, those ears can crack loose and even make the seat pan crack.

  I suck at posting pictures, but you can see the problems I am having. i added angle iron from a bed frame and a recliner to stiffen the whole affair up. Furniture steel is thin and tough and well suited to the purpose. With any luck, i will get a repair thread showing the process that will hold up big people like me and Eric

Edited October 27, 2020 by ohiofarmer

[scWHhauler 96]

I see that I not the only one using good Ford Motorcraft parts on their Wheel Horse

[ebinmaine 68,425]

15 hours ago, ohiofarmer said:

that will hold up big people like ***** Eric

You gonna need to call ya metal supplier.....