ronhatch 406 #1 Posted October 8, 2021 My restored and modified 1967 867 and 1979 C-101. You can tell I drove a lot of Farmalls back in the late 50's when I was a teenager. 9 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,332 #2 Posted October 8, 2021 I don't know Ron, but I think some of the hardcore WH members here will have a rash over the IH and Farmall decals....... 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,600 #3 Posted October 8, 2021 Nice restores! Color Decals 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WheelhorseBob 1,549 #4 Posted October 8, 2021 They are beautiful tractors! Really like the silver and red wheels. Agree with ri702bill……. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slim67 2,735 #5 Posted October 9, 2021 Did you make the front spindles on the 867? Or modify existing ones? I like how it sits up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ronhatch 406 #6 Posted October 9, 2021 (edited) Yes. I made the spindles from ground and polish 3/4" shaft. The frame is lengthen by 4" and the rear rims are 14". The color is Ford tractor red. Even though I drove a lot of Farmalls when I was young, I really liked my uncles model "A" and "50" John Deeres the best! Sorry, Like my wife says; "deal with it"! Edited October 9, 2021 by ronhatch 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slim67 2,735 #7 Posted October 9, 2021 7 hours ago, ronhatch said: Yes. I made the spindles from ground and polish 3/4" shaft. The frame is lengthen by 4" and the rear rims are 14". The color is Ford tractor red. Even though I drove a lot of Farmalls when I was young, but I really liked my uncles model "A" and "50" John Deeres the best! Sorry, Like my wife says; "deal with it"! No worries, I like them all. I’m not prejudiced against tractors. They are part of Americana. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,910 #8 Posted October 9, 2021 8 hours ago, ronhatch said: rear rims are 14" Are those from a car? I see they have holes in them… Nice machines! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,315 #9 Posted October 9, 2021 13 hours ago, ronhatch said: You can tell I drove a lot of Farmalls back in the late 50's when I was a teenager. As long as you enjoy them they are what you want and; 8 hours ago, ronhatch said: Sorry, Like my wife says; "deal with it"! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ronhatch 406 #10 Posted October 9, 2021 (edited) Yes Pullhosen, those are GM car 14" rims. I also extended the steering shaft t a little and remove the center section of the seat pan and re-mounted the fenders to the axle housing. I removed the box between the steering tower and the feeder pan and lowered the return side of drive belt by adding an idler The muffler is from a IH Cub. When I remove the plow, the lift handle becomes a hand clutch in addition to the foot clutch. That realy comes in handy! After this picture was taken, I swapped out steering wheels because the C-101 steered so hard even with the thrush ball bearings in the spindles. Most of the C-101 modifications are to the 42" SD deck. Replaced the gauge wheels with a full length roller for that ball park look, Added a SS front 'skirt' that is about an 1" lower than the front lip of the deck so the grass doesn't blow out the front any more and finally I opened up the discharge opening by about 4" to eliminate the grass clumping. I wanted to speed up the blades by replacing the double center pulley with a smaller center pulley from a 36" SD deck, but the design is a little different and I haven't made the necessary modifications yet. Edited October 9, 2021 by ronhatch 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,910 #11 Posted October 9, 2021 Very nice! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ronhatch 406 #12 Posted October 9, 2021 (edited) This is what I meant by opening up the discharge by 4". Obviously, the picture was taken before I welded the pie shaped patch in place. Now it blows out the grass in a wide fan shaped pattern with no clumping Also notice the mods to the height adjustment. I now have 10 different heights to chose from. Edited October 9, 2021 by ronhatch 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,634 #13 Posted October 9, 2021 @ronhatch that's the way to do it , make a problem go away , regularly tweaking areas on my horses , pete 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maxwell-8 4,277 #14 Posted October 9, 2021 35 minutes ago, Pullhosen’s Pony Express said: Very nice! Pullstart, why the new name? Am I missing something? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,910 #15 Posted October 9, 2021 31 minutes ago, Maxwell-8 said: Pullstart, why the new name? Am I missing something? Somewhere, there’s some picture of me in my Lederhosen from München 2019 Oktoberfest. I might have been hauling tractors lately… just a joke 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charbs152 254 #16 Posted October 17, 2021 (edited) im not understanding why one would rebrand a tractor? Its like eating tofu and pretending its ribeye. They look nice though! Edited October 17, 2021 by Charbs152 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ronhatch 406 #17 Posted October 17, 2021 On 10/9/2021 at 11:13 AM, ronhatch said: This is what I meant by opening up the discharge by 4". Obviously, the picture was taken before I welded the pie shaped patch in place. Now it blows out the grass in a wide fan shaped pattern with no clumping Also notice the mods to the height adjustment and the roller. I now have 10 different heights to chose from. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ronhatch 406 #18 Posted October 17, 2021 2 hours ago, Charbs152 said: im not understanding why one would rebrand a tractor? Its like eating tofu and pretending its ribeye. They look nice though! Charbs, Be thankful I didn't paint it my favorite colors, green and yellow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
