Help Identify (Super) C

I"m out at the farm in Kansas and Grandad and I have just dragged his old Super C into the shop to start restoration. He wasn"t sure of the year, so I checked the serial number on the right side of the seat toolbox. It says FC 4273. I checked with serial # guide here and that sounds like a regular C number. So, now I"m wondering if it is a C, or if maybe the seat has been changed out, or just what. Casting code on rear axle is (351112 R1) (4 1 R). On the PTO it is 9091D and on the pulley 9090D 8 or B. It has the touch control hyraulics. Also, we"ll be needing a hood, battery box, seat spring, and air cleaner if anyone might have those laying around.

Help is appreciated.

Thanks,

Brian

The real mystery is a couple other things. When I got it last fall it started fine, although with the need for some choke until it had warmed up, and then it seemed to run great. (The previous owner had said he suspected some kids were occasionally putting water in his gas tank and he cleaned it good for the sale.) But I was waiting for snow so I just moved it around a couple times briefly. (The scoop weight on the front dual trike is very noticeable). Finally the BIG snow came and, of course, it wouldn"t start. It fired up initially but after 5 minutes running poorly it died and I couldn"t get it restarted. First checked and cleaned the cap, rotor contacts & points. Then the firing order which was wrong. Instead of 1,3,4,2 I now had 4,3,1,2. No signs of a switch but there it was. I restored the proper order and still wouldn"t fire but I got a liquid gurgle from the exhaust. Anyway - I drained the oil and there was a gas small but no noticeable sign of water. I have an exhaust cap. Charged up the battery and it fired right off without choking (warmer weather tho) and now runs great. Also checked the trans case fluid and it was disgustingly low. Only about 1.5 gal. of creamy goo. Took care of that. Now the remaining mystery. It"s original 6 volt. Seems to charge and run fine but the battery is hooked up to negative ground and has been for some time. The guage shows charge when running and minor discharge when the switch is pulled on before starting. I did notice some arcing signs on the rotor metal. My thought is that the neighbor of the fellow I bought the tractor from was sabotaging this tractor by dumping water in the gas to get the price down. I can"t see that he switched the wires though because it shouldn"t run as well as it did at his place when I looked at it or mine when I first got it. So maybe I"m having some vandalizing here too. I"m still concerned about how so much gas got into the oil. Could it have been draining down from the switched cylinders instead of blowing the gas out of the exhaust? Would it have run at all, let alone as well as it did, if the wires had been switched at his place?

This one has the straight pedals. Don't know why people put the super decals on regulars. I suppose they overhauled the motor with larger pistons and thought that was reason enough.

Grandad and I looked all through his "tractors up on the hill" today, his little salvage yard of retired tractors and cars, and could not find the hood for this one. Bothered him more than a little bit. He's pretty squared away with his stuff, but some of my uncles aren't as much. So we'll be needing one. I drive for a living and come through KY pretty often. Let me know what you'd like for that hood.

Thanks again,
Brian