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Thanks Norm.. I think I have worked out the steering now, but more on that when it happens Thanks guy's... Your fascination with dogs private parts is a bit worrying though Thanks Iain.. With both kingpin steering pivot thingys welded up (although in need of a little cosmetic grinding), the time had come to mount them to the front axle at an angle of 80 degrees A close up for ya all.. And at last Why Not is finally on all four wheels.. Yes the camber is a bit radical but that will be sorted when some nylock nuts arrive hopefully tomorrow. Of course now with Why Not rolling she had to be taken off the bench and wheel outside for a look at her on ground level.. But before those photo's a BIG to Nigel for helping all day yesterday to get Why Not on all fours.. Thanks Mate A few photo's taken in the great out doors And for your viewing pleasure a video

Here is a photo of the two FMC embossed Å´heel weights. These are hard to find in The UK, especially the FMC ones. I had planned to put them on the 800 but now think it might end up on the Ride a Matic instead.

we don't the same insurance thing over here. We have to have a blanket policy at most shows now that just you and the display as a whole, not the single tractors or any lists of them. Hard to get the insurance here as they want to attach it to your homeowners policy and that only cover certain thing at certain phases of the moon, apparently. I do a lot of show that are 250 or 500mls from home, father than the home policy will get you . Lots of shows now require you buy a membership with them to be covered under their insurance. I think its running around $15 a show for the weekend. Some times this don't set well with guys, because they send a lot to get there, have a motel, eat and buy stuff at the show. We think the show should cover us, due to the fact that we do draw in the crowd.

A little more progress today. Seat/fender support painted yesterday and now fitted along with fuel tank. The afore mentioned panels are also finished after stripping, skim filling and repainting. Started cleaning up some other bits ready for painting. One foot plate out of e-tank and the other in. I did have a mishap with the ammeter, but I think I can repair it.

it was a pleasure to help ian, and i dont know which one of us had the biggest smile on there face when we rolled it out into the sunlight, i can honestly say people just dont understand the work that goes into projects like this, and you hav"nt taken any short cuts this machine will be stunning when finished

Lawn edger cleaned up and in the crate for Tractor World...

Thanks for the information. I don't have enough of the original PTO to be able to identify it in that way so I check for the tab. I am looking forward to getting out to the workshop tonight to check. Iain

I have now put the Å´heel weights in the vaults of the Bank of England for safe keeping from you two.

Look guys, to stop the arguing I think the best way forward would be to put them on one of my tractors Great find Andrew. Iain

As I travel from forum to forum this winter, I cannot help but notice the fellowship that develops between the individuals. No matter what country, religion, financial status ect tractors and machinery seem to draw people together. I thought I'd share with you chaps here on MOM who haven't seen it, an example of what happened to me in a time of need. A heart condition prevented me from getting my tractors ready for what turned out to be one of the worst winters in my 56 years and my tractor friends got together to help. Don't forget to watch all the video's! http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/topic/52230-ist-annual-sqonkfest/

You'll just have to change the description on the certificate to Honda powered bike horse thingy Ian !!

No they wont Andrew Better fit on my 1050 Your a right magnet for Bolens items lately A good find

In the 1996 Service Seminar, they reference the OH140 for the 1977 and 1978. The earlier models referenced the HH140. So, that narrows it down to two years. There was a MAJOR difference between the 1977 and 1978 which was the PTO. If you can determine which type PTO it had you can pretty much pin point the year. Especially if it is the one that has the PTO brake which was exclusive to the 1978. If you can date the engine, the model year would be one year NEWER than the engine. So if it's a 1976 engine it would be a 1977 tractor. On the attached G14 Parts manual, on page 4 you can see in the loser right the difference in the two PTOs. Now if your PTO is not there, all is still not lost. If you look on page 8, part 10 is different for the 1978. It would have a tab and hole that part 55 would fit into and be retained by a cotter pin. 1453-G14 Parts.pdf

Iain, According to Brian's article (aka Bolens1000) on the history of Bolens Tube Frames, the production run was from 1973 to 1978. The original Tecumesh engine was the HH 140 overhead model. There were two decal changes too. The Husky Dog was the earlier version whilst the FMC was the later version from '76 apparently. Hope that is of some help but as you say the decals are missing it could be difficult to age it correctly.

One of the first things that I do before putting an O&R engine back together after dismantling for cleaning and rebuilding, is to give it a leak down test to see if the seals are good and other areas of possible leakage. First, I leave the carb off. Install the spark plug and tighten. Make sure that the points push rod is in place, preferably with a little o ring lube. I then stretch a balloon over the exhaust, past the rivet on the neck. I found a plastic braided hose, about 4" long, that fits snug in to the carb inlet. I then blow in to the hose until the balloon is pretty full, remove my mouth and put my thumb over the hose inlet. Good seals allow the balloon to deflate at a very slow rate. A decent sized leak can actually be heard, hissing out of the bad seal on the flywheel side or the pto side. Other leaks can be at the spark plug or the push rod o ring. I had one that had hairline cracks in the crankcase and took multiple times to find. It appeared to be an engine that had never been ran and was bad from the factory casting.

My PPP is now running, thanks to helpful advice from Wallfish. After changing the diaphragm, I still needed to disassemble the carb and clean the screen adjacent to the needle seat. One other major problem was an opening directly from the gear-case into the induction section, caused by a previous owner failing to install one of the screws. The shaft seal looked a little worn but it's serviceable. Gear oil now stays in the gear case, where it belongs! I moved SNOW today!

The Ariens hydro with the 14hp Kohler and 140cm (54") snow plow with the tandem disc for counter weight works good. We only got 5 inches that's the most we have had in 4 years. It was -7C this morning with 6km winds, a tad chilly.