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Hi All My new plough now Just need depth handle straightened and adapt to fit Gutbrod Hope you like

Something that will help in getting that freewheeling pin out is to remove the right wheel, and give the pin a couple of sharp raps.

Good call Andrew, I had forgotten about the diff lock, clearly I have been spending too much time with tractors that don't have one First job this evening was to fit the new engine bolts. For this you need the patients of a saint and the hands the size of a five year old and I have neither, so I spent a fun time getting the bolts through the chassis tubes, through the spacer and into the bottom of the engine whilst at the same time lifting the engine slightly. I then freed up the diff lock and free wheeling pin, in much the way described by Andrew and Dave. For the free wheeling hub I used a hammer and drift after removing the wheel. The diff lock was seized in the off position which is what you would expect for a tractor that has been predominantly been used for grass cutting duties. Both now working as expected and an "R" clip fitted to the free wheeling pin. Iain

I have been servicing a customer's mower this afternoon and while waiting for the oil to drain, I gave the Bolens transmission hub lock several sharp taps with a hammer and it slowly turned. I had soaked it over the last few weeks as well as soaking the free wheeling hub/ pin on Sunday. The transmission lock now turns freely after wire brushing the rust and crap out of the grooves and sprayed liberally with WD40. Another little job done. I will try OB's technique on the free wheeling pin this weekend. Hopefully the Wisconsin thread will be fixed.

There is indeed a thread on the Bolens forum over there about dating the Wisconsin engines. Unfortunately, that link now seems to be broken.

In the past I have found that the technique Dave suggested works very well for the freewheeling pin. When they are really rusted I have also removed the roll pin from the rear axle so the pin can come completely out for cleaning. This will be the first job tonight. My new engine bolts arrived today, really fast service as I only ordered them Monday night. I did feel they were a tad expensive, can anyone recommend a good online seller of imperial fixings? Thanks Iain

I am soaking the free wheeling pin on the 1254 as well. Hopefully it will free up to enable moving around a tad easier. I think once you get all the bits and bobs you need on your G14 , a few evenings of uninterrupted tinkering to fire her up will be a massive step in the right direction. Fingers crossed that the engine doesn't need rebuilding but a damn good service. Keep us posted. I made some room in my garage last night as I sold my tower scaffolding which I no longer needed and was taking up too much space. Interestingly that space could accommodate a snow blower............

Not going to enter into the rights or wrongs of balancer weight removal other to wonder that if removal is OK why did Kohler go to the bother and expense of fitting them? Anyway, lurking in the depths of the tool box is the Kohler "special tool" for setting and locking them during reassembly.

Andrew, I remember reading something about dating Wisconsin engines. I am pleased you asked about the outstanding jobs on the Bolens, it made stand back and reflect. I want to get to the point when I can try to fire it up to see if an engine rebuild is required. Before I can try to fire it up I need to remove the PTO and the bracket that is attached to the rear axle, so I can replace the engine and axle oil. I then need to rebuild the carb, free up the throttle cable, repair the hood and buzz out some odd wires. I also need to free up the freewheeling pin on the back axle. No progress tonight because it was parents evening at the kids school. I am impressed by the amount of wear on the front spindles and front axle, it is worse than any of my other tractors. A full rebuild is required on the front end. The bronze bush on the non diff lock side of the rear axle is toast too, but not unexpected given the wear on the front.

Hi All A very strawy ploughing match Called the Highlands of Fife,Started in the bygone days in the times of the horse stopped in 1939 restarted in 2009 as has gone from strength to strength .Match was held Saturday 7 Th March eighty tractors took part three pair of horses and for the first time in history three horticultural tractors took part.Very strawy but we were all the same ,it just made it a little bit harder Judging time again have fun Judge now It has taken three years to get a place in this event, the people were very impressed with the tractors and the ploughs in fact I was asked to plough a couple of gardens