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So far a set of 6 hole 15 inch diameter 10 inch wide rims and a set of Duro Frontier tires in 27 x 11-15 tires for the Bolens 1476 rear tires, a set of 16 x 6.50-8 front turf tires for the Bolens 1256, a couple of cat 0 center link turnbuckles (2 for 32.00 delivered), a Wards 5 hp tiller, Savage long barrel 15 shot .22 rifle (75.00). I also received two deluxe dinners and two free passes on the adult roller coaster, no requirements added! http://www.ebay.com/itm/151658853262?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT http://www.ebay.com/itm/282108462813?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2648&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Some pictures of todays SVTEC Ploughing match at Coupar Angus. Perth Man robbed again on home turf, . By A Fife Plooman. Well done George, .

Happy birthday Alain, hope you have a brilliant day.

Bolens 15" rims in 10" width, yoohoo

Belated Birthday Wishes Alain. Clearly you're making the most of it and suspect your acquisitions will keep you busy/occupied for a few weeks. Enjoy the rest of the day

Happy Birthday Alain; have a great day and tell us what you bought for your present.....

Happy birthday Alain

All the best, Alain.

Happy Birthday Alain. Have fun.

Happy birthday Alain, hope you have a great day with lots of tractor time. Iain

Many happy returns Alain, have a great day, and many more of them.

Hi, my fault for misreading, I was looking at the last couple of pages in the manual. I think it shows what I want thankyou, i'll blow it up properly on the PC when I get home as my iPad has its limitations. Once again,thank you.

Well done for getting it going Norman. It will be a good show exhibit as they rarely appear. maybe you could make up a frame for it to mount on a WH to cut the roadside hedges.

The last two pages of section 6 show the controls Kohler Magnum12-14-16_service-manual_tp_2203_a.pdf

Hi George, If you keep ploughing like that I may have to bring the BEAST Back out.

Newbury tractor world turned out to be a very good show with lots of interesting machines. 9 Ransomes crawlers were on display including a non runner MG2 belonging to Stuart, we spent a good few hours on Saturday getting it running Neil valiantly changed points and condensor in situ , we stripped and cleaned the carb and eventually it ran. We started it again on the Sunday but it was very reluctant to keep running without choke indicating that for some reason it was not getting enough fuel, I suspect it may be down to valves or piston causing insufficient suck. Stuart came to collect it on Monday morning and I spent another hour struggling to get it running again, eventually it ran but not long enough for us to load it on to the trailer. The show was very well organised with loads of trade stands and in a very good location, i think it will be a very good show to attend in the future. Thanks to everyone who brought along machines and helped with setting up the display. As usual many visitors came along with stories about machines they had owned or still owned, I was particularly pleased to meet the new owner of the Ransomes front loading crawler that is featured in a video on U tube pushing up a compost heap. A good weekend.

Got everything back together today. Eventually burst into life, after a bit of juggling with throttle and choke settings. The engine runs well and fairly quiet for a two stroke. It doesn't rev hard, which is just as well. You'd never hold it. It did keep throwing the drive belt off. This was down to the pulleys being out of line. I found the brackets attaching frame to motor/drive unit slightly bent. Holding the engine down with one hand and levering gently on a length of wood, inserted between the frame tubes, things lined up and the belt stayed put. One thing I didn't bargain for, was the throttle cable parting company with the carb' slide. I must ave pressed the throttle lever a little to hard and the nipple on the slide end came off. Now the nipple is just a small, read minute, lump of solder. Had a happy time re-doing that. Got there in the end and I will be more gentle with the throttle lever in future. Had a test trial on an over grown hedge down the lane. This showed up three things. One is the blades could do with a sharpen. The second is it's a heavy beast. I wouldn't want to have to use it for a long time. The third is make sure it has enough petrol in the tank. I'll get the blades sharpened, give it a clean up and leave as is I think. It will get occasional use no doubt. But I think it will mainly be an exhibit at shows etc.