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Restored this BMB PRESIDENT about 40 years ago. Member Paul on MoM who has one was interested in seeing photo's so I dug out my old prints and did a few quick copy's. Towed it back to friend John's place with either a David Brown or the recently departed B450 along with a trailer load of bits and pieces. The people in blue weren't too fussy in those days. Kept to the back roads anyway. Not too much wrong apart from paint. Didn't take long to get it running and have a play. Then dismantled, cleaned and repainted. Don't remember the make of paint but all brushed. No facility for spraying. Whatever it was was good quality, same with the brushes. Think I applied 3 top coats to get a good deep finish. All the lettering was done with water slide transfers. 1/8" and 1/4" high letters applied individually. The other parts were cut from sheet. Cannot remember though how I did the PRESIDENT. Might have been cut out letters etc or just painted. No Titch or Mark in those days. Drove it to a few early local shows and did a garden leveling job with a scraper blade mounted on the rear hydraulic arms. Worked well. After a period of standing idle it was sold. Not seen since. The last photo shows me in my streamlined form and before my hair faded.

What I hear is Harry was bidding on EVERYTHING

So I picked this up at Malvern yesterday. I bought it as I have never seen another one, it is German and powered by a JLO Diesel engine which is 2 stroke. This is an interesting set up and looks to be original apart from the alternator. From what I understand it is a vineyard tractor and this would explain the very tight turning circle. Has hydraulics and also an extra valve at the back which I have never seen on another tractor to perhaps power something like a log splitter? I have not been able to get it started yet, but looks promising as there is some smoke coming out of the exhaust, I think I need to investigate the glow plug. Any information would be appreciated on the tractor or the engine as I can find very limited information and mainly in German. Harry

Heres a couple of more shots from today, seemed to run out of time to get any more.

How dare you

Ordered up some 4mm rubber sheet to remake the soil flap at the rear of the rotor cover. Once cut and fitted, I placed the cover back on the machine....

Overhauled the drive and rotor unit at the front. Washed out the dirty oil and water in the parts washer..... Dried it out with the airline and refilled with EP free sae80 gear oil....... Then attached to rest of the machine.

New 3/4" handlebar grips and makers plate refitted.......

Had a doubt about the crank bearings in the little JAP, so bought new ones along with seals to be satisfied there would be no problems later. Got it all back together and fitted to the frame of the Gardenmaster.....

1985 ish B115 for sale. Thought I would offer it on here before i put it on that auction site. Its a good working tractor fitted with a 12 hp briggs , manual gearbox , tyres cracked with age but hold air. sale is for tractor only. £ 175 or near offer

Heres a few shots until my memory card got over full of the set up day.

Anybody interested in one of the helicopters that were available with a glow version of an O&R? Very uncommon and were pricey in the day.

Picked up a couple of rear wheel weights from a friend, they are about 50 lbs each and should help with traction, just got to clean them up and paint them but very pleased with them

Yes, would like to see it again. No luck so far although I make a beeline for any BMB's seen at shows.

Hello If the first number is correct it confirms that the engine is 6 hp , horizontal shaft,with flojet carburettor, and pneumatic (air vane)governor. There should be another 8 digit number the first two digits of this number is the year.You should be able to find a parts list for your engine on the briggs website using the 142301 number

Hello Chris, I just had a look at "Briggs Bits". Entered your model number and a few parts pages are available to view. Had 296824 for the coil (possibly old number) & 29861 for the condensor. Best have a look yourself to confirm.

Lovely restoration Alan. Be great if you could see it again and pass on your photographic records to the current owner.

Definitely not at John's now Chris. The Showman would have spotted all that red paint long ago.

I wanted to get some better photos first Norm

Sits back and waits for all the comments from the Bolens boys. May as well put the photo's up now Chris.

Lovely restoration Alan. Have done a vehicle check & it's taxed (£0 to pay) till 1st December 2017 so still on the road somewhere. Registered September 1954.

Always wanted on of those Bedfords, on the left in the first two photo's.

Done up to your usual high standard, Alan. The tractor I mean.

Nice to see those Alan and how different Johns place looked back then........and you come to that

I will look into it, I need to find the engine model to refine my internet search. Thanks guys and hopefully next weekend I can get it going

Ask Nigel, his Holder is a 2 stroke diesel

I could answer that if it was petrol. But a diesel 2 stroke may use a different oil. Have you Googled JLO diesel engine?

The extra valve is probably for a tipping trailer looks similar to the one on my brother in laws super dextar

From the photo's I assume it's water cooled. And the two tops on what looks like the fuel tank. One diesel? One hydraulic oil?

How dare i what Chris ?

So after a busy few months I've rebuilt the original Kohler motor and all back up and running http://s1267.photobucket.com/user/mowerda/media/image.jpeg.html?filters[user]=126073400&filters[recent]=1&sort=1&o=4http://s1267.photobucket.com/user/mowerda/media/image_1.jpeg.html?filters[user]=126073400&filters[recent]=1&sort=1&o=3 http://s1267.photobucket.com/user/mowerda/media/IMG_1239.mp4.html?filters[user]=126073400&filters[recent]=1&sort=1&o=0

You've enough ground clearance now Norm to convert to 3 pt hitch.🏋🏼🏋🏼

Heres a few shots from today. As can be seen I had a little accident in the auction and somehow ended up buying a Howard Yeoman. .