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It has been a while since we have have posted. We have started a new project which is to build a replica of the Bolens large frame snow/dirt blade, Bolens part number 18085. The simple rule is that it is not allowed to snow until we are finished This is a very rare attachment and realistically our only chance of owning one is to make a replica. Chris Stoneman recently purchased one of the few know to exisit in the UK and we picked it up for him which gave us the chance to take lots of measurements. Chris's blade did not come with the lift push rods and we need some help with those. In the manual, it says that the distance between the centre line of the holes in the clevis rodes is 26-1/2" which gives a bit of an insight into the lengths of the rods. We did some searching on the Internet and that highlighted that the push rods are 20" long for the early large frames and 22-1/2" long for the HT's. We will be fitting this to our HT20 which suggests we need to make 22-1/2" rods. If someone has this attachement I would be grateful if you can measure the length of the push rods and confirm if they are 22-1/2". Also it would be helpful to know the length of the threaded part of the rod. Thanks in advance. At the moment we get one tractor day a week so this project will take a while but it should be fun and I hope you follow along. I am making some notes of the work we are doing and making videos of the progress. In today's video I cover the preperation and cutting of the metal.

I think I have found out what this tool is used for. I understand that it is used for setting up the cutting tool at the correct diameter for reboring an engine cylinder using a BUMA boring machine, frequently ‘in situ’. It is probably the standard tool that is purchased with the BUMA 'APM' model. I attach a photograph of one type of BUMA boring machine. The cutting head can be seen at the base of the machine. The design of the tool allows the cutting tool holder to sit on the round metal spigot on the top face. Then to make sure that the cutting tip is aligned with the centre of the micrometer arm, the sliding metal bracket sits in front of the cutting tip. The bracket is designed to slide so that it can be used with different length cutter holders. From my researches there are such machines still in use along with American Van Norman machines. I also attach a photograph of a BUMA cutting head with the micrometer tool being used to measure the cutting tool diameter. My plan now is to list it on E-Bay in an attempt to find a BUMA boring machine owner who needs a setting up tool!

We were hit had with the beast from the east a couple of years ago and it would be good to have something similar, but only after the plough is built and assuming we have plenty of fire wood in the house. I have been spending too much time on US forums, where nobody knows what you mean if you call it a plough

I wouldn't worry to much about snow, Joseph. Some years back I built my own snow plough and we've not had any snow to speak of since. There's a thread on it way back. BTW. It's plough NOT plow. Your English.