Triumph66

That's a frightening thought.....

My wife also want to know the cure too! On a serious note, I must rein in my expenditure for the time being until next year unless something stunning pops up. Also I now need to sort out the storage so I can move around unhindered. Andrew

Iain, I have been diagnosed with a unusual but harmless bug known as the Bolens Bug. The only known cure to allow ate any distress is to procure tractors and attachments pertaining to the Bolens Clan.

This arrived today from the States, an original sales brochure of the Haban sickle bar. What great periodic literature and check out the lack of H&S!

At least it's not red!

One thing I have learnt in the Bolens World is to snap up attachments as they come up far and few between! The 1254 you have got is that all complete, running and restored?

Just delivered this afternoon my latest attachment for one of my Bolens. It's a rear mounted attachment originally made by Horwool MFG Ltd in Essex for Bolens. It also came with a prop shaft as well. I am going to give it a good pressure wash this weekend and grease it up. It came from North Wales.

In my opinion, Bolens are great little tractors. The Bolens G8 denotes that it's a 8HP engine with gears. I think the engine should originally be a Tecumesh engine. Incidentally, the H denotes a hydrostatic. The G8 essentially replaced the Bolens 813 in 1973. There are other more knowledgeable members who can provide more information than I but it certainly a good little tractor and, unlike the Wheel Horse, parts are getting harder to source but they are still out there. Good luck!

Looks good. I thought I saw one on the Bay in your area?

I am really chuffed with it and yes my wife is a lit happier that it's a shiny one rather than that 'pile of rust'. Just got back from Dorset but hope to work on it next weekend. Catch you later,

Nigel, I have already downloaded the 800 manual from you yesterday. Very useful. I just need an 800 anmeter gauge for the tractor.. Thanks for all the positive comments. Cheers

Here are some more photos of the 800 which I unloaded this morning. Absolutely thrilled with it. I will fire her up at a later time.

Great photos of working tractors. Look like a good day out.

It looks like it's a spacious workshop once you got it sorted out. Enjoy the new shack Ian.

I collected the Bolens this afternoon. Here's a photo, albeit a poor one, of the tractor on the back of my pickup. I will take some photos when I unload it in the next few days.

I can confirm that it's a hefty bit of kit!

Yes I am really pleased with it. I moved it into my garage this morning ( it weighs a tonne!). I read the instructions manual last night for bedtime reading! It going to be interesting to get it hitch up. It's going to go on the 1254 I got earlier this year but I need to get that going again with some help from a mate of mine ((Robins). It's a beast of a machine and already I have a healthy respect for it when I read that the blades can take your fingers off even when it's not on as the movement will jolt it....

Here are several shots of the sickle mower that arrived this afternoon. It wa very well secured and well packaged. I took them in the dark so will get better ones in due course. It one of those things you have to buy quickly as these don't come up that often and I am pleased I didn't have to go through the uncertainty of eBay. Tomorrow I am collecting the 800 at long last.

How far is the new shack from Hawkhurst?

Good to see all those attachments.

I just bought an aircraft hanger to store my collection........

I am sorry for the appalling grammar; it's my Apple IPad autocue. I must sort that out.

I promised there will be photos of the following: Bolens 800 tractor to be collected by moi on Wednesday from Crewkerne viva the Borders country Haben sickle bar cutter to be delivered by end of next week Howard's Bolens cylinder mower to delivered next week from Gwynedd, Wales It's like waiting for a bus for ages and all three arrives in the space of a few days! I ain't buying anything else for the time being until the missus calms down....... In the end I paid for a pallet company to collect the cutter bar from Yorkshire and it's beast to packaged up as well the sellers/ was really helpful in sorting out all the details to arrange for it to be pelleted down to Devon.

I have just bought a Haban sickle mower for my Bolens tractor; it looks in really good condition and is complete including the original instruction leaflet. All being well it should be delivered here by the end of next week. I will post photos of it when it's here.

I think Norman's got a valid point there. It would be very useful for all of us in our quest to source parts etc..