Yes, I have seen this romping one before. Show how good these little tractors are though I am not sure about the unnecessary damage to the river banks though. Having said that, it is a good video.
I have caused quite a stir on the U.S. forums, namely GTtalk, with the Howard Bolens Cylinder Mower attachment. It seem that they have not come across this type of rear PTO driven cylinder (reel) before. I have been asked to take some detailed measurements and take better photos of it for the archives!
I would not be too surprised if the mower was still in good shape, after all it is a Bolens. I will leave others to pass judgement on the lady.
I wish I had not seen this, I really want one now (the mower that is).
Iain,
I am really pleased I got the LK though I wish the lady was also part of the deal!
I have been contacted from a fellow US LK owner who offered some help on sourcing elusive parts for the LK. He was amazed that Bolens sold them over here. I will tell him that there are at least 2 in the UK that I am aware of (Chris' mate).
I have to say what really persuaded me to buy it was the captivating plastic garden seat!
Excellent news Andrew Thought you'd gone a bit quiet on the buying front How did you get another one agreed by your wife? Sounds very interesting though. Its one of these?
Daniel,
Yes that's the one.
I have attended some assertiveness courses recently to assert my authority with the missus. I am plucking up the courage to tell her.......
A mate of mine has a lawn keeper, its all there if I remember. I have seen it.
It did come with a spare bare new deck which we worked out was for the estate keeper.
I think I saw yours on the net??
Chris, I wonder if your mate would post some photos of his LK so that I have something to work off? Be very interested in seeing a UK one anyway. Cheers
Norman, there are essentially 3 classes, the lawn keeper, the estate keeper and the ground keeper. I think the Google images show the estate keeper and the lawn keeper in the same series of photos. Mine is the smaller one if that make sense. The estate keeper has a bigger engine at the rear and can accommodate a larger mowing deck on the front whilst the lawn keeper has the smaller set up.
It happened again, I got first dibs on a mid 60s Bolens Lawn Keeper. This is the one that pivots in the middle. It looks to be solid but the seller recently scrapped the mowing deck (ouch!) which is frustrating to say the least. I need to find an original engine to replace the modern one installed or at least a more appropriate style one and to replace the seat as well. I would love to get a front mounted deck for it but that will be very hard to source. The good news is that it's up and running. It's local to me ( for once!) and as usual I will post some photos of it when I get it back home. These are rare in the US and are even rarer in the UK and I felt it needed saving.
When you get it of course.
Thought you'd gone a bit quiet on the buying front 
How did you get another one agreed by your wife? 
Sounds very interesting though. Its one of these?
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You're making good progress there. BTW, what's the sports car? Is it a Sunbeam Alpine?