Slightly off topic but from the same stable as Kelsey Publication, I subscribe to Classic Van and Pickup every month. It's a great read and amusingly written. I have bought the odd tractor magazine when it appeals to me. The last copy of Tractor and Machinery didn't float my boat at all. I will be buying the American Garden Tractors Magazine shortly.
Iain,
There's one on that auction site from the USA. Hopefully there might be one in the UK at some point. Still I can plough at the front when there's snow! On a serious note, I can really see the attraction of ploughing; I drove Internationals ,Fords and MFs on farms when I was at Uni and always thought I should have a go at ploughing then.
On the 800 I have a restored deck apparently with 3 rotary blades on it. I nearly bought a rotavotar a few weeks back but I didn't bid enough to secure it. Lesson learnt.
I have just bought a good conditioned snow plough manufactured by Bolens off that auction site for either my Bolens 1254 or my new Bolens 800. I won't be getting them until the end of next week; another weekend without them..... I will post photos as soon as I get them.
Now, what else do I need for my Bolens? A rotavator? Or another example from the Bolens range.
I agree with you; collecting the relevant brochures, workshop manuals etc is just as much fun as owning the machine itself. I have tonnes of literature pertaining to my Morris LCV and I am starting to buy some Bolens material too.
What's a Gutbrod like to own? I know they come from Germany and they look really well built. Are parts relatively easy to come by? I was tempted to get one myself but opted for a Bolens 1254 instead.
I am interested in subscribing to this magazine. I have contacted them but they have emailed me an American free phone phone number. Anyone here subscribe to this in the UK? How did you get your payment details over to them securely? Thanks Andrew
This infatuation of garden tractors is infectious and a serious wealth hazard on my wallet!
One must resist temptations said the Bishop to the actress.....