Triumph66

The really cool bit of a Ride-a-matic is the gearing (Versa-Matic) and the ability to make a minor change to the gearing on the move. As my description would be poor I pulled this from a brochure
 

 
As you have two ranges you end up with 12 forward gears, 12 reverse and 12 neutrals (the gearbox has two neutrals).
 
Iain
 
 
 
 

Andrew,
 
This is picture of the ammeter on my Bolens 1000. Assuming mine has the original one, you are looking for one that looks like this.
 
Hope this helps
Iain
 

 

Probably not Andrew But could have fun winding him up though

We had 4 of them last year at Newby hall, from this pic I took, I think one must have been unreliable
 

I have just found a couple of pictures of mine attached to one of my H16's. I am sure the tractor had two headlights before I started cutting...
 
Iain
 
 
 
 

Well another name for them is finger bar.

Blimey Ian, glad I havnt got to put it together again

And so the shack comes down... Mostly..
 

 

 
 
We didn't quite manage to get it all apart, by the end of a very long day it looked like a hurricane had been through the garden
 

8 months gone

Andrew,
The biggest problem is that they are all stunning... Every time I sort out my storage it results in me having the space to buy another one.
 
Iain

That's a fantastic find Andrew, you seem to have the knack of finding them
Can't wait to see what you come up with next

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 It's a rear mounted attachment originally made by Horwool MFG Ltd in Essex for Bolens.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.

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.

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 It's a rear mounted attachment originally made by Horwool MFG Ltd in Essex for Bolens.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.

Looks like the chap on the brochure feels the same.

yes plenty of room needed in this hobby. I have just recently bought this a 40 ft fridge box van. fully insulated and dry as snuff. also have another one which is 30 ft but its full

dont see many of them andrew, i might have a 1254 tractor for sale soon

Jane,my wife has just bought a two year subscription for me as a Christmas present.

Space the tines the right distance, you can clean between the slabs on the patio

i found a picture of them when i got them a few years ago they were attached to a bolens 750 wich i converted into the bolens 750ish
 

 
and the showman is so tight his a--e squeeks when he walks,he tryed to get me to pay him to take them away

"Dear LAGT magazine
 
The Third UK Wheelhorse roundup took place at the Newby Hall rally in North Yorkshire after two successful years in Sussex.
A variety of machines were on display with over 30 Wheelhorses booked to attend.
Amongst those entered were our 1968 Commando 8 with Cyclone spreader.
There were also custom machines such as the Rowcrop tractor and Trackhorse from Chris Sutton and Project C4 4WD machine from Mark Smith.
As with many UK events this year Newby Hall was disrupted by bad weather but we will be going back to do the 560 mile round trip to next years show"
 
(I did send more than two photos, these were the two that were printed)
 
 
 
 

Decided on a bit of a tidy up today, so put the horses to work in the woods moving a few tons of stone.
Some pieces were pretty big and required special treatment....project bendy handled it with ease
Here's a few pics and a video...




http://youtu.be/La0LFlOp6a0

Very nice Andrew  Looks like it was worth the wait. Bet your wife is happy you got a shinney one this time  

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.

Happy Halloween Guys!