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Yup, tug-o-war is the way to go. Engage the diff lock and sit back to enjoy

That is a really great Cub that you got Tom. I am really pleased that I got to see it and I can honestly say it looks even better in the flesh than in the pictures. The rear hitch is a great bonus. You didn't waste any time dropping that engine back in. Did you date it from the registration number or find the plate? Iain

A simple A frame attached to the tac-o-matic thing may do the job as the steering wheels tend to stay in line. You could always stick a bungee on the steering wheel to hold it roughly central. You could then knock up two and tow two in line with the third tractor. I have pulled a car over rough ground with one of my tractors and the tractor just pulled it back in line when the car decided to steer in the opposite direction. iain

Your 1254 looks great Andrew. It will be good to see it up and running It is rare that a WH get to tow a Bolens, it is usually the other way around Pleased you didn't post the picture that really would be letting the side down. Iain

Alain, I friend of mine in WV sent me this a few years ago brackets.bmp I seem to recall that my lift bracket only has two holes, one at each end. I will look when I get the chance, very busy at the moment. Iain

Wow, quick work and I guess I am too late help with the post I made on Redsquare. For the record it is at the bottom of this post http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/topic/45316-any-wheel-horse-d-series-in-uk/#entry418417 Iain

Mark, The steering box on the Cub is a Ross unit which is the same as used on the Wheelhorse D-series and a number of JD garden tractors. When I overhauled the steering box on my D-series I managed to cross reference the parts to JD parts, which were on the shelve at our local JD dealer and considerably cheaper than buying the parts from the US. I posted the part numbers in a post on RedSquare ages ago, could have been within James's d-series rebuild thread. I can't even remember what my ID is on RedSquare without looking it up. It is possible you may be able to get a complete new column, certainly the JD parts lookup will give you an idea of what it available. If you can't easily find my post I will look up the details for you later as I am in the middle of trying to fit the deck to my Bolens HT23 at the moment, and forgot that a goat needs to be sacrificed first before attempting the task Iain

Andrew, Despite my attachment being in very poor condition it is complete. Very happy to drag it out and take whatever measurements and pictures you need. From memory I think the bits I have marked within the blue border are wrong Iain

It sounds really good in the video. Your Disco is like our cat in that it gets into every picture Iain

Great pictures. Thanks Iain

It's surprising just how much metal you have in that frame. The panels do a great job of covering it. Are you planning to weld on some tabs for holding the wiring and brake pipes? You should have used Triumph rather than MG filters, it would have been faster then Iain

After many years I think I just about understand the mystery of Bolens belts. Once you have gained the knowledge it's a wonderful thing and it is one of the many fun challenges of owning Wheelhorse, Bolens and other similar tractors in the UK. Iain

Welcome to MOM WaPea and I am pleased we have another Bolens owner on the forum. I have a copies of the parts manual and service manual for your machine but not easily accessible form my current location. These will point you in the right direction to resolve the issues you mentioned. Hopefully one of the other "Bolens boys" will post these for you, if not you can download them from GTtalk or Mytractorforum. We love pictures on this forum and I look forward to seeing some of your machine Iain

Tom, Have you thought of getting an ignition plug pre-wired and either join trim back and join onto the existing wiring or pop the wires out of the plug and insert your existing wires. This is the type of thing I was thinking of http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ignition-Switch-Universal-Wiring-Harness-5-prong-18-long/181725389121?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D30545%26meid%3D608513c038d54b68ab8205a6d737501f%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D301303748195&rt=nc Many different pre-wired plugs available to suit the configuration of your switch Iain

Full owners manual from where I extracted the pictures: Iain

Just to clarify what I attempted to say in the previous post. In order to install a deck on a hydro that has previously been used on a geared tractor, remove the bracket circled in blue and replace it with the bracket circled in red. Iain

I found a page from a manual which shows the two different lift brackets The horseshoe shaped bracket on the top left of parts picture is for a geared tractor and the straight bracket on the top right is for a hydro. They both attach to the deck with what is described on the picture as the link assembly with the other end on the tractor lift. Iain

Tom, I had the chance to have a look through my WH parts and found this I have no idea if it works or not and it does need a clean. If this is the type you are looking for I will put it in the truck for next Tuesday, unless you need it sooner. Cost = FOC, better on your tractor doing some good than collecting dust on my shelf Iain

I had some time this morning while I was waiting for someone so I re-read this post and did a little digging on the leaking axle. Looking at the parts manual I believe the oil seal required is Bolens part number 118-5426 which I believe translates to SKF part number 17270. This oil seal should be on the self or available within a couple of days from any UK SKF stockist for about £10 including taxes. Would be worth checking the Bolens part number to make sure I have identified the correct part, cause I am getting old Despite the silly prices we have to pay for anything in the UK I think this is still cheaper (and certainly quicker) than buying from the US and importing. Hope this helps Iain

Fascinating post on this project. Dave, do you know how much your forklift attachment weighs? Iain

That crate is identical to the ones I have seen being used to import Husqvarna ride-on's into the UK, so it should be something the shipping people are very familiar with. Iain

Something that has belt driven attachments. The pulley wheel and gearbox in the middle of this are not on a unit that fits a Bolens. Iain

8hp (I think)

The only real difference I have been able to identify between a OH160 and HH160 is the charging circuit. A HH160 has a large remote rectifier located under the battery tray and the OH160 has the rectifier located on the tin covering the flywheel just above the starter. Both have issues with the remote rectifier tending to get hotter than it should and the one on the tin being subjected to debris being thrown from the flywheel. I couldn't see from your pictures if they used the original rectifier when they installed the OH160 or if they changed the wiring. I just love posts like this, so much information and lots to learn. Retaining the new information is the difficult part. Iain

Another great update and video. My 7 year old lad is as much interested in this as I am. Pleased you remembered to remove the U/J from the end of the section of prop. Iain