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Chris, it was great to see you on Friday and drool over the HT loader/back hoe. The tractor certainly needs some love but the attachments are great. It's a pity I am not closer as I would enjoy helping you get them sorted. Iain

That is a great tractor, Tom. Look better in the flesh than the pictures Andrew, I think you need a Wheelhorse for your collection, if you need to sell your Bolens to fund it I am sure I could help

I love it, really good choice of colour Iain

Looks fantastic, almost too good to use. Tom, if you bring your plough around we can sit it beside my Brinly. Iain

Great job, looks very well made. I am sure it would be much stronger and more versatile if it looked like this Iain

Maybe it's just old age, but I think it is so much nicer to view online manuals on a well laid out web site than the manual section of a forum. Iain

Ian, looks like I am a bit late to offer a suggestion, but I was thinking that you could put the wheel brackets on the back of the wheels at the bottom (rather than the top) and then just point your point your WH steering bracket thing down rather than up. This would only work if you have the space under the chassis. Glad to see you have added a Bolens part to something as critical as the steering I made the same steering mistake on a hydroplane I was racing many years ago. First race I went to leave the pits on full throttle and the boat headed straight towards a jetty instead of the pit exit. The jetty cleared of people quickly and despite my assurance that it would be fine and that I would just steer the opposite way, I was banned from the event. Iain

Hi Dan, The 613 shares some parts with the tubeframe Bolens. The parts list should help identify shared parts. Iain

I have always managed to get the axle pin to move with a large propane torch. I put to torch on the casing and keep the pin cool, whilst hitting it lightly with a non-metal hammer. Usually takes about an hour and best done on a cold day as you get nice and warm. Iain

Looks great. I can relate to the aches and pains which I am sure is age related.

I would love a Brinly cultivator, I have chased a few over the years but never been successful. Yours looks great. Iain

This sounds really interesting, following this thread.

That is a very interesting part for the walbro carb, it would be good to know who the seller is. Last night I decided to investigate the exhaust and why it was held onto the engine with a spring. To be able to get to the exhaust port on the engine you first have to remove a heat shield panel which has fixings for the throttle and choke cables. The hidden bolts are the two that fix the PTO belt cover to the engine and these need to be loosened to allow the panel to lift. At some point in the past someone has bent these bolts presumable to make installing new belts easier, so loosening them was fun. Once the panel was off I removed the spring that was holding the exhaust to revel this Given the amount of the head that it has eaten by the exhaust rattling around I imagine it has been like this for a long time. If I lived in the US I could probably pop into napa and buy a new OH140 head for 50 cents but joking aside the chance of getting a replacement head is slim. I have thought of a few options to get around the problem but I would be interested in what other people think Iain

Wow, that's a great find and fantastic condition given the age. Iain

Agreed, very nice place and lots of open space. That looks like a Joey (aka King of Obsolete) type of trailer. Very useful. Iain

Yes, big smile on getting it running, thanks for the support Andrew and Tom. My aim is to sort out as much as possible on it this week and then have it as a running mechanical restoration project. Next on the tractor table is the HT23 as I need to sort out a few issues before the grass cutting season.

I had lots of fun with the carb. The float needle would either not shot off the fuel or would get stuck closed. Lots of cleaning made no difference so in the end I did some work on the float seat and that solved the problem. The engine fired up and it is running well. The tappets are very noisy which is unusual and the exhaust is blowing which was expected. It is great to have it running and it has given me enhanced enthusiasm for the other jobs. I am very pleased with the progress as I have had very little time on it over the weekend. Iain

Did someone on the forum buy it?

It will look great in black once you have finished and the difficulties will soon be forgotten. Great work. Iain

Great one, many thanks. Update on the G14 later. Iain

Great progress, a couple of questions if you don't mind. Did you measure the bore for roundness and to see if it was within specification or just look for visual wear? Have you degreased all the parts or just the valves? Thanks Iain

Great progress, I'm amassed how you got the into such a tight space. Is the parachute installation next? Iain

That's a good solid looking engine Matt, what age would that be? Iain

You are making great progress, it looks great. Iain

Wow, I love it. It sounds great. Firing it up must be a real boost. You are doing a fantastic job. I thought you were looking over your shoulder because you heard what my wife said BTW. Andrew, we must have been at the same Motorhead concert if it was the Bomber tour. Iain