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We were hit with about 8-12 inches of snow yesterday which resulted in traffic carnage yesterday. It took me two hours longer than normal to get to work and it was then only possible because I doubled back and used the really difficult country lanes that nobody had been on.
 
Overnight we had high winds and the snow drifted. Those that have visited Bolens towers will know we live on the top of the only hill in Norfolk. Driving down the hill this morning I was faced with a bigger than expected snow drift and I decided to hit the gas rather than stop. This is what a Disco looks like after it has hit a six foot wall of snow. In the picture you may be able to see the drift in the background on the left. The picture does not really show just how much snow was on the bonnet, took me ages to clear it.
 
It's good how they designed it so the badge always shows
 

 
From past experience I knew that a drift would be in that location but I was not expecting it to be that big. I told the kids to watch the impact from the bedroom window and they said that the snow went 30 foot in the air. It frightened the life out of me when I lost vision.
 
I got a call from the SWMBO lunch time to tell me that our neighbour was not so successful and his Isuzu 4x4 pickup is stuck in the drift. I am still at work atm but the jouney home should be interesting as I will need to recover his truck before I can attack the drift again and get home. He sold his Land Rover last year and has been winding me up about how much better his Isuzu is. Looking forward to the banter as I attach the tow strap
 
Iain
 
 

We were hit with about 8-12 inches of snow yesterday which resulted in traffic carnage yesterday. It took me two hours longer than normal to get to work and it was then only possible because I doubled back and used the really difficult country lanes that nobody had been on.
 
Overnight we had high winds and the snow drifted. Those that have visited Bolens towers will know we live on the top of the only hill in Norfolk. Driving down the hill this morning I was faced with a bigger than expected snow drift and I decided to hit the gas rather than stop. This is what a Disco looks like after it has hit a six foot wall of snow. In the picture you may be able to see the drift in the background on the left. The picture does not really show just how much snow was on the bonnet, took me ages to clear it.
 
It's good how they designed it so the badge always shows
 

 
From past experience I knew that a drift would be in that location but I was not expecting it to be that big. I told the kids to watch the impact from the bedroom window and they said that the snow went 30 foot in the air. It frightened the life out of me when I lost vision.
 
I got a call from the SWMBO lunch time to tell me that our neighbour was not so successful and his Isuzu 4x4 pickup is stuck in the drift. I am still at work atm but the jouney home should be interesting as I will need to recover his truck before I can attack the drift again and get home. He sold his Land Rover last year and has been winding me up about how much better his Isuzu is. Looking forward to the banter as I attach the tow strap
 
Iain
 
 

We were hit with about 8-12 inches of snow yesterday which resulted in traffic carnage yesterday. It took me two hours longer than normal to get to work and it was then only possible because I doubled back and used the really difficult country lanes that nobody had been on.
 
Overnight we had high winds and the snow drifted. Those that have visited Bolens towers will know we live on the top of the only hill in Norfolk. Driving down the hill this morning I was faced with a bigger than expected snow drift and I decided to hit the gas rather than stop. This is what a Disco looks like after it has hit a six foot wall of snow. In the picture you may be able to see the drift in the background on the left. The picture does not really show just how much snow was on the bonnet, took me ages to clear it.
 
It's good how they designed it so the badge always shows
 

 
From past experience I knew that a drift would be in that location but I was not expecting it to be that big. I told the kids to watch the impact from the bedroom window and they said that the snow went 30 foot in the air. It frightened the life out of me when I lost vision.
 
I got a call from the SWMBO lunch time to tell me that our neighbour was not so successful and his Isuzu 4x4 pickup is stuck in the drift. I am still at work atm but the jouney home should be interesting as I will need to recover his truck before I can attack the drift again and get home. He sold his Land Rover last year and has been winding me up about how much better his Isuzu is. Looking forward to the banter as I attach the tow strap
 
Iain
 
 

I'm exhausted walking behind the tractor all day.
 
 
Our woodburner feeds the radiators and hot water so probably only 2-3 weeks worth.
 
 
You may have seen that small black trailer somewhere before too
 
 
 
Mum's orders
 
 
Looking forward to the day when I am indoors chucking it on the fire while he is moving and cutting  

Looks like a lot of work Joseph, shame Dad didn't give you some help.

Health and safety all looking good 

Great video Joseph, glad to see all the correct safety equipment being worn !
 

Good video Joseph.   I'm sure I've seen that Bolens before somewhere,  Need to have a think.  A little bird tells me that the Showman and Norm are planning a raid sometime soon. They are always on the look out for fire wood.

That's a fair pile of wood, Joseph. Keep you going for a while.  

Yesterday we had a very busy day moving and cutting up firewood using our 1972 Bolens 1054. Our firewood pile is over 10 foot high in places hence the hard hat.
 
We made a video of the fun
 
 

Just remembered that I also had fuel pump issues with the K582 in mine, you would have to crank it over for a while before you would get fuel to the engine. At great expense I fitted a new OEM fuel pump but it made little difference, so I added a manual primer and in-line tap. A couple of pumps with the primer and it fires up the second you engage the starter. I also put an additional battery earth lead directly onto the engine which made it run smoother.
 

Fantastic work and paint job on that hood Ewan.

Just remembered that I also had fuel pump issues with the K582 in mine, you would have to crank it over for a while before you would get fuel to the engine. At great expense I fitted a new OEM fuel pump but it made little difference, so I added a manual primer and in-line tap. A couple of pumps with the primer and it fires up the second you engage the starter. I also put an additional battery earth lead directly onto the engine which made it run smoother.
 

Don't remember seeing that at John's.  Saw everything else that went into the big RED wheely bin though.

During this cold weather my woodstore level is going down and i keep finding things that I accidentally put in there out of harms way.
This is or was a Wheelhorse clevis hitch that's been modified but i think it will clean up nice.
ive put an original one next to it to see the difference.

Happy to help Alan, I will sort some measurments.

Fantastic collection of saws you have Alain. We have been watching you YouTube videos about them and I'm impressed by your knowledge about them. I didn't realise you were such a chainsaw expert.
 
Iain

I bought this saw from a guy in Missoula Montana, about 1600 miles away, and had it shipped. It's a 1968 saw with 114cc and a 28" roller nose bar. It had no spark, so I bought a new set of points, condenser, and coil as well as a new sprocket and hub. I decided while it was apart to repaint it and put new decals on. The decals arrived last week and I am waiting on the two part epoxy clear spray paint to finish the clearcoat. The tricky part will be the white and red parts on the air filter cover.

Homelite had a subsidiary in Canada that built saws for the export market, i.e. the Canadian market to conform with Canadian regulations and to avoid import taxes. It was called Terry Industries and the ID tags generally said Homelite/Terry Pointe Claire Quebec. Production numbers were much lower than US saws and often saws had different model designations than their US counterparts . I have 5 of these Homelite Terry saws. I found one of my most cherished models last month in Canada and bought it from the guy whose dad bought it new in the fall of 1969 it was a XL-902am, the "am" stood for automatic and manual oiler, it was a 82cc saw with a 24" bar painted red, white and green. This color scheme is also unusual and was only used on a few models for only a few years. Last week I found a Homelite/Terry XL- 800am another automatic and manual oiler with 82cc from the original owner as well. This saw was only built in 1967 and 1968. I quickly purchased it and made arrangements for it to be shipped to my home. This particular saw was made before the fall of 1967 because instead of a bolt together crankcase the case is cemented together. I found a XL-903, which is a fairly rare Homelite saw, but I already had one, but not in nearly as good of shape, so I bought the better one and sold that one for more than I paid for the new one. I also purchased a Homelite Super XL-925 from a fellow in Maine and was excited to see that it too was a Canadian made Homelite/Terry saw. I'll post pictures when I receive it, for now here is the XL-902am, the XL-903, and the Super XL-925 saws I bought last month, all 82cc auto oiler saws

Already thinking about this Iajn.  Thanks.   Have some parts roughed out.  Measurements guesstimated from photo's like the other pedal but correct sizes etc would be better. No rush though as working on other parts just now.
Would a roll of wallpaper be long enough. ?  Thought !  If I used a roll of lining paper I could write on both sides.

When I arrived the trailer did have a floor & sides until I tested it.....

Two little bits this time.  The carburetor attachment tube was cut down to about 1/2 length.  Left long, the throttle cable was rubbing on the outside of the hood and didn't look good anyway.  Cut down, the cable and it's outer spring fitted neatly inside the hood.  I expected difficulty cutting the tube down due to the limited room for the hacksaw, but it was a quick and easy job.  The tube was softer than thought and a junior hacksaw soon went through it taking care not to mark the paint on the surrounding body panels.  The cable is just tucked in out of the way at this stage.
 

 
The brake pedal, non working, was made up from alloy, steel washers and plastic.  The lettering is 1 mm approx round plastic rod with the curves of the B and R from solder wire. The solder wire was super glued in place with the remainder of the lettering and other parts fused together with liquid plastic cement.  The washers, either side of the pivot point, were drilled and tapped then held together with 8BA c/sunk bolts passing through the assembly.  The center of the washers, and the plastic/alloy in between, were tapped 5/16 UNF for a mounting bolt which was fixed in place with lock tight.  This item was just eyeballed up from various photo's so just a near enough copy. The last photo shows it loosely fixed in place and still waiting final filling and painting.
 

 
 
 
 
 

That is an absolutely fantastic tractor, I love it. It hard to imagine that they were not a good seller as it looks perfect for cutting large areas of grass. Great find.
 
It has the same engine as my main grass cutting tractor and I budget for one gallon of petrol per acre. Those engines do run hot and can suffer from head gasket problems. I now regularly remove the tin around the heads, blow out any debris and re-torque the heads. Not had any problems since.

That is an absolutely fantastic tractor, I love it. It hard to imagine that they were not a good seller as it looks perfect for cutting large areas of grass. Great find.
 
It has the same engine as my main grass cutting tractor and I budget for one gallon of petrol per acre. Those engines do run hot and can suffer from head gasket problems. I now regularly remove the tin around the heads, blow out any debris and re-torque the heads. Not had any problems since.

Here's today's photos