Great tractor, how big are those cleats on the tyres!
On 6/15/2017 at 3:58 PM, Aiberdonian said:
... Those cleats are 6" long by 2" deep and they do work well in soft ground, they are Bridgestone Farm Service LUG specials and came with the tractor.
Here in the States we call those "Rice tires". They are usually seen on the Grey Market tractors that come in from Japan. They are pretty much a requirement for a tractor that is used in the rice paddies.
There are rotorvators and then there are rotorvators :D
Some rotorvators like the Bolens 'square back' models are very heavy duty and capable of working virgin ground.
Others like their 'round back' model are light duty and only designed for previously worked ground.
If yours is a 'light duty' one, maybe you should consider using a plough to break the ground first, and then follow up with the rotorvator after the plough has done the 'heavy work'.
You raise the 3-PT to the top and then pull the knob/shaft. That moves a piece that will go between the frame and the arm on the 3-PT which keeps it in the raised position.
That's useful for transport as it takes the stress off the hydraulics.
It really has nothing to do with the operation of any front mounted attachments other than it allows you to use them without having to dismount any of the rear 3-PT attachments.
If you disconnect the lift rod from the tractor's rockshaft to the 3-PT rockshaft, you can then use front mounted attachments without raising and lowering the 3-PT.
Remember, the front and rear implements both raise and lower using the same points on tractor's rockshaft.
I think once you guys get 'hands on it' you will see what I'm talking about.
Now, just to add some more confusion, there were also optional 'lock up' kits for the tiller and front blade.
Those allowed you to leave the tiller or front front blade mounted while you were using other attachments.
Here's a link to a lockup kit for the front blade that was sold on eBay some time back. It's a long story, but I actually ended up with it as the 'winning bidder' was trying to pull some shenanigans.
That rear blade looks like it might be the ARPS 3-pt. blade.
I really can't understand the Original Owner's thinking on the PS unit. Deleting it might theoretically make the lift faster, but in practice it most likely wouldn't be noticeable.
Not to mention that if it had helper springs for the snowcaster, that means it was the huge, HEAVY 2-stage caster, and why anyone would want to use one of those without PS is beyond me. I know that steering with the Haban Flail-Mo on the HT20D takes a lot of effort, and while it is heavier than the single stage caster, it isn't as heavy as the 2-stage. Guy must have been pretty danged stout :D
That 'selector knob' doesn't do anything with the hydraulics. All it does is lock the 3-pt in the raised position so that you can disconnect the lift rod going to it and use front mounted attachments without having to take the whole 3-pt unit off. In use, you raise the 3-pt, push in the knob, and then disconnect the lift arm.
Those things are pretty rare here in the States. I can't imagine how rare they are over there.
You definitely will want to put it on something with hydraulic lift as those rascals are HEAVY!
I have one that I haven't fitted to a tractor yet as it needs a bit of work and all new blades.
I do have it's 'big brother' on my HT20D and you can feel the front end squat when you lift it up.
The 20D doesn't have power steering (yet) and it definitely takes some effort to steer as well. I'm thinking that a bit more PSI in the front tires would help that somewhat.
I have them on two other large frames as well. My 1886 with FEL and the HDT1000. They are 6-ply rated with a good load capacity, and with a tread depth close to 1" give great traction.
As an added bonus, their logo uses a Husky so it's almost as if they were destined to be used on a Bolens tractor :D
One of my 1250s has developed a starting problem and I was needing it closer to the garage so I can work on it.
I fired up the 1886 forklift and it made short work of the job.
Bear in mind that the mast is only rated for 750#, and that the shipping weight of a 1250 is listed as being 975#. Now add the weight of the fluids and the dual wheels and one could safely say that the 1250 is a tad over 1000# as it sits.
The 1886 forklift didn't even grunt. Just picked it up and away I went :D
Sisis discs from the Showman
in Ride On's
Posted · Edited by OldBuzzard
That looks to be in pretty good shape.
One thing I might point out is that they are setup up wrong.
Each gang needs to be rotated 180 Deg. for proper operation.
When setup correctly the concave side of the disc should be facing the direction of travel. That allows them to cut into the ground.