OldBuzzard

Best to hang on to those. They are fairly uncommon. Most have BOLENS cast into them. I've seen some with nothing on them, and one of my G11s have OLDA cast on the weights.

Nice looking "Round Back" tiller you have there Andrew One thing that you should be aware of is that the round back tillers are LIGHT DUTY tillers, and are meant for previously worked ground. They can handle a limited amount of 'virgin ground', but I wouldn't do that too often, and only on a very small plots. Like Iain said, don't store it 'hitch down'. Keep it level or pointing up. That tiller would be useable on a 600 as long as you had the shorter prop shaft. One other bit of advice. With the one piece prop shaft, mounting it on a tractor requires the proper swear words muttered (or shouted as the case may be) in the proper sequence, a good alignment of the stars, and the sacrifice of at least one goat and sometimes two. Getting everything lined up CAN be a chore :D

Yeah, from just looking a pics it's hard to get a feel for the size of the Large Frames. Once you put one next to a Tube Frame it becomes obvious :D Nice 'herd' you have going there Iain

Very nice find They aren't super rare here, but not that common either.

And looks like it has plenty of grip as well :D

Iain, Is the belt shield on the PTO 'different' than the standard tube frames? The 1978 G14 and G11 used a different shield that incorporated a PTO brake as opposed the shield used on previous years tube frames. Only one of my G11s has the proper PTO sheave, and it was missing the shield. Here are some pics of the PTO and a NOS shield that I found. The rod you see hanging down in the PTO pic is used to activate the brake when the PTO is disengaged. I'm also including a page from the tube frame service manual that discusses the adjustment of the PTO brake. BOLENS_TUBEFRAME_Service _Repair 85.pdf

Most years they were Green and Yellow. There was a year or two that they were Gold and White. I'm not a Ride-A-Matic expert, but a couple of the guys at the GTTalk forums are. You might ask them: http://gardentractortalk.com/forums/forum/4-bolens/

Interesting. I wonder if it was a manufactured unit or home made? I know that Bolens had 540, 1000, and 2000 RPM PTO attachments. One was built by RoWay for the tube frames and was front mounted like the one shown above. I have two of the rear mounted ones for the large frames. One is 540 RPM and the other is 2000 RPM.

I've always liked those articulating tractors. There's one for sale not too far from me, just about a 1 hour drive. http://mansfield.craigslist.org/grq/4887794643.html If I had the $$$.....

There were a number of IH "Red" colors. You would want one of the earlier ones that are a brighter red. One similar to what was used on the letter series Farmall tractors.

It uses the same shaft as the tillers. As for mounting, it looks like it uses the three threaded holes circled in this pic:

Looks like one that has a lot of potential. Nice straight tin, and the deck looks to be in excellent shape.

Actually, they are that rare here in the States as well.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bolens-18082-Rear-PTO-Kit-2000-RPM-Fits-Large-Frames-/331464616789?autorefresh=true&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2047675.l2557&nma=true&si=X1N8qDmKPSEf2RevC8ZjF9yK7c0%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc This is the only rear PTO the will also work whilst the 3-pt hitch is installed. If I decide to put it on the HT20D or HDT1000 I will still have to find the proper propshaft. I can put it on one of my 1886s as it uses the same propshaft as the tiller, which I already have.

I just uploaded it into the downloads. It's in the "Equipment Manuals" section. http://myoldmachine.com/files/file/56-bolens-sleeve-hitch-dimensions/

For you guys with a Bolens tube frame that would be interested, here are plans/dimensions for fabricating your own sleeve hitch. Given the cost of shipping from the US, it would probably be very cost effective to make your own, or have it made for you. Bolens Sleeve Hitch Dimensions.pdf

That would depend on which rear PTO. Bolens had four rear mounted PTO kits for the Large Frames: 18082 - 2000 RPM 18094 - 540 RPM 18095 - 540 RPM 18906 - came with gears and shafts so that you could have either 540 or 1000 RPM. The 18082 is the only one that can be used with a 3-pt hitch, as the other three mounted using the same mounting tabs that the 3-pt hitch used, so it was one or the other, not both.

OK, rear mounted 3-mower. I know that there are two styles, a finish mower for doing lawns, and the "Bush Hog" type for rough cutting overgrown areas.

OK guys, being here in "The Colonies", I gotta ask. What's a 'topper'? I know we have different names for some of the attachments such as cylinder vs. reel mower, so enlighten me if you would be so kind.

The "Owner Operation and Maintenance Manual" manual for the 18609-18610 tiller calls for #90 gear lubricant: I would be wary of using EP spec as it has additives that do not play nice with "Yellow Metals". I would recommend GL1 spec 80-90WT which can be found in most auto parts stores. Here's that manual in PDF form: 18609-18610 Tiller Oper-Maint.pdf

Nice score I see that you got the lift link for the tiller. That's something that seems to get lost and you see guys looking for them all the time. I don't see the drive shaft, but I assume that you got that as well? That's the one we call the "Round Back". It's a light duty tiller meant to till ground that has been previously worked. It can work virgin ground, but I wouldn't make a habit of it and only on a small plot.

Nice looking original condition tractor I like looking at ones like that better than the "Show Queens".

From what little bit I can see of that plow on the 600, I don't think that it's a Brinly. As for a hitch, the Brinly and Ohio Steel sleeve hitches made for the Bolens tube frames will fit on ALL of the tube frames no matter what year or horsepower.

Probably just a 3 point turn Those things are pretty nimble.