OldBuzzard

Done...
 

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.

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.

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.

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.

Went to visit Mr Showman in the deep South today as we were out and about on this lovely warm March Day
 
We managed to rehome his set of Sisis discs for him, they will look good behind our smaller ride ons
 

Yesterday Joseph wanted to create a video of our Bolens HT23. I need to make some belt guards for the deck and then he can cut the grass for me.
 
 
Iain

Those were pretty interesting.
 
There was also a front blade for it.
 
 

Those were pretty interesting.
 
There was also a front blade for it.
 
 

Those were pretty interesting.
 
There was also a front blade for it.
 
 

Those were pretty interesting.
 
There was also a front blade for it.
 
 

We finally got around to making a quick video about this tractor. We had a few problems with the microphone
 
 

I came across this old advert from 1965 which captures the very essence of the quailty of Bolens. 

Here's some info on them.
 
You will need to scroll down a bit to get to the Rotavator folks.
 
http://tractors.wikia.com/wiki/Howard

Here's some info on them.
 
You will need to scroll down a bit to get to the Rotavator folks.
 
http://tractors.wikia.com/wiki/Howard

Gentlemen,
 
Sometime back, April 16 in fact, Andrew (Triumph66) sent me a PM over on the GTTalk forums.
 
There was a 1962 Bolens 600 listed on eBay that he was interested in, and he wanted to know if I would assist him in getting it shipped to him if he bought it.
 
One reason for his request was that it had been posted on the GTTalk forums and I told folks that I was VERY close to where it was located and that I could pick up and store it if anyone was interested.
 
I replied that I would be more than glad to help, and Andrew got VERY interested.   Since he was so interested, I decided to go take a look at it in person as it was only 20 miles from me.
 
I took a good look at it and took it for a spin around the barn yard, and was VERY impressed with it.
 
I asked the seller if he knew anything about the history of the tractor and he explained that he worked in a scrap yard, and that someone had brought it in to be scrapped     Since he is a bit knowledgeable he set it off to the side so that they could sell it rather than scrapping it
 
Why on earth someone would do that is beyond me.  As you will see in the following pics, it's one of the nicest original tractors that you will ever see.  It's absolutely beautiful
 
It was listed with a starting bit of $300.00 and for one reason or another no one bid on it and Andrew STOLE it for the minimum bid.
 
PM's started flowing fast and furious, and after wired bank funds finally arrived (that was a story in itself), I contacted the seller and made arrangements to pick it up.
 
So today I hooked up the trailer and went to fetch the mighty Bolens.
 
One thing that Andrew mentioned was maybe I could take a pic of the Bolens with an 'iconic' American building in the back round,  I hope I succeeded  :D
 
I did stop on the way home to take a pic or two of some "iconic' bovines as well.  You don't see them often in this part of the country, but if you ever watched the old Westerns, you should be able to figure out what they are :D
 
So without further ado, the pics, starting from hooked up and ready to go, to back home with it one the trailer.  I will be taking more pics as we go along and most likely a video or two as well.

Andrew, I've been waiting for you to post that it got there.
 
It's definitely and early example.
 
One easy clue is that the hitch is cast into the rear end and not a bolted on one.
 
 
 
 

Here's the thread I started when the whole operation started   
 
http://myoldmachine.com/topic/1862-operation-bolens-600/#comment-20290
 

If it arrives in pieces it danged sure won't be my fault.
 
Here's what it looked like when it left my humble abode on 5/22.


 



It's a good thing I have the 1886 Forklift because we would never have gotten it onto his trailer without it.
 
 

If it arrives in pieces it danged sure won't be my fault.
 
Here's what it looked like when it left my humble abode on 5/22.


 



It's a good thing I have the 1886 Forklift because we would never have gotten it onto his trailer without it.
 
 

If it arrives in pieces it danged sure won't be my fault.
 
Here's what it looked like when it left my humble abode on 5/22.


 



It's a good thing I have the 1886 Forklift because we would never have gotten it onto his trailer without it.
 
 

hello, Ive stumbled across this wonderful forum for like minded folk. 
 
I recently picked this up, Its not running but looks complete other then a starter motor. And a perished rear tyre due to it been stood on it flat. 
It has a diesel 10 hp lombardini engine and i think its 1970's and thats about all I know about it, My plan it to get it started. paint the wheels, maybe replace the tyres with more tractor like tyres and use it.
 
the first thing i found out about it was how heavy it is, I collected it on my own from someones back garden, had to get it down a alley with 90 degree bend, i had to lift and bounce it round, I think it was worth it.
 












any info would be nice
thanks Ash
 

Good pics.
 
Like the massy............err its a pimped up bolens!!

Hi all, here are a few photos of my Bristol 10 taken a couple of years ago when we moved it from one shed to another.
No electric start, you have to hand crank the Austin engine. Controls are a bit different to all my other crawlers in that there is only one steering lever, it makes running it up loading ramps quite tricky as you can't stop and brake both tracks. Throttle is via twist grip at the end of the steering lever.
Last photo shows the Bristol beside my Ransome crawlers for an idea of size.
 
Rob

Playtime...
Kids were up at 6, I wasn't far behind. Opened the curtain and greeted by this.

It was a blizzard outside

I had a run up the lane whilst Jake got the snowplough out.

And Finn wanted a tow on his sledge

It's raining now and the garden looks a little worse for wear

Video to follow