Joe the small engine man

Here's mine.
 

Here's a couple more

BTW. Like the Marks & Spencers weights.

it was a great bargain I thought, as the price was unimaginable in the UK! im sure it will, and for other generations!
 
 
Regards Joe

I order all my belts from Ebay . so much cheeper and  you order them by lenght and section, A B etc
 

You should download the manual and parts list from RedSquare
http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/files/category/9-1973-1977/
There's also a file just on belts and lubrication:
http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/files/file/209-chart-belts-blades-lubrication-82-pages-492-0392pdf/
 

I've really struggled with the issue of painting for many reasons. First, I want the type  and quality of paint to be the same as original, not better, not worse, not different, if at all possible. Second i don't want a trailer queen and i think if I had it painted up, I might not use it. Lastly, I'm not sure that keeping it original isn't the right thing to du as in old furniture. You know what I mean. I have somewhat restored my Massey MF-16 and My Bolens H16, but all other are as I found them as far as paint is concerned.

I did wonder what you were planning as over this week end I was pulling some logs and one sliped and smashed the back light on my C-160 AUTO   but I've been searching for an original but they all seem a lot of money for something that could easily get broken again, and they are hard to find.
I prefer the barn find look if its not to rusted and damaged! that's why im reluctant to restore mine, but it does get a beating in the woods when I use it!
 
Regards Joe

I bought 4 of these rear lights for my D's, they look almost like the OEM lights, but are 6 LED models, 5.39 each and free shipping.
 

I'm going to keep it barn fresh for the most part, at least that's the plan. I have another set of rear tail lights that look almost identical, but are LED, and I will be mounting a rear work light and a directional hand adjusting spotlight to the left side of the dash cowl. It will get the lower dash from the Onan powered tractor that has the electric PTO switch, and it will get a single pulley electric PTO on the front rather than the stock Manual pulley, that set up will go on the other D-160

that looks great Alain,  what are you going to do with the back lights? and are you re-spraying it or keeping it a barn find look?
 
Regards Joe

Going with the electric clutch rather than the manual clutch on this D-160 for the rear PTO and will put the manual clutch with the double pulley on the other D that will run a mower if I get another rear PTO.

I reckon it say When you buy, (maker), You buy protection. Now who had that logo?

I found this hand-operated duster at the Somerset Tractor Show, I don't know what make it is. The label appears to say When you buy ....... you buy..... (protection?)

Hi all had another afternoon of rear body fabrication in more detail the rear wheel arches I'm not sure about these yet so I'm after your advice here's what I've done do farm found out the old mandrel to roll 16 gauge steel into arches offering the arch up to the rear

I have decided to put my second T engined MG2 up for sale as with other projects it is unlikely that I will get back to it. It is the very rare Sturmey Archer engined machine with chain start mechanism. Partly dismantled to rebuild drive wheels, all parts are present. Tractor should be identical to 137 but has later ( 1938/39 ) additions such as tool box, later floorboards, fan guard and track mudguards. The engine has not run for a few years but has good compression.
Tracks were refurbed by the previous owner with all new bolts etc. The tractor was fully restored about 25 years ago and has only been used for showing since. Tub and steelwork very good order and rust free. Drive wheels and idlers all good as are galleried load rollers. I have it on E bay but happy to consider sensible offers to someone who is prepared to bring it back to how it should be.
 

Pictures are absolutely misleading. Its kind of like those glamour or boudoir photos, or the ones the estate agents hand out that are retouched. Well I bid on an air compressor at this auction site because the compressor was only a 100 miles away and I was going that way. It seemed like a nice portable shop air compressor, one of the older generation that really lasts, well in the picture it was next to some electric motors that I thought were 1-2 hp motors, upon arriving at the auction site the electric motors turned out to be the size of a cow and so did the "date" I had won on auction for 150.00, and at nearly 300kg that works out to 2kg to the dollar. Apparently it has a 5 hp 220 volt motor with a tank that could power the Queen Mary for a jaunt in the harbor. They loaded it in the van with a crane, had to take the front skids loose to lower it enough to pass into the cargo area, it was 51 inches tall, I managed to get some smooth 2x12 wood ramps to the back of the van and pull it rear ward with a come along until I could slide it down the ramps enough to reattach the front two skids, then pulled it to the end of the ramps and lifted one end (it wasn't the light end, there wasn't a light end) onto a heavy duty dolly and danced a jig getting her centered on the dolly. From now on I'm sticking with skinny air compressors, the ones that stand up. Thinking back after wrestling the old girl out of the van, why didn't I least take the trailer, oh yeah, she looked svelte.

agree with you entirely, I made a bid last year on a small spool valve from a case skid steer loader. It looked the size of a D series one.
 
I went to collect and the the guy carried it from his 4x4 with two hands!  it was 9 inches square and weighed 10lbs!   
 
I apologised for wasting his time and left it....

Welcome to MOM Ash, not sure if I'm the only one here that didn't know that Ferrari made garden tractors . It looks a nice machine .
You can now ask all the beautiful chicks if they want to go for a ride in your Ferrari .

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
 

Landmaster company literature for the mower, c1966...
 
 

Now its been guessed (well done Triumph66), here's some pictures
 
It seems all there (not had it running yet Chris but I am assured that it does)
 
Front wheels have solid tyres, rears are pneumatic, one of them is knackered but luckily the tyres on the wheels I
bought at RPT will fit

it was a great bargain I thought, as the price was unimaginable in the UK! im sure it will, and for other generations!
 
 
Regards Joe

Well it arrived at lunch time today. Luckily I was working locally so when I got his text I rushed back to my house. We unloaded the 1050 together and I could not believe it that when I turned the key, it fired up straight away. I let it ran for about a minute. It was smokey from the exhaust but I think a good service will cure that or if not, some new rings. A good grease up and clean I think will make it look even better. I need a new tyre or inner tube for the front. One of the headlights worked and I was once again struck how solid the Bolens is. The courier, a mate of the seller, was absolutely taken with the Bolens. As far as I could tell, all the levers worked but I will need a need a throttle cable at some point. i think it's very a working tractor that have been maintained to a point,

I sure wish I could have gotten it to you cheaper, but hopefully it will give many years of service.