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Erosion is quelled by contour farming here, you in the UK get strong and sometime relentless winds off the ocean, and while winds from the north plague our plains, the contour farming and the planting of cover crops takes care of much of the problem. The real problem here and in the rest of the world is not so much erosion, but desertification of the soil caused by fertilizer that adds salinity to the soil. Case in point, one of the largest inland bodies of water, the Aral sea, has been nearly drained to supply water to agricultural lands in nearby countries and regions, the lowering of the sea has exposed salt deposits which are carried by the wind and blown onto those agricultural areas and rendering them nearly infertile. Agriculture problems and issues are so varied from region to region and country to country it is nearly impossible to use the same solutions everywhere. When the plow was first developed in the fertile crescent of the middle east it was made of wood and worked well because the land and soil was easy to turn and was not of the density of European soils and did not contain much clay. When farming expanded to northern Europe iron plows were introduced to turn a different kind of soil.

For the tractor alone around these parts 300- 500 US would be a top price. In the North Eastern US they might ask more up to 700, but doubtful it would bring that. This is one of Bolens most collectible tractors. It arrived on the scene in the late 60 with ads of Arnold Palmer the professional golfer driving it. It was a big seller and consequently is a good collector due to production numbers. I would wager waving 500 under his nose, if you had it, would ensure a sale. It does appear to be in very good order. If the deck and tiller came with it, i really don't think 600 would be out of line.

I love history, thanks so much for sharing that

Population density, smaller geographical area, and an established society that dates back nearly a thousand years probably has a lot to do with stone walls and hedgerows. In the Western states cattle ranchers might kill a man that put up a fence, especially a barb wire fence in the later part of the 19th century. Americans don't like to be fence in or out. Its one of the problems with them, you cant keep them anywhere for long, easier to herd cats.

plowing depth depends on the soil as well

I agree, and not embarrassed bout it, lol

Hedgerows are not seen when they are miles apart, plots are even bigger out west. This was in western Pennsylvania, In Nebraska you mas see fields that are thousands of acres. Here's a vido of plowing in my side field that has always been horse/cow pasture

It is a lot easier when the land has been previously plowed, disced, and tilled. I know that machine can do it, but going through Oklahoma/Kansas prairie land that has only seen bison, cows, and horses, doesn't plow so easy.

It appears your mower is a Hayter Hawk Major serial code 60/7143 by my link. I say that because of the curved handle and the throttle choke lever is only like this on this model, at least one this old. Speaking of old the Hawk came with a motor that Hayter lists as a 133702-103-01, however your engine is a 989022 0306-01 94010505, which means it was made on January 5, 1994. So, either that is a replacement engine or this model was produced into the 1990's, hard to fathom. Should be a discharge chute guard (flat plate) in front and a roller right behind it, It's listed as a 12" width mower

Maybe this will help http://www.shouldersofshoreham.co.uk/index.php/hayter-diagrams/hayter-hawk

A friend of mine moved to the west coast last year and left some equipment at the neighbors. he and the neighbor decided it need to find a new home so I was the recipient of the donation. Of course I did have to spend the time and effort to retrieve it. A Simplicity/Allis belly blade, John Deere 314H steering column, complete hydro rear end, and complete 14 hp kohler engine from same tractor, and a Briggs and Stratton 11 hp horizontal shaft engine from a Wheel Horse or Sears GTV

I finished the deck and as soon as I remove the box blade and dozer blade the deck will attach to the Wheel Horse Fast-Tach attachment system. The tension set up in these Wheel Horse Deck is really nice, a sliding bar with a spring applies the tension, very easy to use and maintain, well for not so smart guys like me that cant circumvent the system like the previous genius had. The rear wheel adjustment allows for a better cut on the grass than just high or low, but rather allows a greater degree of height adjustment.

It really is amazing what you see when you really look. I cant tell you how many bits and pieces I have found that were in the background of another advert.

The bounce when you push the up arrow at the bottom of the page is pretty abrupt. I'm getting to like it though

Thanks so much for posting the pictures! I have gone through them several times and found new things each time. Such a variety of great machines.

And here is how it goes. "I identified a weak area of the tractors design." Translation, "I'm smarter than the army of engineers and designers hired by the manufacturer." It takes a lot of ego or a total lack of intelligence to second guess quality engineering in the case of a single part. Had the poster realized the machine had been used and abused for 40-50 years and taken that into consideration, he might have realized there was absolutely nothing wrong with the design of the tractor, just the current owner.

Absolutely awesome set of pictures guys!!!!

This is how its done around here, but I am sure it is illegal in the rest of the world

Republicans go on and on about how Reagan was like Moses resurrected and the Democrats say nothing about his disastrous policies and changes that are strangling the American middle class even today. Here's how it goes, all people that belong to either party are merely minions of the party propaganda that each party hands down. There is no real policy, only propaganda that the other side is bad. Meanwhile they do nothing for society, or the world, and only line their own pockets, all the while laughing about how stupid their minions are.

Thanks Norm. I'm always on the lookout for rear discharge, but so far no luck. I have a Massey with rear discharge. I don't think AC/Simp or Bolens made rear discharge decks, but I know they made a Wheel Horse rear discharge deck.

Thanks for the condolences, much needed. I will not vote for either. There are decent alternatives that stand no chance, but voting your conscious is the only way to vote.

I wanted to to put one of my 48" wheel Horse decks under one of the big D-160 tractors, after looking at both decks it became apparent that one deck was in better shape, and was going to be the "one". I think this is where the train went off the tracks as it were. I found several parts on the chosen deck that were missing or not in good order. As it would happen the deck held in reserve had those missing and defective pieces, deck wheels, several brackets, and tension/idler parts. The previous "owner" had removed the tension spring and drilled a hole through the deck and mounted the idler pulley solid. I know this man must be a genius for it is way beyond what I can comprehend and still baffles me as to why and what for. I used my lesser brain to remove the tension spring assembly (the wheel horse tension set up is quite amazing in its raw primitive form) from the spare deck and installed it on the chosen deck. I also found several places on the deck hangers where a rotary metal saw had been employed to "whittle" down metal that must have been rubbing. I found this on other places and decide the genius had found a way to save from having to repair a problem by cutting it out. I wondered why I had never came to this conclusion when I remembered this man was a genius and i was not. As I said earlier, the train had already left the tracks and when decided to put a little primer over the spots where I welded back metal that had been cut away and installed a set of grass baffles from the spare deck; the genius had removed them. It must work better without baffles underneath, but for my little pea brain I believe I need them. Again while the train was off the tracks I decided to spot prime and paint the areas the welder blemished from underneath and a few rusty spots. The next thing I know I have the deck nearly disassembled and am spraying etching primer on the entire thing. How did this happen? Well I resigned myself to another ride on a train off the tracks and sanded it today. That did not take long so I broke out the paint, hardener, and reducer and sprayed two coats on the entire deck. BTW, the little drag wheels on the deck have grease fittings, wow. The first picture shows three, to be two complete, Allis decks in the queue for restoration. It looks like that train has no tracks anywhere around these parts.

Its Bill Clinton

Looks a little like Her Majesty, no. I hate to say it, but I like the other lady. We should elect Harrison Ford and make Sofia Varga his first lady, oh, la, la

Great looking Gutbrod. Is she going to the show as well?