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The red one is a Model 18018 25" with one extension for a total width of 33" early large frame tiller for a 1476, 1477, 1886 and the Black (dirty one) is a 25" with one extension, 33" Model 18618-03 flat back from the Black and White H and G model tractors.

Ahh, the Armstrong option. My left arm stays in good shape fending off attacks caused by quick wit and slow judgment. BTW, some lifts are on the right I believe, CASE 224 is. You can get one and even out the exercise.

What is a lift lever, . I don't seem to have one on any of my models.

It doesn't appear to be a tube frame tiller, with the right lift bar, I think it still be made to work if the axle ears have the same spacing you had the right drive shaft

Its a 1974 Bolens HT20 model 2087-02

Beautiful collection! Glad you survived the day, it was 98 degrees, heat index of 105, with no wind yesterday, and the day before, and the....It does me no good to complain, lol

When those grader blades came out they were designed for foot dragging tractors with foot pegs, those machines had a narrower and higher waist than the later running board tractors, but they never redesigned the grader blade. This is akin to cabinet design not keeping up with refrigerator design. Dang cabinet over the modern refrigerator is 3 feet back, you would need a 6 foot step ladder or be 7 feet tall to get into it. Finally they jutted the cabinet out in kitchen cabinets, it took long enough.

Happy Birthday Andrew. I hope you get a really nice birthday present, one with four wheel. Really nice to see another Bolens collector saving more of these great machines. It seems once you own a Bolens a love affair and addiction begin.

They made many of those round back tillers, at least 4 different model numbers. The early round backs were the 18608 and were a 22" wide tiller designed for models 600-180-01 through -03 and models 600-181-01 through -04. This model could use the later tiller extension kit, but I don't think it would be recommended on any of the Bolens 600's. Bolens also offered 22" tiller with the model number 18609 and was designed for the Bolens model 800 and new Bolens model 900. This was also a good tiller for the later Bolens model 750 and was available with a extension kit. Next Bolens offered a model 18610 round back tiller with optional extension kit for the Bolens model 1000, this tiller could be used on the early tractors, but needed a different driveshaft for use on the Bolens 600. When the 1050 arrived Bolens again offered an upgraded version of the round back tiller for the large tube frames coming on the scene. Most of the previous tiller models had variants in hook ups and drive shafts, but they also beefed these tillers up over time. In 1969 the 25" model 18614 "flat-backed" tiller was introduced. These were specifically designed for the larger 12 hp medium tube frames. The round back tillers were not recommended for use on later 12 hp and larger machines. Later flat back tillers include the model 18616 and 18618, for the newer 14 and 16 hp tube frames. I don't think there was a lot of difference in the 18614 and the 18616 except the drive shaft, but the the 18618 tiller was a 33" wide tiller made for the later 14 and 16 hp tractors and was black in color. Many dealers had round back tillers in stock and sold them with 12 and even 15 hp tractors until stocks were depleted, not always to cheat someone, but as a lower price point on a tiller. If any of this is incorrect, or incomplete, I think we would all welcome any corrections or additions.

I was wondering if it would be or not. My friend uses a GPS it to return to good fishing spots and my wife's car has one as standard equipment. I wont use them, they aren't that accurate or useful to me. I use Rand MacNally and/or google earth/maps.

did anyone notice the GPS "bulb" on the lead tractor"

I would agree, it would be a good buy, its a solid machine and must have been well cared for to be in that shape. I rarely consider price alone when purchasing a machine, it has to be the right machine and in the right condition. This one appears to fall into that category

Find out what interests the landlord has and ply him with a few favours, if done subtly and honestly, it may be a way to get your foot (and arse) in that shed.

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.