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I had 250AS, no worries about freezing water

Well you have quite the mystery going on. I commend you on your thoroughness in eliminating possible issues or problems. Now I hope you find the problem and tell us, because other than gremlins, I'm not sure what the problem could be. I had a big tractor that was air cooled, a Belarus, that had a weak injector pump and it started to blow smoke, but I replaced the injector pump because it wasn't moving fuel properly and that fixed the problem. Delayed injection could cause the white smoke and that might, like you said, point toward worn camshaft lobes

https://news.yahoo.com/video/record-rain-deadly-floods-plains-144416077.html More rain forecast for the next two weeks

Thanks everyone, I would set out a pump, but there really is no where to pump it to that wont just raise the water level in another area unless I had a lot more hose. The pump hose is 2 inches in diameter, where as a water hose is 3/4 of an inch, the water hose, which I have plenty of, is not big enough to carry the volume of water required to remove incoming water. I only have 20 feet of the 2 inch line and that only fills the pond we once called the "yard" The latest forecast is for another 6 inches today with more all next week. A firefighter lost his life last night trying to rescue a man from swift water that took his truck from the road. Many deaths are going to be attributed to this Memorial Day flood, hopefully not as many as in 1987 when 27 people died just in my area. The water has inundated the garden, all plants are under water or gone, the pond is about to crest over the dam and the road leading to town has been impassable for over a day due to swift water crossing the road. I'm building a berm that will partially shield the house and redirect the water down to a lower elevation. Many areas in the Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas will be extensively flooded and there will be more loss of life. I just wish we could get this water to California which has seen a 150 foot drop in their largest reservoir, Lake Mead. I never thought about purchasing a rain jacket until yesterday, now I believe they are sold out, if I could get there.

Well if you don't have air in your fuel lines or a clogged fuel tank breather hole then i would say that the problem is going to be internal. You may be looking at worn or jammed piston rings, worn or scored cylinders, or worn valve guides. I'm afraid if you have eliminated everything else this is where the problem points.

I noticed watching several videos from the IHF event that the same model tractors that we have here in the states had more extensive and larger fenders, along with buddy seats, fender seats, and back seats between the fenders. It seems that the fenders drop much lower and fuller around the tyres compared to American model tractors as well.

My Bible is using something akin to metric in the form of hectares, dinars, rubles, heck I don't know. I just need the dimensions of an Ark, say about 10 percent the size of Noah's. We have already received 17 inches of rain this month and just received over 3 inches in the last 2-3 hours, with over 6 inches forecast before midnight and maybe that much tomorrow and Monday as well. My wife and I have formed a bucket brigade and have moved about 1500 gals in 5 gallon buckets since 7 pm. It is coming in under our sun porch door and threshold, at an alarming rate, it rose from outside the sun room door to the inside sliding door (about 15 feet and 6 inches up) in less than 20 minutes, After about 90 minutes of baling water by filling 5 gallon buckets and going through the house to the front side of the property we were able to reduce the water level substantially. I have used heavy plastic and bricks/pavers on the outside door, but it is still entering in weep holes in the brick that is supposed to allow water out, but because the water in the backyard is over 6 inches deep the weep holes are now a point of entry. I have now plugged those holes and am having the wife bail the rest of the water out of the sun-room while I take time to think of other options. There is a limit to how much water we can put out the front door, because A) it just runs around the house in a few minutes and the water is starting to get near the front door as well. So the idea of a Ark came to mind, not one that floats, but more of a coffer dam around the house, built of wood, lined with plastic. I should go see how the wife is doing before I go to bed, it looks like I will need to be well rested for the morning.

White smoke is caused by raw, unburnt fuel passing into the exhaust stream or water burning in the combustion. Common causes include 1) Blown head gasket allowing water to enter the combustion area. This will usually smell slightly sweet. 2) Defective fuel injectors. 3) Low cylinder compression, low cylinder compression may be caused by leaking valves, sticking piston rings, ring wear, cylinder wear, or cylinder glaze. 4) When white smoke occurs at cold start and then disappears as the engine warms up, the most common causes are fouling deposits around piston rings and/or cylinder glazing. 5) Water entering combustion spaces will also create white smoke. 6) Faulty head gaskets and cracked cylinder heads or blocks are a common cause of water entry. Small diesel engine basics.

I'll get a formula for you. I used a industrial enamel. I'm not sure whether they used white to make the color or a pastel tint base, but I will let you know. Industrial paints use different tint types than house paint or even other architectural oil base alkyds. One a side note these industrial enamels are high in solids and take a good amount of reducer, I'm fairly sure most of the paints over there are low V.O.C.s which reduce at a different rate.

There really weren't paint codes for Bolens, mostly names, but I had the paint custom matched. I can give you the formula after I pick it up. This color is one of there toughest to find or match. its not the almond or white they had used in the past, made from around 1970-1972 its a greenish/grayish/white, it was used on most all the tractors of that era even the small frames and large frames. I use the Rust-o-leum Regal Red for the wheels and deck, it is a tad lighter, but anytime you can find a premix really close it will hold up better, especially in Red, Yellow, Orange, Blue, or Green, the Off Whites aren't too bad for color and gloss retention because there is not much colorant in them and as long as you add a little hardener to any of them they last years and years. The was no primer on most of these Garden tractors, just paint and Bolens after 1970 used a powder coat epoxy

Thanks C-101!

It appears to be 4 wheel drive and possibly air cooled? Not sure where the picture was taken

That looks almost like 1980s Allis tool bar, that held a cultivator, plow, and harrow

A friend gave me a orbital air powered disc sander and I am going over the tin on the 1556 with it. I've got a few small spots to ding out and a few to putty over then I will be ready for sanding/building primer. I really like this type of primer because it really makes the surface look new again. The decals took the most time to remove, after using a heat gun to remove the top layer, I had two more layers of clear to remove. I think I need some tips on removing decals. I'm doing a lot of hand sanding as well and will move to a finer grit soon. I hope to have the 1556 looking as if it did when it was the 27th one built and rolling off the assembly line.

Is that how you say that I am retiring the deck belt on my Allis 716 42" deck. I believe I got all the use out of it possible. When I removed the belt it was only turning the center spindle making it a 17-1/4 inch deck

This was at a tractor show, anyone know any specifications, horsepower/weight etc, about this beaut. Thanks, Alain

Much easier than building new legs

That is really nice, you could stamp manuals and brochures with those!

I see where you get the name The Showman, Great Job!!

Don't sell yourself short Andrew, you know a bunch. This is a place we share information, if I was as smart as my wife I wouldn't need you guys, lol

good choice, keep it original.

Dr. Bolens emailed me and told me the manuals were WRONG and that the belts were 30" for all hydros, but that some geared models were 34", I'm making a note of that in all my manuals. Thanks Andrew and OB. I bought a set of three belts for my 1476 and the place I bought them from assured me they were all the same size, they were not, that's why you buy matched sets. In fact you can go to any parts store and measure two belts of the same size and often there will be a difference in size, it makes a big difference on double and triple pulleys. Thanks again guys.

Seems no one else new either, but I'm not buying belts that don't fit, so the old ones will have to do, customer service at parts houses has become an oxymoron

Use a small amount of hardener (ratio on can) to any Alkyd enamel paints and it will make the shine last long , enhance color retention, durability, and make more resistant to fading and scuffing. Be advised that what you mix up will have to be use,d as it starts chemically drying upon mixing, and will set up in a can in a day or so. http://www.paintdocs.com/docs/webPDF.jsp?SITEID=KRI&doctype=PDS&prodno=075577025220

Depends on what tractor, very early model cub original or earlier type tractor, maybe keep the solids, anything made later in the 60s or 70s pneumatic tires would be complimentary.