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A guy called me that got my number from a local mower shop that told him I knew about old garden tractors. He had just purchased a Bolens G14 from his neighbor and wanted a plow. First I told him he needed a hitch. I printed him all the drawings of the sleeve hitch and rod. He got the hitch built, but could not find a 5/8" pipe, so he used 1 inch pipe, not my style, eBay has 5/8" I.D. by 5 inch pipe that is used as a large wheel bushing for under 10.00. Anyway, long story short (ha) my friend that lives near Oklahoma City, about 175 miles south west one way from here told him he would sell him a Brinly plow. Originally he was going to bring the plow up here when he came up this way to pick up a tractor, but he had a injury and will not be coming. I called him and told him me and the old fellow who bought the plow were coming down, he said I might want to see if the guy wanted a brinly cultivator as well, heck no, I wanted it. I had one before and sold it along with a brinly disk, dumb, dumb, dumb. at least I'm getting the cultivator back. Sorry mates the plow was sold before I knew you were all looking for one, I know of several more around here though. 

Friday I will be visiting a friend I met several years ago. He used to be a Bolens dealer in the area and has a LARGE Quonset hut full of tractors and equipment that he has decided to sell. I know he has a H14, got dibs on that one for a friend, but he also has a 600, 800, 850 as well as several H14XL, Eliminators, and QTs, along with several shaft drive tillers, mower gearboxes, deck shells 3 point large frame hitches and many other assorted Bolens parts. He is a machinist and made a few of the NLA blade mounts for the larger GTs out of solid billet aluminum, the ones that have extra holes in case the old screws break off or get stripped. I'll be going out Friday to take pictures and make a list of inventory and see if I can help him move it. I'll post the pictures and results here Saturday.

Friday I will be visiting a friend I met several years ago. He used to be a Bolens dealer in the area and has a LARGE Quonset hut full of tractors and equipment that he has decided to sell. I know he has a H14, got dibs on that one for a friend, but he also has a 600, 800, 850 as well as several H14XL, Eliminators, and QTs, along with several shaft drive tillers, mower gearboxes, deck shells 3 point large frame hitches and many other assorted Bolens parts. He is a machinist and made a few of the NLA blade mounts for the larger GTs out of solid billet aluminum, the ones that have extra holes in case the old screws break off or get stripped. I'll be going out Friday to take pictures and make a list of inventory and see if I can help him move it. I'll post the pictures and results here Saturday.

What if you could find someone to collect 5 plows then ship them all at once, would that be cost effective?

The walbro carbs on the G and H OHV valve engines can be very stubborn to get right. It has to do with the seat that goes up from the bottom of the bowl screw. That seat wasn't made large enough and has problems with clogging. A very fine wire can be used to remove blockage, but NOTHING else will work, not seafoam, chemtool, air, nothing, I've tried. The symptoms of the carb problem is that it refuses to idle, but will run at full throttle, when you try to lower the throttle the governor starts hunting and the engine dies. One of the guys over at GTTalk sells a updated version of the seat with more room, but once cleaned they tend to be okay as long as they don't set for long periods of time or petrol goes bad as month old milk. Attached is the part the guy at GTTalk sells, I'm sure OB probably knows him or can find out, it is the emulsion tube that easily stops up

The walbro carbs on the G and H OHV valve engines can be very stubborn to get right. It has to do with the seat that goes up from the bottom of the bowl screw. That seat wasn't made large enough and has problems with clogging. A very fine wire can be used to remove blockage, but NOTHING else will work, not seafoam, chemtool, air, nothing, I've tried. The symptoms of the carb problem is that it refuses to idle, but will run at full throttle, when you try to lower the throttle the governor starts hunting and the engine dies. One of the guys over at GTTalk sells a updated version of the seat with more room, but once cleaned they tend to be okay as long as they don't set for long periods of time or petrol goes bad as month old milk. Attached is the part the guy at GTTalk sells, I'm sure OB probably knows him or can find out, it is the emulsion tube that easily stops up

The trailer is a 1 ton bed from a old 1970 Dodge truck that once belonged to the Corps of Engineers. The Corps of Engineers turned Oklahoma into a water wonderland by building over a dozen LARGE lakes in the eastern half of the state, one lake has 1,300 miles of shoreline. Our lake Oologah is three miles up the road it is more than 12 miles long and was built by damming the Verdigris river and impounding by stone bluffs on the sides. I use the trailer for odd jobs, the most important is to get gravel from the local quarry, I regularly put over 5,000 pounds of gravel in it for my driveway. Our place is 20 acres, mostly prairie, but a small pond a a couple of large oaks, the neighbors to the north and on both sides have over 1,000 acres and my friends on the North side of the the lake have over 10,000 acres, I think that's a little over 4,000 hectares, its 12 miles to the grocery, but we have a small convenience store a few miles away. Land here is generally around 5,000 and acre in large lots, but can run up to 20,000 dollars for acre lots with utilities. Lots of elbow room

The previous tenants had roofed the well house in 1975, they just put asphalt shingle right over wood shakes. It needed replaced 20 years ago when I got the place, but time and money did not allow it. The structure itself was built in 1964, just a pup compared to European buildings. Next I will tear off the old rotten wood siding and install Hardy board and a new door. After that I will remodel the the block shop, then the barn, of course it might be at least a year before I can get into either one of those projects. I hoping that by this time next year I will be employed and being accepted to graduate school.

The trailer is a 1 ton bed from a old 1970 Dodge truck that once belonged to the Corps of Engineers. The Corps of Engineers turned Oklahoma into a water wonderland by building over a dozen LARGE lakes in the eastern half of the state, one lake has 1,300 miles of shoreline. Our lake Oologah is three miles up the road it is more than 12 miles long and was built by damming the Verdigris river and impounding by stone bluffs on the sides. I use the trailer for odd jobs, the most important is to get gravel from the local quarry, I regularly put over 5,000 pounds of gravel in it for my driveway. Our place is 20 acres, mostly prairie, but a small pond a a couple of large oaks, the neighbors to the north and on both sides have over 1,000 acres and my friends on the North side of the the lake have over 10,000 acres, I think that's a little over 4,000 hectares, its 12 miles to the grocery, but we have a small convenience store a few miles away. Land here is generally around 5,000 and acre in large lots, but can run up to 20,000 dollars for acre lots with utilities. Lots of elbow room

The previous tenants had roofed the well house in 1975, they just put asphalt shingle right over wood shakes. It needed replaced 20 years ago when I got the place, but time and money did not allow it. The structure itself was built in 1964, just a pup compared to European buildings. Next I will tear off the old rotten wood siding and install Hardy board and a new door. After that I will remodel the the block shop, then the barn, of course it might be at least a year before I can get into either one of those projects. I hoping that by this time next year I will be employed and being accepted to graduate school.

The Canadian Wisconsin site is still up, the American site is down, the page that had the production date codes is gone on the Canadian site as well, error code 404. I think I made a .pdf copy, just have to find it in my highly organized library of thousands of manuals, lol.

The attached picture shows my O&R display at one of the local shows the summer before last. I have added a number of units since then and will be posting some of the more interesting ones in the coming weeks. I am a returning member. I was on the old Forum but am just returning after getting locked out when the forum moved last year.

Here is the link, you have to type your serial number in and it gives month and year.
http://www.wiengines.com/support_serial_search/

Here is the link, you have to type your serial number in and it gives month and year.
http://www.wiengines.com/support_serial_search/

Here is the link, you have to type your serial number in and it gives month and year.
http://www.wiengines.com/support_serial_search/

I have the date codes for Wisconisn engines

I went to replace the grill on my Massey MF-16, next thing I knew it was in pieces on the floor and it was 2am. Your doing a fantastic job and inspiring others, thanks.

You need my tractors autographs, they do all the work. Except for the Bolens I haven't restored any of them. I am blessed with having them, but the real tribute goes to those that made them and those that kept them up. I have 17 now and many, many implements, I hope this collection can grow, stay intact and out live me.

lol, it must have been REAL slow news day
 

lol, it must have been REAL slow news day
 

lol, it must have been REAL slow news day
 

lol, it must have been REAL slow news day
 

I collected the Bolens this afternoon. Here's a photo, albeit a poor one, of the tractor on the back of my pickup. I will take some photos when I unload it in the next few days.

Unfortunately a few could not make it, but it was a good day.

 

I bet you have a big barn to store that awesome collection.
Some beautiful machines you have