Alan

No horizontal cranks, but there are a few vertical crank 8 & 11 hp engines in scrap Westwood tractors among the Bolens Stash.

Not sure if the carbs / air filters would be suitable for a horizontal engine but if so, could remove and send.  Maybe others will know.

i took ians gt 14 down there today on the trailer, i was following a wierd tractor thingy

 

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Yes, definitely a weird thingy. The tractor looks OK though.

Another load went today.  We can see a LOT more of the barn floor now.

Philip and brother in law Terry moved the two lathes out of the barn.  The Raglan

has now gone to a new home with a fly press press for company.  I missed the

Raglan being moved due to being busy elsewhere on site.

The other lathe, make unknown, although it looks a bit like a Myford, is now in a

more accessible spot.  Rusty, but like the Raglan, various area's have cleaned up

better than expected.

Philip managed to start the International B450 hoping to reverse it out of the barn

but found the clutch was stuck.  Hardly surprising after about 40 years of rest. 

Clouds of smoke and fumes which had us all making a rapid exit until it cleared

A few photo's of the days excitement.

Thanks mate, all I need to do now is find a better way of mounting it..

 

 

 

 

They are.. Just a very very pale shade

 

 

An update from inside the workshop.... The bench WN was on ended up looking like this yesterday!!

After the struggle of lifting her off the bench last time we decided the easiest thing to do this time was to slide drag the bench to the doorway and roll her down some ramps,,,

To be fair on the bench it has put up with a lot of punishment for the past er... many years including the weight of the 6x6 being built on it..

The bench will be rebuilt a lot stronger and on castor wheels

 

 

 

I'm very happy to report that all the changes that have happened on WN have been worth it..

Thanks to the new higher fuel outlet on the tank she starts up straight away with no hassles or queasy-start..  A little choke, no throttle push the starter button and she roars into life..

Today I realized that I was no longer thinking about the brakes when using then, I guess the relocated front master cylinder is doing it's job now

 

And now the big one.. Steering..

 

Gone is the twitchyness that was there under hard throttle while turning.. There is even a fair amount of self centering going on.. Oh, and the steering is so much lighter than what it was

The only downside was the amount of wheel turning needed to steer..

It was about 1/2 a turn lock to lock, the A35 steering box made that 2.2 turns lock to lock!!

 

This was sorted today by drilling and extra hole in the drop link a bit closer to the wheel and giving the connecting rod a bend so it didn't hit the exhaust or anywhere else..

The lock is now 1.5 turns lock to lock which feels right.. In fact it now has so much lock that the front brake calipers hit the front axle on full lock, so I need to make a couple of simple stoppers to stop that happening..

 

 

 

The fender pan is as done as it's going to get before the shows, it still needs loads more work but that can wait until I get her ready for final paint.

 

 

 

I have also installed a plug under the dash..

 

 

 

Nope, it's not for plugging in headphones   It is in fact wired into the bikes stop/run circuit.    The plan is to grind out some of the plastic bit that separates the positive and negative and weld both bits together.

The idea being when it's plugged in to the stop/run circuit will be in run mode.. So if the plug is attached to the driver and the driver get thrown off for some reason, the plug get pulled and the engine stops

 

 

 

I'm now so tired I can hardly type without having to correct a smelling mistake on every other turd, so it's just as well I'm on the last three photo's..

Here's WN out in the wild yesterday.

 

 

 

The idea being when it's plugged in to the stop/run circuit will be in run mode.. So if the plug is attached to the driver and the driver get thrown off for some reason, the plug get pulled and the engine stops

Ian,  I think you meant to say that if the driver SELF EJECTS in SHEAR TERROR via his inbuilt REAR END propulsion system, then the plug gets pulled stopping the engine.

Dam I thought the weights would have been too heavy for your car & you would have left them for me

 

Shame we had left all the rubbish behind for you to look at

 

Just a few bits left to collect for me when the time allows. You did not find my loader tines did you

No tines yet Chris. Looked in a few more likely places but no luck. A few more to dig into though.

Today I finally collected the Bolens tiller and the FMC wheel weights from Alan in deepest Surrey a round trip of just over 400 miles. I met up with Chris, aka the Showman and John, the owner who was pleased that the tiller was off to a good home as he can't take it with him!

Unfortunately I could only spare an hour and a half exploring the site and having a guided tour with Alan before rushing back to Devon. I only wished I had deeper pockets and the space to take more stuff back. The red Bolens was a beauty and it was good to see it in action transporting the tiller to my car. I was rather taken by the Cub Cadet there as well as Alan's Roper. The Morris Marinas were great to see but I did not have time to see the Ital van.

The tiller and wheel weights are now under cover awaiting a through clean. My thanks to both Alan and Chris for thier warm welcome. It's pleasingto see Chris supporting and helping Alan (and John) out with the clearance of items and materials.

Good to meet you Andrew.   Another face matched to a name.  Shame though that you only had a piddly little car,    otherwise we would have sent you on your way with a lot more goodie's.  

While at John's again today, I decided to inspect the crushed caravan hoping I wouldn't find another squatter.

No strange noise's from the interior this time, but a very strong horrible smell drifting out from the door.

Wondering if our last unwanted visitor had murdered a fellow squatter and that we might have a decomposing

body to deal with, we rang 999.

We were told not to touch anything and that the South of England's top forensic expert would be sent ASAP.

He arrived faster than ASAP and I just had time for a photo before he disappeared into the depth's of the caravan.

He emerged a short while later and reported that the only dead body's he could find were those of spiders and bugs

which had probably been trodden on by our previous squatter, and that the smell was most likely from the damp and

mouldy cushions, books, furniture and car seats which had been stored in the caravan for years. The leaking roof

did not help.

He also said that he had discovered something else buried behind the furniture.  When asked what it was we were told

that we would have to wait until a full forensic examination had been made, and that a report would be made on MoM

possibly by Thursday.

So, if any members are interested, keep looking.

Alan.

Happy Birthday Richard. How many candles on the cake. ?    Never mind.

Softie or not at least I'm not in a field waiting for a tow covered in mud and soaking wet and cold

Much better off nice and cosy in a partly crushed caravan, covered in dust, bugs, BIG spiders and being watched by - - - - - - something.

It's not RED and it's not a SPRINTER, but still big enough for Iain and Malcolm to return to Norfolk with another load of goodie's.

Although he tried to resist ( but not very hard ) Iain hoped he wouldn't get into too much trouble with his boss when she saw his latest load.

He also spotted more useful junk, I mean more useful project material, which means another return trip when the boss cools off.

Malcolm had more self control and only went home with the Atlas Shaper, his reason for the visit.  Well, OK. A few more bits too.

Thanks to both, and Mr Showman too, for helping to dump lots more scrap into the skip. A big help to John and I.

Alan

Unbelievable! If that was in the UK the condition of those GTs would be far worse I would think thanks to the ravaged of our climate.

I'll second that.  A lot of John's stash suffered from the weather, although covered up initially.

slf-uk, on 16 Jul 2015 - 9:54 PM, said:

How are you planning to fit the dukes of hazard air horns now you have removed the horn circuit?

I've made an adapter thingy to power the air horns from one of the rear tyres...

Be better if you made an adapter to plug into the drivers rear end.  The faster "Why Not" went, the louder the air horns.

The downside is that the pipework would need clearing of liquid manure after every run. Worth a thought though.

RED Bolens, did it have a badge on it ?

No badge Chris, but a few Wheelhorse stickers over the RED paint will convince Iain and Andrew that it's NOT a Bolens.

A very similar one dragged out of it's burial ground yesterday.  Same gear lever arrangement, footrests, exhaust,

hood.  8 hp engine on this one. The front and rear wheels are the same diameter although with different tires.

Turned on it's side to remove the remains of the cutting deck.  The exhaust can be clearly seen.  Track rod broken.

I think what you have there is a Red-throated Loon, the smallest of the loons, the Red-throated Loon breeds at high latitudes in North America and Eurasia. It is distinctive among loons not only in size, but also in behavior, vocalizations, locomotion, and other aspects of life history.

How dare you talk about our Chris like that. Anyway, he only has two legs, not the usual eight. On second thoughts, at the speed he shot out of the caravan when we mentioned tea, maybe he did have more than two. And he likes Red.

That's a nice little shaper. I've done no amount of work on it's bigger relatives over the years.

 

Looks like a handy mini digger in the back ground.

Yes, the digger is handy. Mainly used now for shifting things around. It will be one of the last items to go.

I better come and collect that red Bolens if you can manage with a less capable tractor

 

Nice extraction, those shapers are not light

 

Iain

Red Bolens What Red Bolens. ?

Not Bolens, but part of the stash.

Chris and I extracted this Atlas Shaper from the back of the barn today. for the help Chris.

Easier than expected with a bit of thought and forward planning.

It gave Chris the opportunity to try out his re engined Raider 12 too, especially when removing  the

last two Westwoods from their burial ground.  They fought back, but the Raider won.

Who needs a Bolens when a Horse will do,   said Chris.

I'm interested in winch , would you post ?

Winch now sold. Thanks Neil.

Very dubious looking character.

I agree.  John and I were relieved when we finally sent him packing.

While at John's today, digging out more of the Bolen Stash, we heard a noise from an old caravan which

had been partly crushed by a tree brought down in a storm a few years ago.

This caravan had been used to store furniture etc and was almost full and very difficult to see inside due

to being covered with undergrowth.  After calling and getting no answer I took a few random flash photo's,

not being able to see much at all, and managed to get a ( not too clear ) picture of the culprit.

The only way we could get this person to emerge, threats to call the police etc had no effect, was to offer

him a cup of tea.  This did the trick and he was out instantly, covered with cobwebs and probably bugs too.

Asked how he got here, guessing he was an illegal immigrant, he said he had stowed away in a red sprinter

van which has been seen nearby on a few occasions recently.

We eventually sent him on his way, but he threatened to return saying that he liked exploring at John's, even

though all of the red stuff has gone.

Happy Birthday Nigel.  I expect having a drive on "Why Not" caused you to age rapidly.

R.I.P. Sandy.

A nice conversion project Nigel.   How about another "Bendy".

Cant make it today Alan, trying to get my stuff ready for Wiston at the weekend.

Unless there's something you've found for me

Nothing found for you today Chris, but did find the cowling / fuel tank for the small engine unearthed last week.  This turned out to be a 65cc BSA industrial engine.

Also found a Villiers kick start engine in the loft, ex mower by the look of it, and a can of RED paint.