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Hi heres a couple of pics of my homemade grader/dozer .
 The 2 blades see saw on a pivot under the front wheels 
the front blade works a treat for spreading gravel and the middle blade levels like a charm. The middle blade is just a piece of 4x2 chanel bolted on with 2  steel straps so it can be angled if required.I used the deck lift cylinder to move it up and down . It doesnt look pretty but i had to knock it up in a hurry to move 12 tons of gravel
 

Sounds interesting transplant.
 
Flog me the old engine if you do please

I agree with Chris about trying to keep the original engine in if possible.
By the way Nick, your new avatar is a lot better than yesterday !
Very cool.

nice pic deck looks the same as mine
 
id like to sort the engine thats in and keep it original because it doesnt look to have been messed with  but second hand parts from the states are a fortune 
 
the wisconsin ive got is in realy good condition and its a better engine.
 
and thats the dilema
 
nick 

Hi heres a couple of pics of my homemade grader/dozer .
 The 2 blades see saw on a pivot under the front wheels 
the front blade works a treat for spreading gravel and the middle blade levels like a charm. The middle blade is just a piece of 4x2 chanel bolted on with 2  steel straps so it can be angled if required.I used the deck lift cylinder to move it up and down . It doesnt look pretty but i had to knock it up in a hurry to move 12 tons of gravel
 

this arrived today  sweet little engine not sure what im going to make it run yet something for next years shows me thinks 

Hi,
 
I got an 1886 which works  . You will spoil it if you put that other engine in. I rebuilt my engine with new rings & valves & a coil. Is a beast of a mower & I love it
 
Bet if its been run low on oil then the crank will be shot. Its very hard to find certain parts for these twins any more unless you get 2nd hand from the US but most of them are shot as well
 
Chris

Hi heres a couple of pics of my homemade grader/dozer .
 The 2 blades see saw on a pivot under the front wheels 
the front blade works a treat for spreading gravel and the middle blade levels like a charm. The middle blade is just a piece of 4x2 chanel bolted on with 2  steel straps so it can be angled if required.I used the deck lift cylinder to move it up and down . It doesnt look pretty but i had to knock it up in a hurry to move 12 tons of gravel
 

I have been intending to post this restoration since joining MoM last year but seem to have spent most of my time helping friend John dispose of his Bolens etc stash.
 
As most of the stash has now been cleared I now have slightly more free time, so here goes.   The number on the Roper ID plate,T5828DR, I have not been able to trace but the tractor appears to be identical to Sears 917- 257050.  The Sears parts list, engine number etc confirms this. 
 
The tractor was a mess when dragged from the undergrowth at John's place about three years ago.  Lots of damage, parts missing etc and a blacksmith repair job in various places.
 

 
John was told when he bought it that it had been run into a post, smashing the grill and pushing the hood back which in turn badly damaged the plastic dash tower.  As can be seen the damage was "repaired" via a heavy metal frame and alloy plates pop riveted on plus steel box section in place of the lower grill.
 
One of the first things found was that there was no spark plug in the front cylinder of the horizontal Briggs twin.  Hardly surprising as there was very little thread left in a hole which resembled a cone.  Managed to fit a heli coil at a later date.  Since then I have been given a pair of cyl heads.
 
Also found that the starter motor was jammed when trying a first start. One magnet had come unstuck from the case. Stuck it back on with Araldite then found it ran in the wrong direction. Wondered if this was because of the glue used.  Using a Westwood ? motor with the Sears mounting bracket and a temporary fuel tank got the engine running on one cylinder.  A drive around showed that all the gears were OK.
 

 
As the tractor looked do-able, with a LOT of work, the next step was to transport it to my garage so that I could get at it without 44 mile round trips to John's.
 
Before the restoration bits, a photo of my great grandson Mini Alan trying it out for size.
 

 
 

im always on the lookout but there usually in Norfolk or devon

id love a backhoe and loader for the 1886 ive even thought about making one

the ST1600 is my first bolens i use that for pulling a big 4 wheel trailer round the garden as its realy manouverable 
the h16 i use for the rotavator 
the qt17 i use for a homemade grader/plough  i made to level my drive 
the dgt 1700 runs but its stripped at the moment as it has a few things that need sorting (ive got a rotavator for it and a deck but ive not tried them yet) i always wanted a diesel
the 1886 doesnt run 
the g8/10 doesnt run 
bottom line there my toys 
i started colecting them last year first was the st1600  Â£153 of ebay i liked it so much i caught the bug

Well this is the lastest Bolens in my fleet.
 
1973 Bolens 1556 c/w tiller. Runs well but a right pig to start, Hopefully with a good service & carb clean will solve it. When I get a min!!

HI ive got the 1886 a dgt 17 a qt17 a h16 a st1600  and a g8/10(not sure )
2 flat top rotavators 3 mowing decks  and a homemade dozer grader  on the qt17

I bought it from Abbey mowers last year its got a nice big mowing deck with it.  A customer of theres sold it with his house the new owner ran it without oil 
havent had chance to sort it yet id like to keep it original as its so  tidy but ive yet to find another kohler .

Hi i got a Bolens 1886 with a blown engine i think its thrown a conrod .I cant seem to find any spares at a reasonable price so im thinking of putting a Wisconsin TJD
in (i just happen to have a tidy TJD ) unless anyone knows of a kohler 482s going cheap
thanks nick

Got a G14 with loader    Which I plan to remove & fit on this as with its hydro drive will make it even more usefull 
 
 
Hi could you show us some pictures of the loader id love one for my  h16 and  i was thinking of making one
thanks nick

Hi i got a Bolens 1886 with a blown engine i think its thrown a conrod .I cant seem to find any spares at a reasonable price so im thinking of putting a Wisconsin TJD
in (i just happen to have a tidy TJD ) unless anyone knows of a kohler 482s going cheap
thanks nick