
HT-20 Questions...
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Posted May 15, 2010 - 09:29 PM
Any general comments on the HT-20 would be appreciated.
Mark
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Posted May 15, 2010 - 09:52 PM
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Posted May 16, 2010 - 05:02 AM

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Posted May 16, 2010 - 07:04 PM
You will find that this is a fun and informative place :)
Here's a little info on the HT-20
This little peice is from the sonny's Bolens website
"1973 - 1978
The HT20 received yet another power boost. Now fitted with a 19.5HP Kohler K532 Series engine. What's a half horsepower any way? Who cares, this machine was just about to do extraordinary things - with the optional new Backhoe attachment to compliment the already available front end loader*, Bolens now had a fully commercial powerhouse in the consumer buying market.
What more could you want!
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Here is a link to the Largeframe Service Manual. Note this manual is over 100 pages, so if you are on dial up it may take a while to load.....

Here is the HT-20 Parts list:
PARTS LIST
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Posted June 06, 2010 - 12:41 AM
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Posted June 06, 2010 - 06:25 AM
Isn't it funny how you always find the muscles that don't get a lot of use? That happened to me when it came time to plow snow and manually lifting the blade and snow blower LOL
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Posted June 06, 2010 - 09:11 AM
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Posted June 06, 2010 - 09:46 AM
I added power steering to my Massey with FEL. I'd never get my calf stalls cleaned out if I didn't have power steering in the tight areas I have to work the FEL.
Some large frames ( mostly HT23 I think ) had the option of power steering.
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Posted June 06, 2010 - 10:44 AM
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Posted June 06, 2010 - 07:21 PM
Some large frames ( mostly HT23 I think ) had the option of power steering.
The 1886-01-06 HT20 and early HT23 could have power stearing added.
Later HT23 came with Power stearing from the factory.
Edited by wilberj, November 13, 2010 - 07:49 PM.
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Posted November 13, 2010 - 04:43 PM
After about 4 hours use, the engine started to falter and stall. I tried: cleaning carb, replacing points/condensor, flushing fuel tank and lines and finally, replacing the aftermarket vacuum fuel pump with a mechanical oem pump. It was the fule pump all along. Since then, I have used the tractor (and the new 1500lb dump trailer I got) for all sorts of projects around the property. The best thing so far: the FEL - that thing had carried appliances and no end of heavy items and gently placed them where I needed them. Can't say enough about it as a back-saver. I just put the weight box back on and filled it with the concrete ingots and really like the improved traction. I need to test the 4' snow blower before it is needed (sometime soon..) and get the chains on. Hopefully it is up to taking care of a 400' sloped drive and parking area.
Question: From what I understand (from the previous owner) the FEL stays in place and is kept in the air when using the blower. Anyone have any experience running that combination and can speak to the process from experience?
Overall, I love the thing more than I thought I would. I originally was looking for a diesel/4X but the price and attachments (FEL/blower/tiller/sickle/weightbox) convinced me to compromise. I hope it makes me happy this winter.
I pretty much forgot about this place until they sent email on the domain change. I do regularly review (another forum that they blank out when I write the name...) but a guy's gotta have a life sometimes...
Edited by acadianarts, November 13, 2010 - 04:44 PM.
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Posted November 13, 2010 - 04:59 PM
Is the front end loader difficult to remove?
The censorship on the other name was something we did kind of as a joke. We will probably remove the censor once the amusement wears off.
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Posted November 13, 2010 - 07:48 PM
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Posted December 30, 2010 - 06:43 PM
I live in Scotland where these tractors are quite rare.
My question is this.? Where does the front loader get hydraulic power from. Is there a seperate pump somewhere, or does the existing pump do all the work, and if so where do the supply pipes come from. The reason for asking is because I am thinking of making a loader after seeing all the photos on the web.
Hope some of you lads have got the answers.
Many thanks.
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Posted December 30, 2010 - 07:09 PM
I'm not an expert in this particular series of Bolens but there are a few guys who are.
Enjoy the site and we would love to see pictures of your Bolens