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[stanz]

It's starting again, I went from no Bolens to two in a month.  I found this one while trolling Craigslist for attachments. It had a nice cosmetic restoration, the brothers did it for a 4H gathering. It was too pretty to pass up on.  The only issue is that the engine has no spark.  I now have two 1220s, an ugly one with a Briggs boxer engine, and a pretty one with the stock engine.  My old Tecumseh runs, but smokes, so I can use parts from it to get new new one running.  More pictures tomorrow, it's too cold outside.

 

Edited by stanz, January 17, 2015 - 12:51 PM.

[MyBolens1053]

Nice find. Looks reall good, too.

[glgrumpy]

Yep! Warned you about Bolen's Disease!  Think it might be heading my way too........just from looking at all the pictures on here, ha!

[NUTNDUN]

Your Bolens 1220 looks great. I hope you can get the spark figured out easily and that she runs great. I understand about being too cold and pictures. I already caught flak for that

 

Where's the seat?

[NUTNDUN]

Yep! Warned you about Bolen's Disease!  Think it might be heading my way too........just from looking at all the pictures on here, ha!

 

GL, it will spread. You will soon be a Bolens owner

[OldBuzzard]

It's starting again, I went from no Bolens to two in a month.  I found this one while trolling Craigslist for attachments. It had a nice cosmetic restoration, the brothers did it for a 4H gathering. It was too pretty to pass up on.  The only issue is that the engine has no spark.  I now have two 1220s, an ugly one with a Briggs boxer engine, and a pretty one with the stock engine.  My old Tecumseh runs, but smoke, so I can use parts from it to get new new one running.  More pictures tomorrow, it's too cold outside.

 

 

That's what happens when you discover filet mignon after a life time of only eating hamburger 

 

 

Yep! Warned you about Bolen's Disease!  Think it might be heading my way too........just from looking at all the pictures on here, ha!

 

Star Trek got it wrong:

https://www.youtube....h?v=AyenRCJ_4Ww

 

It's really "We are the BOLENS...resistance is futile". 

[wilberj]

Nice find!

[HANKG]

Yea real nice tough GT

[Bolens 1000]

Nice Find, Looks to be an all original machine besides the paint which is getting harder to find stuff in untouched condition.

[Little Irish Men]

That is a nice one . and were is the seat ?

[stanz]

No seat came with it. I have spares from other brands I can use for now. It was so cold many towns cancelled school today.

[Husky]

Gee that looks really nice. I hope it works out well for you.

[chieffan]

Nice looking tractor.  Hope you get that engine to fire without to much trouble.  I have a seat and spring off an 850 if push come to shove.

[farmerall]

Nice find and it looks to be in great shape.

[stanz]

Here are the pictures from the craigslist ad: