



Posted March 30, 2016 - 02:47 AM
Posted March 30, 2016 - 06:00 AM
In the second pic the thin angled tines lead me to think of a Craftsman Cultivator with the potato hiller tines attached. Just a thought.
Posted March 30, 2016 - 06:13 AM
Posted April 02, 2016 - 09:20 AM
I agree with WilberJ on the implements. I think the homebuilt unit might be a sort of hoe. I have seen similar "blades" to that on non-motorized high wheel cultivators, intended to run just below the surface of the soil to cut weeds down at the root.
It is a shame about the hood. I just picked up a pair of tractors in a package deal. One was a 600 that had the hood chopped when a Honda was swapped into it. Later on the seller moved both the motor and the hood onto a 1054. I think he did a bit cleaner job of it than the one in your pics though.
Jim
Posted April 02, 2016 - 11:19 AM
It is a shame about the hood - it is sad when people repower a tractor they chose to hack rather than find or adapt an engine that fits like it was made for the tractor - just my thoughts. But it does give someone a chance to offer less money because of the altered state and put those funds towards finding the correct undamaged parts or fixing what has been hacked and has kept the tractor from being scrapped of parted out - just me thinking out loud.
Posted April 02, 2016 - 12:16 PM
I agree with WilberJ on the implements. I think the homebuilt unit might be a sort of hoe. I have seen similar "blades" to that on non-motorized high wheel cultivators, intended to run just below the surface of the soil to cut weeds down at the root.
It is a shame about the hood. I just picked up a pair of tractors in a package deal. One was a 600 that had the hood chopped when a Honda was swapped into it. Later on the seller moved both the motor and the hood onto a 1054. I think he did a bit cleaner job of it than the one in your pics though.
Jim
Posted April 02, 2016 - 12:20 PM
It is a shame about the hood - it is sad when people repower a tractor they chose to hack rather than find or adapt an engine that fits like it was made for the tractor - just my thoughts. But it does give someone a chance to offer less money because of the altered state and put those funds towards finding the correct undamaged parts or fixing what has been hacked and has kept the tractor from being scrapped of parted out - just me thinking out loud.
Posted April 02, 2016 - 06:52 PM
It could have been worse in my case. The guy I got them off, re-powered the 600 and chopped the hood to fit. He then bought the 1054 as a non-running parts machine. He decided he liked the 6 speed in the 1054 so he pulled the Wisconsin out and stuck the Honda it. Luckily he figured that since the 600 hood was already cut to fit, he would just bolt it on there instead of cutting the 1054 hood as well. I got both the 600 and the 1054, a tiller, tire chains and a dump cart, as well as the original hood and engine from the 1054.
Best of luck to you on the auction.
Jim
Posted April 03, 2016 - 07:28 AM
Posted April 04, 2016 - 04:19 PM
Posted April 04, 2016 - 04:28 PM
Congratulations - glad to see the "Bolens Bug" is world wide. Look forward to seeing better photos.
Posted April 04, 2016 - 04:36 PM
Posted April 09, 2016 - 07:50 AM
Edited by Bolens800uk, April 09, 2016 - 08:31 AM.