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I have a 1455 that I till with

Did the control lever spring back or do you have to pull it back to center?

I hope the wedding day goes very well and you both have a great time. The Jeep looks good

Curious, where did you get your pump and how much was it?

Lav lightweight aluminum vertical. 35. 3.5 horse power.

The wedding sounds exciting, congratulations. That is a very cool mower, I have not seen that model before. It looks in good condition. The Bolens book sounds interesting, we have some of that information in small files

That looked fun. I hope you managed to get out ok

Solid find. The new ones can’t compare to these classics. Just found one by me for $20!

Nice work, helper. Great job, Boss. These memories and experiences will pay off for a lifetime.

Uwielbiam tego typu maszyny, a zwłaszcza odgłos pracującego silnika.👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

I’ve really enjoyed your series on QT 17. I need to replace starter on mine, any technical advise how best to get access to and replace the starter? Thanks

I love your energy, please don't stop.

Corn fed boys ain't need no front ballast!

Saying hi from Holmes County Ohio, I like your tractor and your shredder. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸%

Good video. I have the same machine that has been sitting in the garage for a several years. Not having any success trying to start it. I am going to try cleaning the carb and see if that takes care of it.

@oldirongarage I just picked one up for my Bolens tube frame. It has obvious connection points to the front attachment on a Bolens tube frame, but the frame then narrows down to a point. Curious if you could show me how it connects under your G14.

What is your parts cleaning solution?

These are both from the mid-1970s because of their TNT100 (Tecumseh) engines.

I’ve going through and enjoying your videos. Thanks for bringing us along.

Your twin cylinder Onan Genset will indeed make 220vac juice. Get the schematic diagram and you can see that their are two separate power windings L1 and L2. If you are goosey you can get all the schematics of similar 1800 rpm Onan gensets including the ones with 220vac and those with 110vac only. Then you will see that L1&L2 are series-connected in the 220v-only units but in the 110v-only each winding has its own pair of outlets. If you are super-cautious (and you should be) you can use a thing called a dual-trace-oscilloscope and watch the outputs of L1 and L2 in real time and see how they are phased. SPOILER I already did that with mine because my wife would die in the Kansas heat without the house's 16 amp 220VAC central aircon running. PS - Onan parts are available at Cummins Diesel dealers (they bought Onan to get their diesel-powered reefer unit-business. Post-post-script: Here in KC it is legal to run a standby genset on Natural Gas. I had to get higher compression cylinder (flat) heads for mine because they lose a lot of power on natural (because it is "bulky" and so it cuts down on your oxygen intake) but it is 120 octane-equivalent so squeezing the charge a little tighter works fine.

The Bolens and shredder are a great combination. We need to find a way to import one of those Mackissic shredders

The generator is very cool

We are the same in that we hardly ever use air tools now we have a good selection of battery tools. You are correct, the manual says it should be filled with the unit mounted on the tractor and the tines on the ground. Great job

I have not taken a Bolens tiller apart yet so this was very useful. Great tip to use a radiator hose, thanks

Nice Tractor, Hope You don't mind My little Story.. I have a 1256-02 that My Moms Father bought new in 1970. After Grandpa Passed in 89 the Bolens sat in the Rabbit barn in Greenfield Wi for close to 4 1/2 Years till I told Grandma that I am taking the Bolens Home. The weekend that I brought it Home She was at out House in Wausau Wi . I got it started and drove it off the Trailer and I swore she had tears in Her eyes watching Me drive the Tractor around. Fast forward to 2019 after doing almost nothing to it, It sat covered up at the Old place. It was moved to My new Place. In 2022 I turned 62 and Retired, YES Free time to actually work on it. I did a basic cleaning just around the Engine area to clean off a lifetime of spilled oil and crud. Took the Carb off and did a Rebuild. I got it running and moving under it's own Power. You can see it on Jon Ritters Channel A Ritterbit will do. Titled "Built to last" Through the Years I have Ebay watch lists for the Bolens and Have acquired a lot of replacement pieces for It. I have a new in the Package Factory Decal kit. an almost prestein original Seat ETC.ETC. After all the Garden Tractors Grandpa Bought, Junked, Traded Etc. He always loved the Bolens because it was the Most dependable, Heavy and with the locking Axle, it rarely got stuck LOL.... I hope one Day to actually restore it before Passing it onto another Family Member... I hope this wasn't to long. Thanks Mike M...

Good idea to rebuild it, that was a lot of wear. Once you have finished rebuilding it, it will be good for the next 50 years

The seat looks good. I like the seat design on the 1253, sadly both our 1253's are missing the original seat

A Mackissic Mighty Mac is an attachment we would love to own. They were not imported over here so shipping one from the US is our only option. Do you often see them for sale?

Is there a conversion for the 1253 for the starter/generator on the side? Could I put a regular car alternator on one if I ran a car battery with it? Looking at one of these 1253s and its missing that part. I'd have to fabricate a bracket of course

You caught my attention. I used to work at a feedmill hardware store and worked on Bolens tractors. I bought a 1254-01 that someone had traded in for a new model. I was so impressed that as soon as I was able to I bought another 1254. Had most of the attachments for them. A real garden TRACTOR is what they were. I actually used the one just for pushing snow up until 2013. It was still running when I sold it. Still amazes me that a 12 horsepower Wisconsin had all the power you needed when now it takes 23 horsepower. Oh well keep on keeping my memories alive 👍.

Great job replacing the decals, they look good

I had one of these follow me home 2 days ago

Those carbs and push/pull throttle controls can be a pain. Great progress

I used to have one of those. Make more videos on it!

How about less talk and more action?

I think you are right, people do not know about the grease point on the bottom of the steering. Great progress

It looks good

Brian does a great job making Bolens parts available

It has been a few years since we removed the clutch and drive shaft from a tube frame. I did remember that the PTO has to come off

Great job getting the wheel off, they can be a pain

The engine cleaned up good, great job

We have moved a lot of tractors that way, it works well when you are on your own

Hey how ya doin? I have the same yard tractor...their awesome. I lost my service manual & I am trying to find the torque sequence for the heads. Could you enlighten me by chance I would appreciate it very much thanks

It is great that you have it running

Thats real similar tp the one i had as a kid. I would ride it home from jobs cranking the govornor crouched on it🤣 man that thing was a bitch to start being like 4ft something and 70 pounds. Now i have one on the minibike its still a dangerous start. You gotta commit or it will yank your damn fingers off. The surging is possibly an air leak at the crank seal. Those carbs were notoriously finicky too. If you need mower parts i may have some. I have 3 of them but only interested in the motors. A big carb is all i did and it will definitely push it to 50+ mph. On a kids mattel mx3 minibike its terrifying at 45 but it only weighs 65 pounds and fits in the trunk of the race car being towed.

I like those old Homelites too. Imagine if we could have kept manufacturing things here in America instead of giving all that technology to China.

Yep - mush some good ole JB weld into all of the cancer spots on the case, sand it, rattle can rebuild it to you favorite color and bing bang boom - she's mint

I have a Mcculoch that is older, its a thumb pumped chain oiler. gear reduced, slow cutting.

It is great that you can remove the top from the tank even though it did not look easy. Great progress

They are interesting mowers. I have not see a chainsaw like that before