Bolens 800 build
After a year of not working on the Bolens 800 I decided now was the time to get the old beast out of the garage and into the yard working like it should.
Here's the Beginning pictures, basically a complete tractor that was in bad need of repair and a new paint color. I started by tearing the whole tractor down to a rolling frame. The S7d engine was gone, the front bearing and magneto plate were non existant and the case was filled to the gills with stagnant water. I had a S8d donor motor that was ready to rock so I set it aside.
Either way, I have a lot of time and paint, not so much money, but a headache as I am trying to make sure everything is cleaned and repainted.
First the hi-lo lever system had rusted completely tight and the brackets were re welded at some point. I used alot of PB-blaster penetrating spray as this tractor basically sat in a swamp like state.
Here's the past pictures...
http://web.infoave.net/~mcanders/bolens800.html
http://www.mytractorforum.com/showthread.php?t=608
Getting up to the current date, the tractor sat in a garage until I got the urge again!....
I realize that there is a big gap from the first pictures until the frame was painted.....I should have taken more pictures! I hate it when that happens! I also dont have a shot of it before I touched it....oh well at least its better now.
After a year of not working on the Bolens 800 I decided now was the time to get the old beast out of the garage and into the yard working like it should.
Here's the Beginning pictures, basically a complete tractor that was in bad need of repair and a new paint color. I started by tearing the whole tractor down to a rolling frame. The S7d engine was gone, the front bearing and magneto plate were non existant and the case was filled to the gills with stagnant water. I had a S8d donor motor that was ready to rock so I set it aside.
Either way, I have a lot of time and paint, not so much money, but a headache as I am trying to make sure everything is cleaned and repainted.
First the hi-lo lever system had rusted completely tight and the brackets were re welded at some point. I used alot of PB-blaster penetrating spray as this tractor basically sat in a swamp like state.
Here's the past pictures...
http://web.infoave.net/~mcanders/bolens800.html
http://www.mytractorforum.com/showthread.php?t=608
Getting up to the current date, the tractor sat in a garage until I got the urge again!....
I realize that there is a big gap from the first pictures until the frame was painted.....I should have taken more pictures! I hate it when that happens! I also dont have a shot of it before I touched it....oh well at least its better now.
