Well my first tractor was not a Wheel Horse it was a 1963 Bolens model 600. I used the Bolens every week to cut lawns and in the winter a home made snow plow was used that my grandfather built. This Bolens is the reason I own Wheel Horses , not because a Bolens is not a good brand they are a great tractor. When I bought my house I remembered the Bolens and how tough it was with the cast iron front end and tough transmission, I knew I needed a tractor that would built like the Bolens and found that Wheel Horse with had similar quailties. In 2004 I bought my parents a Wheel Horse model B-80 to replace the aging Bolens (I was hard on the Bolens) and traded the Bolens to Ray's Mower Shop in Boyertown, Pa. for some Wheel Horse parts. Over the years the Bolens recived a paint job which was not factory colors, a battery box welded to the rear to hold a car battery, the 6hp briggs was changed for a new 8hp Briggs engine, a car head light was welded to the hood and a racing aluminum "T" handle gear shift knob I made in shop class. With the "T" handle shifter I made a lot of passes down the drag strip on the front lawn banging every gear!
The Bolens is still up in Boyertown at Ray's and I hope some person buys the tractor for a restoration or parts ..... it deserves it!
Bill in Richmond, Va.
