Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

I got this one for free about 6 months ago and it's been waiting for me to start working on it. It's a small cheap Bolens tractor that most likely came with a 30" mower deck (long gone) and a formed sheet metal frame/pan, looks to be early 1970s if I had to guess.. The engine has compression, the steering is iffy, but fixable, and a 3 speed manual tranny. Anyone here familiar with this model? And if yes, is there anything I should know before attempting to get it running? Stuff like the tranny is made out of pasta and will break at the slightest load  or the rear axel is prone to fall off for no apparent reason.

snowshoveler wrote:

I interpreted that as meaning if its from the early 70's, it won't be a low buck cheepie to repair. Guess I misinterpreted your statement Chris - my apologies...

Marty

sorry about that Marty...

sometimes even the big guy.....Marshall has no idea what im saying

what i meant was if it was a 70 s era machine then it would be a good quality unit and i would try to repair it.

if it is a lot newer then well it could be less of a machine

generally speaking bolens made some very good stuff in the 60s and 70s and i have restored a couple for people and they were very good tractors .

later chris

"sometimes even the big guy.....Marshall has no idea what im saying"


Yea but don't feel special, I don't understand what most people say.