[AT] Now heres an unusual tractor - Bolens Husky(?)

Jim Hoffman jslash at execpc.com
Tue Mar 2 05:59:58 PST 2004


Ed,

  My father would rototill the garden with a regular rototiller,
then drag with this unit.

Ralph,

  No seat or stearing wheel.  Individual controls for the stearing.
You gotta be fast and strong to stear this puppy   ;)

Here's a pic of the entire machine:

http://my.execpc.com/E1/FC/jslash/images/BolensRightFront.JPG

Jim/

> Little brother has one like it, he cultivates the garden with it, and he 
> uses the sickle bar attachment to mow under fences.
> 
> Ed
> 
> Jim Hoffman wrote:
> 
> >Here's my *Husky Gardener*...  I like to think it's a little
> >unusual   ;)
> >
> >http://my.execpc.com/E1/FC/jslash/images/BolensTop.JPG
> >
> >Jim/
> >
> >  
> >
> >>I believe Bolens called it the "Husky". Big machine for its time.
> >>I'm guessing about 8 Hp. Note the mag ignition like a Gravely.
> >>
> >>The chain driven steering wheel gave it a "big tractor" feel, you
thought 
> >>you were driving a LeTourneau..
> >>
> >>Our neighbor had one of them when I was a kid.
> >>He cut something like 8-10 acres of grass with it every week with a
> >>    
> >>
> >gang mower,
> >  
> >
> >>took him all weekend.
> >>
> >>They are rather tippy, and pretty heavy to get back upright on a
slope or 
> >>in mud (see below).
> >>The heavy engine out front would pull them right over, even though
> >>    
> >>
> >there was
> >  
> >
> >>an attempt at a counterweight behind the front wheels.
> >>
> >>Neighbor had a wet spot he'd get it stuck in almost every time, not
> >>    
> >>
> >good since
> >  
> >
> >>he had quite a temper and a spectacular vocabulary.
> >>
> >>Mud would pack between the front wheels, which didn't help much.
> >>He also had a short steep slope that he'd roll it on at least once a
year,
> >>we all had to go over to help him recover it.
> >>
> >>Many people put a lot of wheel weight on them, on front to get some
> >>    
> >>
> >power down,
> >  
> >
> >>and more on the rear wheels to try to keep it upright.
> >>
> >>A flawed but impressive little tractor, wish I had one!
> >>
> >>Quite a few turn up at shows in Ohio, especially Wellington.
> >>
> >>Dave Merchant
> >>
> >>
> >>At 02:49 PM 2/27/2004, you wrote:
> >>    
> >>
> >>>At least to me it is a pretty uncommon sighting. I have seen ads for
> >>>      
> >>>
> >these
> >  
> >
> >>>in the old farm magazines but this is the first real Bolens tractor
> >>>      
> >>>
> >of this
> >  
> >
> >>>vintage that I have seen.
>
>>>http://www.balogauction.com/farmsales/2004/images/ltrfarms/bolens-lg.jpg
> >>>
> >>>Ralph in Sask.
> >>>http://www3.sk.sympatico.ca/lgoff/latestpage.html
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>
> >>Dave Merchant
> >>kosh at nesys.com
> >>nesys_com at ameritech.net
> >>
> >>http://www.nesys.com
> >>http://www.nesys.org
> >>
> >>
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-- 
Jim Hoffman
Oconomowoc WI
'39 Allis Model B
'53 Ford Golden Jubilee
'?? Bolens Huskie Gardener





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