I have the 18070-01 54" deck. I thought, as posted below, that I only had one bad spindle; it turns out the spindle that went bad did NOT have sealed...
Thanks for the advice! Unfortunately, it turned out that the spindle that failed did not have sealed bearings; just someone who decided to "seal" the grease...
... I rebuilt my gear box over this past winter. I did not find it a difficult rebuild. I would replace all the bearings though. The cost of the bears and oil ...
Hi I just rebuilt my gear box. Here is my bearing list. I got my bearings though EB Atmus Co. Springfield Mass. Web site address www.abatmus.com they have a ...
Better late then never .. You can still get the oil filter with the nut shape on the end, I have one on each of my HT20s and HT23. The ones I have are made by...
I went through mine for a couple reasons. The first was the lawn looked HORRIBLE! Not that it's a golf coarse or anything, but it looked hacked up. I hand spun...
LOL...glad I am not the only one who had a lawn that looked horrible! So far, this is what I found: -bad spindles (grease nipples removed on 2 and sealed) ...
Ah yes. The bottom pulley. Thanks for bringing back THAT bad memory! Well, it wasn't ALL that bad. Use a smoke wrench. I used two torches with MAPP gas on it...
Looking for a close match in a spray can for my 1886. Another thing, Are all the 1886's the same color. Like the 1886-01 to the 1886-04 and 5? Thanks in...
Hi All, I have a Bolens tiller mod #18093 on my Bolens HT-20D and I'm trying to find tines for this tiller. I need 15 left hand tines #1709388 and 15 right...
... and ... This is approx. per each cost for an original set of bolens tines. I have not been able to find a set for cheaper that will fit and also last....
Larry, On my 1250, the shorter gap between the drive shaft and the steering column is about 1/4" that's implied, as you mentioned, the engine must be aligned...
Hey Guys, FWIW I thought I would post about a problem I had last Friday while mowing. I had almost finished with the yard when my tractor started losing power....
I've listed my Mott Flail mower for sale on Ebay. See link. I did with no reserve, but I need $65 for handling and crating/skidding. Shipping could be done on...
Hello, what ever happened to you making mower shafts ?? I might need 3 for my old 38" Bolens mower, they are smaller then the one you were talking about. Are...
Hello, The information you need to have the aproximate year is the last two nimber after the model number. As example, Model : - 2086-01 = 1973 - 2087-02 =...
I recently acquired the 2 Stage Snow Blower (shown on my home pages listed below) in a tractor purchase. Can anyone tell me the Manufacturer and Model Number?...
-Hi Bill, I had the same problem with my HT23, I could not get the steering wheel to budge despite soaking it with penetrating oil and using a gear puller and...
Thanks for the information Jacques Kevin _____ From: bolensfmchtseriestractors@yahoogroups.com [mailto:bolensfmchtseriestractors@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of...
I finished re-building my spindles, and thought I would level the mower deck since I noticed that the front nose of the deck had been pushed in a few times...
Hi all, sorry for the scattergun method. It is quick and dirty!~. I have had the G Series Compact Tractor site up for quite some time on our server at the...
Have you tried jacking the front of the deck up a bit. I know with my deck when I put it on Sunday that I had trouble with the holes lining up. I just jacked...
Hello, where did you get the spindles ? Will the same on your deck fit my 18409-04 deck ? Grass here in NY is growing. Lee in NY [Non-text portions of this...
Hi, Jason. I'd like to comment about your comment on the amount of discharge on your 54" deck. I, too, had the same issue. I checked the engine rpm's and that...
... seem ... book ... of ... Another thing you might look at is weather or not some expert has installed snow blower gears in the gearbox before you got the...
Hello All--I have been seriously wrestling with whether I should get rid of my Bolens HT20 or not... What I guess I'm wondering is what its worth. That will...
No question about it. IT's not worth the cost of a full tank of gas. But....I'll take that 'junk' off yer hands for, oh, maybe, say 50 or so bucks. Would even...
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