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Bolens 1250 with FEL rejuvenation update.
I now have a much greater appreciation for members who have
pulled relics out of the fields and brought them back to life.
After 3 weekends disassembling, cleaning, sandblasting and cleaning
some more I can only imagine how long it must take to bring one of
those full size old tractors back to life.
The other thing I have come to appreciate is that a disassembled tractor
takes up 600 times the space of an assembled tractor. But after all my
moaning and groaning I am very happy with the overall condition of the
tractor. The only thing I’m not happy with is the hood sheet metal but I
keep reminding myself this is not a restoration (more of a rejuvenation.)
Maybe I’ll be able to get a hood in decent shape sometime in the future.
I gave up trying to contact “Sonny’s” and started working with Bob Fenn
at Bolensman. Bob has been very helpful with information and getting the
small parts that make a big difference.
If things stay on track I should be able to start painting parts next weekend
and will keep the forum up to date.
I now have a much greater appreciation for members who have
pulled relics out of the fields and brought them back to life.
After 3 weekends disassembling, cleaning, sandblasting and cleaning
some more I can only imagine how long it must take to bring one of
those full size old tractors back to life.
The other thing I have come to appreciate is that a disassembled tractor
takes up 600 times the space of an assembled tractor. But after all my
moaning and groaning I am very happy with the overall condition of the
tractor. The only thing I’m not happy with is the hood sheet metal but I
keep reminding myself this is not a restoration (more of a rejuvenation.)
Maybe I’ll be able to get a hood in decent shape sometime in the future.
I gave up trying to contact “Sonny’s” and started working with Bob Fenn
at Bolensman. Bob has been very helpful with information and getting the
small parts that make a big difference.
If things stay on track I should be able to start painting parts next weekend
and will keep the forum up to date.