Lawn cut and sweep with the Bolens HT20 and HT23
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- Опубликовано: 3 июл 2024
- It finally stopped raining over here in the UK and our grass dried up enough to cut it. The grass was longer than normal due to all the rain so we decided to cut the grass and then sweep up the cuttings. Today we used the 1980 Bolens HT23 with the 54" deck and the 1974 Bolens HT20 with the Ransoms/Steiner LS340 sweeper.
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Those two Bolen’s are real workhorses. The sweeper does a great job. Job well done Joseph!!
Thanks. The Bolens HTs are great machines, they always have done well mowing and sweeping our grass. Take care
Those are great tractors.I own one many years ago and gave it to my father he needed something to mow his grass he loved it.
Yes, they are great machines and work very well. Over here it is very hard to get parts for them. Take care
Hello Joseph. It was great watching the two Bolens tractors in action. Beautiful tractors. We were very impressed at how well the sweeper worked, or maybe it was the operator. You have started me thinking that there should be a simple way to make emptying the sweeper less of a chore. Thanks for taking us along for the ride, Ben
Thanks. Good point with the unloading, we were thinking a similar thing because it is quite difficult to fully unload - and takes a lot of time too. Unfortunately we haven't had any ideas to fix it yet. Take care
Good Evening To Both Of You Joseph Crew 🧐👌👍 That will a very nice video when you will do the maintenance rust repair 👍👌😇 OUTSTANDING BOLENS Grass cuttings and Sweepers Team Work 😇👌👍 OUTSTANDING video and Have a Very Nice Week End to all of you Cheers 👍👌😇🍻
Thanks. We are looking forward to doing the repairs, and seeing how well the sweeper works afterwards. Have a good week, take care
Very nice job , I have never seen a lawn sweeper like that . The Bolens ram perfectly !!
Thanks. When we saw this for sale at an auction it was the first time we have seen one of these sweepers too. It works great on the back of the Bolens. Take care
That is really some impressive work. And the lawn is in good shape for the rain.
Thanks. It's good to have it done before the rain came back. Take care
Some great camera angles. You’re cameraman was on top of his game 😁 The two HT’s did their job and you beat the rain 👍
Thanks. I will consider giving my cameraman a pay rise :) Always good to beat the rain and the HTs did the job well. Take care
Look forward to seeing repairs and restoration on the sweeper someday 👍
Yes, I think it will be a fun job although we will need a lot of space to take it apart as it has some big parts. Take care
The sweeper works good even though it needs work. Good job 🔧👍
Thanks. We are surprised how well it works with those bad brushes. Take care
That sweeper worked great, wow, a lot of grass too. You have a beautiful lawn.
Thank you very much, our lawn was a wheet field many years ago. The grass always grows very fast at the start and end of the year. Take care
Good video as always Joseph, lawn looks amazing
Thanks. Good looking lawn will keep my mum happy lol. Take care
Nice sweeper- enjoyed watching
Thanks. It works very well considering how bad the brushes are. Take care
Hello there Joseph!! The HT20 and 23 did a nice job mowing and sweeping your garden. For the condition of the sweeper it does indeed do a fine job. And cutting and sweeping in the cross ways orientation sure helps too. Thanks for the nice video and take care!!
Thanks. It will be interesting to see how much better the sweeper works after we do the work to it. Take care
Nice job fellas. Great tractors and sweeper. I was in grass cutting mode today also.
Have a great Sunday fellas.
Thanks. We are often in grass cutting mode with how quickly our grass is growing at the moment. Take care
Neat equipment, Joseph! Fun to see them out working.
Thanks Austen. It is great to have both of these great working on the same job. Take care
nice straight line Joseph. The sweeper is nice for getting all the clumps out of the lawn. Enjoy the journey - cheers
Thanks. It is a cool attachment and we are looking forward to doing a few repairs on it to make it work better. Take care
I plan on a full day mowing tomorrow, the sweeper does great for it's condition.
Agreed, we look forward to seeing how it performs when we get around to fixing all of the issues. Take care
Your grass is a lighter shade of green than our grass is.
Interesting observation. It won't be from a lack of rain thats for sure LOL. Take care
Great job Joseph, both tractors went really well and the brush did its job well done 👍by the way cameraman did really well to keep up with you 🏃♂
Thank you. It was great to get a lot done with both tractors. Take care
I really like that sweeper! Grass clippings can be very hard on metal. Some really great camera shots.Hats off to the cameraman! The lawn looks great. You guys have a big lawn area. I was expecting at any minute to see a small round bale come out of the back lol. Take care
Thanks. I will consider giving the cameraman a higher salary lol. I wish it popped a small bail out of the back, it would make it so much easier to unload. Take care
Just in time ☁
Always good to beat the rain! Take care
When shutting down an engine with an aluminum head, idle it down, and let it idle for at least a minute before shutting it off. This lets the head cool off a little before the air cooling system stops. Nice video. Good Luck, Rick
Thanks, this is something we normally do but I think on the video we had to do remake part of the video and it was just a startup, move into the workshop and shutoff. Take care
First time seeing a sweeper work. Really appreciated seeing inside of it at all its workings. It really is impressive how it is able to compact grass in that hopper . . . especially stacking vertically. - Samuel
Yes, it is impressive how the grass feeds into the collector and then compressed by the weight of the grass. Even though this sweeper has a Ransoms badge, I believe it was made in the US. Take care
Now that is a real grass sweeper! Not like the junk I got that work for one pull. lol Grass looks good. Have a great weekend! See ya!
Thanks. This sweeper was a very good purchase from the auction that we got it from. It must have been very expensive to get new. Take care
Great team work with the 2 HTs, I wish I had one of those sweepers 👍🏻, I have a regular John Deere model which is always a pain to empty. Yours really looks like a mini baler hihihi. Have a great one Joseph 👍🏻🙋🏼♂️🙂
Thanks. This is the first of these grass collectors that we have seen over here in the UK, with how well it works you would expect them to be quite popular. Take care
Really a clean sweep and looking like a golf course (@@)!!
Thanks. We were surprised how well the sweeper worked. Take care
Nice video, the sweeper, looks like a small round baler,
Thanks, a lot of people agree about the sweeper looking like a bailer. Shame it isn't that easy to unload! Take care
Well once again your garden as you all call them is gigantic and quite the job cut we're cutting let alone sweeping looks like it nice results I wonder if it would be faster with a zero turn but then again it takes away a lot of history inheritage good day
Thanks. We haven't seen many zero turns around here, but i would be interested to try one out. We do like using our older equipment a lot. Take care
The HT20 muffler is quiet. Great team work!
Thanks. The HT20 is very quiet compared to the HT23, but part of the HT23 muffler is rattling quite a lot so that is making more noise than just the engine. Take care
The sweeper did a good job. I've been looking for a similar sweeper since your first video a couple of years ago, introducing it. Alas, no luck on my part. Great camera work by your cameraman, too!
Thanks. It's the only one of these sweepers that we have ever seen in the UK, but since it is made in the US I thought that there should be lots on your side of the Atlantic. You are welcome to borrow ours, bit far to pick it up though lol. Take care
That sweeper looks cool. I remember it from last season. It works even on wet grass? You have nice lawns and garden areas. Good job.
Thanks. The sweeper can pick up wet grass, but sometimes it blocks up the collection system and that means that it needs emptying more often. Take care
@@GardenTractorBoy It's a very cool machine. It reminds me of the much larger farming machines used to bail hay.
Hi Joseph, we have had no rain for about 2 or 3 weeks, and the grass here is just about ready for another cut, which Keith may do tomorrow!, as our field is much more rough than yours we dont bother grass collecting, but that sweeper of yours makes a fine job, even with the holes in the bottom! Looks like it cleared a lot of thatch as well. With a new plate on the bottom and some decent brushes you should properly clean up! Good Job!
Phil
Thanks. We need to find a workshop slot to do those repairs, this will be an incredible tool when it is fully finished. Take care
good job Joseph...Your sweeper SEEMS TO BE WORKING VERY WELL FOR THE CONDITION OF THE BRUSHES ON IT. MY FATHER USE TO HAVE A SWEePER FOR HIS GRASS IN YESTERYESR AND I JUST DON`T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO IT WHEN HE DIED...It was mostly made of material and not as well built as yours....sorry for the capitals....CHEERS
We were surprised how well it works with those brushers too. It is odd how things can go missing, we had a similar situation with an axle we were planning to use. Take care
You got some great camera shots Joseph.
Thanks, I'll think about giving the cameraman a pay raise :). Take care
@@GardenTractorBoy , I just assumed he was already the highest paid cameraman in the U.K. He is often pulling double duty.
You better compensate him well Joseph before some other you tuber makes him a better offer 😁
that's a very impressive machine, that rust area should be easy to fix with some sheet metal that is bendable yet strong.. maybe cut the old part out an pop rivet the new part in.
Thanks for the suggestions. Since its such a big machine, we need to find a good time to have it in the workshop so that it isn't just sitting there waiting for metal etc. Take care
Had a lot of rain where I am too, I can't get a final cut before winter.
It is difficult to find a time where the grass has dried enough to cut. Take care
Hey Joseph. Looks like we share some of the weather similarities. Del sent me over, I just saw his sticker shout-out. I'm a new subscriber and looking for interesting content. Catch ya on the next one. Kenny.
Hi Kenny, thanks for the sub and welcome to my channel. I have just been checking out your channel and I will be following you too. Take care
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Hello Joseph,
Nicely done there... I was wondering if you could technically cut and sweep at the same time...
Take care.
Paul,,
Hi Paul, I hope the recovery is going well. Yes, you can mow and sweep with the same tractor and the sweeper is designed so that is can be offset to do this. We have not yet tried using the same tractor yet. Take care
What type of grass do you have over your way GTB ??? Which tractor do you like better, the 20 or 23 ?? Now I know who to call when I need the grass cut fella. Peace
Like most grass in the UK, ours is Ryegrass. I really like both tractors but I guess the HT23 has the edge due to the two speed rear end which is not fitted to the HT20. We have been searching for years trying to find a 3pt for one of our HT's without any luck and we may now see if we can import one from the US. The HT's make a great grass cutting fleet. Take care
@@GardenTractorBoy Would you say the HT23 is hands down the best of the large frame tractors ?? I am not sure if it is tube or channel frame machine ?? Thanks
To bad you can't bail that grass and sell it.
Thanks for the idea, but I think unfortunately since we don't have a bailer at the moment it would take many years to pay back the price of the bailer. Take care