My "new" old Bolens Iseki G194 Tractor - Initial Review
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- čas přidán 7. 08. 2014
- When an irresistible deal comes along, you sometimes just need to jump on it. I was/am looking for a 39-50hp tractor loader but when this little 30 year old 19hp workhorse came along, I just couldn't resist! With only 460 hours since new, this ole' girl has plenty of life left in her to take care of the simple things around the property!
I knew some brothers that had one of these they used in the crosstie wall business for years and it was bulletproof. Looks like a Sato. Tough and enough gears to do anything....within reason!
Good find !
Good video🚜
I love my Bolens H 14 n.would nearly give a limb for an Iseca!!! There's a beautiful one fir sale with a front end loader !!! Good price. Wish I had the vucks.
18 speed??
That’s crazy
Awesome tractor! I have a G154. Also its pronounced I-SEE-KEE
Don't underestimate the value of that Woods mower. I had to replace the pulleys on mine which was matched to a 1980 G174. Then it worked quite well, though it was eating drive belts due to corroded pulleys. Princess Auto had them at moderate cost. The two eyelet things holding a chain on the top link of the three point hitch are one the wrong end of the top link. On the other end, chains from the lower corners of the mower adjust to them to maintain cut height when mowing. Mow in the second of the three PTO gears.
I've had the 1980 G174 for about fifteen years so far. I love the two cylinder Mitsubishi engine's rhythm. A three cylinder, 21 hp Kubota hydro is less pleasant to listen to, though it does most of the work now.
One day while in a hurry I hooked my G174 to a wide tandem trailer and dashed around a sloping area of the lawn. One of the downhill axles on the trailer caught on an elm stump and the tractor and I rolled down the hill at a jolly rate. I got ahead of it as I slid down the grass. It ended up sort of 3/4 of the way over, placidly idling. I scrambled back up the knoll and shut it off. The trailer hitch had come undone when the tractor went over. My wife pulled the tractor back upright with the Kubota and a logging chain around the axle. I coasted to the bottom of the knoll and tried to start the engine. Hydro lock. More towing, up to the garage, but fortunately not inside. Out came the glow plugs. One was oily. I "wisely" put a rag over the holes before I turned the engine over. A fountain of oil burst out of that cylinder and utterly covered the tractor and my new Tilley hat. The glow plugs went back in, it fired right up, and the thing was amazingly undamaged after its adventure. Even the hood wasn't bent.
The lesson: don't tow things wider than the tractor if you don't want physics playing nasty tricks on you if you run into an obstacle.
BTW: Chains around the PTO shaft are very dangerous if they aren't exactly where they are supposed to be. In retrospect I would worry far more about that rusty chain on the back of your tractor than getting a ROPS and seat belt.
I have the largest Bolen/Iseki Tractor a G272 27 hp love it
I notice that you have a Bolens G272 as well. Do you happen to know where I could find parts? Thanks, Pierce
I have been using a G194 Bolens for 10 years I till plow and mow a true work horse steering has been only weakness with all the gearing it uses 19 hp very well i have a bigger tractor but this is my go to work tractor on a two acre vegetable farm
Have you found a good fix for the steering? Had mine rebuild a few times but it just seems to keep destroying itself.
I just bought one, G194. With a 2 cyl Isuzu. Would like to get more info about the engine because would like to order parts for it. If you guys have any info please forward it to me,thanks!!
I enjoyed your video. I have the exact tractor. It needs some work and I would like to know what weight oil should be used for the injection pump. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
My g174 was a Mitsubishi diesel 2 cylinder...
I have a g174 with a 2 cylinder mitzubishi motor, that g194 is a ts1910 in a blue iseki, the only difference between the bolens and the iseki is the color and sticker on the bonnet, on your tractor it would probably say tx1500 on the tappet cover and on the plate that has the gear selction on it,
i rally like that Tractor i would love to find one
I have one for sale in nc 152
Nice video. I have a smaller Bolens and absolutely love it. It's a G152, but it's so capable. There is a video on my channel if anyone is interested in seeing it in operation.
That was the diesel cut off, it stops the injector pump.
I think its both air and fuel
Can you use a post hole digger?
Do more vids of this!
i will take more vids of this tractor. ...it is a GREAT little rig
Nice tractor I have a blend tube frame 850 and another 10 HP Wisconsin engine I am installing for more power are you selling this one? If so what are you asking? Thanks
Hi, how do you put it in 4wd
i need steering parts
If you don't mind me asking how much did you pay for it? We just bought the same one.
Well, I can't believe somebody else just bought the same tractor :-) I paid 2900 dollars for it. I got to your Craig, a mower, and a grader blade with it, as well as a 3. Pintle hitch adapter. The tractor is a 1983, and when I bought it it only had 350 hours on it. I have already put over a hundred dollars on it. Poor little tractor, it is extremely powerful, and I attribute that to be very diverse gearing. What are you using the tractor for?
So how hard is it to get parts?
Sam's Bolens is good.
If you look at "One man cordwood operation" on CZcams you'll see mine in action. It has a full size front end loader on it and a 3pt hitch hydraulic splitter. I've had it since it was new and It is in excellent condition. I'm ready to sell. Offers???
Still have it?
THE SECRET TO SHOWING FOLK THE ACTUAL " SIZE " OF THE TRACTOR .. .. IS TO HAVE A PERSON WALK OVER AND STAND BESIDE THE TRACTOR . JUST A LITTLE SECRET .
i have never had or used any type of tractor with a rops or a seat belt and dont really intend to around my house ur better to jump than try to stay on any way.
You shouldn't even start that tractor without a seat belt and a ROPS. Your quite a safty sally.
I have one for sale
Just dont wear a seatbelt without rops
If you really think you need a roll bar and seat beat! Why are you even on a mower.