Hi Deejay, I agree, this is a work horse not a show pony.. how ever a bit of dressage never goes astray on the old nag..
I just replaced a couple of bearings and the handlebars due to some fatigue stress cracks..
As far as painting goes I really only need to touch up the inside of the grass deflector to stop the surface rust and the chain cover as it is serioursly scratched.
I would also like to get it back to original livery and am chasing a "Rover" decal for the chain case though.
I must say I like a Bonnar in the original paint where possible, it definately adds character.
Its surprising how many people passing by comment on my Bonnar's when I'm out the front using them, one guy even pulled over in his car telling me he hasn't seen one in years and thought they all went by the way of sims metal and wanted to know where he could get one..
I think when my Briggs goes I will repower with a Honda also, I have a brand new 5hp sitting on my shelf just waiting for a new project....
I guess one of the nice things about these machines is they are fairly simple and other than the cast alloy pieces spares can be remanufactured if need be, so I hope that mine will be mowing for a lot more years to come..
I'm just geting my cylinder honed and a new bedknife blade installed on my model 65 and will put up some pics of that one when I'm done as well..
Cheers Glenn.
