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by maxwestern - 25/04/24 10:58 AM
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Last edited by CyberJack; 25/10/15 05:25 AM. Reason: Image allignment.
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I cant find much on the net about it I think its 5.5hp?...I plan to use it to mow with when done as I do with all my mowers...
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5hp, motors are oil drinkers but are a tough solid unit, They also give a fantastic cut, I used one for my mowing rounds for ages, if the lawn was one of my regulars you couldnt even tell I didnt use a catcher. After I sent it to scrap (somone wanted an engine badly so the rest went into the "pile") I did manage to get another one, but have never looked at it, its under a ton of cedar tree leaves.... "one day"
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Thank's heaps grumpy for the info and yep numbers are right so 1975 briggs,bugger me thats getting on...And Joe any chance you could get some pics of the one you have? I only have like 4 pics I found on the net of this kind of mower....I pulled the carby off to give it a good going over,but one thing I will say is the 1st thing I do is take a pic of how the springs and linkages go its a good start even if wrong, and I never remember how they go back on! haha... Talking of carbies here is a good link on Carburetors I found ,thats if its ok to post? well here is the link http://outdoorpowerinfo.com/repairs/
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That is a great carby servicing link. I have a 5 hp engine like this on my Deckson slasher. Powerful but noisy.
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Interesting, The self propelled feature reminds me of the older Lawn-Boy Self Propelled method.. The system itself is called a "Capstan Drive" in which a rotating roller of some sort is pushed against the wheel causing the machine do drive.. On the lawn-Boys they worked exceptionally well.. Hardly wearing the wheels down at all.. This is the best picture I could find, I will take some better pictures when it's not -30c Outside.. Kori
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Love the paint job, looks
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Chris, your base looks in good nick, hope your engine is good internally. I have a feeling this machine will be something special. I noticed the bore size is the same for the 3.5HP engine, like on your orange rover, just a larger stroke giving 206cc compared to 147.8cc. Could be the same piston, I haven't looked at the part numbers to compare yet.
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Thanks guy's and yeah I think it will look the goods when done as well..And mark I did not know that so its 206cc with same size bore as the 3.5hp engine interesting indeed... Im yet to pull the engine in half will know more when I do....Here is a pic of a test run of the blue hammertone paint Im going to use and it looks ok to me so think I will go with it...
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Yea the hammer tone looks good :-)
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Last edited by chris125; 19/01/14 10:08 PM.
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Wow, Very nice Job! Did you brush or spray the Carby and tank? Kori
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G'day Kori, And thanks yeah its looking good so far......I spray paint everything dont think I even own a paint brush haha....When I paint the block I will show some pics of how I go about masking off when I spray paint...The more time spent in prep and then masking off the better the end result I find...
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Chris, that is a somewhat unusual but not rare, scraper-type second ring design. It is called a Napier ring, probably meaning it was pioneered by the Napier cars of the very early 1900s. Yours is installed the right way up.
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