Way too humid to think about spraying any kind of paint today, even etching primer...so I took a break from the trike project and me and the kid started messing with the motor for it. We've been tinkering with it for a while now...replaced some parts, installed a new set of points cleaned up the magneto , etc.... but have never tried to start it until today. We flushed out the tank real well, ran a temporary fuel line, and installed the rebuilt carb . Fresh oil and gas...ready for the big moment.....
We had it on the floor and then tried bolting it to the top of a milk crate but it was pi**ing me off because I was hunched over and it was moving all around the place. Top of the bench is too high, gotta stand on a ladder to pull the recoil :doah:
"I need something solid to bolt this S.O.B. to....!!!"
Ahhh necessity, "The Mother of Invention".....in less then 10 minutes we whipped up this handy little engine mount using an old trailer hitch and a piece of steel plate I had lying around....
Here it is in action:
Man it's nice to have an engine bolted to something solid (Like a 2 ton truck) when your pulling on that rip cord . Two bolts diagonally are plenty to hold the motor in place.
Also keeps it at a nice height for making carb adjustments, checking the plug, points, changing the oil...just working on it in general :thumbsup:
It's hard to see but the motor is running in this last photo....if you don't belive me just try touching the pipe on your monitor :glare:
Of course it could be altered to suit your needs or made a bit fancier.... welded up etc....1/4" plate with a gusset underneath would be ideal. I only paid $5 for that hitch at a local flea market so I may go ahead and make up a more "permanent" version to keep around the shop.....maybe add a few different bolt patterns for Briggs, Clinton etc...
>>>> I'm gonna start it up and drive it around town...tell people I figured out a way to power my truck with a lawn mower engine and I'm saving thousands of dollars in gas....maybe I can get a government grant or something.....everybody else does. :smile:
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We had it on the floor and then tried bolting it to the top of a milk crate but it was pi**ing me off because I was hunched over and it was moving all around the place. Top of the bench is too high, gotta stand on a ladder to pull the recoil :doah:
"I need something solid to bolt this S.O.B. to....!!!"
Ahhh necessity, "The Mother of Invention".....in less then 10 minutes we whipped up this handy little engine mount using an old trailer hitch and a piece of steel plate I had lying around....
Here it is in action:
Man it's nice to have an engine bolted to something solid (Like a 2 ton truck) when your pulling on that rip cord . Two bolts diagonally are plenty to hold the motor in place.
Also keeps it at a nice height for making carb adjustments, checking the plug, points, changing the oil...just working on it in general :thumbsup:
It's hard to see but the motor is running in this last photo....if you don't belive me just try touching the pipe on your monitor :glare:
Of course it could be altered to suit your needs or made a bit fancier.... welded up etc....1/4" plate with a gusset underneath would be ideal. I only paid $5 for that hitch at a local flea market so I may go ahead and make up a more "permanent" version to keep around the shop.....maybe add a few different bolt patterns for Briggs, Clinton etc...
>>>> I'm gonna start it up and drive it around town...tell people I figured out a way to power my truck with a lawn mower engine and I'm saving thousands of dollars in gas....maybe I can get a government grant or something.....everybody else does. :smile:
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