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  1. Crazy Horse

    Valve gap questions for B&S 5 HP side valve engine ....

    Looks like it didn't work, will try once more ...
  2. Crazy Horse

    Valve gap questions for B&S 5 HP side valve engine ....

    Here's one (literally ONE) .... I'm guessint this is what you are referring to. I'm not bothering with it, for an hours use once each spring, it'll have to survive on its own. Nice chatting with you .... thank goodness for cut and paste .... check out this we link ....... a guy might die before...
  3. Crazy Horse

    Valve gap questions for B&S 5 HP side valve engine ....

    This old girl has the easy start feature. I finally got it to start OK, I think it was losing prime but now works OK. An occasional backfire when starting and you gotta be careful holding that rubber rope grip. It cost me $20 so I'm not into it for big money yet ... :) I've read that the wide...
  4. Crazy Horse

    Valve gap questions for B&S 5 HP side valve engine ....

    I would imagine you are correct with that. Pretty primitive way of setting valve gaps either way .... and prone to a lot of very careful back and forth grinding and measuring. I suspect most people with those old engines just leave it as is and soldier on. They've prtobably never been checked...
  5. Crazy Horse

    Valve gap questions for B&S 5 HP side valve engine ....

    I've never been on the garden tractor forum here before I don't think so here goes. I picked up an older 5 HP tiller with a B&S side valve engine. The valve gaps are about twice as large as what the recommended setting is .... I have about 0.020 for the exhaust and 0,010 for the intake. I...
  6. Crazy Horse

    Satoh Beaver

    Our tractor club owns one and it's been a great little tractor for years and years. It has a three point hitch and we used to run a mower with it on the 3 point. This one is a Bison model .... it has a 1000cc Mazda Australian small pickup truck engine in it. Years ago you could still buy...
  7. Crazy Horse

    "Split Single Cylinder" engine design ....

    There is an off-road 4x4 "pickup" style vehicle currently on the Hemmings Auction Site for sale, the Austrian manufacturer Puch was one of the names on the nameplate. I remember that outfit selling motorcycles here in North American many years ago through Sears, a 250cc "twin" 2-stroke. But...
  8. Crazy Horse

    Nearly mowed (not a pun) a motorcyclist this afternoon

    As expected, the verdict is in and most everyone else other than the farm equipment operator is an idiot. All of this on a road which is used 99.99 % of the time by cars and trucks.
  9. Crazy Horse

    Compression on old 5HP B&S small engine ....

    Thanks Tim, hard to find that info, B&S just rates the compression ratio. I think some of those had a compression release for starting. This one I have is from an old garden tiller and was transplanted on by someone in the past. It had no spark with the original ignition system, I ordered a...
  10. Crazy Horse

    Compression on old 5HP B&S small engine ....

    This is an older version of the 5hp L-head engines that B&S made millions of, it has the old style ignition with points and a condensor. Any idea what the compression should be? This one has about 80-85 pounds when tested, how does that sound to you?
  11. Crazy Horse

    Hough Payloader .... interesting tractor ....

    I see one of these for sale up here on Facebook Marketplace .... interesting unit. The seller says the Hercules gas engine on this isn't stuck, obviously not running though. He's asking only $1200 CDN which is probably a good buy for the right guy that could handle the project.
  12. Crazy Horse

    Substitute for Corn Head grease ????

    I forgot to mention that when I prepare the rows themselves for planting in the spring, I just prepare the seed row itself and work it up, not the walking area beside. I just break the spaded lumps down a bit where we walk. I probably imagine the benefits of all this, not sure.
  13. Crazy Horse

    Substitute for Corn Head grease ????

    I guess what I'm saying is that when spring time comes (after spading the garden over in the fall), just preparing the soil by hand with a garden fork and planting seems to end up being less compacted come fall time if it were tilled in the spring. I'm referring to the walk areas between rows...
  14. Crazy Horse

    Substitute for Corn Head grease ????

    I thought of that but once I get through this little tiller project (if I do), it'll be used about 20 minutes every spring and if I don't see lube leaking out quite a bit, the level probably isn't going to change very much. Good idea though if it were a machine or a gearbox or whatever in...
  15. Crazy Horse

    Substitute for Corn Head grease ????

    Cat Guy .... I bought at tube at a dealer not too far away, just over $11 CDN so that's not too bad. Will use it when I get the two halves of this tiller chain case back together. My chain case is now apart into two halves, I guess you just add it into the side that has the sprockets and gears...
  16. Crazy Horse

    Grader identification .... ????

    Godo questions .... I've just seen the photo ...
  17. Crazy Horse

    Grader identification .... ????

    Our tractor club picked up a donated pull-type grader a few days ago. Man, that's a big beast. We have a smaller one alreay in our inventory. Any idea of the make, or make and model? I know there were several manufacturers, Adams being one, Western Wheeled Scraper another. Photo below on...
  18. Crazy Horse

    Substitute for Corn Head grease ????

    Actually, not too bad here either .... $11 CDN at a dealership for a 14 oz tube which I think is OK. I saw some prices online that were crazy.
  19. Crazy Horse

    ID'ing a Briggs and Stratton 5 HP engine ????

    Hi Jim, I did find it .... actually on the side of that tin cover. Filled and covered with red spray paint. It's model 130202 and my date code later in the number sequence says 1973 date of manufacture. I don't imagine B&S makes small engines in the US any more. Nobody makes anything in...
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