PhanDad Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 Bumped into this on Craigslist: It's posted as a "Simplicity Hit and Miss". Black tag that can be seen resembles an older Simplicity name plate. I don't see a big flywheel, so I doubt it's a "hit & miss" engine. Looks like a Briggs single cylinder CI engine to me. But what do I know? I'm waiting to hear what some of our "walker" members have to say. I did post the ad in the eBay/Craigslist forum: https://simpletractors.com/forums/topic/62196-simplicity-hit-and-miss-50-dauphin/
MrSteele Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 Well, it resembles a M1 walk behind. The apparatus on the front is likely a home built attachment. The steel wheels? Also likely built from scratch in his shop. As for the nameplate on the engine, that is where Briggs nameplates were on older model engines. I have a 1952 with a Model 9 engine. Try going to your local small parts business and ordering parts for that. NOT in any computer, either fiche or paper catalog. It is no a hit and miss, likely either a 3 or 5 HP Briggs. A Model 9 is a 3 HP, but weighs at least as much as a modern 21 HP. The 2 stage pulley is Simplicity. You want it to go faster? Use a different groove! The nameplate on the frame is exactly where it should be. I do like the soup can muffler, though! That muffler is worth the sale price. Incidentally, I gave $30 for my tractor, needed 1 tire, and that cost me $130 1
Josiah deshong Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 I thought maybe Amish Mennonite with all the steel wheels and no rubber maybe it’s just track machines they can use
MrSteele Posted January 15, 2019 Posted January 15, 2019 I bet the steel wheels were on something else he had, or he found them somewhere. At $130 per tire, a $50 set of wheels is awfully cheap.
B-16_IC Posted January 16, 2019 Posted January 16, 2019 Yes, Simplicity. Frazer Rototiller steel wheels, and whatever the "riding attachment " started life as. I'd check it out if it was close, just because.
SmilinSam Posted January 16, 2019 Posted January 16, 2019 7 minutes ago, B-16_IC said: I'd check it out if it was close, just because. Is there anyone in here who couldnt claim those words as a motto ? 1 2 1
PhanDad Posted January 16, 2019 Author Posted January 16, 2019 Is @B-16_IC going to fess up that it's his now?
B-16_IC Posted January 16, 2019 Posted January 16, 2019 2 hours ago, PhanDad said: Is @B-16_IC going to fess up that it's his now? Nope! Too far away, especially in winter. 1
BLT Posted January 16, 2019 Posted January 16, 2019 How long will you do that drumbeat? January is already winding down good friend
MrSteele Posted January 17, 2019 Posted January 17, 2019 I am dickering on a 1978 engine, never had gas or oil in, and is free..price is a bit steep, but I will likely give him what he asks. 326431. I have no need, BUT Whoever bought the M1, got a bargain. If one of us, I know the engine, will be glad to help make it run
B-16_IC Posted January 17, 2019 Posted January 17, 2019 23 hours ago, BLT said: How long will you do that drumbeat? January is already winding down good friend Time will tell.
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