It was off a Craftsman Reel Mower. Briggs cast numbers and a letter into the back of the flywheels and on the magneto plate in their early days, up to the 1950's. The numbers are the year and the letter is the month. ie. A=Jan B=Feb ect.
This one was cast A 42 that would indicate January 1942
i do not belive till 1950s i got a engine older than urs its a 1930s some thing briggs 1/2hp WM engine its not on the flywheel its on the cover!! although i know they did stamp them on the flywheel.
Sounds nice and is that origanal decals on it if they are ver nice condition.
briggs366 2 years ago
The decals are actually reproductions that I made myself.
rake60 2 years ago
@rake60 they look god
outdoorsman310 7 months ago
For what this engine was used for?
BikesXtreme 2 years ago
wish i had one that old thats nice i guess u put a rope around that pully to start it
DRNEGOLICIS 3 years ago
Actually it was stated with a cast iron crank.
It had an 8 to 1 gear reducer on the output shaft
with two lugs in the end of the pulley.
The crank fit into those lugs. One turn of the crank
would rotate the engines crankshaft 8 times.
If the engine did not start and kicked back, 8
times it's power was transmitted back to that
crank and could very easily broken your arm.
rake60 3 years ago
I'll upload another video of it being started.
Check my videos.
rake60 3 years ago
Thats running a little high. I'd make that idle a little lower. Nice engine though.
VintageClassic1 3 years ago
You have a nice IR6 there!
Hallaran 3 years ago
Where do you get that old style muffler?
coolbluelights 4 years ago
is it gas.
roboman79 4 years ago
Nice engine, still runs perfect. Good Job
nitro74cs 4 years ago
how many HP
adb140275 4 years ago
The engine weighs about 60 pounds.
At 3600 RPM it produces a mind boggling
1.16HP
In 1942 that was POWER!
Today a 23 pound Briggs engine on a lawn
mower from WalMart is rated at 6.75HP
Will that NEW engine still run 50 years from
now???
Maybe if there are still idiots like me
around! LOL
rake60 4 years ago
i got an old 3 hp briggs from '69 on my Jacobsen and i use it to mow my yard still!
adb140275 4 years ago
I wouldn't say we're idots :P
listercsman 3 years ago
thats a very nice engine, but they look pretty funny!!
fordwillkillyou 4 years ago
nice job on the resto!
KartMan250 4 years ago
This thing makes 3/4hp at 2900 rpm but probably makes quite a bit of torque.
douro20 4 years ago
Rake60...Mind being my friend?
29thCentury 4 years ago
It was off a Craftsman Reel Mower. Briggs cast numbers and a letter into the back of the flywheels and on the magneto plate in their early days, up to the 1950's. The numbers are the year and the letter is the month. ie. A=Jan B=Feb ect.
This one was cast A 42 that would indicate January 1942
rake60 4 years ago
Wow..Thanks!
29thCentury 4 years ago
i do not belive till 1950s i got a engine older than urs its a 1930s some thing briggs 1/2hp WM engine its not on the flywheel its on the cover!! although i know they did stamp them on the flywheel.
fordwillkillyou 4 years ago
holy!!! 1942!!!! Are you sure???
29thCentury 4 years ago
thats fuckin awsome where did u find that???
kdxrider14 4 years ago
That engine was actually manufactured in January 1942
Thanks for the comments!
rake60 4 years ago
Are you sure its from 1942? cuz thats amazing!!!
29thCentury 4 years ago
They did make inturnal combustion engines in 1942 you know.and they are rebuildable.
ridedirtba 4 years ago
1942 and still runs WOW!!!
dietcoke3396 4 years ago
that has to be in the late 50's to early 60's briggs
SpiritsoftheWolf 4 years ago
wtf, how old is this?
crisisblacknwhite 4 years ago