Vintage Pioneer gas engine generator Briggs WMB

Pioneer made generators in several sizes and voltages using many different engines. This one is 12 volt 300 watts and uses a Briggs & Stratton model WMB engine. Made in 1942 it runs at about 2300 rpm and was made to charge 12 volt batteries used to light cabins and other small buildings. Features push button starting and an ammeter to show the charging rate.

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[antiquengine]

glorious brown primer compliments of a previous owner.

[antiquengine]

glorious brown primer compliments of a previous owner.

[Dillon1791]

gas tank anywhere?? i dnt c it...

[antiquengine]

@Dillon1791 Gas tank is the base, you can see the cap in the beginning of the video just below the generator portion.

[MrLangley59]

is that electric start



[antiquengine]

@MrLangley59 see volksbulli comment below

[fullraph]

Is it rust or brown paint?

[MrTpengineer]

@oldbriggsengines It still doesn't seem very safe, expecially when the gas tank takes up the whole bottom and could arch against something on the ground, but yea your right it's not attached to the cylinder area.

[oldbriggsengines]

@MrTpengineer The gastank/ base on these engines is atached to the oil pan witch doesnt get hot, only the cylender part of the block, the muffler valves piston and head on these engines get hot. and even if the gastank was atached to one of those parts it wouldnt catch fire, as gas in liquid for catches fire around 300 degrees ferinhight and these engines very rarely if ever reach 200 degrees. Sparks, and open flames are much more likely to catch cas on fire than heat alone.

-Greg

[lolman2008112]

wonderful machine, didden't know that dynostarts were fitted on engines this small

graet find.

[Terroristgovernment]

I got a clean red Pioneer Engine with a belt clutch, oil bath air filter, round gas tank any idea what year it is ? the block is cast iron and a glass fuel bowl.

[Terroristgovernment]

I got a clean red Pioneer Engine with a belt clutch, oil bath air filter, round gas tank any idea what year it is ?  the block is cast iron and a glass fuel bowl.

[MrTpengineer]

Who would build it wioth a gas tank attached to an hot engine?! Oh well, they didn't know the danger back then, no lie.