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brandon j · Sep 1, 2014

My 6year old boy has expressed interest in them but I don't know the first thing about them would like to know what would be a good one to start with I don't want to get a money pit thanks for any help you can give

FBH44 · Sep 1, 2014

Lots of tractor shows this time of year have displays of them, and I"ve seen many for sale. Don"t remember prices, but didn"t seem too steep. And if it;s for your boy, price doesn"t matter.

Bob · Sep 1, 2014

First of all, not all "open flywheel engines" are "hit and miss", many are "throttle governed, in a similar fashion to modern industrial/ag engines.

So if you just search for "hit and miss" engines, that will leave many out.

IMHO, to start out with, probably the most common open flywheel engines you will find are IHC, Fairbanks Morse, and various versions of engines made by Hercules Engine Works, Sears/Economy, for example.

Here's a couple of links...

http://www.gasenginemagazine.com/

http://www.hitnmiss.com/

(They deal with throttle governed, as well as "hit and miss" engines.)

Bob Harvey · Sep 1, 2014

There is a stationery engines section a little further down the Forums list. P.S. I have one and it is simple and fun. Caution with youngsters around the open flywheel.

Dan in North Houston · Sep 1, 2014

go out to you tube and check out shopdogsam. One of his video series is a complete rebuild of an IHC engine. It is pretty long, but you have a very good understanding of them by the end.

Steve A W · Sep 1, 2014

Get a John Deere model E 1.5hp.
Their easy to work on and parts are readily available.
It's a great first motor.

Steve A W

Jon Hagen · Sep 1, 2014

Yes, the JD model E is a good starter engine.

I just got a 3 hp E running today for the first time in 60 years. We wanted it to do something, so it is mounted on the rear of a purpose built 3 wheeled motorcycle parade toy. Front fork / mag wheel, front frame is a 400 Yamaha, seat is a steel plow seat, rear axle is a Ford 8 inch with ET mags with 10 inch wide tires.

The model E engine, being JD, exhausts into the mandatory 6 inch X 4 ft chrome stack. Transmission is a 48 Ford truck 4 spd crash box.
Will run it at the local threshing show next weekend.

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