1959 Australian made Pope mower with 2T rotary valve engine

[FergusonTO35]

I think B&S is just moving that line to another plant here in the states. It's also not the first time they have threatened to close it.

 

[rogue60]

Been meaning to restore this Tecumseh tank one day..
Pulled it out for a look today on picking it up I felt it weighed heaps so had to weigh it?
OMG it's 26 pounds with no fuel!
I weighed one of my Stihl 088 chainsaws with bar and chain it came in at 28 pounds with no fuel or oil lol
I can only imagine how bad it would be for the new age guy's that weigh things by the grams now days, they would passout on picking up this old school weedeater! lol there wife would have to bring em a glass of milk! Haha..

 

[rogue60]

This old Stihl weedeater/brushcutter thing? with it's what looks like it's been based on a chainsaw engine? weighs in at 22 pounds and half of it is missing!..

 

[DND 9000]

I think it looks like a FS 200 with 020 chainsaw engine.

 

[rogue60]

I think it looks like a FS 200 with 020 chainsaw engine.

I can't find much online about it but you are right the engine looks to be based on a 020 chainsaw engine.

 

[KYsawman]

Yes it is an fs 200 it uses the same engine as the chain saw, I have the same style one , mine is an fs 150 and it uses the 015 chain saw motor. There is also a hedge trimmer attachment for both saws also ht150 and ht200.

 

[sawfun]

I like working on old Briggs and Stratton engines aswell this Aussie made mid 70's Rover selfpropeld mower is running a 5hp Briggs going off the code the engine was made in 1975 at the Murray, Kentucky engine plant.
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Wow, 5 hp would have been huge back then as most mowers were 3 or 3.5 hp.

 

[USMC615]

Outstanding work and restoration @rogue60 !!

 

[rogue60]

Wow, 5 hp would have been huge back then as most mowers were 3 or 3.5 hp.

It's definitely not lacking in power that's for sure.

 

[rogue60]

Here's another one I rebuilt/restored few years ago a early 80's Victa Mustang 160cc.
I cleaned the ports up and put a high compression head on it a nice running mower.

 

[rogue60]

 

[Czed]

Is that the mower that's in braindead?

 

[sawfun]

Here's another one I rebuilt/restored few years ago a early 80's Victa Mustang 160cc.
I cleaned the ports up and put a high compression head on it a nice running mower.
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That semi knifedge crank looks like a bullet. I really like the hollow rod pin too, that would be a big $$$ crank in the auto world. That happened is one sexy piece if steel. Nice, very nice.

 

[rogue60]

That semi knifedge crank looks like a bullet. I really like the hollow rod pin too, that would be a big $$$ crank in the auto world. That happened is one sexy piece if steel. Nice, very nice.

Nice heavy crank as well hard to stall when wound up. They went to alloy conrods in the later 160 full crank engine's.

 

[rogue60]

Is that the mower that's in braindead?

Don't know never seen that movie lol

 

[sawfun]

Nice heavy crank as well hard to stall when wound up. They went to alloy conrods in the later 160 full crank engine's.
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That whole machine speaks of very high quality parts.

 

[rogue60]

Giving my old Tecumseh brushcutter a good going over is nothing flash I just want to get it up and running again so I can use it.
Is a well made engine with crankcase reed induction.
I can't find much about it (nothing actually) out there on the net.
I don't know how many cc it is? but it has a big piston for a brushcutter and a nice heavy crank and clutch! should smash it's way through stuff without bogging well good! Lol

 

[rogue60]

 

[rogue60]

Got the engine sorted just need to give the rest of it a going over and it will ready to fire up and put to work.
I found out it's 85cc and 3hp made in about mind 70's it's a beast!

 

[rogue60]

Got the Tecumseh weedy done should be a good machine with plenty of power for clearing a firebreak around my place..
I found a clearing blade in me junk for it gave it a quick sharpen it will do for a test but the teeth need swaging and set with the cutting edges so worn down I'll do that later..
Should cut down decent size saplings? will get a vid of it working after I get it running good and tuned it's a monster not for the faint of heart that's for sure.



1st start up the tune is way out but it didn't take many pulls to start ya can't beat the old stuff made to last I'll get many more years of hard work out of it!...

Cost wise I paid $5 for it.
I used a tin of white spray paint and some cheap degreaser and a few odds and ends I had laying around.
I have less than $30 in it and a few hrs of my time well worth it if you ask me I could knock on 20 thousand plus doors and wouldn't find another one...