[economy man]

Bought this saturday and I need help identifing it. Briggs cast in gear reduction. I beleave it is a IR-6 or UR-6 not positive though.

 

[economy man]

More pictures.

 

[Kbeitz]

Looks like an old Simplicity...

 

[gravely-power]

Maybe an old Walsh.

 

[economy man]

I started taking it apart yesterday. The engine is all iron, even the head and sump. It has been welded up; i'm guessing the rod tried to get out.
It turns over and the valves are free. It does need a new blower housing and many of the fins have been broken off of the flywheel. Most of the bolts are coming free with a little kroil. Haven't been able to find anything that looks the same. Most of the simplicitys have the pto on the left. I haven't looked much at the walshs.

 

[IWLBCNU]

Really looks like a Bready or Garden-Aid with homemade wheels.

 

[economy man]

The wheels do not look to be homemade. They have a cast iron hub with a ratching center. I will try to get pictures of it on here tomorrow.

 

[economy man]

Just took a look at the gardenaid tractors, that is it. My thanks go out to yall. I am going to take a closer look at the wheels and see if they are modified or made from the original hubs.

 

[economy man]

Pictures of the hub and wheel. Pulled the head to measure bore, stroke; found damage. Its a NR-6 briggs 2"x2". Need to get parts engine.

 

[IWLBCNU]

Hmm, that shows the wheels better and now I am thinking factory. I think I have that engine extra in my pile, I just want the shroud. I'll look this weekend.

 

[LilysDad]

That looks like a big bolt got dropped in the cylinder.

 

[economy man]

The engine is all apart now. Not to happy with what I found. Take a look. I have model N that I painted up a while ago, and I was planning to rob parts from it. But the crank is special only to the NR-6; a model N crank will not work without machining. Good news is the bore is nice.

 

[LilysDad]

Interesting! How do you think you will proceed? Find another engine or keep this one with all it's 'history'?

 

[economy man]

I really want to get this engine running again. A big challenge but I think its possible. I stopping by an engine collectors house this evening to see if he has a partts engine. I don't really want to take apart the model N I fixed up.

 

[tractorbob222]

Wow nice find
Thats a neat old tractor, good luck with it

 

[IWLBCNU]

Where are you in VA? I am in Ruckersville, and have an engine.

 

[economy man]

Live in King and Queen. Whole engine or parts engine?

 

[IWLBCNU]

Well the engine I thought I had is a 6r6, but I do have an older one with reduction, but no tag. It is stuck, but not rusted bad, the head is off, but there, and missing the flywheel. I would think you could save it. Come get it

 

[economy man]

All apart now. Ready for cleaning, paint, and new bushings. Happy to see that it has a big bull gear instead of a chain. The guy I that I talk to for parts said the crank looked fine and he would use it; not sure what I want to do about that.

 

[economy man]

Pickled some parts in kero. Found the gears are damaged and worn badly, that should be fun. Got super oilite bushings from mcmaster and will be putting them in this week. I have also decided in boring the hubs and installing bushings in them to take up the play. I have ordered 1045 turned and polished stock from speedy metals to make new axle and rockshaft.