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I'm guessing Chuck was making a jest about something like this, but on a bicycle
 
 

Decals arrived today to finish them off...
 
 

Yes I have one with that cover, it does have some missing stuff such as some bulletins, I have also noticed some of the engines for the UK tools are not there (Type 175 & 190 are two).
I have an older folder which I have scanned everything from (when I was very ill, off work & couldn't do much else), I have also scanned some of the newer folder.
 
David

David,
   I wasn’t sure if I should start a new dedicated thread for this O&R Groomer Model Landscaper 600 or just add it to this thread. Let me know if you think I should start a separate thread.
 
 

I've had this unknown O&R powered pole trimmer for a few years (thanks to Wallfish for his help), I'm not 100% sure of the intended use, if anyone has seen one or know what it is please let us know, the pictures below are from the ePay listing.

 

 
Here are some pictures of the engine & cutter assembly as it arrived and has been for a few years since.


 

 

 
David

I've had this unknown O&R powered pole trimmer for a few years (thanks to Wallfish for his help), I'm not 100% sure of the intended use, if anyone has seen one or know what it is please let us know, the pictures below are from the ePay listing.

 

 
Here are some pictures of the engine & cutter assembly as it arrived and has been for a few years since.


 

 

 
David

I've just refilled the box with the next project, will start a new thread for it, hopefully it won't take as long as this one did.
 
David

David,
   That turned out really nice, almost looks brand new!

NICE! Much better than a bunch of parts sitting in a box
Glad to see you back in the restoration game
 

Nice job David ! 
 

That looks great keep up the good work

Thanks Chuck!
The fan arrived so once time allows it will get cleaned up, refreshed and an engine rebuild. The paint is in decent condition except for the handle so it should clean up nicely. The tank is heavily damaged so that will need to be replaced. There's no signs of an old and or missing throttle control like the one Clint has on his.

Here are some pictures of the Champ generator now the engine has been reattached, taken in-between the rain today.

 

 

 

 
David

Here are some pictures of the Champ generator now the engine has been reattached, taken in-between the rain today.

 

 

 

 
David

Here are some pictures of the Champ generator now the engine has been reattached, taken in-between the rain today.

 

 

 

 
David

Here are some pictures of the Champ generator now the engine has been reattached, taken in-between the rain today.

 

 

 

 
David

Finally got the Octura carb & 'go-louder' exhaust fitted to my boat engine, the engine still needs rebuilding at some point on the future, will have to make another tool to get the cylinder off.

 

 

 
Hopefully I'll find a more original cylinder in the future, this one has been bodged by a previous owner, they didn't even bother to remove the cylinder as there is lots of solder splattered on the inside of the starter.

 
David

Here are some pictures of the Champ generator now the engine has been reattached, taken in-between the rain today.

 

 

 

 
David

The same Klinger Statite* gasket paper (cellulose fibre based) I've had for a long time, I bought a selection of small sheets in six sizes from 6 thou to 63 thou years ago. The size I used for the induction & feather valve assemblies for this engine was 6 thou, some later engines use a thicker size and towards the end they changed to using an 'O' ring seal (no paper gaskets).
 
*The smaller sizes of Statite seem to have been discontinued, Flexoid also have the same type of gasket paper in the UK, similar gasket paper should be available from other companies depending where you are.
 
 
I have an industrial punch kit that also has a compass based cutter, it came from a business clearance company on ePay years ago for a third of the usual price, I suspect a lot more clearance stuff will appear later in the year from companies that are struggling at the moment.
It got used again the other day to cut some more air filter foam, there is a point that can be fitted to the centre for locating the punches if you use two sizes that fit in the same place on the tool.

 
The Olfa cutter looks a better choice if you only have a few engines.
 
David

All done apart from the HT lead & tank.
 
The exhaust fixing rod was found to be too short, it had snapped off where the nut was fitted.
Using one borrowed from another of these generators as a template I made a new one from some salvaged rod, the thread for both was #5x40, I also cut a new thread on the old one and added it to the spares box (it could be used for a different engine with a shorter exhaust).

 

 

 
Hopefully it will be dry tomorrow & I can take some pictures of the generator outside.
 
David

Today's progress, the starter was in very good condition apart from a broken screw for the cylinder baffle plate, which soon got removed with the help of the Dremel cutting disc to add a slot.

 
Also rebuilt the carb & cleaned out the air cleaner today, I still need to order some smaller HT lead to repair the coil & find a tank, but hopefully I'll get the rest of this one finished tomorrow.

 

 
David

For future reference here are the two sizes of piston used for the two types of O&R/AEP Compact Industrial engines.

 

 
David

Today's progress, the starter was in very good condition apart from a broken screw for the cylinder baffle plate, which soon got removed with the help of the Dremel cutting disc to add a slot.

 
Also rebuilt the carb & cleaned out the air cleaner today, I still need to order some smaller HT lead to repair the coil & find a tank, but hopefully I'll get the rest of this one finished tomorrow.

 

 
David

Thank you to Terry @JUST O&R for scanning the manual for the Nichols generator Model D, it has now been added to the manuals sticky thread.
 
It reveals the purpose of what looked like a glass lamp inside (found by @Wallfish in the Creme Lure generator refresh thread), it's actually an overload protection thermostat.
 
David

Well the guy I got this from has more fire department stuff and I'll look for another one (but no promises)