Wallfish

Not sure about your side of the pond but over here those generators were produced in 3 different colors. red, yellow and military green. So if you swap the cover, tank and paint the base, you are still very close to keeping it factory.

I see it was too late anyway since someone already drilled that rivet out. See that happen quite a bit. Always nice to have a spare around!

Now your making me jealous, a VERY unique and rare tool. I have something very similar but it's a little more modern looking. Your Amp Champ generator would be very rare over here as well since ours put out 110v ac and 12v dc, plus the outlets are on the sides. Yours are on the back and output 220v I believe. Let me know if you need parts for the recoil starter but most of the time, it's the spring end broke off. DON'T remove that rivet #12 holding the little cup bearing #10. There is no need to separate that cup from the housing to get the spool off. Just be very careful not to bend the spool #3. Pull from the center and don't pry on the outer edges. If the spring is broken, just heat the end with torch and you can bend it to the shape in the drawing #7 without it breaking. (They made a mistake in these drawings and show the spring coiled in the wrong direction)

The cylinder barrel unscrews from the case but if the piston is frozen in there, it will break the connecting rod. Wait until it soaks for a bit so you can free it up before untwisting the cylinder. A strap wrench works well for gripping the cylinder. Be careful as you can, to not break the cooling fins. It's a good idea to turn the exhaust manifold at the same time. The manifold pinches between the cylinder and the case and is capable of spinning 360 deg. Turning it at the same time will help get it loose. It's a shame the plug was left out. The cylinder wall may be damaged but we can hook you up with a new one if needed.

It's very difficult to say exactly what the application was. Many were sold exactly like you have it and without a specific application but people could adapt them to their own. Plus there were MANY applications which are very rare and unknown to me. It was definitely not a generator. I can tell you that engine is from the early 60s,( black pull handle, silver primer button, blower housing screws thread into the plate vs from the back into the housing, ect. ect. ) Since it's locked up, You'll need to disassemble it to find where it's stuck. I would start by removing the gear case, it doesn't take much resistance in there to freeze it up so that way you will know if it's the engine or the gears which is locked. Look inside the plug hole and hopefully it isn't all rusted. If not, pour some oil in there, let it sit for an hour and then try to rotate the flywheel back and forth. Unfortunately if the engine is locked, you'll need to completely take it apart. BE CAREFUL not to loose any of the little roller bearings as they fall out during the process. There are quite a bit of them so I usually work my engines on a large white cloth. Parts are still available through me and another member at http://ohlssonandrice.forumer.com/ You may want to post over there as well, member Webhead has even more experience than I do and is the guy for most parts. We can walk you through the process of getting that thing running again.

That's a neat little item! TAS was a Japanese "knock-off" of the Ohlsson and Rice engines and tools. You can certainly see the similarities between them. One thing for sure, the Japanese built a better quality engine!

Thanks for sharing! Early production red Drillgine, no speed control so it's drilling as soon as you start it. Watch out for loose clothing or it's going to hurt! Haven't seen that exact style of trimmer before. The handles are a bit more crude than the newer style so that's also an early model. Also appears the top handle can be moved to mount horizontal behind the gearbox which is something I've never seen. The link to my O&R forum posted earlier is now invalid so here's the new one in the event someone is searching for information on them. http://ohlssonandrice.forumer.com/ They "upgraded" our site and killed all the old links I had posted all over the net.

That's a neat little item! Here's a pic of the Little Wonder's gas version with an O&R engine

They're rated at 3/4 to 1 HP. All the engines, except for the VERY early models, have the same bore. Other small changes gained the HP from 3/4 to 1. They are decaled at 3/4, .85 and 1 HP. The trigger on this drill does not control the speed. Engine runs at a governed 6300 rpm all the time and the trigger is the on/off switch.

Posted this over on RedSquare of a tractor with a fish tank. Just thought I'd share it here too since some members wouldn't see it over there http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/topic/47287-a-different-custom-tractor/

Here's another rare and strange O&R powered tool. Petro Products drill from the early 60s. Kind of reminds me of Flash Gordon. My grandson saw it, got all excited and asked "Can I shoot it?". He thought it was a cool looking gun.

There's something about that old school hardware. If that was some newer POS only a couple of years old, you probably would have snapped half of them.

If the rust isn't too bad, try filling with Apple Cider Vinegar. It's cheap and eco friendly.(Regular vinegar works but it's slower). I also shake some sharp screws in them to loosen the big stuff. After soaking for 2 days, check it, if it needs more just reuse the vinegar again. After it's clean, rinse with baking soda and water to neutralize the acid and blow it dry with a compressor.

Works on cars and eats engines for lunch

That's some good info! I like to use the electrolysis tank for larger and heavily rusted things but also use cider vinegar for smaller pieces with just surface rust. The vinegar works great for doing the inside of fuel tanks and it works great on things like chains. The electrolysis tank works on "line of sight" to the electrode so more intricate pieces, like chains, do better soaking in the cider vinegar to reach all the surfaces. Did a bunch of old chainsaw chains and they came out looking like new.

This is not mine! Just happened to see this pic and thought it was funny. No disrespect towards the builder is intended, we all had to start somewhere.

Here's one of my favorites. Mostly do fresh water fishing now but spent plenty of time on the ocean. Tuna fishing is the most fun!

I have been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder by an unlicensed EXPERT, my wife. She complains that I don't focus on what needs to be done and work on many things at the same time which results in things not getting completed fast enough. I agree, I work on many different projects all at the same time. I'm easily distracted from focusing on one thing at a time and will begin other projects if I happen to get an idea about it while working on a completely different thing. Hence, I have many 3/4 done projects around. Organization has never been my strong suit and there are parts and tools everywhere but I do seem to know where everything is. I'm beginning to think she might be right. Could she be right? Or, do you guys also do this? Or, do we all have A.D.D.? Or, am I just a horrible multi-tasker?

Looks like all the guys there enjoyed seeing it too.

I love it

VERY NICE My wife can't stand the fact I collect engines. Maybe it's because I always stink of oil and gas. That stenchy 40+ year old gas is the worst. One drop seems to linger for days. The only old Briggs I own is a 1945 ZZ. 6 hp (I believe) which is about the size of a more modern Kohler K241 10 horse. It's connected to an old WW II generator.

AH, now I see. It appeared that was a bunch of engine for such a small vehicle but when you add the trailers to pull behind it, it makes sense.

Check out this AWSOME chainsaw attachment. BETTER HAVE A GOOD AIR FILTER Tried to contact the guy through a chainsaw forum to see if I could buy it, but had no luck. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBAzvl95BGk&feature=youtu.be

Just what you see here plus a brush cutter. I had a few XL-12 chainsaws but sold them to help finance my collections. Ohlsson and Rice tools, I have about 35 or so. I display them at the local engine shows and they get quite a bit of attention. The Homelite circular saw seems to be the most popular and I enjoy firing it up. It has an open exhaust so that cool sounding, loud 2 stroke sound gets some heads to turn. Most people never knew tools like these existed. Been thinking about collecting chainsaw attachments too. These Homelite tools were manufactured as the tool with the exception of the drill, which is an attachment so it can be converted back to a chainsaw. There are quite a few attachments out there like Ice Augers, Earth Augers, Different drills, Cut Off/Concrete saws, Winches, Ect. Ect.

They don't make quality anything any more because there's not enough money in it. It's easier and more profitable to build things cheap and sell as many as they can, then sell you another one every time the cheapo POS breaks down. I'm not sure how many variations were made with these engines and no one really seems to know. I saw an ad for the XL-HAV Harvester a while back before I was really collecting them and wish I bought it. The harvester used a long remote handle for engine control with a long belt connected. Used to shake nut trees, I believe. Since that application is so specialized, there could be almost anything out there. There are also a few military generator applications and I stumbled across this blower which I had no idea existed until I saw it so I'm sure there are others as well. The hunt is half the fun of collecting!