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Homelite tools from the 60's. These were all based using the same 2 stroke engine from the XL-12 chainsaw. XL-12 Chainsaw, XL-100 Circular saw, XL-A115 Generator, Drill Attachment, XL-SG1 Water pump, XLMB Military Blower. ( I have the XLBC Brush Cutter, but can't find the pics) Still searching for the earth auger, the Harvester, a better example of the water pump and any other applications

Very Interesting machine. Thanks for sharing it. Do you know if there was a specific purpose these were built for?

I use it for a fuel stabilizer. It does seem to keep the (already cleaned) carbs from getting clogged up as fast.

You guys definitely have some very interesting old iron over there! What keeps the chain from wearing holes through the pipe? Also seems like all that friction would make it get hot.

That's an interesting little generator. Most all of the older stuff over here put out 110v ac but I do have O&R generators that also produce 12v dc.

This is how the idiots over here do walk behind racing. Only they use tillers (rotavators) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94_aKDQU_Bw

Driving that Hillman must be like drinking out of a straw. It's just hard to look cool doing it

HEY, you just spent my support membership! Anything to make the site more active is always a good thing.

We have had some difficulty determining the exact years of production for most of the O&R stuff but they were all made from late 50's into the mid 70s. We are able to estimate dates by different upgrades to the engines over the years and service documents. This Comet chainsaw was an early production so it's from the early to mid 60s. No brake and has a manual oiler. It has a small pump at the base of the handle in the back and uses a small copper tube to feed the oil up to the chain. That black button on the back of the handle is the oil pump, it slides down, using your thumb. Here's a link to my O&R forum which has lots of pics and information for different tools and things if you're interested http://ohlssonandrice.forumer.com/index.php

Oh Boy, a whole new set of hard to find stuff to look for. That's one fun thing about O&R collecting, there are always new and unknown applications popping up all the time. Thanks again!

Thanks for the info. Don't know much about them or the company name so that may help me find one. Do you know if Tarpen made any other power tools using the O&R engines? Those old rotavators are interesting machines! It's probably a good thing that I don't have the room to collect larger things like that. I could go poor collecting old machines.

Count me in. I like the forum so far

Maybe one of you UK guys can help me locate one of these UK tools? Or any unique O&R powered tools. It's a "Turbair Tot" All I have is pictures but would love to own one these someday.

That is now one SWEET ride and love to see those old pics. Thanks for sharing it. Probably a lifetime memory for your son too. What happened to the lights? Was that something your Dad added or were they factory? I see you closed the holes when you restored it

Some more videos. A Dyna-Mite generator, another Drillgine, the LiT General auger and a Tiny Tiger generator

This is a video of a Polaris Power Pole snow thrower in action

Also from the UK is this Kemm rough grass trimmer. This one will need a restore and I'll try to get to it in the spring. Looks like I'll need decals made for this one.

Here are two ice augers. A LiT General 10 and a Hereter's

Original but cleaned up. I prefer to keep them original if possible but I do have some that need to be restored. Here is that Comet chainsaw all done with a rebuilt engine.

This is my collection of O&R powered Comet brand tools. Chainsaw, Circular saw, Water Pump and Drill. the second picture is the manufacturer's sales picture

Another hobby of mine is collecting these cool little O&R gas powered tools and engines. Most were manufactured here in the USA but there are plenty of others that were made in the UK and other countries. Here's a Bridges Mini-Mota Drill that I had shipped in from the UK. You move the chuck to different spots on the gearbox to change the rpm. Not sure why anything would need to be drilled at 6300 rpm, but it's there if you want to.

The actuators are rated for different power so they get more expensive as the power goes up. I bought this one used and it was obviously a strong one but I don't know what the rating was on it.

When finished, it had sides for the bed and I used it for hauling dirt and large rocks.

This was built and sold a while ago but just came across these build pics. For some reason, I have no pics of it finished. The frame, drive shaft, and shifter were stretched 2ft. It used an electric actuator to tilt the bed. I tested the tilting power by adding weight to the front edge and went up to 300 lbs and it handled that no problem. The steering was horrible until changing the Akerman angles on the spindles to compensate for the wheel base. Even then, it still took a K turn to spin it around.

WOW, Very nice! Apparently the little quality control inspector is keeping a close eye on you.