Antique trencher - Any info???

[Flatheadpuller 6]

The engine is an AEN or AENL wisconsin. Same engine just one is newer then the other. Its rated at 9.2hp at 3600. I have one set up for pulling open rpm. Good engine. Steel rod with a bearing in it fromt he factory. Tappered roller bearing mains, forged crank and rod. Oil plunger pump splash lube system. Its a plunger pump driven off the cam with a push rod that plunges up and down squirting oil at the two holes in the connecting rod. The rest is just splash from the rod beating the oil to death.

[jones and son 6]

well i got my gas line cut in today,it took about 80 minutes to do 62 feet,at 20 inches deep, not bad by my standards

and i didnt break a sweat! the nice powered dirt that it leaves makes backfill a breeze with my raider and a grader blade. I cut trench, laid the line and plumbed up to the regulator,backfilled and threw out some grass seed all in about 3 hours, All i can say is this is WAY better then a shovel! And this thing purred right along,Thinking i should start a custom trenching biz.

[SousaKerry 500]

Reminds me of the Vermeer trencher my dad owns it is powered by a tractor PTO hooked to the front uses the tractor hydraulics also, pulls on a cable usually hooked to a 2nd tractor with the brakes locked on. It may move slow but you'd be surpised how much tile you can do running it for several hours a day for a week or so. One man can run the whole thing but 2 is nice especially when shooting grade with the transit.

[jbumgarner 12]

I don't know what it is, but I worked for Ditch Witch in NC for several years and seen many of their first units. I would say its not a Ditch Witch, due to the auger system. The Charles Machine Works (DW) were the first to use a single horizontal auger which revolutionized trenching with their second production service line trencher. The founder was a genius, he also invented one of the first working scissor lifts, but sold the patent to pursue the trenching machines.