Can anyone I D this motor for me>

[Lane Ranger 11,411]

 

I am not sure what  manufacturer made this motor.   I have not seen one like this before -no points cover,  45 degree sparkplug application on the head  and  sone other unusual  features.

 

If you know who made this motor and what HP  it might be ,  please  post a note on this thread!

[Terry M-(Moderator) 2,239]

Lane , Any pics of the front shroud side?     My only "guess" from the 45'ed spark plug would be a very old Lauson..

Edited April 7, 2016 by Terry M

[prondzy 3,889]

Do you have another pic of the front of the engine?

[C-101plowerpower 1,606]

i'm thinking it's a briggs

 

[Lane Ranger 11,411]

No other pics folks  sorry!

 

[C-101plowerpower 1,606]

got it, lauson rsc 701

 

[Lane Ranger 11,411]

Thanks  for the Lauson rsc reference !   I did just see this information posted on Ebay also.   The  1 1/2 HP  motor had the same  head with teh 45 degree spark plug  hole!

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lauson-Model-RSC-4-Cycle-Air-Cooled-Engine-Operators-Manual-Parts-List-/331639644331?hash=item4d374360ab:m:mOlF65IJHjEfV5QvMgkfTjQ

Edited April 7, 2016 by Lane Ranger

[ztnoo 2,300]

C-101plowerpower,

Wow, how did you come up with that???

I remember maybe seeing a Lauson engine a couple of times when I was a kid (1950's), but they weren't common as I recall, at least around here.

Briggs, Kohler, and Tecumseh were the bigger players and you more typically saw those engines on equipment.

I have no idea what happen to Lauson, so some research of my own is called for.

Great stuff!!! Where is that video from, do you know?

Ever see a Lauson engine in Europe???

 

Lane Ranger,

Where did you find this Lane? In an Indiana barn??? Rural Hoosiers squirrel away almost anything if they have the space. Every barn or shed is a potential gold mine.

Is it yours, or a buddy's. It's in a vehicle seat, so I'm thinking you latched on to this somewhere.......without really knowing what it was.

Is it the same model as  C-101plowerpower's video???

Does it turn over?

Any other visible identifying stamps, tags, or castings on the engine?
What kind of carb does it have?

If this is a 1-1 1/2 hp engine, I wonder what they were designed to power???

Couldn't have been anything big, that's for sure.

 

Very interesting!

 

 

[squonk 43,917]

A Pre-Tecky!

[Lane Ranger 11,411]

 

 

The note added on the  Video on Youtube that c-101plowerpower posted is very interesting also!   

Here it is:

 

This is a Jari sickle-bar mower engine from 1947. The engine is built to be mounted on a slant, as required by the Jari company who contracted Lauson to build this unique engne for their mower. It has a deep oil sump with the standard Lauson RSC oil pump and dipper trough to provide lubtrication for the unique requrements of this engine.

 

 

 

The Jari  sickle bar mower blades also at 2 inches wide and fit all the Wheel Horse sickle bar mowers !

 

Edited April 7, 2016 by Lane Ranger

[ztnoo 2,300]

1 hour ago, ztnoo said:

Where did you find this Lane? In an Indiana barn??? Rural Hoosiers squirrel away almost anything if they have the space. Every barn or shed is a potential gold mine.

Is it yours, or a buddy's. It's in a vehicle seat, so I'm thinking you latched on to this somewhere.......without really knowing what it was.

Is it the same model as  C-101plowerpower's video???

Does it turn over?

Any other visible identifying stamps, tags, or castings on the engine?
What kind of carb does it have?

 

[Wheelin'theSky 57]

Cool old motor. Does it run?

[C-101plowerpower 1,606]

8 hours ago, ztnoo said:

C-101plowerpower,

Wow, how did you come up with that???

I remember maybe seeing a Lauson engine a couple of times when I was a kid (1950's), but they weren't common as I recall, at least around here.

Briggs, Kohler, and Tecumseh were the bigger players and you more typically saw those engines on equipment.

I have no idea what happen to Lauson, so some research of my own is called for.

Great stuff!!! Where is that video from, do you know?

Ever see a Lauson engine in Europe???

 

 

 

just did some searching on google images. typed in an engine name + slanted spark plug. lauson was the second brand i tried

[Lane Ranger 11,411]

Not running but has great compression!

[ztnoo 2,300]

Lane,

Have you been able to determine which model Lauson engine you have???

A RSC 701, RSC 591, or something else?

I ran across a video of a RSC 591 I thought might interest you.

 

I also looked at several videos on Jari sickle mowers, but none has what looked like one of these early Lausons on it. Everything looked like it might have been repowered......all the engines looked to be of newer vintage.

 

[Lane Ranger 11,411]

https://www.jarimowers.com/dealers/