Motor ID

[49morphew]

Can anyone identify this motor? Thanks.

[frankr]

Resembles an Air Boy, but I think it might be home made. Do I see a couple of Jacobson mower parts?

[49morphew]

Couple of pics f rte on other side. It definitely has the home made look to it. I was just wondering if it was once a legitimate make or completely put together f rte om available parts and pieces?

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[bill-loveland]

That screams homebrew to me.

[frankr]

Yep, I thought so, that’s a Jacobson mower muffler (and engine). My first job.
I mowed half the lawns in town with one of these. (Small town)

[49morphew]

FrankR, it looks like you called it in your first post! Thanks for the info. I don’t believe I’ve ever seen a mower like that one so chances are slim I’d have figured that out. Thank you.

[chinewalker]

Agreed that it’s likely homemade, but whoever made up the cage new what they were doing.

[dave-bernard]

cage could be from a large large electric fan.

[49morphew]

Most of us on this board could probably build something like this and make it work if you had access to a scrap metal yard. My hang up would the propeller. Who has a pile of old wood propellers to dig through?

[bill-loveland]

OK, so how do you start it? Looks like a rope sheave on the hub, which would be pretty darn awkward to get at on the transom.

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