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Well .. the purists may call it a 'restomod' as I went with a slightly different choice of color.. and the engine number doesn't match. But anything is better then the scrap that this would have become had I not saved it. This is a Maytag model 92 washing machine, built in October of 1927, (Though the engine was found in another location, more on that later. It was built in December of '28). Some years ago I owned a little twin cylinder Maytag engine, just stationary, on a set of skids. It went to shows along with my other antique engines. I sold it .. wish I hadn't. Another topic I suppose. Well for the last few years, I'd been wanting a single cylinder model .. but didn't want to pay the outrageous 'today' prices some people put on these things. Well.. nearly two years ago now, I was helping a friend from school take care of their horses (the four legged variety). I noticed the foot-starter pedal sticking up from the dirt inside a barn, the engine had been jammed under a hole in the barn wall where it met the dirt, apparently to cover up entrance for a critter at some unknown point in ancient history. At first I thought I was seeing things.. till I started to dig down and found the engine in the ground. It looked like a solid block of dirt, like you may find along a beach, just a clump of rusted iron. Missing the flywheel and magneto, exhaust, and other parts. Seized tight. Well .. the engine came home with me despite the odd looks and questions of why I'd want such a piece of trash. I later found the flywheel being used as a dog dish around the property, and the magneto was found on a shelf in the barn. After a few months soaking in a barrel of diesel/kerosene mix, I pulled it out and removed the carb. After scraping the dirt out and a few light taps with a hammer.. it was free. Pulled the piston to find the bore still clean. After all those years (Family has been there since the 60's, and has no knowledge of a washer or the engine, so lets say it was buried since atleast 1962). ..After all those years all the little engine needed was a condenser, and a light hone on the cylinder. I reused the original rings. They were still in great shape. Had a spare exhaust I'd picked up for some reason in the past. The rest of the parts I made myself. The little ID plate, the kill 'switch', etc. All the original brass hardware was in great shape and polished out nicely. I found the exhaust ports in the cylinder plugged with carbon.. likely the reason the (generally unreliable even when new) engine wouldn't start for the umpteenth time, and it was shoved in that hole to make it go away. The carbon is the only thing that saved it, I think. Blocked off any water from getting in. While I toiled away with the engine in spare time.. decided I wanted to find a washer to go with the machine. Some wanted ads and calls went without luck for a year. While at a engine show up in Boothbay, Maine, with one of my big engines (The little one didn't run yet), a lady saw my paper taped to my truck gate with 'Wanted: Antique Maytag Washer" printed on it, with a photo. She had one in her barn, and she wanted it out of the way since they were tearing it down.. A 10 mile run up the road sent me home with a complete though rough, 1927 Model 92 washer. It had been stripped of the engine decades earlier, and was running off an electric motor stuck to a board in the base. Last run sometime in the 70's as she told me. It had been in the family for decades. ..Story aside. It's been a really long task, nearly 2 years in all. With the Boothbay show just 4 days away (And the granddaughter of the original owner coming to see it running), it's nearly done. The washer itself was far more used up then the somehow preserved little engine. A few bearings had seized and it just continued to run with no maintenance, which created grooves in the drive shafts. We mended and replaced what all we could. Original color was 'Ghost Grey" and personally I am not a fan.. I felt this almond fit it better. They also came in a nice Apple Green.. but I had a really bad time with some special mixed paint which wasted about 4 months worth of time. (Did I mention I stripped it down 3 separate times because of paint issues?) ..Anyway that tangent over. Here it is nearly finished. It is of course a wringer washer. I will hopefully get those parts working tomorrow, and the lid put back on too. Incredibly overbuilt machine with gearing that rivals a WH transaxle. ..in fact is probably stronger.

This was my father-in-law's RJ-58. The family was in the process of liquidating the estate, and I volunteered to sell it on craigslist. After receiving a few replies from hucksters and jokers, I decided to just keep the tractor and try to get it running. As far as I can tell, it basically sat unused in a shed for about 50 years. Most of the pieces appear to be there, rusted but in fair shape. I don't have much experience working on small engines, so I thought I would take the engine off and take it to a mechanic. The engine will turn over with the pull rope, but it doesn't feel like there is any compression. It needs a replacement front wheel, as you can see. The wheelbarrow wheel is temporary. I haven't found anything in web searches that doesn't cost an arm and a leg. Any suggestions for finding a rim and tire? Thanks in advance.

Ya I can post pictures now thank you .

@ZXT Right about the mower deck. I know, at the show (where there are a lot of decks) $100 may work...but a 42" in good shape would command another $100. Pictures are worth a 1000 words...videos are worth 10,000 words.

Stone and berry bush hones serve different purposes and do different jobs, both are needed for a proper hone and re-ring job. As a cylinder wears it doesn't become bigger along it's whole length, it gets eg shaped like () with a lip at the top, because the rings don't pass to the bottom of the cylinder, or to the very top. This leaves you with more wear in the middle and very little if any at the bottom, and the lip at the top is a spot with no wear. The stones are to take the lip off and straighten the walls by taking it over-bore, and/or clean rust off the cylinder walls. The berry bush is to put the cross-hatching back on the cylinder walls. This cross-hatch is needed to give the oil a path to run down slowly, and help the rings seal. Without a proper cross-hatch on a newly bored cylinder you may find you have no compression. A ball hone should be sized as closely to the cylinder it is going to be used on as you can get, I'm not sure what the range is. Getting the cross-hatch angle is a product of how fast you spin the hone vs how fast you move it up and down in the cylinder. It can take some practice.

oh, an actual tractor... I was thinking it was going to be one of these.

It took me forever to get around to getting this done, but I did. Used mostly free stuff so that dictated what its made of. Shed has the studs 24" on center with double studs every 4' so I mounted them at the double stud.

here's a motivational picture. I really like the 701s

I've never heard it put that way but I love it!! You're right Jim. If the flush is clean and the transmission feels fine don't mess with it. If nothing else, why risk breaking one of the hooby-doobys

Our luck or should I say your luck Kev it will turn out to be one of Bufflo Bill's @mhlmeader ponies!

To get the top ridge off you need a ridge reamer. Stone hones are for sizing. Ball hones for de-glazing. To get the cross hatch, Slow the drill way down and move the hone up and down very quickly.

suck, squeeze, bang, blow. You just don’t have the squeeze part, your hand covering the exhaust acted as the valve that should be working inside the engine.

'77 In our area horses are not appreciated like they are else where. Folks in WI here, especially the younger crowd are going to go get a big box cheapy or stick with a brand name that is still around from a reputable dealer that has been around awhile and can offer service after the sale. Also they might not be looking for all the (nice) attachments you have. That said you put it all on CL for say $1500 you might eventually get it from an avid gardener but you will be sitting on it awhile. Another thing value hinges on, with us s anyway, is how well was it taken care of by you and previous owners.

Geez Ward don't you think you were a little hard on the Beave Norman last night?

Jim, there are some great videos on You-Tube for this process. I would go with the balls if the cylinder is with in specs and all you need is the cross hatch. check out the vids.

Steve is pretty well spot on. That being said, we really need pictures of all of the items, and need to know how the tractor runs, and if all of the attachments are operational. There is one thing I will mention - I would gladly pay twice Steve’s estimate for a good 42” mower deck if I needed one.

I tried holding one hand over the exhaust pipe and pulling the rope start. Bingo. I immediately felt compression at the exhaust. So maybe I misinterpreted what I initially felt when I first pulled on the rope start. I went ahead and covered the exhaust and intakes with plastic, not that it will do much good now. I will still have to take the head off and look at the valves. I expect to find mud dobber nests.

If Jason’s right, we’re going to need pictures of you riding it @Blackhood Bill

What a lovely original machine you have there!!!! Unfortunately if you want an original rim they are a little pricey no matter what, but the nice thing about this site is that usually someone here will help you out when you are in need. Your little Clinton engine probably has a stuck valve and those can usually be freed up. Parts for that engine are getting harder and harder to find so if you take it somewhere it could get expensive if it needs rebuilt. If it was me though I would just free the valve and if it has spark, it will run and then just run it the way it is. You are missing the air cleaner and need a muffler too from the look of it. If you google Clinton model 1290 engine you can see pics of what the air cleaner looks like, but someone should be a long here to help you out. Thanks for sharing this!!

Hi folks, picked this up today for 65$. Had compression, but no spark. Took it home opened it up, broken wire on the coil. Got points, condensor, coil, new plug. 8 HOURS LATER!!!! I finally had it going!!! I am by no stretch of the imagination an engine savvy kinda guy, but I do like the challenge and experience of getting stuff running that once wasn't. Maybe next time I'll cut it down to 4 hours. Anywho, I originally was just wanting it for the engine, but I think I'm gonna leave it be for now and tare up the yard some!!!. Last picture is the heat of battle working on it!!

Very nice! I also have a Maytag tub wringer-washer with a Model 92 on it, still in its work clothes. Runs great and is very cool to demonstrate at shows to kids. All in all, between my dad and myself, we probably have 40 Maytag engines, most of which are apart. When I was about 12, I was given a twin cylinder that a church member had found in a creek near his house, buried in the dirt with a piece of whatever it was bolted to pointing up where he could see it. It miraculously was not stuck, and after pulling the tank and cleaning out the solidified lead gasoline out of it, it started and ran beautifully, bare spark plug wires and all. I just positioned them so that they weren't shorting to anything and it was happy. It was cool to watch the spark jump at night. I took it with me to church the next Sunday, and when he walked out of the building after the service, I jumped in the back of the truck and started it. He was baffled that I was able to get it to run.

No muffler or muffler only difference is sound (dB) levels. VIDEO0068.mp4 VIDEO0067.mp4

That's how you teach the 4-stroke cycle to horny teenagers in high school and college. I was a week into tech school when we learned that, it was almost another year before we put the "proper" names to the strokes.

What you have is a nice RJ in better shape than most here find. The fact that it belonged to a family member makes it even better. It's a project that may take some time and a little money, but well worth it. Good luck, you've found the right place for help.

Or south of the mason dickson line either!

Did you check good old jungle site or fleabay Bill? I been eyeballing some cheapy sets those places that might be good enough for a hobbyist. https://www.amazon.com/CARBIDE-VALVE-CUTTER-VINTAGE-BIKES/dp/B071WW28KN/ref=sr_1_7?crid=1YASCMGOHP1DG&keywords=valve+cutting+tool&qid=1562188232&s=gateway&sprefix=valve+cutting+tool%2Caps%2C169&sr=8-7

Always stop to look at them at shows. Your allowed your tangent with that kind of effort. Bang up job on that one there and everyone here appreciates your time & money in it!! !

I will get some pictures and post them (hopefully before or on the weekend). Everything works as it should and the tractor runs like a dream. I hate to get rid of it. I wanted to restore it but I don't have the time or room to do it.

@WHX24 My luck, the guy gave it away ten minutes before I sold my prize possessions to pay for it!

I would have to agree with Bob. For me it would depend on what kind of goo comes out of the tranny when draining. if the oil is fairly clear and no indication of water I would be tempted to flush & refill with good lube but keeping an eye out for leaking seals. Sometimes opening stuff up you want to try and keep original can mess things up is where I am coming from Bob. Blame my mind set on the keep it original crowd here!

@WHX24... I was wondering what the Mafia was going of think about this. Maybe invite @'77 C120 to Portage next weekend to see what he has. Maybe he would not want to get rid of it after spending time with us.

Parts delivery is here, finally it arrives. ‚til i get this goods, some other things from far far away arrives me much quicker, but anyway. i ordered this things at a local store about 12Km far. Normally he has some stuff arround, but not my needed sizes. 1/2“ and 3/8“ he has nearly nothing, but i wanna be on inch size, because i wanna be exchangable with my Horse, in case of any Fail i.eg a Tube blasts or something like that. Another big Advantages is, i can order few parts for spare. Then i go in Barn and begin things to prepare for mounting. could’nt mount all, some things still on the Way.... gngngn..😎 I have a cribble in my fingers, things gona still to slow. Hope i can prepare on Friday the upper consoles, if needed Material was delivered. Need different Sizes of square pipes, while i‘m changing some things. Then i see something funny, We have to go into Forrest, they grown at our site in Frontyard...😂 i still leave ‚em because Kati is the pro in Mushrooms. i don‘t no if they poison or not, but i trust my Wife and she know‘s.

And I found this after a little scrubbing with a wire brush. "B11-9". I think that means the transmission was fabricated on Feb. 11, 1959. I understand the '58 and '59 models were essentially the same.

OK...I don't usually do this without pictures, but if you were going to look for and buy this stuff, here is what would be close (depending on appearance and shape). 1977 C-120............$400 to $700 1 bottom plow.........$150 cultivators...............??? need picture mower deck...........depends on size..42".....maybe $100 power blower and trailer.....??? roto tiller..................$350 sno-blower.............2 stage?? $300 full cab..................?? other items............??

Thats a great original machine! As mentioned above, it may be the lack of a muffler or a stuck valve. Spray some penetrating oil into the exhaust pipe area. You might also try to use the straw on the penetrate and put in in the spark plug hole to spray sideways toward the intake and exhaust are. be careful not to drop the straw down the spark plug hole. Most of all, Have fun with it, your father-in-law will be proud of you.

AMAZING RESULTS,,,,,,,,LET THE MAGIC BEGIN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mmm is it soup yet???

Here is my tub. It’s a 55 gallon drum cut in half, with some scrap strapping and a brake rotor welded together for the anode. I suspend my parts with wire, wood, metal rod.... whatever keeps the anode and part from touching. I found that my 24v setting on my charger works much quicker (twice as fast?) as the 12v setting!

Can't wait!!!

Only if you keep posting pics of it ....in the horse tractors section anyway. We are 'bout ready to strip @Sparky Sparkeye of rank for even suggesting it's not a !

Share.

Thanks for the photo's Steve. But for goodness sake buy a new shirt.

No they’re both just flatbeds...the 88 is going to be my service truck and the old 79 is my feed wagon/fence building truck

I don't have a cluesound like no one else does either Were all curiously awaiting a picture

@ebinmaine that's also kinda what I was wondering since the way the neighbor described it, it sounded like an RJ to me, but we're going to find out how much and get pictures to finally verify what it is.

Definitely would get if pedal tractor. Just found out I'm going to have another granddaughter around Thanksgiving

Never heard of one but if I may be so bold as to suggest grab a cold one for your neighbor, one for yourself and sashay over ther and have a look see. Oh and take yer camera!

@'77 C120 Squonk is in New York...I am in Illinois...Wisconsin could demand different prices then what we are showing. That is why pictures are so important. All of what we posted is Hog Wash with out seeing what we are talking about...and when someone comes to really look at what you have...it will be about what you will let it go for and what some one will give for it. Sounds like he should come with a big trailer.

Hi Steve. I too oue you a big thanks, and then some. About a year ago I was absolutely green in this hobby, and came to this forum with big plans and ideas. You were the one who found it in your big heart to let me inn, help me out, and get me connected and set up big time. You kind of eased me into the flock, and without your help and wealth of information, I highly doubt any of it would have ended with a success. So, what am I trying to say here........ Well. just that it takes a big guy, heart and mind to do and be, what you do and are. It's obvious you have tons of friends in the US. Just want you to know you also have some on the other side of the pond too Thanks Buddy