New to me Little Pony

[Pullstart 62,905]

Jerry is a special friend.  If he gives me something, It won’t have a for sale tag on it 

[SylvanLakeWH 25,596]

Understood. 

 

[ri702bill 8,327]

1 hour ago, Pullstart said:

@Jrain I hear tell they make pretty fun show cruisers, or @stevasaurus block crawlers   My neighbor friend has one that is in one of his barns, I’ve never seen it.  He told me to come get it 

Run, Forest!!!

[WHX?? 48,828]

That is an R or an RE if electric start. Around '67 vintage.

I have one just like it and the tecky pains me till no end. It's a learning curve on clutching it but a blast to tool around on. 

Edited September 8, 2022 by WHX??

[rmaynard 15,509]

I have a 1967 REO Lawn Skiff that I took all apart in the spring of 2021. My intention was to clean it, paint it, get the engine running, and have it all assembled in time for the 2021 WHCC show. Well that didn't happen and 19 months have passed since I took it apart. Now I don't think that I can remember how it all fits back together. Sort of my own version of Humpty Dumpty.

Before:

 

After:

 

 

Edited September 8, 2022 by rmaynard

[The Freightliner Guy 1,327]

Did you take pics of stuff before you disassembled it?

[rmaynard 15,509]

1 minute ago, The Freightliner Guy said:

Did you take pics of stuff before you disassembled it?

Yes. But I've found that that only give you a rough road map. 

[The Freightliner Guy 1,327]

Are there parts manuals that tell you what goes where

[rmaynard 15,509]

Just now, The Freightliner Guy said:

Are there parts manuals that tell you what goes where

Yes, but again you are dealing with a 72 year

 old guy who has back trouble and that thing sits mighty low to the ground. 

[953 nut 55,290]

31 minutes ago, rmaynard said:

old guy who has back trouble and that thing sits mighty low

@SylvanLakeWH @squonk, didn't one of you sell a skiff to @stevasaurus? Sort of remember a picture of him that looked a bit like this.        

 

[953 nut 55,290]

9 hours ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

Pretty cool little tub… 

 

I’m in market for the electric (battery) version…

 

Fun to cruise around on…!

Too late, people out in California are buying them all up!     Now if they only had some electricity to charge the batteries with          

[953 nut 55,290]

sorry about multiple post   

Edited September 8, 2022 by 953 nut

[953 nut 55,290]

sorry about multiple post   

Edited September 8, 2022 by 953 nut

[Ed Kennell 38,203]

38 minutes ago, rmaynard said:

that thing sits mighty low to the ground

                              Your kitchen table should be the correct height. .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[rmaynard 15,509]

22 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said:

                              Your kitchen table should be the correct height. .

Mrs. M world have something to say about that. 

[ebinmaine 67,570]

Just now, rmaynard said:

Mrs. M world have something to say about that. 

Move the table out of the kitchen.  

Not a kitchen table anymore.  

Now it's a mobile workbench.  

 

Problem solved.   

 

[SylvanLakeWH 25,596]

1 hour ago, 953 nut said:

@SylvanLakeWH @squonk, didn't one of you sell a skiff to @stevasaurus? Sort of remember a picture of him that looked a bit like this.        

 

Not me… 

 

1 hour ago, 953 nut said:

Too late, people out in California are buying them all up!     Now if they only had some electricity to charge the batteries with          

But wait… I thought electric cars were gonna save the world…  

[ineedanother 1,369]

55 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

Move the table out of the kitchen.  

Not a kitchen table anymore.  

Now it's a mobile workbench.  

 

Problem solved.   

 

 I've fished all my life. I used to frequent a fishing forum and posted some pictures of me cleaning some mahi on the counter. They were over the top with doing such a thing in the kitchen  I was like, it's food dudes, and the kitchen is the workshop of the house. They clearly had no idea what kind of things I had done in there  

[sjoemie himself 3,068]

8 hours ago, rmaynard said:

Before:

 

 

8 hours ago, The Freightliner Guy said:

Did you take pics of stuff before you disassembled it?

 

Atleast one I see 

 

Gotta say i'm pretty surprised how stout these little ride on's are (seem to be) built. If i'm not mistaken that is a cast iron axle/gearbox?

[953 nut 55,290]

12 hours ago, 953 nut said:

Sort of remember a picture of @stevasaurus on a RR-65 Lawn Skiff that looked a bit like this. 

 

Or this.                                   

[rmaynard 15,509]

9 minutes ago, 953 nut said:

 

No comment on this picture other than to say it looks like it cuts good, but I worry about the tire ruts left behind. 

[Handy Don 12,233]

Of interest on these little "Lawn Skiff" machines

 

Newspaper ad

https://www.periodpaper.com/products/1966-ad-reo-matic-lawn-skiff-vintage-riding-lawn-care-rotary-mower-maintenance-162943-sf2-029

 

 For sale

https://picclick.com/Wheel-Horse-REO-Mower-112282094084.html

 

engine swap thread

https://www.mytractorforum.com/threads/wheel-horse-reo-engine-swap.210791/

 

The beginning of REO companies (including the trucks) and the connection to REO lawn mowers (eventually sold to Wheel Horse!)

https://www.reolawnmower.com/history.html

 

An earlier reel REO with their own designed and built engine. I had one of these that my Dad converted into a go-kart for me. Cut off the blades in the reel (a nod to safety?) and bolted a frame to the front with a seat and steering. Ran it until it fell apart, but that engine never gave up!

https://www.reolawnmower.com/pictures.html#

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Edited September 9, 2022 by Handy Don