What to do with an old lawn mower engine

**rohrt** · 07-30-2007, 06:41 AM

I have a really good 5hp lawnmore engine that runs great. The pan is shot and hardly worth the troube to fix. I'm getting a new mower soon. What can I do with the old one? Ebay? Make somthing useful with it? Could I convert it to a power sprayer or something?

**go-fish** · 07-30-2007, 06:51 AM

Give it to a kid and tell them you'll givem $10 if he can tear it down and put it back together properly.

**Damn True** · 07-30-2007, 07:08 AM

Two words:

Barstool Racing!

**Rick Dorion** · 07-30-2007, 07:33 AM

Blender!

**rohrt** · 07-30-2007, 07:40 AM

That Is Awsome!

http://www.barstoolracing.net/Bar%20Stool%20Photos.htm

But how do I couple the engine to the wheels. It has a bottem shaft.

**rohrt** · 07-30-2007, 08:58 AM

http://www.barstoolracing.net/Parts%20Required.htm

Rats that Idea is out. Bottem shaft wont work.

NEXT!

**Z06killinSBF** · 07-30-2007, 09:08 AM

One mean weed wacker??

**muthstryker** · 07-30-2007, 09:25 AM

woooh! i can build a barstool racer!! i have a 6hp briggs and stratton motor with a side shaft.

**Bad Bowtie** · 07-30-2007, 11:48 AM

DO THIS

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/F...DFFDB8FE6A.htm

BB

**69Nova** · 07-30-2007, 01:57 PM

Originally Posted by Damn True

Two words:

Barstool Racing!

Those things are crazy. I sold mine cause all it wanted to do was flip over. It was too fast for it's own good. Fun but I ended up sell it for double what I had in it.

**WS6** · 07-30-2007, 05:50 PM

Originally Posted by Bad Bowtie

DO THIS

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/F...DFFDB8FE6A.htm

BB

haha someone needs to show that video to briggs and straton

**trapin** · 07-30-2007, 06:04 PM

Go-Kart kit.

**shmoov69** · 07-30-2007, 06:53 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAGz4i2_Iuk

**muthstryker** · 07-30-2007, 07:00 PM

one thing i dont under stand is how do i make it so with the motor i have when i push the gas it speeds up? sorry if that sounds like a stupid moron question

**shep** · 07-30-2007, 08:30 PM

remove the governor. That will allow the engine to rev with the throttle.

**rohrt** · 07-31-2007, 05:57 AM

This idea is actually car related.

http://theepicenter.com/tow02077.html

how about a hover craft

http://www.telusplanet.net/public/lo...ryshover9.html

I can't really find much out their on the web.

**rob07002** · 07-31-2007, 06:51 AM

I vote for the blender. Nuttin will impress the neighbors more when you fire that thing up to make your favorite adult frosty beverage!

**rohrt** · 07-31-2007, 12:58 PM

Ok this seems kinda cool.

http://www.motherearthnews.com/Alter...ectic-Car.aspx

This guy put an electric starter in a Opal connect dirrectly to the transmission. He uses a 5hp lawn mower engine to a 100 amp generator.

This has got me thinking

The same idea but with an electric motorcycle. I wonder if I could use the lawn more motor to run an alternator for a battery and drive the back tire with a starter motor?

**69keith** · 07-31-2007, 01:24 PM

you guys have too much time on your hands....LOL

**rohrt** · 08-01-2007, 06:44 AM

OK I think I have most of the part to make this work. I have a friend looking to see if he still has on old motor cycle frame. I'm thinking the car starter should work for a while but would burn up the bearing before to long.

Anyone have a guess what kind of RPM you would get with a car starter? I think I would have enough torque but what kind of speed could I get?

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