@@elitecystuningI can confirm this, my grandfather had one when I was a kid. Can drive right up a tree as well. My grandfather let my sister drive, one of the front wheels got caught on a group of small trees, and it stood right up on end 😂. Sadly the output shaft broke, and it never got fixed. I wish I would have held onto it. Had an 84 Kawasaki klt200c 3 wheeler too that thing was dangerously fast!
Those are tanks. They run forever. I had one in Alaska. And it went to a familly member who still rides it to cut firewood and too hunt moose. They are unbelievably reliable.
Every 3 wheeler I have drove can naturally float. Even the 350 warrior I bought new in 95' floated with extra air in the tire's. Comes in handy when you need to cross a Creek to get to the hill climbing spot. Cheers
those atvs will not float because of the hiigh flotation tires, all that means is the tires will float to a small degree, the only atv that will float is the Argo, which by the way has the same tires, the reason it floats is the underbody whereas 3 and 4 wheeler's don't have the underbody
@@robertweniger6194 LoL who said anything about high floatation tires ? Apparently you have not riden a 3 wheeler in the water. And with the 4 wheeler I was in Louisiana and there you have no choice but to ride through deep water. So don't try to say they don't float, that is a bunch of crap.
i used to ride the three wheeler in the water alot, but they do not float only one or 2 wheels stay above the water somewhat but not completely, that is why they are called high flotation all 3, most 4 wheelers and all 6 wheelers come with them, and they only hold 5 psi air at the most, fyi my 3 wheeler was a honda atc 185, y best friends was a yamaha trimoto 125, and other friend had a atc 125M@@johnbeaudette583
From the Kohler manual: K91 is 4 horsepower, K161 is 7, K181 is 8, K241 is 10, K301 is 12, K321 is 14, K341 is 16 HP, all at 3,600 RPM except the little k91 4 horse which is at 4000 rpm. You can find a nice Kohler K series service manual online in PDF form.
Another great video Joe Cast iron Kohler engine. Also known as K series. Will be a data plate on it somewhere. K91 is 8hp, K241 is 10hp, K321 is 14, K341 is 16 etc. Cool old rig. P.S. turn your quart bottle over when you pour lol. It will be smoother coming out. The shape will let air in so it doesnt glug!
Those Kohler engines will last forever. Grandfather had a similar engine in his 1969 John Deere mower. Used for hours every week of is life until about 2016. Still runs like new!
Joe. That's an old Kohler engine that 10w40 for wet clutch is going to ruin that engine quicker than that older black oil. You should be using a zink additive for older small engines probably a 10w30
Man I had a fight with a guy on dirt obsessions channel about the first 4x4 atvs and the first atv brands. The honcho was a 4x4 atv back in the early 70s and everyone always says Honda and Suzuki were the first atvs on the market. It always makes me laugh. We owned a honcho when I was a kid. It was slow it was hard to steer but it was actually more capable then our Honda 300. Ours had a 13hp Kawasaki engine but ended up having a 17hp Briggs swapped in after parts were discontinued for that engine.
Well they were wrong when they said Honda was the first ATV.. because they weren't lol.. and the honcho was the first actual 4x4 ATV ever made. I believe that the first ATV ever made was in Canada in the 50's or 60's?
That thing is a beast! I'm actually impressed! It's a little slow, but definitely a workhorse. I never heard of this 4 wheeler until this. Pretty cool man 👍🏻
That thing goes through the snow better than atvs way ahead of its time and Era, it's primitive in design but it works so well for how old it is, a lot of atvs so much more powerful and higher end would get stuck at least once or twice but this thing didn't get stuck once in the video and it pulled that trailer through it with little struggle, I might try and see if I can find one and restore it if needed if I ever see one, I'm sold on that thing!
@@benscoles5085 I don't think my buddy's custom big bore banshee 4x4 would have made it through there either, he built a super cool custom frame and design to give the banshee 4wd while still making it a banshee in the same Frame dimensions, 170hp from a highly modified engine, it was a unique experience to ride a yamaha banshee with 4wd, so powerful and the turning corners at high speed is downright amazing and well planted, just and absolute tank of a machine, no experience like it, I never knew I wanted to build a 4wd banshee up until now
That is a really neat quad! Its interesting how the American stuff always has a random lawn mower engine with a cvt clutch, but anything Japanese has its own purpose built engine with internal trans.
@@Rubyranch393 in most cases cheaper for the parts you are going to need, the reliability factor of the Japanese rides negates the need of parts so often, but when it breaks, it takes more money to fix it.
That is a Kohler k181 305cc engine. The same engine put in many smaller garden tractors. They are eight horsepower at about 3,600 RPM, which is where the governor is generally set. Depending on how the throttle linkage is set up, there should be more than one hole to put the governor spring in order to turn the governor up a bit if you want. Just don't turn it up too much. Haha. 10w40 in cold weather is okay but they really should run straight 30 weight especially in summer. I've had many many years of experience with Kohler k series engines. They will last you forever if you keep the oil changed.
Most 4x4 ATVs and most 3 wheelers will float. Some may require a snorkel on the air box , but if you search on UA-cam, you’ll be amazed how well they cope with swamps and river crossings.
I'am collect and love unusual vehicles. I almost bought one in the 80's. Got information from manufacturer. If not mistaking they were made in Louisiana, Bayou Country. Only seen one at ski lodge in Vermont. I decided on ROKON ATV 2×2 Two Wheel Drive Motorcycles Very Capable Unusual American Made Vehicles. God Speed Your Journeys.
If it has a Kohler industrial style engine, no oil filter on it so keep the oil changed regularly. It likely has just splash lubrication inside the engine. The main jet mixture screw is the one on top, idle mixture is on the side. Adjust to smoothest running. Cool rig, great video, Joe! Thanks!
I guess, in your area ATV's are popular and that's why you buy and fix them, you are very good at what you do. I watched a video last night about something very interesting, the parts can be pricey but as with everything they will come down, the video was about Snow bikes (part dirt bike and part snowmobile) and the conversion kit from dirt bike to snow bike (looks like track and front ski), you will be one of the first in your area and may grow your viewership even more
Yep there's actually one on marketplace... In the Washington state area. And I'm the owner $1000 cash runs but is a project. Little rough but solid bones.
I love the passion you have for all these old vintage machines. I'm 50 and grew up riding a lot of these years ago it's nice to see you resurrecting a lot of these old machines."happy holidays"!
The only thing that would worry me is that chain underneath it, what if you hit something under there and it breaks the chain. Don't test it on the floating now wait till summer in case you go swimming.
It'll probably do better on regular fuel. "Premium" isn't better. It's more knock resistance but needs higher compression to burn well. If it says 91 RON, that's more like 87 USA octane, NOT 91 octane "premium. Lowest octane without pinging is cleaner, more power, and better efficiency.
If you're going slow super wide tires front and rear really make a 4 wheeler able to go anywhere, wet, dry, frozen, powder, doesn't really matter it'll float right along. That thing must be deceptively tiny if those are the standard size 26x12r12 tires, they look bigger.
WOW, No Mike Honcho jokes!?! Very nice condition, stripped down utilitarian. One of those machines that can be fixed with bailing twine and just keeps going. Pops
I’ve seen one with a Kawasaki engine in it and it looked original also so i am not sure how many models they made but the guy had a 350 engine saw it on UA-cam also …
I always hated the old Polaris atvs with the chain 4x4, the rims would always cut the 4x4 wires going into the hub and the chains would always fall off. I had a bigger rear sprocket on my 300 and it would go 60
4:30 "Close" call with those ramps, I have some that have a chain that goes from the middle or so, go under the ramp, and hook to the truck's hitch area so they can't slip out. Could be easy to add a d-ring on the trailer and chain/hook on your ramps or a "tooth" on the metal of the ramp that hooks into the trailer floor. Be safe out there lol
The Snow Beast.One of my buddies has a old Terra jet with the Wisconsin-Robbins engine and that Quad has similar looking treads on it.i think they might have been good year Terra tires.we restored that old Terra jet many years ago,had it torn down to the bare bones,welded up all the cracks and put new chains on it and rebuilt the engine.He has a 10 acre lake at their farm we use to take the Terra jet across and it wasn't very fast but it Def floated,and would break trail like nobody's buisness,lol.(that's why we had to do some welding on the body)and new seals around all of the axles.It would be neat to see if u could find a old Terra jet to fix up and take out fishing or just trail riding.
I would have to tiger tank the underneath for my personal use on my property great find protect those sprockets if you're going to be having fun on it ✌️
There was two for sale near me and then one got sold and I think he took down the ad but I found it and another one for sale for $1000 together near my state
I remember me and my dad stoping in Bruce Crossing Michigan around 1983 at a dealership that was selling those honchos and never seen one since! Gotta be a collector around that would love to own it! Brought back some memories!thanks
It’s always cool watching you do your thing. Wishing you a merry Christmas and a happy new year!! I have learned so much from you! Wishing you much continued success!! Mark from Michigan
Bud I've been riding for 45 years seen hundreds and thousands of different types of quad bikes I use to belong to a small group that traveled to different states to look at and buy rare bikes from prestigious collections of different motorcycles on and offroad. I've never come across on of these. Good find.
Looks like a 6hpTecumseh engine on it at first glance. Looks like a Kohler 8hp model k181 or k161 7hp at 277cc. They also made a k141 6hp and if I remember correctly they all had the same block. Those engines are near indestructible even with next to no oil in them.
For what it was back then....as it was very old tech.....i guess it was okay....but very primative in design as far as power and the exposed drive chains.Me i would have passed for what i would expect it to do.But all i can say is best of LUCK with it Joe.Don't break it,Great video though...!!
Never tapped em for grease fittings so they slabbed grease on with their fingers and tried to pack best they could wen it started squeaking and jus packed it away case it was a bad omen.
Wisconsin is so weird, i live about 2 hours from you and we have gotten barley any snow, it has snowed 2 times all winter and the first time we got about an inch and the second we got like 2 inches. what the heck lol
Wow as a kid saw this same exact machine back in the 80s at an agricultural fair here in Maine and remember that long chain between the front and rear wheels,. This was that time when 3-wheelers dominated the landscape.
When production of the Honcho ceased, the company, parts, assembly fixtures, all documents and blueprints -- anything involved in building and selling them, was sold to a guy from Ely Minnesota who assembled a few from the parts, sold them and then he lost interest in building them so it was just forgotten about by him and the company was just left to stagnate and it was never thought about again. I wouldn't be surprised if there are still a bunch of parts sitting in a storage building or in piles on his property if he's still alive or if his son or widow still have that property as they never got rid of anything unless it was selling something. He and his son NEVER scrapped anything unless there was absolutely nothing left that could be used in any way.
When you first started it it sounded exactly like a Brigs & Stratton. If ya'll go floating you'd better wear waders cause ya'll are getting wet. Remember you cannot swim with waders, don't drown.
That's awesome representation of simplicity in the best form!!! Nice machine n way to test it out n it'll come in handy when you take yur chainsaw out n cut that tree up you can drag the pieces off to the side!!!
Such a primitive design. Amazing how far atv design has come.
sometimes simple works best - I mean this ATV won't get you anywhere quickly but it will get you there!
@@jasonpeace91 100% in agreement
A machine that will last a lifetime. Simple and basic maintenance. The model t of atv's
Get a set of ramps. You almost lost it while unloading it.
@@neilkratzer3182 no it won't lmao and model ts are unreliable as shit
im sorry but when you dropped down from the ramp that got me dying😂😂
Why?
@@elitecystuning the way he casually drove off it had me dying
@@Aderin. lol my three wheeler is funny sometimes too being old but man these things rip in deeeeeep water /mud 🔥
@@elitecystuningI can confirm this, my grandfather had one when I was a kid. Can drive right up a tree as well. My grandfather let my sister drive, one of the front wheels got caught on a group of small trees, and it stood right up on end 😂. Sadly the output shaft broke, and it never got fixed. I wish I would have held onto it. Had an 84 Kawasaki klt200c 3 wheeler too that thing was dangerously fast!
This man deserves someone to sponsor him a quad lift, would be a great comfort to you in the long run. Great channel
I need one myself
My Grandpa had one in the 80s, it was the first 4wheeler I ever rode, no suspension and pretty slow, but now looking back it was pretty cool!👍
Grandpa's always had the neatest coolest stuff, Wishing I had him and all his ''stuff' again
Hats off to the previous owner for preserving and maintaining this rarity….👌
Those are tanks. They run forever. I had one in Alaska. And it went to a familly member who still rides it to cut firewood and too hunt moose. They are unbelievably reliable.
Every 3 wheeler I have drove can naturally float. Even the 350 warrior I bought new in 95' floated with extra air in the tire's. Comes in handy when you need to cross a Creek to get to the hill climbing spot. Cheers
Most ATVs will float with wide rear tires on the front wheels like this, I wonder how heavy the steering is.
those atvs will not float because of the hiigh flotation tires, all that means is the tires will float to a small degree, the only atv that will float is the Argo, which by the way has the same tires, the reason it floats is the underbody whereas 3 and 4 wheeler's don't have the underbody
@@robertweniger6194 LoL who said anything about high floatation tires ? Apparently you have not riden a 3 wheeler in the water. And with the 4 wheeler I was in Louisiana and there you have no choice but to ride through deep water. So don't try to say they don't float, that is a bunch of crap.
i used to ride the three wheeler in the water alot, but they do not float only one or 2 wheels stay above the water somewhat but not completely, that is why they are called high flotation all 3, most 4 wheelers and all 6 wheelers come with them, and they only hold 5 psi air at the most, fyi my 3 wheeler was a honda atc 185, y best friends was a yamaha trimoto 125, and other friend had a atc 125M@@johnbeaudette583
and not 1 of them floats, all 3 of them do not float only one or 2 wheels stay above the water somewhat but not completely
From the Kohler manual: K91 is 4 horsepower, K161 is 7, K181 is 8, K241 is 10, K301 is 12, K321 is 14, K341 is 16 HP, all at 3,600 RPM except the little k91 4 horse which is at 4000 rpm. You can find a nice Kohler K series service manual online in PDF form.
Another great video Joe Cast iron Kohler engine. Also known as K series. Will be a data plate on it somewhere. K91 is 8hp, K241 is 10hp, K321 is 14, K341 is 16 etc. Cool old rig.
P.S. turn your quart bottle over when you pour lol. It will be smoother coming out. The shape will let air in so it doesnt glug!
K301 is 12hp
Ah. Was going from memory. I have a 91, 241, and a 321
Yes funny how that model you have to hold throttle all the way on to pull anything, but it goes at least.. better than a 3 wheeler though..
Those Kohler engines will last forever. Grandfather had a similar engine in his 1969 John Deere mower. Used for hours every week of is life until about 2016. Still runs like new!
Joe. That's an old Kohler engine that 10w40 for wet clutch is going to ruin that engine quicker than that older black oil. You should be using a zink additive for older small engines probably a 10w30
Remember seeing one at the Kohler show room when I was a kid. I thought it was cool but didn't know they sold any.
That's crazy just like a snowmobile, that belt.
You are my favorite mechanic…period…Happy holidays..your folks should be proud of you…
I’ve never even heard of this thing!
Man I had a fight with a guy on dirt obsessions channel about the first 4x4 atvs and the first atv brands.
The honcho was a 4x4 atv back in the early 70s and everyone always says Honda and Suzuki were the first atvs on the market. It always makes me laugh. We owned a honcho when I was a kid. It was slow it was hard to steer but it was actually more capable then our Honda 300. Ours had a 13hp Kawasaki engine but ended up having a 17hp Briggs swapped in after parts were discontinued for that engine.
Well they were wrong when they said Honda was the first ATV.. because they weren't lol.. and the honcho was the first actual 4x4 ATV ever made. I believe that the first ATV ever made was in Canada in the 50's or 60's?
That thing is a beast! I'm actually impressed! It's a little slow, but definitely a workhorse. I never heard of this 4 wheeler until this. Pretty cool man 👍🏻
slow is good in rough country, keeps me alive, but YES a truly impressive machine, I bet you and i both want one. 😉
@@benscoles5085 definitely. And I'm sure you know the saying, Slow and Steady Wins the Race!
That thing goes through the snow better than atvs way ahead of its time and Era, it's primitive in design but it works so well for how old it is, a lot of atvs so much more powerful and higher end would get stuck at least once or twice but this thing didn't get stuck once in the video and it pulled that trailer through it with little struggle, I might try and see if I can find one and restore it if needed if I ever see one, I'm sold on that thing!
I said the same, my Kawasaki would not of made it so well in that snow, with or without a trailer.
Idk my 22 kingquad floats pretty decent if the tires are aired down but even it doesn't float it'll chew through snow up to the front rack
@@benscoles5085 I don't think my buddy's custom big bore banshee 4x4 would have made it through there either, he built a super cool custom frame and design to give the banshee 4wd while still making it a banshee in the same Frame dimensions, 170hp from a highly modified engine, it was a unique experience to ride a yamaha banshee with 4wd, so powerful and the turning corners at high speed is downright amazing and well planted, just and absolute tank of a machine, no experience like it, I never knew I wanted to build a 4wd banshee up until now
That is a really neat quad! Its interesting how the American stuff always has a random lawn mower engine with a cvt clutch, but anything Japanese has its own purpose built engine with internal trans.
Simplicity and ease of maintenance
@@Rubyranch393 in most cases cheaper for the parts you are going to need, the reliability factor of the Japanese rides negates the need of parts so often, but when it breaks, it takes more money to fix it.
@@benscoles5085 I think u made my point
That is a Kohler k181 305cc engine. The same engine put in many smaller garden tractors. They are eight horsepower at about 3,600 RPM, which is where the governor is generally set. Depending on how the throttle linkage is set up, there should be more than one hole to put the governor spring in order to turn the governor up a bit if you want. Just don't turn it up too much. Haha. 10w40 in cold weather is okay but they really should run straight 30 weight especially in summer. I've had many many years of experience with Kohler k series engines. They will last you forever if you keep the oil changed.
I believe you missed the grease fittings on the front. They look like grease fittings on the top center of the hub!(time mark 25:23)
Kickass old machine! My old ATC 90 floated, a little tippy but it would ford deep water with no problem. Happy Festivus =)
Thats awesome. I never knew they made an atv that floats
My yamaha moto4 250 floats, I've done many water crossings on it, mind you I'm a pretty light guy at about 160lbs
Most 4x4 ATVs and most 3 wheelers will float. Some may require a snorkel on the air box , but if you search on UA-cam, you’ll be amazed how well they cope with swamps and river crossings.
It’s a mini tractor you could fit a blade on it and plow snow
Nice quad, never seen one of those so you definitely aren’t lying
13:32…. Until you dunk it in a pond 😂
When vinny barks my dog runs around the house trying to find him 🤣
I like old school this thing just goes and goes a good ole mule!
Never seen one of these, cool find. Reminiscent of the 2-wheel drive Rokon bikes.
I'am collect and love unusual vehicles. I almost bought one in the 80's. Got information from manufacturer. If not mistaking they were made in Louisiana, Bayou Country. Only seen one at ski lodge in Vermont. I decided on ROKON ATV 2×2 Two Wheel Drive Motorcycles Very Capable Unusual American Made Vehicles. God Speed Your Journeys.
If it has a Kohler industrial style engine, no oil filter on it so keep the oil changed regularly. It likely has just splash lubrication inside the engine. The main jet mixture screw is the one on top, idle mixture is on the side. Adjust to smoothest running.
Cool rig, great video, Joe! Thanks!
That is a cool old rig!!
PS: Please build new ramps for your trailer lol ;)
Use the trailer and the bike and get up those huge bolders. Lol.
I bet you did have a small heart attack at 4:30 ,but your smile after was priceless. :D
That is so cool. Reminds me of the original Honda ATC 90. That's a keeper.
You should look into digging a pond on your land.
I guess, in your area ATV's are popular and that's why you buy and fix them, you are very good at what you do.
I watched a video last night about something very interesting, the parts can be pricey but as with everything they will come down, the video was about Snow bikes (part dirt bike and part snowmobile) and the conversion kit from dirt bike to snow bike (looks like track and front ski), you will be one of the first in your area and may grow your viewership even more
Yep there's actually one on marketplace... In the Washington state area. And I'm the owner $1000 cash runs but is a project. Little rough but solid bones.
I love the passion you have for all these old vintage machines. I'm 50 and grew up riding a lot of these years ago it's nice to see you resurrecting a lot of these old machines."happy holidays"!
There’s one for sale in procious West Virginia, rough but it’s all there. It’s a good bit newer than this one I think.
For changing the oil in the future find a couple small pipe fittings to bring the drain plug out and down. Makes it much easier and cleaner.
When you change the oil make rhe wheels turn....lube up the chain lol......2 in 1 option lol
Haha yeah that would work
If you open the oil on the top where you put the oil and then open it on the bottom you will have a better flow for when you change the 🛢️ oil.
All quads float usually upside down
The only thing that would worry me is that chain underneath it, what if you hit something under there and it breaks the chain. Don't test it on the floating now wait till summer in case you go swimming.
It'll probably do better on regular fuel. "Premium" isn't better. It's more knock resistance but needs higher compression to burn well. If it says 91 RON, that's more like 87 USA octane, NOT 91 octane "premium. Lowest octane without pinging is cleaner, more power, and better efficiency.
I think when he says premium, he means non-ethanol.
Pretty cool atv, even if the engine dies you can replace it with a similar engine and it’ll be relatively cheap
Harbor freight that bad boy and keep on chugging!
Hey Joe. Any way you can find a Honda Helix? I’d love to see you work on one. I’ve always wanted one.
If you're going slow super wide tires front and rear really make a 4 wheeler able to go anywhere, wet, dry, frozen, powder, doesn't really matter it'll float right along. That thing must be deceptively tiny if those are the standard size 26x12r12 tires, they look bigger.
WOW, No Mike Honcho jokes!?! Very nice condition, stripped down utilitarian. One of those machines that can be fixed with bailing twine and just keeps going.
Pops
Looks like it was sprayed with SC1. The only time I use that stuff is when a for sale sign is going on 😆 Cool find. Beats walking.
I’ve seen one with a Kawasaki engine in it and it looked original also so i am not sure how many models they made but the guy had a 350 engine saw it on UA-cam also …
I'm waiting for the snowmobiles!! Top speed runs!! This 4 wheeler is literally a gocart in the shape of a 4 wheeler! It's 😎
He know he didn’t go plow he wiped that 4 wheeler down lol
Sooooo kool. What a great piece of ATV history. You might want to wait on warmer weather for the float test.........
that thing is mint man ! never seen that atv before dont know if it was shipped to canada back in the days tho !
We need a float test lol😂
I always hated the old Polaris atvs with the chain 4x4, the rims would always cut the 4x4 wires going into the hub and the chains would always fall off. I had a bigger rear sprocket on my 300 and it would go 60
As a kid in the 80s I had a 250 Suzuki quad it was a clutchless 5 speed manual great 4 wheeler wish I still had it
4:30 "Close" call with those ramps, I have some that have a chain that goes from the middle or so, go under the ramp, and hook to the truck's hitch area so they can't slip out. Could be easy to add a d-ring on the trailer and chain/hook on your ramps or a "tooth" on the metal of the ramp that hooks into the trailer floor. Be safe out there lol
The Snow Beast.One of my buddies has a old Terra jet with the Wisconsin-Robbins engine and that Quad has similar looking treads on it.i think they might have been good year Terra tires.we restored that old Terra jet many years ago,had it torn down to the bare bones,welded up all the cracks and put new chains on it and rebuilt the engine.He has a 10 acre lake at their farm we use to take the Terra jet across and it wasn't very fast but it Def floated,and would break trail like nobody's buisness,lol.(that's why we had to do some welding on the body)and new seals around all of the axles.It would be neat to see if u could find a old Terra jet to fix up and take out fishing or just trail riding.
I would have to tiger tank the underneath for my personal use on my property great find protect those sprockets if you're going to be having fun on it ✌️
There was two for sale near me and then one got sold and I think he took down the ad but I found it and another one for sale for $1000 together near my state
Probably float on top of snow too. Way cool.
I remember me and my dad stoping in Bruce Crossing Michigan around 1983 at a dealership that was selling those honchos and never seen one since! Gotta be a collector around that would love to own it! Brought back some memories!thanks
u can get most all those parts from lawn mower shop that kohler enginge is used on alot of mowers an fuel shutoff same thing
The condition is amazing.
You should make more videos with full engine rebuilds
It’s always cool watching you do your thing. Wishing you a merry Christmas and a happy new year!! I have learned so much from you! Wishing you much continued success!!
Mark from Michigan
Bud I've been riding for 45 years seen hundreds and thousands of different types of quad bikes I use to belong to a small group that traveled to different states to look at and buy rare bikes from prestigious collections of different motorcycles on and offroad. I've never come across on of these. Good find.
Sik this was the thing he wanted to show you n said you never saw before and I was wondering what it was now we know lol
The pups always make the videos more exciting!! Awesome quad man.
The way it’s chain driven to solid axles it’s a true 4x4 all wheels turn in 4wheel drive
Looks like a 6hpTecumseh engine on it at first glance. Looks like a Kohler 8hp model k181 or k161 7hp at 277cc. They also made a k141 6hp and if I remember correctly they all had the same block. Those engines are near indestructible even with next to no oil in them.
Older machines, they are so good quality and very simple ✌️🤷♂️ i wish to have a friend like you ✌️
Keep the vids going budy.......in all my channels I watch you post more vids and im likingvthe content........keep her wide open bud.......
That's cool I've never seen a 4 Wheeler version only a 3 Wheeler
For what it was back then....as it was very old tech.....i guess it was okay....but very primative in design as far as power and the exposed drive chains.Me i would have passed for what i would expect it to do.But all i can say is best of LUCK with it Joe.Don't break it,Great video though...!!
I saw a guy do what you did while backing and garden tractor off a trailer and he did a barrel role!
I typed it into Facebook marketplace and I found one. Yours!
Crazy to see u joints on the axle shafts up front!
One of my buddies had one when we were kids it was awesome super easy and cheap to keep running as a kid
That fuel tank shutoff looks like you can use a universal push in grommet type for lawn equipment.
Thats a neat purchase. I don’t remember you saying a price, did you get a good deal on it?
Awsome video Joe! Great find !
What a rare find. Thanks for sharing 👍
That will be perfect to pull your mower around.
One of the valves is way out, probably the exhaust side. Neat little machine brother.
“Go check Facebook marketplace and you probably won’t find one”
*proceeds to check marketplace and finds the ad where you’re selling yours 😂😂😂
Never tapped em for grease fittings so they slabbed grease on with their fingers and tried to pack best they could wen it started squeaking and jus packed it away case it was a bad omen.
Ho Lee Chit you want to float it I’d wait till summer I case it doesn’t float . You like a mad scientist.
We had a Bigfoot Avenger 3 wheeler back in the 1980s that was similar. I would love to see one of those if you ever find one.
Wisconsin is so weird, i live about 2 hours from you and we have gotten barley any snow, it has snowed 2 times all winter and the first time we got about an inch and the second we got like 2 inches. what the heck lol
I got the 3 wheeler version of that, same rear end and motor setup verry cool bikes
Wow as a kid saw this same exact machine back in the 80s at an agricultural fair here in Maine and remember that long chain between the front and rear wheels,. This was that time when 3-wheelers dominated the landscape.
hi does ME hav any wooded trails or just logging rds?
Keep It! Call it Mike Huncho!!
When production of the Honcho ceased, the company, parts, assembly fixtures, all documents and blueprints -- anything involved in building and selling them, was sold to a guy from Ely Minnesota who assembled a few from the parts, sold them and then he lost interest in building them so it was just forgotten about by him and the company was just left to stagnate and it was never thought about again. I wouldn't be surprised if there are still a bunch of parts sitting in a storage building or in piles on his property if he's still alive or if his son or widow still have that property as they never got rid of anything unless it was selling something. He and his son NEVER scrapped anything unless there was absolutely nothing left that could be used in any way.
Best video of the year !
Vintage on 2Vintage .
4x4 working like a mule …
Keep this one forever til you only need one . And keep it !
Collectors Machine, don’t beat on it. I bet if you screw around with the carb you might get more response from the throttle. NICE MACHINE‼️👍👍 Vinny 🇺🇸
When you first started it it sounded exactly like a Brigs & Stratton. If ya'll go floating you'd better wear waders cause ya'll are getting wet. Remember you cannot swim with waders, don't drown.
That's awesome representation of simplicity in the best form!!! Nice machine n way to test it out n it'll come in handy when you take yur chainsaw out n cut that tree up you can drag the pieces off to the side!!!