My grandfather was in Korea and brought back a couple of these engines and made mini bikes with them. Being able to kick start it like a real motorcycle was a blast when I was a kid. They made it to the great grandchildren before they went to the graveyard. Watching my boy play on it was complete joy!
Do you know what division your grandfather was in ? My great grandpa also served in Korea and came home n started pro boat racing , has a few hall of fame boat racing wins but didn’t bring home any engines thay I know of !
Look at how strong and sturdy this small engine was built. This is representative of a time when everything we made in this country was made strong, sturdy and with PRIDE. 🇺🇸 Great job as always Taryl. I love that pump you have on the gas can. I need me one of those!
Idles beautiful when you got it dialed in. Great job getting this historical piece going. Your channel has been a big inspiration and help with my small engine repairs and is greatly appreciated. As a veteran I am very thankful to see you always so patriotic and supportive to the military. Thank you for the great content.
Growing up back in the '60's we had an almost identical Briggs & Stratton engine on a walk behind lawn mower with a 36" cut. The mower finally wore out so my father took the motor and hooked it up to a water pump. Then the coil on it went out and my father could not find one anywhere. I made the suggestion to hook up a automotive coil since the points still work and hook the coil to a12v battery. My father did that and from then on the engine started every time we needed to use the water pump. One of my younger brothers still has that old Briggs, and it still runs.
My dad was a Supply SGT. in the Michigan National Guard he served from 49' (when he graduated high school) until retiring in 89'. I remember these engines in the garage at the armory in the 70's And yes they powered all sorts of things;generators,lawn mowers/snow blowers,water pumps/pressure washers,fork lifts, dock elevators,wood splitters,cement mixers,winches,air/refridgerant compressors,fans/blowers on and on.... All us kids of the guardsman grew up together and in that armory performing jobs around there,many of whom joined later.👍 🙂✌❤
This is quite possibly the LAST "Pre-War" Briggs military engine built that is still in working order. In 1941, work weeks at factories were typically limited to a 5 day/40 hour work week. This was due to a) the 1938/1940 Fair Labor Standards Act and b) the powers of Labor Unions to demand very expensive over-time it the FLSA's 40 hour limit needed to be exceeded to allow production to meet demand. As such, Friday 12/05/1941 was almost certainly the last working day at Briggs prior to the start of WWII. What an incredible find!!!
Im thinking the usa was shipping many of these to europe or russia. Dont forget, we were assisting the allies b4 pearl harbor day. Would love to see if any russian or british tinkerers have restoration videos featuring these engines
@@pootthatbak2578 True. it could have been made for WWII, just happening to be built the last day before we officially joined as a combatant. The world could well have become like the one in "The Man in The High Castle" if we had been more isolationist given the Allies' limited resources compared to Germany's military might at the time.
one thing I learned while working on military vehicles....they are extremely simple and extremely durable....they are designed to be fixed in the field by 18 and 20 year old kids so they couldn't be too technical....and a lot of the stuff was interchangeable so 1 part could fit many applications.....no time for stuff to be bogged down while they were fighting the enemy
One of the best channels on UA-cam. I am so glad, I found you guys 6 years ago and since then I have enjoyed every video you posted while having couple of cups of coffee on Sunday morning.
Well as a retired Army veteran mechanic. I loved the video. It reminds me of the generators that I did work on in the 80s. Thay were on the track vehicle's. Had small engine on them. Love you're videos.
Taryl, I have an old military pump engine that is a Wisconsin. Someone had drilled a hole through the shaft for a pulley. I've not heard it run, but will do that one of these days. I'm not looking forward to tearing the engine apart to repair the crank, but that will happen AFTER I get it running. This engine is probably from the Vietnam era.
How fitting that this small piece of American history would find it's way to a mechanical genius with an historical perspective and a patriotic heart. And how ironic i viewed this 80 years to the date it was manufactured. Thank you my good friend Mr. Dactyl and your multi talented family for sharing this with all of us.
A model B has 7 head bolts vs 6 on a model A. A model B has a larger exhaust outlet. A model B has a removeable cover on the PTO side and a model A does not.
Very cool! I'm not sure if this is the case here, but the letters i and o were usually skipped so as not to be confused with one and zero. If that's the case, this would be Nov 5, 1941. Of course this may NOT be the case, so please correct me if I'm wrong. A quick search on the Briggs site leads to a "document not found" error. Regardless, it's still a great find! The Army has levels of maintenance that dictate who can work on what and who can order which parts. Those levels are operator, organizational(the operator's unit mechanics), direct support(for more in depth repairs beyond the scope of the unit mechanics), and general support and depot. Something like a coil would likely have been Org or DS. But this is all in the technical manual(TM) for the equipment. These levels have nothing to do with the ability of the mechanics, but their training level, tools available at each level, and parts authorized at each level. But when the bullets are flying you do what you gotta do.
If you take a 12 volt battery and two jumper wires you can test spark on this engine. You hook positive to the moving side of the points. Put a piece of cardboard in the points so they do not touch. Hook the other jumper lead to the ground of battery. Take the other end of the ground jumper lead and drag it along the engine in a clean unpainted place. You have to drag it not just hold it, that simulates the points. you will see spark on your tester if the coil and condenser are okay. this will easily check your points type ignition all but the points which are easy. After 30 years I finally retired from small engine repair this year.
It's impressive how well made this motor is.Taryl, if you have any infant children in your family or among your friends you can steel the kids snot sucker and use that for pulling the molten solder completey off of a connection. I have been using the same one for 40 years. I don't recommend using it on kids afterward, though. : )
That is so cool!! Amazing when it was made just before Pearl Harbor. My grandpa would have love to see this motor. He served in the war and he was proud that he did. Thank you for sharing.
When I was in the army I worked on a military standard 4 cylinder gasoline engines, when my father was in 30 years before he worked on them too. He calls them boat anchors. He said he was forever replacing magnetos. Merry Christmas to all in Podunk!
Liked your musings in what the guys in the field might have thought --- GI's might have experienced working on this stuff. Remember that about 70 percent of the soldiers lived on farms and were used to working on machinery.. My buddy worked on communications equipment as a Navy reserve and had five deployments to Iraq. He knew his way around testng equipment. There was a nice Miller welder/ Genset that did not run. He found a bad electronic part on it and they were still gonna scrap it, but he finagled a repair part from a civilian war contractor and had it running right away. In Europe when they reached the hedgerows the going got all bogged down until some farm boys decided that they could fit a dozer blade to a tank, and it saved a bunch of lives by allowing the army to break through that mess
my dad served in the south pacific Marshall Islands and all those places he said they used to say golden gate in 48 until the big bombs he said he got the greetings when he was 17 tough bunch of guys 🙏
Bless your Dad's heart. The Pacific Theater was worse than the eastern front. You should be proud of him and when you visit his grave, thank him for me. I too am a vet from the Vietnam era, although I stayed stateside.
The sound of that engine is like a familiar ghost from the past. Even when it cranks it has a distinct mechanical sound from a cartoon or old movie. It would sound cool on a scaled down WW2 tank go kart with treads. Wonder if that was ever done?
The phrase they don’t build em like they use to definitely rings true! I find this piece of history to be incredible. Definitely an amazing find and coincidence! Well done on this video!
That points plate looked liked it had two screws to take off plate instead of fighting the plug wire and perhaps someone already mentioned that small hole in gas cap is a vent.Everything on that engine looked super easy and larger than normally now -make a commemorative project! Kick start reminds me of a 1920's gas engine washing machine I saw at a fair, years ago.
Taryl- You're the BEST! I really appreciate your wisdom and insight and you have a solution to the pop up problems that get in your way- I've learned so much from you. Thanks.
The old girl is able to celebrate her 80th birthday still kicking. My grandpa had an old Clinton with a kickstart from a washing machine. I used to play with it in the early 80’s as it still ran.
REALLY cool motor!!!!!!! Hey Taryl... how much would an old motor like that cost? Does not have to be that exact one - but a working one like it. Thanks man.
Wow.....Taryl you have a machine of history there. I'm so glad you got it to run! I've watched lots of you videos but this one hit me in the heart. Thank you for what you do!!!!!! 🙂
Your amazing Taryl. To restore a 80 year old Briggs & Stratton military engine is a job well done. Might also have been used also as a putt putt on a Military plane as well. Made in my home town of Milwaukee Wisconsin Baby.
Very interesting show very knowledgeable guy ! First time watched but it’s on my new list of enjoyable shows to watch ! Keep em coming you know what you are doing so I enjoy a guy that knows what he’s doing !
Man that’s kinda cool. The history behind that motor is insane. 2 days before Pearl Harbor, made on a Friday. Either that motor has been restored a few times or it’s just in rly good shape. I can tell Taryl is being more careful after finding out the manufacture date.
Kawasaki, yes. Modern Kohlers suck. Seen way too many blown up V twins, as bad as the Series 1 KT engines were. And the single Courage engines are some of the worst designed engines I’ve ever worked on.
@@notajp I'm not talking the courage I'm talking the Kohler KT725 22 horsepower 725cc V Twin 7000 series Engine it's based on the Kohler Command Pro commercial Engine.. everyone knows the Kohler courage was bad
@Taryl - How long have you been holding on to this video so you could post it on 12/05/21 on this engine's 80th birthday? Because I am thinking this was not a coincidence.
They filmed it a week ago. Between time to edit and Taryl's normal release schedule, it was pure coincidence. And the date is of the flywheel's casting. It would have been weeks or more before it was mated to an engine.
That big spark plug is 18mm, some you could take apart to clean. I went to buy a surveyors level from a chap in Lancashire UK,. He had two 1 ton Tracked Dockyard Cranes that were sent to the Philapines for the navy, and were returned to UK some years after the war They both had big 6 cylinder in-line engines, which were about 6 ft long. They could only lift 1 ton because the tracks were very close together. I hope your engine helped win the war, by maybe generating electricity for an essential radar station.
Now that is a flywheel. The quality is superb. My Dad had a Wisconsin engine with a through hull drive for a lifeboat that would get shoved out of a pby plane. Oh and my grandfather used me once as a human spark tester.
It would be awesome to find all the different attachments that this engine was designed to power and have them as part of a collection. All would still be usable today in a pinch. Very cool Taryl.
I usually don't comment much on any of the videos on you tube that I choose to watch. But this is got to be one of your best videos of yours, and I have seen almost all of yours. Truly a great video. Being a mechanic, I have a GREAT respect for your knowledge on small engines. I love and respect old school experience in most trades, but this one is close to home for me. My dad was a great mechanic, like your self who taught me well. And I love watching you work left handed, reminds me of my Dad. Used to love watching him swing a hammer with his left. Merry Christmas Taryl to you and your family!
This illustrates the levels of repair in place for war time operations. Making complex repair is best done at depot level maintenance. We would just grab another unit and send the broke one back along with a replacement request.
i don't know if anyone posted this yet or confirm if this is accurate, but I found out today that the date code for months might not contain the letter "I" and the month this was manufactured could be off a month.....at least this is how they date batteries and I cannot confirm if Briggs used this back in 1941....but even if it was November instead of December, it is still totally fascinating that something this unique is still around today!!!
This was what I thought too, my shop always skipped the"I" in our date codes because it could be read as a "one". I figure that someone in Internet Land would know whether Briggs and/or the US Army used this format.
Absolutely love this!! Great history and time capsule. That thing runs smoother than a new one. That cast iron cover was really cool. Thanks for sharing it with the world Taryl.
I also have a simplicity tractor with a 19d and I had coil troubles so I went electronic ignition and it runs like a top ......❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Briggs & Stratton......
This was a amazing video. I really enjoyed the history you pointed out. Just think my grandfather might have used these in war. Thanks again for your information and great videos. Have a blessed day.
I had one like it a little newer , no kick start , mounted to a 110 volt DC generator . I had to clean the points to and found out they have 2 adjustments . I for the point contact and 1 for the plunger to open the points . Everything was cast iron even the generator end caps . I took it to a couple shows and decided it was too heavy to keep bringing . Not too many things I could run off DC , just a few lights and ( some ) electric motors . I just sold it 3 weeks ago , one less thing in the way 👍👍
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My grandfather was in Korea and brought back a couple of these engines and made mini bikes with them. Being able to kick start it like a real motorcycle was a blast when I was a kid. They made it to the great grandchildren before they went to the graveyard. Watching my boy play on it was complete joy!
That would be so cool looking on a mini bike and come with a Kickstart don't see that today with small engines
@@jasonvandervalk3679 yeah me and my cousins thought we were hot shit!
Do you know what division your grandfather was in ? My great grandpa also served in Korea and came home n started pro boat racing , has a few hall of fame boat racing wins but didn’t bring home any engines thay I know of !
@@smokierspy my grandfather was a combat engineer. Not sure what division
Such a shame they ended up getting scrapped. These things were built to last, not like today's engines.
Needs to be started every Veteran’s Day! Great job made in the USA!
Never forget 💐
As well as memorial day, and 4th of July
Look at how strong and sturdy this small engine was built. This is representative of a time when everything we made in this country was made strong, sturdy and with PRIDE. 🇺🇸 Great job as always Taryl. I love that pump you have on the gas can. I need me one of those!
I see things like this and have to watch it old engines are awesome
👍👍
I grew up with and worked on these most of my life made to last not disposable junk like in today's market
Idles beautiful when you got it dialed in. Great job getting this historical piece going. Your channel has been a big inspiration and help with my small engine repairs and is greatly appreciated. As a veteran I am very thankful to see you always so patriotic and supportive to the military. Thank you for the great content.
OUTSTANDING ! I can't thank you enough. I'm still laughing over the stick in the tank. My dad was notorious for using a stick for a fuel gauge....
Growing up back in the '60's we had an almost identical Briggs & Stratton engine on a walk behind lawn mower with a 36" cut. The mower finally wore out so my father took the motor and hooked it up to a water pump. Then the coil on it went out and my father could not find one anywhere. I made the suggestion to hook up a automotive coil since the points still work and hook the coil to a12v battery. My father did that and from then on the engine started every time we needed to use the water pump. One of my younger brothers still has that old Briggs, and it still runs.
The kill wire is wrapped in metal to reduce radio noise. The plug boot and wire most likely had a big metal cover too.
Today is 12/5/2021... Happy Birthday lil' engine.
My dad was a Supply SGT. in the Michigan National Guard he served from 49' (when he graduated high school) until retiring in 89'.
I remember these engines in the garage at the armory in the 70's And yes they powered all sorts of things;generators,lawn mowers/snow blowers,water pumps/pressure washers,fork lifts, dock elevators,wood splitters,cement mixers,winches,air/refridgerant compressors,fans/blowers on and on....
All us kids of the guardsman grew up together and in that armory performing jobs around there,many of whom joined later.👍
🙂✌❤
Now that is a piece of history. Bringing up the employee building it on Friday and coming back on Monday at war was very interesting.
This is quite possibly the LAST "Pre-War" Briggs military engine built that is still in working order.
In 1941, work weeks at factories were typically limited to a 5 day/40 hour work week. This was due to a) the 1938/1940 Fair Labor Standards Act and b) the powers of Labor Unions to demand very expensive over-time it the FLSA's 40 hour limit needed to be exceeded to allow production to meet demand.
As such, Friday 12/05/1941 was almost certainly the last working day at Briggs prior to the start of WWII.
What an incredible find!!!
It was stored well.Looked to be really clean for its age.Thank you to Pat for sending this to Taryl.
Im thinking the usa was shipping many of these to europe or russia. Dont forget, we were assisting the allies b4 pearl harbor day. Would love to see if any russian or british tinkerers have restoration videos featuring these engines
@@pootthatbak2578 True. it could have been made for WWII, just happening to be built the last day before we officially joined as a combatant. The world could well have become like the one in "The Man in The High Castle" if we had been more isolationist given the Allies' limited resources compared to Germany's military might at the time.
one thing I learned while working on military vehicles....they are extremely simple and extremely durable....they are designed to be fixed in the field by 18 and 20 year old kids so they couldn't be too technical....and a lot of the stuff was interchangeable so 1 part could fit many applications.....no time for stuff to be bogged down while they were fighting the enemy
One of the best channels on UA-cam. I am so glad, I found you guys 6 years ago and since then I have enjoyed every video you posted while having couple of cups of coffee on Sunday morning.
I blew by this channel for a long time,I thought they were rediculous at first,boy am I glad I gave them a chance,I’m a grass rat now.😂
@@oxyfee6486 down to earth facts. he is a dinosaur, grass eating fossil.😎
Well as a retired Army veteran mechanic. I loved the video. It reminds me of the generators that I did work on in the 80s. Thay were on the track vehicle's. Had small engine on them. Love you're videos.
Taryl, I have an old military pump engine that is a Wisconsin. Someone had drilled a hole through the shaft for a pulley. I've not heard it run, but will do that one of these days. I'm not looking forward to tearing the engine apart to repair the crank, but that will happen AFTER I get it running. This engine is probably from the Vietnam era.
Two days before Pearl Harbor.... pretty much one of the coolest things I've ever seen from any channel...
How fitting that this small piece of American history would find it's way to a mechanical genius with an historical perspective and a patriotic heart. And how ironic i viewed this 80 years to the date it was manufactured. Thank you my good friend Mr. Dactyl and your multi talented family for sharing this with all of us.
It's not the space shuttle but I do appreciate your reverence working on this part of American history. Semper Fi.
Wow that idle is just epic! I love this antique stuff. Just great!
A model B has 7 head bolts vs 6 on a model A. A model B has a larger exhaust outlet. A model B has a removeable cover on the PTO side and a model A does not.
The Model A is a fantastic Briggs engine. This one is absolutely historic. If it could talk, what stories would it tell us?
Very cool!
I'm not sure if this is the case here, but the letters i and o were usually skipped so as not to be confused with one and zero. If that's the case, this would be Nov 5, 1941. Of course this may NOT be the case, so please correct me if I'm wrong. A quick search on the Briggs site leads to a "document not found" error. Regardless, it's still a great find!
The Army has levels of maintenance that dictate who can work on what and who can order which parts. Those levels are operator, organizational(the operator's unit mechanics), direct support(for more in depth repairs beyond the scope of the unit mechanics), and general support and depot. Something like a coil would likely have been Org or DS. But this is all in the technical manual(TM) for the equipment. These levels have nothing to do with the ability of the mechanics, but their training level, tools available at each level, and parts authorized at each level. But when the bullets are flying you do what you gotta do.
If you take a 12 volt battery and two jumper wires you can test spark on this engine. You hook positive to the moving side of the points. Put a piece of cardboard in the points so they do not touch. Hook the other jumper lead to the ground of battery. Take the other end of the ground jumper lead and drag it along the engine in a clean unpainted place. You have to drag it not just hold it, that simulates the points. you will see spark on your tester if the coil and condenser are okay. this will easily check your points type ignition all but the points which are easy. After 30 years I finally retired from small engine repair this year.
It's impressive how well made this motor is.Taryl, if you have any infant children in your family or among your friends you can steel the kids snot sucker and use that for pulling the molten solder completey off of a connection. I have been using the same one for 40 years. I don't recommend using it on kids afterward, though. : )
And here I thought I was the only one that used snot suckers for that!
They also make a solder wick to remove the molten solder
I had a sucker that came with a soldering kit,it took me two days to figure out what the damn thing was😂
That is so cool!! Amazing when it was made just before Pearl Harbor. My grandpa would have love to see this motor. He served in the war and he was proud that he did. Thank you for sharing.
When I was in the army I worked on a military standard 4 cylinder gasoline engines, when my father was in 30 years before he worked on them too. He calls them boat anchors. He said he was forever replacing magnetos. Merry Christmas to all in Podunk!
Liked your musings in what the guys in the field might have thought --- GI's might have experienced working on this stuff.
Remember that about 70 percent of the soldiers lived on farms and were used to working on machinery.. My buddy worked on communications equipment as a Navy reserve and had five deployments to Iraq. He knew his way around testng equipment. There was a nice Miller welder/ Genset that did not run. He found a bad electronic part on it and they were still gonna scrap it, but he finagled a repair part from a civilian war contractor and had it running right away.
In Europe when they reached the hedgerows the going got all bogged down until some farm boys decided that they could fit a dozer blade to a tank, and it saved a bunch of lives by allowing the army to break through that mess
my father served in the south pacific-- WW II vet- he has been gone many years now
my dad served in the south pacific Marshall Islands and all those places he said they used to say golden gate in 48 until the big bombs he said he got the greetings when he was 17 tough bunch of guys 🙏
Bless your Dad's heart. The Pacific Theater was worse than the eastern front. You should be proud of him and when you visit his grave, thank him for me. I too am a vet from the Vietnam era, although I stayed stateside.
@@keith7046 i am a vietnam era vet
Hi Taryl, I had an engine similar to this back in the early 70's big cast bell housing with a crank.
The sound of that engine is like a familiar ghost from the past. Even when it cranks it has a distinct mechanical sound from a cartoon or old movie. It would sound cool on a scaled down WW2 tank go kart with treads. Wonder if that was ever done?
Definitely need to do a full restore on this engine with the date it was made. That's an amazing piece of history
Back in the day when things were made like tanks; probably will last another 80 years!
I really enjoyed working on and playing with those old engines when I was a young teenager! Thanks for the memories Taryl.
The phrase they don’t build em like they use to definitely rings true! I find this piece of history to be incredible. Definitely an amazing find and coincidence! Well done on this video!
If taryl was in the war he would have been the field mechanic
That points plate looked liked it had two screws to take off plate instead of fighting the plug wire and perhaps someone already mentioned that small hole in gas cap is a vent.Everything on that engine looked super easy and larger than normally now -make a commemorative project! Kick start reminds me of a 1920's gas engine washing machine I saw at a fair, years ago.
Taryl- You're the BEST! I really appreciate your wisdom and insight and you have a solution to the pop up problems that get in your way- I've learned so much from you. Thanks.
That identification badge that was on the shroud was likely never there. It was bright aluminum and nothing shiny was allowed
The old girl is able to celebrate her 80th birthday still kicking. My grandpa had an old Clinton with a kickstart from a washing machine. I used to play with it in the early 80’s as it still ran.
REALLY cool motor!!!!!!! Hey Taryl... how much would an old motor like that cost? Does not have to be that exact one - but a working one like it. Thanks man.
Too cool!! Love Briggs!! So dependable, easy to work on. Built to last!!!
Being a Vet....I appreciate this video even more. "TheresYour Freedom "
Such a intriguing piece of history. Great job Taryl 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Do you think the stick may be from someone checking the fuel level in the tank?
80 years to the day. Couldn’t do that better even if you tried. Good job taryl!
Back When B&S engines were Proudly Made in the U.S.A.
They still are.
@@Cat-fy5lw yes but they are junk! The last good briggs were the flatheads!
I know, right? Too much plastic!
Wow.....Taryl you have a machine of history there. I'm so glad you got it to run! I've watched lots of you videos but this one hit me in the heart. Thank you for what you do!!!!!! 🙂
Great to see the old engine running again, you appear to have a special Reverence for that one! Very nice👍
Your amazing Taryl. To restore a 80 year old Briggs & Stratton military engine is a job well done. Might also have been used also as a putt putt on a Military plane as well. Made in my home town of Milwaukee Wisconsin Baby.
That is so awesome .What a story to tell the Grandchildren,and to show them it running as well.Great job Taryl!!!
Very interesting show very knowledgeable guy ! First time watched but it’s on my new list of enjoyable shows to watch ! Keep em coming you know what you are doing so I enjoy a guy that knows what he’s doing !
I'm surprised that there wasn't a points cleaning adjustment hole in the flywheel.
Man that’s kinda cool. The history behind that motor is insane. 2 days before Pearl Harbor, made on a Friday. Either that motor has been restored a few times or it’s just in rly good shape. I can tell Taryl is being more careful after finding out the manufacture date.
Nothing beats a Kohler or Kawasaki Engine for quality and longevity
Absolutely
Kawasaki, yes. Modern Kohlers suck. Seen way too many blown up V twins, as bad as the Series 1 KT engines were. And the single Courage engines are some of the worst designed engines I’ve ever worked on.
@@notajp I'm not talking the courage I'm talking the Kohler KT725 22 horsepower 725cc V Twin 7000 series Engine it's based on the Kohler Command Pro commercial Engine.. everyone knows the Kohler courage was bad
When I was a kid everything had points and condensers
@Taryl - How long have you been holding on to this video so you could post it on 12/05/21 on this engine's 80th birthday? Because I am thinking this was not a coincidence.
They filmed it a week ago. Between time to edit and Taryl's normal release schedule, it was pure coincidence. And the date is of the flywheel's casting. It would have been weeks or more before it was mated to an engine.
What a find. Great job bringing it back to life. Gotta think of a use for it so that it can continue to do what it was intended to do - run.
There ain’t no game winning field goal where the stadium was louder than Taryl. F**kin awesome. Great job
That big spark plug is 18mm, some you could take apart to clean. I went to buy a surveyors level from a chap in Lancashire UK,. He had two 1 ton Tracked Dockyard Cranes that were sent to the Philapines for the navy, and were returned to UK some years after the war They both had big 6 cylinder in-line engines, which were about 6 ft long. They could only lift 1 ton because the tracks were very close together. I hope your engine helped win the war, by maybe generating electricity for an essential radar station.
Thank you and God bless you all
Thank you to all veterans 🇺🇸🇺🇸
That is a sweet sounding engine... Great work Taryl... They definitely don't make 'em like that beauty anymore...
Taryl, you brought a part of history back to life!!!
Now that is a flywheel. The quality is superb. My Dad had a Wisconsin engine with a through hull drive for a lifeboat that would get shoved out of a pby plane. Oh and my grandfather used me once as a human spark tester.
It would be awesome to find all the different attachments that this engine was designed to power and have them as part of a collection. All would still be usable today in a pinch. Very cool Taryl.
I usually don't comment much on any of the videos on you tube that I choose to watch. But this is got to be one of your best videos of yours, and I have seen almost all of yours. Truly a great video. Being a mechanic, I have a GREAT respect for your knowledge on small engines. I love and respect old school experience in most trades, but this one is close to home for me. My dad was a great mechanic, like your self who taught me well. And I love watching you work left handed, reminds me of my Dad. Used to love watching him swing a hammer with his left. Merry Christmas Taryl to you and your family!
This is a video archive. So glad you got this so the history wasn’t lost
Love when this guy starts an engine
Taryl, They needed you back in WW2 along with the other people from the greatest generation.
That’s awesome! Wish I could fix up a old historical Briggs and Scrap-‘‘em like that. The story behind this is priceless 😊
I would love to see you do a complete tear down, rebuild and restoration on this engine and then put it in a museum somewhere.
Taryl you are the man. Taryl really do fix all.
That thing is built like a tank! The kick starter is pretty cool too, reminds me of the old Cushmans. Love the videos Taryl & crew!
WoW that’s amazing I knew you would get it running. This is a cool piece to have in your collection can’t wait to see if you clean it all up. 👍👍👍
Built 80 years ago today ! Amazing ! Thanks for the video !
This illustrates the levels of repair in place for war time operations. Making complex repair is best done at depot level maintenance. We would just grab another unit and send the broke one back along with a replacement request.
This gave me cold chills when he revealed the date, this was an awesome video. Great job Taryl
Outstanding mix of historical and mechanical interest...thanks for making a piece of history tangible and relatable!
Awesome engine. and another great video. It is unlikely that the engine was built the same day that they cast the flywheel.
i don't know if anyone posted this yet or confirm if this is accurate, but I found out today that the date code for months might not contain the letter "I" and the month this was manufactured could be off a month.....at least this is how they date batteries and I cannot confirm if Briggs used this back in 1941....but even if it was November instead of December, it is still totally fascinating that something this unique is still around today!!!
This was what I thought too, my shop always skipped the"I" in our date codes because it could be read as a "one". I figure that someone in Internet Land would know whether Briggs and/or the US Army used this format.
Awesome engine and some history to go along with it. Great video Taryl! Merry Christmas Grass Rats!!
Oh my... this very SPECIAL... if that engine could talk, what some stories it could tell...
Thank Taryl for sharing this AMAZING video
Absolutely love this!! Great history and time capsule. That thing runs smoother than a new one. That cast iron cover was really cool. Thanks for sharing it with the world Taryl.
80 years , Sweet! I like the way it sounds.
I also have a simplicity tractor with a 19d and I had coil troubles so I went electronic ignition and it runs like a top ......❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Briggs & Stratton......
Funny how they have those chains on the oil fill and drain, but not on the gas cap.... the one that's most likely to get dropped and lost?
Thanks Taryl, not just the comedy and education but History too - super cool.
I think that engine is exactly 80 years old today!
Happy Birthday!
I imagine the only reason you didn't disconnect the kill wire at first is because you wanted to get to the date code...nice job as always
This was a amazing video. I really enjoyed the history you pointed out. Just think my grandfather might have used these in war. Thanks again for your information and great videos. Have a blessed day.
Just amazing that Uncle Pat has all that stuff.
Really cool!! Taryl should start a museum.
80 years from now I guarantee a plastic Chicom briggs wont fire up.....Great rebirth on the Military Briggs
Picked one up at the dump a few years ago.
Little Briggs like that mounted to a 12v generator.
Runs but needs a carb kit.
That engine is definitely a collector's item. Will probably bring some big bucks if sold.
They were built to last , unlike the rubbish now , history right there 🙂👍
Awesome engine! Love old and unique engines and equipment ! Love your shows Teryll
I had one like it a little newer , no kick start , mounted to a 110 volt DC generator . I had to clean the points to and found out they have 2 adjustments . I for the point contact and 1 for the plunger to open the points . Everything was cast iron even the generator end caps . I took it to a couple shows and decided it was too heavy to keep bringing . Not too many things I could run off DC , just a few lights and ( some ) electric motors . I just sold it 3 weeks ago , one less thing in the way 👍👍
Great video I always loved an engine when it has twys to turn the motor over..Love kick start....
Great job Taryl. You repaired a piece of history eighty years to the date. My M-1 Garand rifle is a little older than that generator. Semper Fi