craftsman motor

[ironman]

I got a chance to buy a craftsman motor 5 hp. but i dont see any one using these motors or hear any talk about them was woundering if any one new any thing good or bad about them

 

[Russ2251]

Craftsman engines are generally Tecumseh and (less often) Briggs & Stratton. Craftsman doesn't make anything. All contracted out. Nothing different or unusual about them.
I have a Sears & Roebuck garden tractor engine made in 1947 and is actually a Briggs and Stratton model ZZ. About 130 lbs of cast iron, rated at 8 hp. It's just plain BIG.
Craftsman or Sears engines are sometimes prefixed with the number 500 after which follows the actual serial number which can be cross referenced back to actual engine manufacturer to determine model.

 

[2or3wheels]

what russ said

 

[kibble]

actually a Briggs and Stratton model ZZ. About 130 lbs of cast iron, rated at 8 hp. It's just plain BIG.

The engine itself?!?!!??!?!

 

[Russ2251]

The engine itself?!?!!??!?!

Yes.
One of these days I'll post pics of my collection.

 

[2or3wheels]

wow talk about mass? Does it have monster torque for that kind of weight?