Hay there, I have two of those one running and ones not and five v- 4s , all on farm equipment there are great engines , I just keep the oil fresh and the air fins clean and they keep going, I would put one in a pickup if I was twenty years younger , I got my first one in 1975 and it's still running and it was used when I got it ,your video made me want to to fix my two cylinder one . Thanks TANK
as you know from my Wisconsin videos , I love these old engines, they are very heavy but that's partly why they live for ever, I did sell my 4 cylinder to a guy down in KY. though.
I've never forgotten the HUGE (when you're a kid) and POWERFUL Wisconsin engine on a field sulky mower that was used to mow the big field behind our Omaha grade school. Impressive -- and why I remember the brand name when I was only 11 or 12 years, I'll never know. Just impressive !
@@RustyGlovebox Are you familiar with those 2-piece mowers - big mower deck pulling a trailer seat for the operator (called a "sulky" if I'm not mistaken.) Did Wisconsin make mowers too, or only engines? (The years I'd have seen this mower were roughly 1959-1964.)
A great survivor renewed for more operational years by your expert abilities! Love the sound of the old 2 cylinder engines. Happy New Year, work safe in 2020 Doug@ the "ranch"
Very cool Rusty, I have one of these off an old New Holland hay baler, sitting in an old shed it’s last job was to run a welder many years ago. Hope someday to get it going, they are neat old things.
I have this engine on my garden tractor and it works great. Just runs and runs. They will never used this quality engine today on anything. Just lasts to long.
My Hobart welder has a THD like this one which has a dc charging generator with a distributor on the back. The others I've seen have a magneto. Mine also has the 12v starter on the opposite side. I don't use it much but it still starts right up. Wish I knew what year it is.
Nice repair on the wiring runs sweet, any plans for using it on a up-coming project ?? Lloyd have a great New Years, I enjoyed hearing the history on the Wisconsin motors..
Wisconsin was the go to engine back in the day. Everything now will never last as long as these . But if they made them today it would be priced through the roof.
Those older engines were made to last... that is for sure.... Sounds really good and great to have around... never thought both pistons would hit the top at the same time tho… pretty neat fact about that engine... Now it time for you to build something to use it on ??? Good video
Yazoo put Wisconsin twins on some of their later 60" and 92" mowers. Mine has an AGND single, also with hardened valve seats. Thanks for letting us take a look Lloyd. We wish you and Cynthia a Happy New Year!
@@RustyGlovebox all I've ever done was rebuild the mag, never touched anything else. I'm assuming there is some way to set valve lash but I've never done it
Rusty, you're a wiring efficono! A nice referb to keep the ol' Wisconsin running. Those are great engines, I grew up with a 12hp on a homemade doodlebug my grandpa made.
Music all the way Lloyd, that engine is in a show condition, even with electric start, I can just imagine how perfect it will be for a professional home build garden tractor
Hello I need help and ideas, please. Do any of you think the Wisconsin THD Engine would be a good power option for one and those belt driven buzzsaw's? I know where I can get one, but I am totally uneducated as to how to power it. I also know where I can get a Wisconsin THD Engine for $125. It looks like it has been sitting for a long time and likely doesn't run. I didn't know if that was a good price and worth it to get it running to usable condition. I am going to use the saw to buck / cut cord wood to lengths. Thank anyone in advance who may help me.
I have one of these similar Wisconson twin, manual hand crank with a magneto on a 1963 Heckendorn tri-mower, It has been running good but now proving very difficult to start, I have spark, compression, fuel to the carb occasional chug. Guess I need to go through the carb.. I have been using it for years to mow mine and several neighbor's lawns.
Lots of power in that old engine. Sounds good too. Like the way you make all those old engines and equipment work. Have a Happy New Year and a great week too my friend. BigW:-)
Sometime after the TJD's were introduced they redesigned the crank on the THD's (not sure what year) so it was better balanced for lower vibration. The THD's allegedly had slightly lower emissions than the TJD's. This engine seems well balanced I see it is a later model that uses that more modern distributer I suspect it has electronic ignition and perhaps the better balanced crank. I wonder if the THD's that have the better balanced crank were introduced with the more modern distributer at the same time. I wish they had given it a different model number. I have sometimes heard the better balanced THD referred to as the THD-2 but never seen that written on a data plate. Anyone have a date or serial number when this change was made?
I love these old Wisconsin engines to death. I actually just got done swapping a TJD onto an old truck for a homemade tractor. It's running good do far. Wish me luck!
