Chicken shed find...any ideas?

[1971_MB1A]

Very nice find. Good luck with your build!

 

[msollars]

I'm not sure what it's leaning against. maybe an old mower of some sort. I know there are a couple of old Cushman Scooters in there as well. this was closest to the door so i thought i'd come here an ask about it.
I could very well be headed over to a cushman forum or an old weird mower forum soon though.

 

[SimpleTom]

Nice but what the heck is that thing its leaning on with the vertical shaft engine, one wheel drive and a tractor seat?

Looks like an old REO mower. The engine is for sure.

 

[Zeek]

Rockhopper!
At least they are in Australia :smile:
Picked one up the other day....nowhere near as good as yours.

 

[JohnnyTillotson]

Wow those chickens are hoarding some cool things. I'd have used that bike as a step stool to climb to the Cushman's frankly.

 

[JohnnyTillotson]

Looks like an old REO mower. The engine is for sure.

I thought REO was the last hold out for horizontal mowers to the point of them going under. If fact they made one that had a shaft alongside the PTO that pointed downward to simulate a rotary motor at one point. I never knew that got around to making a vertical engine.