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 Re: Maytag 
 Howard, on host 205.184.139.119
  Monday, June 14, 1999, at 13:12:21
  Re: Maytag posted by Dan on Monday, June 14, 1999, at 09:21:20:
> > 2 wheeled garden tractor?  is it like a motor scooter? Post pics! > > > > Sorry, no pictures. It's all in pieces at the moment. To give you an idea of what it looks like, think of a Troy-Bilt tiller. You know, the ones whose adverts in the magazines show a "before" shot of a "standard" tiller, captioned "TORTURE" and an "after" shot of a Troy-Bilt, captioned "PLEASURE".  > Got the picture? Handlebars, engine out front, rotating tines in the back. Now, imagine the same setup without the tines. Instead, you hitch a small plow, disc, harrow, or cultivator to the back and, steering with the handlebars, let the tractor drag 'em (and YOU) through the garden.
  I remember garden tractors like that, but I haven't seen one in a long time.  I use an ordinary tiller.  Torture, to me, is a hoe. And yes, the Maytag has a kick starter just like the ones on my Cushmans.  I just found out thru the internet that it was built in 1932, which makes it  older than me.  I'm a 1933 model.  Maytag called it a "Model 92 Multimotor."  I think this one has half a horsepower. Most were used on washing machines, but some powered lawnmowers, generators, grindstones, pumps etc.  You would like my son's 1968 Wheelhorse lawnmower.  It looks like a small scale tractor, but it's bigger than the average riding mower. I like old mechanical stuff, but my big weakness is vintage motorscooters.  I have two restored Cushmans and several waiting for restoration.  I also have a Vespa, some Hondas and a Benelli, which is an Italian made 50cc motorbike built in 1966.  I think the Maytag will look good in my collection. Howard 
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