Road King posted a video of this original 5 HP Hercules engine. Making wood wasn't easy in the Good Old Days, but this was a huge improvement from using a crosscut saw for every cut. Those short cuts make me nervous, though. I wish they kept hands a bit farther away from the blade. Note the drop cart, which was necessary on engines with a one piece base. The drop center not only lowers the center of gravity, but it places the flywheels at the right height to pull them over for starting. Our friend Gary mounted his 9 HP Economy on a straight cart, and it would make you bust a gut to roll over the flywheels.
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