time to say "hi"

Figure I should say hello - now that I've made a couple posts.

You can see in my avatar, that I have a 6HP Moto-mower - model 6020.

After getting this one, I found a couple more (1.5?). An 8HP and one that is missing the motor.
When these came home, my wife commented that they are starting to breed - hence the name.


I've made fixing up these mowers father-son (age 10) quality time. He loves to help and uses them to ride around the yard (I don't have to take the garbage to the curb anymore).

Howdy Moto-breeder. Glad to see you here. Motomowers in my area are rare, I may have the only two halves in the state, and I had them imported from Pennsylvannia.

Anyway, enjoy the forum, hope your motomowers come together someday, mine are just sitting around.

Hi Dwayne,

Glad to see you drop by. I know I still need to get that belt size for you...a combination of being sick and busy for the past 2 weeks has prevented me from doing so, so I will try to get that to you as soon as possible. For those of you that haven't seen "Moto-Breeder's" tractors, they are on motomow.com, and keep in mind he has more Moto-Mower's than KW and I!

wvbuzzmaster wrote:

Motomowers in my area are rare, I may have the only two halves in the state, and I had them imported from Pennsylvannia.

That statement is false!!!

Think back to that show I came down for last summer in Harrisville. If I recall, we saw a Moto-Mower, even though it was converted to hit-n-miss!

Evan(PA) wrote:

wvbuzzmaster wrote:

Motomowers in my area are rare, I may have the only two halves in the state, and I had them imported from Pennsylvannia.

That statement is false!!!

Think back to that show I came down for last summer in Harrisville. If I recall, we saw a Moto-Mower, even though it was converted to hit-n-miss!

Evan, funny you should say that, I just saw that Motomower this past weekend at the show I went to... and I took a picture.... so why didn't I remember.....

I'm a bit behind by my calculations:
- Evan - 2 working moto-mowers
- Casey - 2 * 1/2 moto-mowers

Exceeds my inventory of 2.5


I'm looking for a motor for one. Was focused on an 8HP Kohler but that has been hit and miss. Maybe I should broaden the search to include a hit-n-miss?


Evan - no hurry on the belts - I'm running B-width for both: 5L340 and 5L600.
I may change up the primary to a 35" - the belt starts to grab before the brake is fully released.


Talking about belts, I found the belt brake (a metal angle bracket on the idler pulley) was tearing up the belts. I'm trying a piece of rubber hose over the belt brake to see if that will be a bit nicer on the belts.

My two half Motomowers did not include engines. wheels, tires, or one tranny. I did get sheet metal for one of them though.

welcome....Good to see another Ontario guy here, although I am way at the other end......near Lake Huron.......

Casey I see you took pics of that moto mower did you post them anywhere?? sounds interesting

nice to see ya moto-breeder I can make a page for ya on motomow.com if you would like just send me your info to motomow@mchsi.com KW

I'm already there - thanks: http://www.motomow.com/motomowers.html

tracktor312 wrote:

Casey I see you took pics of that moto mower did you post them anywhere?? sounds interesting

Since Casey won't post his pic of it, I'll post the pic I took of it last summer!

Thanks Evan, I am slow to the draw, got to find time to fit it all in again, I am way behind yet again... on everything.

Welcome to the forum moto-breeder. I like your handle by the way.