[SEL] Economy Engine research

Dave Rotigel rotigel at me.com
Sun Sep 9 16:50:25 PDT 2012


Keith has some good info/pictures at http://www.herculesengines.com/hercules/econ_pics.html
	Dave

On Sep 9, 2012, at 8:31 AM, cgandree at mchsi.com wrote:

> Thanks Dave for the quick response, kind thought I would hear from you.
> Unfortunately I didn't have a camera with to take pics but the farmer doesn't live too far from me and will take a roady soon.  
> Curt 
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> From: "Dave Rotigel" <rotigel at me.com>
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> According to Karch numbers from 50000 would seem to have been built in Evansville. The first 40000 Economy engines were Sparta. (ie built in Sparta MI.) The hopper design of the Sparta was VERY different that those engines built in Evansville. Glenn has a book on the Sparta engines. Keith can probably supply it. I'm sure that Marian still has some.
> 	Dave
> 
> On Sep 9, 2012, at 7:38 AM, cgandree at mchsi.com wrote:
> 
>> Hi All,
>> Was at a small engine show yesterday and a guy brought in a 
>> Economy 8hp, serial: 36462.  He was told by the previous owner
>> that it was a Sparta Ecomony engine.  Does any one have information
>> on this engine so I can help him out?
>> thank you in advance,
>> Curt Andree  
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