I have a Monkey Ward PowrKraft lawn tractor. 10hp Briggs in it is the most
powerful of its type (vertical shaft single cylinder) I've ever had. The rear
discharge on it (intended to be used with a long gone grass catcher) is real
nice on the farm where we're basically bushhogging all the time.
Best part is the whole thing was basically free. I had to clean the carb (just
dump the bowl and free up the needle) and put the battery from my Cub Cadet on
it and its run good for 3 seasons.
That said everything else about it is crap. As designed the mower deck hangs
from a cable, it doesn't have a good tensioning method so you need to run too
small a belt so the deck is on all the time... The transmission has gears if
you hunt around long enough, the brakes are on or off, mostly, the tires
(originals) aren't even vaugely the same size (good for mowing on a slope) and
it requires 3 hands to start (there are 2 safety levers, you hold one with your
right hand, one with your left hand, step on the brake and turn the key with
your right foot...)
-Curt
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:00:49 -0700
From: Jim Cathey <j...@windwireless.net>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: powercraft table saw
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> Does anyone know who made the Monkey Ward Powercraft table saws?
PowrKraft? My dad bought a lot of that. MW had a nice
store in Portland that always treated him pretty well,
and he loved that he could go and buy parts for a 20+ year
old tool at their service counter.
> name of the manufacturer. I seem to recall the company was two
> surnames.
Smith & Wesson? :-)
-- Jim
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