Hi all, still working on my 17" 45, got everything I need now after a big spend up.
I don't care about originality, I want my 45 to be a pleasure to use and use often.
I have bought an older 14" 45(single frame rail) that was retrofitted with a late-model Honda GX100 motor.
I bought it just to get the motor but my fiancee has kindly suggested I restore it, using my B&S motor, after I've finished my 17" as a birthday present to my soon-to-be father-in-law. He used to be a reel mower man, maybe he can again. Easy enough for her to say!
Enough background, my question is about the different engine clutches/flywheels fitted to 45s. My 17" early 80's model has a hollow alloy flywheel, the older 14" has a solid steel one(still 2-piece) that is probably 2-3 times as heavy as mine.
I had a brief play with this machine before taking the Honda motor off and it ran just fine, will there be any dramas for me if I run the lighter alloy one on my 17" with the Honda and the heavier one with the Briggs 3HP 80202 on the 14"?
Hoping someone can help?
