I have had this motor for years. Maybe 12 years ago I tried a glow conversion with a 4stroke glow plug (silver soldered into a cut-down plug). It has a barrel slide carb on it (not original). I was running 25 or 40% nitro glow fuel (as is). It wouldn't idle, but seemed to run well. I just hooked a AA battery to it. Now, with a 38 page gas-n-glo thread, I see I may have been on to something.





I think it is an (old) Echo 20cc. I cut the crank down, and trimmed more metal off of it last night. It is down to 1lb 13oz. I might expend a little more effort on it. Neat how the mount is built in and it has a two-ended crank. The flywheel is (was) keyed to the crank (no taper, 8mmx1.25). It has tight, round, barrel fins and an angled plug. Anybody positively ID it? Any insight into it's possibilities ? Thanks, MIKE

The present day 16cc is almost, if not, identical to it. Flywheel mounting and all. That's my son on the tractor with an Echo 16cc in it. Looks just like yours, My dad to my left. That picture is 20 years old. Now my grandson drives it. That's him in the second picture.

if it looks like mine in this pic its a 16cc echo.mine in this pic weighs 2.4 lbs.

I see in the second tractor picture how the tires have been worn down. It must have been used a lot? Speaks well for your conversion.

This look familiar? Capt,n

OK, so I'll go along with 16cc Echo. My brother (former lawn mower shop guy) gave it to me. I called him today, and he thought it may have been 20cc. He hasn't seen it in a LONG time. What prop & RPM are you guys using/getting? Anyone have one flying? Somewhere around here I have a 1/4 scale Pietenpol Sky Scout (S Squared kit). It is not finished (not me...), it was supposed to run a .40 and a pound or so of weight added to the nose. This little gem might prompt me to finish it (or at least start to work on it again).
Buck, I love the tractor! How did you drive the wheels? Must be a bunch of gear reduction in there somewhere. Very cool.
Thanks for the ID, MIKE

Used the suppiled weedie drive, just shortened it up as much as possible. Fitted a notched belt pulley in place of the trimmer head and ran it down to a shaft with a lot bigger notched pulley. Then that shaft goes back to a worm gear drive gear box I built that has the axel going thru it. It drives on the right side only so it will turn. That is why the left front tire is wore also. I tried for a long time trying to find a complete governor that would work with it or parts to build one. Never found one. But that was before the internet days. Maybe I will look around again. I finally had to put an adjustable throttle stop on it so it only opens about 1/4 throttle. Final gear ratio is 56 to 1, as I recall. Gives it about a 5 MPH speed. Will easily pull me, 175 pounds, up a slight incline. We took it all over in parades. Kids and adults always like it.

I love it. I sent this thread to my brother. He's a JD guy, has the tractor, and a work shop full of weedie motors......MIKE