Mobilco

The thread on the Allen Oxford Scythe brought back memories from one we had on the farm when I was a kid and I'm enjoying watching the resto thanks Cobba.
After the AOS we had a Mobilco slasher and it was a little safer for us kids to 'mow the lawn' with. As I have some part time work slashing I bought a Mobilco Heavy Cut to slash the bush part of the property and it really is a good thing. I bought it cheap with a non running Kohler engine and fitted it with an OHV Briggs and Stratton (made by Daihatsu) engine that was a fire fighting pump and was discarded on hard rubbish and had done no work. 

gr8 pic SthBound
we had an ol Mobilco slasher
So I pinched the idea of the twisted belt
running Horizontal to vertical
and helpd Jnr to make a motorized bike for a school project
using a Victa mower engine with a vertical shaft with a small pulley
then giving the V belt a twist (like the Mobilco)
drving im between 2 bike wheels
only problem was driving along in wet grass as the belt did slip a weee bit

a pic of the twisted bely arrangement (if it works)
pirated from nuther site

cya
 

I hope the Victa was a two stroke Swishy! 
The later model Heavy Cut had a vertical shaft engine (no twist in the belt) and a proper ride on gearbox that had a reverse gear, although I prefer the early machines as they are lighter and easier to manhandle.
Mobilco made a wide range of machinery including chainsaws, drag saws and grain augers. No doubt someone on this fine forum has some Mobilco gear on their farm.

The Oxford Scythe is on hold while I do the garden shed project. Mixed almost 1500kg to make the cement yesterday now propping to make the ramp.

The Victa in a bike project Dad nni did something similar using a Cyclopes pump up scooter. Engine sat vertical n ran chain to a fixed wheel hub from a push bike which lined the chain to a sprocket on the engine. The hub had gears of different sizes but transferred the drive to the opposite side to back wheel.