picked this one up yesterday at yard sale. figured for 5 bucks I couldn't go wrong. stale gas and a stuck throttle 15 minutes later I cut my neighbors yard for them, it is neat machine.
picked this one up yesterday at yard sale. figured for 5 bucks I couldn't go wrong. stale gas and a stuck throttle 15 minutes later I cut my neighbors yard for them, it is neat machine.
I can provide paperwork & info for your mower. ...We sold many through my Dad's shop.
Those Hahn Power-Pro's were the best mowers to use on a slope. ....Their rear-wheel drive was the best climber of any brand available at the time. ...The low front profile allowed them to trim under fences & shrubs.
I am not at home, but send me a reminder later this week, and I can send brochures & parts list. ....I just need the model & series number from the black & silver tag on the mower.
Mine says "Pow-R-pro 22" on it, I think its a bit newer than the one that started this thread, according to the code number on the Briggs the engine is from 03/1980.
It has the same style handlebars as in the pic above but 2 levers.... one is a mechanical (belt tightener) blade engage lever, the other is for the self propelled.
I can't get the one screw for the belt guard ahead of the engine to budge so I'm not 100% positive on these numbers as I was looking at them from off to the side, but although the stickers say "Hahn Eclipse" the tag says it's really a Gravely? the numbers are (from best I can tell) Series 834 Model IH3122 Serial 1637043 These numbers make any sense to anyone?
Got it from a 70-ish year old guy on CL, got them from his Dad, who claimed these were "the best mowers".... the seller had used the other one, IDK if he may still have it around but his Dad gave him this one, he could never get it running..... it has a Magnetron coil on it so someone has worked on it along the way. I had to put gas in it and unhook the seized throttle cable and it started right up. Whole lotta work there. Wow. Oh and I replaced the spark plug. (but it had spark with the old one)
the only other issue is that it don't want to pull backwards, the back wheels bind up going backwards. but the self propel mechanism works great, blade is rusty but don't look that old at all, (not many hours on it). Magnesium deck, about 1/2 full of probably 25+ yo buildup still stuck to the bottom, and being as how the OP says he paid $5 I overpaid for this one by 5x that amount.... it was on CL as being for "parts" this one is going back into service.... might want to find a new control for it (the throttle bellcrank thing that bolts on via the top 3 head bolts) and if I cant free up the throttle cable I'll have to see if I have any "bulk roll" left anymore and make a new one.... but still.... sold as "non running/ for parts" this seems like one of the better running "non runners" I have seen in a while.
got 1 question, see this a bunch these days...… the guy happened to call me back while I was headed to pick up my wife from work, said he'd meet me in the next town between his town and where my wife works.... but why do people with full size pickups need a trailer to haul just a 22" mower???? We took it out of his trailer and put it right into the bed on my truck... I don't need no trailer just for that..... not worth the time to hook up a trailer just for that... jeez. he had a cab and 1/2 full size Chevy 1500, around a 2008-10ish.
Two black plastic levers for the wheel drive and blade clutch? ....Be careful, they break easily.
The cable casings are probably plastic lined. ...The linings would often melt and seize the inner cable. ....Use plain (unlined) casing for the throttle.
I believe you will find the Model to be IHS-122. ...Gravely bought the Hahn line of walking mowers in 1978. ...They continued manufacturing the mowers until 1982.
These mowers were GREAT, and we sold many of them. ....This design started around 1964 or 1965. ...Early models had a 3.5hp Tecumseh, but had 3.5hp B&S engines starting around 1966. ....The rear wheel drive with the engine set-back made these mowers the best for climbing steep slopes. ....The belt-driven blade created a low front profile which made them great for trimming under fences or shrubbery.
....The original screws holding the belt cover to the deck were self-tapping screws, and would often seize in the deck. ....If you are lucky enough to remove it, tap the deck for machine screws.
There are over-running clutches in the rear wheels. ....These allow the rear wheels to roll forward freely, but lock when pulled backwards. ....If there is not enough slack in the wheel drive cable, the mower will not pull backwards because the drive belt is dragging on the rear pulley. ....When adjusted properly, the mower will pull backwards (wheel drive lever released) and the belt will be slack, allowing the rear pulley to turn. ....The sheet-metal guard over the belt acts as a belt guide to push down on the top of the belt, forcing the slack to be at the rear pulley. ....The guard should not touch the belt while the drive is engaged.
I probably have a parts list and other info for this mower, if you need it. ...Just send me a PM.
This mower doesn't have a guard over top of the belt, just wrapped around the sides. The spring on the lower end of the drive cable looks cobbled, the belt does get bunched up on the back pulley. (Driven one)
Besides that, I used this mower on my yard today for the 1st time and I really like it alot. I can leave the operator position and the engine still runs, it really throws the clippings a couple of rows from the end of the chute so it won't clog and the self propel mechanism isn't too fast or slow but it climbs my ditch banks like a mountain goat. If I could find a 2nd one like it I would. Why can't anybody build them this way any more? I know it probably wouldn't be cheap but would be worth it.
I played with this mower a bit over the winter, the spring mentioned in the above post WAS cobbled. the answer was stupid easy.... lengthen the cable, and the link on the end of the cable goes on the actuator itself rather than the 3 spring setup the PO had on it..... just 1 spring on the forward side needed, not the 2 towards the back that it came to me with....
I went to change oil and had to tip mower towards the chute side and drain thru the dipstick tube to drain it as the drain plug under the engine isn't accessible without unbolting the engine from the deck.... gonna have to get some pipe elbows, and a long nipple to bring oil drain out where I can get at it.... I checked oil before I drained it (almost full) and I somehow only got maybe 4 oz out of it, thru that tube...… oil was NASTY.....
yeah all the old engines.... I had the best service it seems out of the Tecumseh LAV series for mower service, but the Briggs from back then were definitely still leaps and bounds better than what is currently available. right now I have a late 70s Lawn boy but the rest are Briggs. a 130000 series ("big block" 5hp) on the Bob cat, 92000 Briggs on the Hahn and 100000 series (4hp) on my Deere. I hate the current poor excuses for mowers. No wonder they say less people are doing their own and are hiring out lawn maintenance, as the bigger heavier commercial machines are more like what "used to be" available, and most have no idea where they can buy a decent machine tehse days and have no clue how to revive an oldie but goodie.....
thanks to Bruce Dorsi sending me the parts breakdown and the conversion to Gravely PNs I found this lever on Ebay…. shipping is a whole $2 more than the part cost.... goofy. Id take another just to have if I could find one. and another whole machine like this if someone has one...
My neighbor got the same model for $75, which is of gas power source, Self-Propelled Lawn Mower. This lawn mower has come up with a Rotary blades and saves your energy from pushing a lawnmower all over the place by hand. Undoubtedly Hahn Eclipes is the best lawn mower for small yard. even it is best for you when you have a bigger lawn mower while the manual mower needs a lot of effort and time.
My self propelled one came to me for $25 as a "parts"mower because the guy couldn't get it running. I bought it home, put gas in it and it started on a couple of pulls. Been using it ever since. I did put a spark plug in it just for good measure shortly after I got it.
Over a year later, I had to put a belt on it and a lever for the self propelled side. That's it. There's 1 back tire getting down there, gotta find a couple of those. Eventually.
I did find an NOS short block for a too good to pass up price (seller probably paid most of asking price to ship it here)
don't need it yet but gotta grab that stuff when the gettin'is good
There is a push version on CL right now with a catcher bag that says it needs the starter rope or spring replaced
It looks to be in otherwise good shape but not $95 worth of good shape.
This one is older than mine but looks like the same, but it is definitely older.
I've sent a CL Email saying that I'm interested but couldn't give that much considering the work it needs
I have 2 brand new Briggs engines here that would go on there perfect (just have to see what length shaft is on it to figure out which one I would use) if it needed it.
With the story on CL about it having been her dad's mower I'm thinking that has something to do with the high asking price
I hate today's sad excuses for mowers, and I looked a long time for a good oldie before this one came along.
Yup. I like mine. Enough so that when I saw a short block on eBay that will fit it I bought it for just in case the original one blows. But it keeps right on going.
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