Newbie with a new doodlebug
Hello Everybody!
I'm new to the forum but have been getting a wealth of knowledge from this forum for a while.
I just purchased a Model A/AA doodlebug from the creators grandson. He built and used it in the great depression for cutting firewood. Sometime in the 50s his father put a plow on it and used it for plowing snow around the neighborhood. I also got the buzz saw attachment and snowplow with it.
It has the worm gear rear end along with a 4 speed trans which leads me to believe its a AA but I am slowly familiarizing with the differences to determine for sure.
The motor was locked up on it but after 4 days of sitting with mixture of ATF/Kerosene/Mineral Spirits/and Acetone if freed up and now turns over smoothly. Now to sort out the electrical. It appears as if the coil and resistor have been robbed off it at some point. I'll hopefully be able to get something together by this weekend and see if it'll fire after a through cleaning of the fuel tank.
It should be a fun project for my two sons and I to enjoy for years to come.
Zach
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