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Australian IHC

By James Bunnett

Wistow 525l via Mount Barker, South Australia

I have recently seen May's edition of GEM; the photo featured on the front cover has prompted me to send a photo of an identical engine which I own and have restored by myself. The picture was taken at Mount Barker, South Australia 1991 Power of the Past Show.

Both engines have one thing in common: an air filter not commonly featured. I assume this fixture was only applied to engines engaged in such chores as hay baling.

As a matter of interest my engine has been converted to high-tension magneto in conjunction with an adapter on the sparkplug bearing IHC logo and part number. I suspect this 6 HP M engine may well have been low tension Serial #15799, no alphabetical prefix, which would most likely date the machine at sometime around 1920, hence the wing nut on the inspection plate.

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