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Hercules Engine NewsDifferent Company/ or Different Parts?By Glenn KarchLee Pedersen recently sent me a picture of a Hercules "look alike" engine. According to Lee, the engine is a 5 HP and is labeled "American Sawmill Machinery Co. #137, Hackettstown, N.J." He says it looks like a Hercules, but up close, every casting is different. A close look at the picture he sent shows several differences from the normal Hercules patterns. The fuel mixer, choke plate, flywheels and hopper casting all appear to be modified from the normal Hercules patterns. The original tag has been replaced with the American flag. American Sawmill Machine Co., serial no. 137, 5 HP. It's likely this Hercules "look alike" engine was built by the Plessisville Foundry in Plessisville, Quebec, Canada. American Sawmill Mach... 814 of 2263 characters shown.
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