PO Box 383 Spier Falls Rd. Grenfield Center, NY 12833
In 1964 my father, Arthur Keech, purchased a 1917 Sears Economy
5 HP engine for $25.00. He put it on a trailer and brought it home.
I was fourteen years old at the time.
I helped my father saw cord wood with it for many years, getting
a few black eyes along the way, when we started it with the crank
that came with it. I was also afraid of the noise it made.
As the years went by, I learned to love the noise and smoke this
engine made. I also, at fifty, have become a lot wiser. No more
black eyes have been acquired, because we don’t use the crank
anymore; we just flip the flywheels.
My dad has been very proud of this 1917 Sears Economy and along
with my help we have painted it to its original condition.
I want to thank my father for handing this engine down to me. I
shall always cherish it.
Thanks for all the memories.