They're an outstanding machine but the early ones used a Continental R series engine. The R in R-series stands for Renault, they weren't a bad engine but weren't a good one either. The major issue will be parts, there a a few around schlepping R series parts but it can still be a challenge. The engine was quite similar to what they used in the R-5 Renaults (LeCar in US speak) and share some commonality with the engines in the Alliance & Encore models AMC made while they were tied up With Renault. I had one in the fleet while I wrenched at a golf course but it was only a few years old and had less than 2,000 hours on it when I left that job, but I heard rumors form folks over Detroit way the engines weren't that long lived. I don't know how difficult it would be to swap a different engine in, I hear in later years they used a Dahisutu engine (sold in the US as a Briggs & Stratton), a Ford gasoline engine and numerous Yanmar and Kubota diesel engines. It might not be that hard to adapt a car engine as the Groundmasters had a neat belt driven governor on the R series powered units but you'll have to watch speed as I think it was driven off the camshaft as was the alternator.
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Today's Featured Article - George's Fordson Major - by Anthony West (UK). This is a bit of a technical info to add on to the article about George's Major in the "A Towny Goes Plowing" article. George bought his Major from a an implement sale about 18 years ago for £200.00. There is no known history regarding its origins or what service it had done, but the following work was undertaken by Harold alone to bring it up to show standard. From the engine number, it was found that the major was produced late 19
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