? Hasty Vac v-60 lawn vac

[docrocky]

I have jerry rigged this unit to a Cub Cadet 1620 with a 32" mower deck and it works just great for what i have intended it for: I have a church-kitchen/food bank/garden of about 1 to 2 acres. I plant almost 200 tomato plants (10 to 15 varieties) over 200 watermelon plants; 150 cantaloupe; peppers, cauliflowers; cabbage;egg plant; etc. etc as well as row upon row of sweet corn. In the past I would mow a large section of grass and suck it up with a track vac. If I did not use the clippings within a day or 2 they would began to clump and matt together making it hard to mulch around the base of newly planted transplants. I then came upon the HastyVac v-60 (used-,e-bay) at what was a very reasonable price and it looked almost brand new and unused. The fresh clippings I obtain with about 2 or 3 passes to fill 9 bushels containers is perfect and does an excellent weed control for me and it ultimately mattes around the plants.
But...then I noticed a moderate oil leak spot after parking the unit overnight. The Briggs 5.5 Intek engine has 2 oil (intake/level check orifices...at the bottom of the engine, 1 front and 1 rear of the engine.. I tried to get a parts schematic from HastyVac to see what each of these oil openings were or did they both serve the same oil reservoir (pan). I can not tell if the oil is leaking from the engine drive shaft seal to the vacuum impeller. They sent me a sales brochure flyer instead. I would like to know how the engine drive shaft articulates with the vacuum impeller fan. Where or what are the seals like?

Now there is never a day that before I start up I check the oil in the Briggs and always fill it to proper level. Yep...today one pass and I turned off the engine to unload and then I could not not pull the recoil starter cord. I opened the vac and I could not budge the impeller (fan). Now I am not sure if there is a bearing articulating the engine drive shaft to the fan or is this an internal engine problem such as a thrown rod etc. Before dismantling this unit I would like a rough road map as what to expect/ or better yet where to begin.

Any one out there in the vast "fruited plain" have a parts schematic on the HastyVac v-60 or where can i get one?

Thank You-all

 

[hutchman]

I have the same unit. I think I got mine in 2002. It too has the Briggs 5.5 Intek.

I have no idea where my manual is but they do have a web site and customer service email: customerservice@hastyvac.com

Hasty Vac

 

[tvman]

I have jerry rigged this unit to a Cub Cadet 1620 with a 32" mower deck and it works just great for what i have intended it for: I have a church-kitchen/food bank/garden of about 1 to 2 acres. I plant almost 200 tomato plants (10 to 15 varieties) over 200 watermelon plants; 150 cantaloupe; peppers, cauliflowers; cabbage;egg plant; etc. etc as well as row upon row of sweet corn. In the past I would mow a large section of grass and suck it up with a track vac. If I did not use the clippings within a day or 2 they would began to clump and matt together making it hard to mulch around the base of newly planted transplants. I then came upon the HastyVac v-60 (used-,e-bay) at what was a very reasonable price and it looked almost brand new and unused. The fresh clippings I obtain with about 2 or 3 passes to fill 9 bushels containers is perfect and does an excellent weed control for me and it ultimately mattes around the plants.
But...then I noticed a moderate oil leak spot after parking the unit overnight. The Briggs 5.5 Intek engine has 2 oil (intake/level check orifices...at the bottom of the engine, 1 front and 1 rear of the engine.. I tried to get a parts schematic from HastyVac to see what each of these oil openings were or did they both serve the same oil reservoir (pan). I can not tell if the oil is leaking from the engine drive shaft seal to the vacuum impeller. They sent me a sales brochure flyer instead. I would like to know how the engine drive shaft articulates with the vacuum impeller fan. Where or what are the seals like?

Now there is never a day that before I start up I check the oil in the Briggs and always fill it to proper level. Yep...today one pass and I turned off the engine to unload and then I could not not pull the recoil starter cord. I opened the vac and I could not budge the impeller (fan). Now I am not sure if there is a bearing articulating the engine drive shaft to the fan or is this an internal engine problem such as a thrown rod etc. Before dismantling this unit I would like a rough road map as what to expect/ or better yet where to begin.

Any one out there in the vast "fruited plain" have a parts schematic on the HastyVac v-60 or where can i get one?

Thank You-all

I live real close to the owner of Hastys. I would recommend you call Dan Hasty at 765-482-8925. I can almost assure you that they won't have service info for the engine. They basically just purchase the engines to install on their vac's. My experience has been that there are no seals between the impeller and the engine. The impeller just bolts to the engine shaft.

Pull the cover off from the impeller housing, see if you picked a twig or rock that may have jammed the impeller. Also check for bent impeller blades as this can cause an imbalance. My opinion is if you're leaking oil, it's not because of the vac.

 

[CalG]

Hey. Hasty didn't make the engine, they just bought it from Briggs. I wouldn't expect Hasty to be expert on any aspect of the engine except how it joined to the impeller.

They should be able to get you a parts diagram.

 

[hutchman]

Those two oil caps are to the same reservoir. Briggs is usually good about making their engine manuals available online. You may need to find your serial number and enter that in their site to download an engine manual.

 

[hutchman]

Here you go ... parts manual and operators manual. I got the engine number off mine - 126432-0036.

Oops, engine manual too large to attach!

Put that number in here:

https://www.briggsandstratton.com/us/en/support/manuals/engine

Briggs & Stratton Small Engine Model 126432/0036-E1 (126432/0036E1) Parts from RepairClinic.com

 

[Man on the Mower33]

Did you get your Hasty Vac repaired . I had the seem problem. A friend son told me to take it apart and clean the inside an lube with WD40. its be working every since. Do you have a picture of how you hooked up to your mower.

 

[Man on the Mower33]

Does anyone have a picture of how you hooked up your Hasty to your mower