Property owners get frustrated from time to time as lawn mowers need repair. Most often it is related to the small motor that drives the blades of the push mower and also the wheels on larger zero turn mowers.
Tallassee High School students are learning how to repair small motors thanks to a donation from Briggs and Stratton and agribusiness teacher Dr. Daniel Free looking out for his students. Soon the students will be certified by Briggs and Stratton. Free traveled to Kentucky this summer to train with Briggs and Stratton to teach the students. The company had already donated motors to Free’s program. Some are 15 years old but brand new and never been cranked.
PHOTOS: Tallassee High School small motors class
Cliff Williams / TPI Tallassee High School agribusiness teacher Dr. Daniel Free, center helps Braxton McLain, left with a carburetor issue on a small motor as Tien Vuons, right, assembles his motor.
PHOTOS: Tallassee High School small motors class
Cliff Williams / TPI Dr. Daniel Free helps junior J.B. Borum with a head gasket as Borum assembles his small motor last week.
PHOTOS: Tallassee High School small motors class
Cliff Williams / TPI Tallassee senior Tien Vouns puts gas lines on his small motor during the assembly process last week. The goal for the students is to get the motors to crank this week.
PHOTOS: Tallassee High School small motors class
Cliff Williams / TPI Tallassee High School agribusiness teacher Dr. Daniel Free, right, helps Braxton McLain, left with a carburetor issue on a small motor. The goal is for class to be able to crank the motors this week.
PHOTOS: Tallassee High School small motors class
Cliff Williams / TPI One of Dr. Daniel Free’s classes assembles small Briggs and Stratton motors in the shop. The goal is for them to crank this week as the students seek a Briggs and Stratton certification.
PHOTOS: Tallassee High School small motors class
Cliff Williams /TPI The students even had to rebuild the carburetor on the motor. The carbs and motors had been sitting around for 15 years before being donated to the ag program at Tallassee High School.
PHOTOS: Tallassee High School small motors class
PHOTOS: Tallassee High School small motors class
Cliff Williams / TPI Tallassee High School agribusiness teacher Dr. Daniel Free, center helps Braxton McLain, left with a carburetor issue on a small motor as Tien Vuons, right, assembles his motor.
PHOTOS: Tallassee High School small motors class
Cliff Williams / TPI Dr. Daniel Free helps junior J.B. Borum with a head gasket as Borum assembles his small motor last week.
PHOTOS: Tallassee High School small motors class
Cliff Williams / TPI Tallassee senior Tien Vouns puts gas lines on his small motor during the assembly process last week. The goal for the students is to get the motors to crank this week.
PHOTOS: Tallassee High School small motors class
Cliff Williams / TPI Tallassee High School agribusiness teacher Dr. Daniel Free, right, helps Braxton McLain, left with a carburetor issue on a small motor. The goal is for class to be able to crank the motors this week.
PHOTOS: Tallassee High School small motors class
Cliff Williams / TPI One of Dr. Daniel Free’s classes assembles small Briggs and Stratton motors in the shop. The goal is for them to crank this week as the students seek a Briggs and Stratton certification.
PHOTOS: Tallassee High School small motors class
Cliff Williams /TPI The students even had to rebuild the carburetor on the motor. The carbs and motors had been sitting around for 15 years before being donated to the ag program at Tallassee High School.
