Old machines

[Paul_H]

I don't remember where I found this site,maybe it was on the forum.I will copy the link anyway because it is worth visiting.

I spent an hour reading about pulleys,flat belts,gears and old engines on Harry's site this evening.


Hope you find something that turns your crank

http://www.old-engine.com/index.shtml

[DanG]

I just spent a while there, myself. Ol' Harry has done quite a job with that site! 8)

Did y'all click on the piece about the Witte engine, and see the old saw mounted on the wagon?  I have a saw just like that(just the saw and flywheel) in my barn. It sat around my Grandpa's place, then my Dad's place, for as long as I can remember. Now it sits around my place. Maybe when those back-ordered round tuits get here, it will be rested enough to go back to work. I'd love to have one of those old engines.

[Paul_H]

DanG,
I checked out the Witte,looks like you have a worthwhile project on your hands.

Did you have the volume up?Harry has recorded the engine running.

[DanG]

Yup!  I usually keep my speakers muted, but I turned'em on to hear the engines. You ever been to a show where there are a bunch of these old motors? That's a sound to behold, when they fire all of'em up at once. 8) 8) 8)

[Paul_H]

Usually I have the sound turned off to,but my older kids play computer games,and every once in a while I get a shock when I log on.They like it loud.

I have been to a few heritage parks and seen old pumps,etc with old engines all painted up original,and working.If shopping malls had display areas like that,there would be alot less whining and snivelling when Christmas came around.

I would go peacefully :D

[Tom]

Heres some Old Iron Links with pictures.  I like to go to the Florida Flywheeler shows.

Some are on links that can be found on Harry's home page

 
http://www.floridaflywheelers.com/

http://www.oldengineshed.com/main.html

http://www.old-engine.com/suwannee.htm

http://mailer.fsu.edu/~rthompso/ron-page.html

http://old-engine.com/hunsader.htm

http://old-engine.com/fallfuel.htm

http://old-engine.com/suwannee.htm

http://old-engine.com/pinellas.htm

http://old-engine.com/zolfo.htm

http://old-engine.com/koreshan.htm

http://old-engine.com/fwshow.htm

[Weekend_Sawyer]

 I go to 3 or 4 tractor shows a year. There are always a few Hit n Miss engines running. Some are HUGE. I have an old hercules hit n miss in a Jagger (sp) cement mixer.

 Yet another project for a rainy day, I need a bigger shop.

[Fla._Deadheader]

You might want one of them old engines, but, if ya ever want to use one, they won't crank up!. My dad used to collect them. Had over 250 at one time. All of the names on Harry's site were familiar, but, there were twice as many he never mentioned.

  We had "Ram" pumps, sheep shearing machines, cream seperater machines, actual water pumps ( most people call the engines "water pumps"). Electric Gensets, Windmill 8 cycle engine,Orchard sprayers and on and on. Had one hooked up to a bench cut-off saw, so we could saw up my slabs from the mill for winter wood. Took FOREVER to get it started. I finally put on a 4 cylinder "Peckerwood" engine and turned the key.

  Told my dad that's why you don't see too many "old" farmers. Killed themselves trying to start them old engines. He didn't like that comment one bit !! "You kids don't know nothing" !!!

   He had old Regina Disk type music boxes and even an old Hot air powered fan. You built a fire inside it!!!  

   We still have a couple of Model engines that he collected. They weigh about 20 pounds and look and run just like the big boys.

  A neat place we used to go to was Kinzers Pa. Had some engines there that you "walked" by stepping into the spoked flywheel to start turning. Then step off and hit the valve release and off she'd go.

  We used to dig them out of the dirt where they settled in over time. Some were solid. My job was to "unstick" them. Harold

[DanG]

Interesting that you would post that, just now, Harold. I didn't get on line till after 9, because I was watching "Antiques Roadshow."  They had an old Regina disk-type music box on there that they valued from 20 to 25 GRAND!   :D :D

[Fla._Deadheader]

Nice to put the value on one, but, ya still gotta find the buyer. Best my dad ever got was $1200.00 I think. That was also 12 years ago.

[DanG]

Well, this'n was a deelux model and was in perfect shape. The owner looked like a "fat cat" and was a little disappointed. He was figgering on 50 g's or so, as he had paid 13000 for it, 10 years ago.  ;D

[Fla._Deadheader]

YUP. Still need the buyer. I know of one that is still in the family. No chance in h*ll of ever gettin it though. Curious, what dia. was the disk and how many did he have? Most my dad had were 13" dia. Had probably 150 disks.