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'round the pot-bellied stove / Members
« on: November 26, 2009, 10:01:59 AM »
This morning under "your notifications" I had 15 messages, all in a language that looked similar to Arabic.
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'round the pot-bellied stove / Thanksgiving
« on: November 26, 2009, 09:56:38 AM »
Happy Thanksgiving you all!
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'round the pot-bellied stove / Members
« on: November 25, 2009, 10:39:15 AM »
Well, this morrning I see we are up to 6,888 members. Phew!
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SEL General Stationary Engine Discussion Forum / Fairbanks Verticals
« on: November 24, 2009, 10:43:04 AM »
Just purhased another one in pieces. It is in southern california. Seems like there are plenty of different type of engines available out there in the condition like the last two I've purchased. Seems they take them apart, see how much work or dollars it's going to take and then quit leaving them apart.
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'round the pot-bellied stove / New toy(I think-hope)
« on: November 16, 2009, 11:04:14 AM »
This is my grader. It is a Badger made by Russell. Vintage around 1924.
2 of the photos show it where I bought it, and the other is my Titan pulling it in the Labor Day parade a couple of years ago.
2 of the photos show it where I bought it, and the other is my Titan pulling it in the Labor Day parade a couple of years ago.
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SEL General Stationary Engine Discussion Forum / Fairbanks Verticals
« on: November 02, 2009, 12:47:52 PM »
The engines are here from Montana. As the previous owner said, they're mostly complete. Mostly. Ignitors drilled out for spark plugs, both cylinders with freeze breaks,short a fuel pump, missing both fuel pump linkages and so on. I still believe I got my money's worth but it is going to take a lot to get them going. I needed a winter project and ****ed sure got one. Wonder if it is going to censor out the ****ed?
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'round the pot-bellied stove / Hull-Oakes Lumber Co.
« on: October 29, 2009, 12:02:40 PM »
Made a trip yesterday to this lumber mill outside of Eugene Oregon. It is one of the last steam powered mills left. They specialize in rough cut full dimensional lumber only and can saw and handle timbers up to 85' long.
This mill has been in the Hull family since its beginning, and we had a guided tour by one of the younger generation sons. Took about an hour and a half, but we saw everything. The steam engine was not in operation as the boilers were being re-tubed. The rack that travels carrying the log that gets fed into the saw is steam operated, so they had their sawdust furnace going to make steam. One of the pictures shows a chute carring the sawdust to a hole in the floor that actually is the furnace below. Another picture shows the boiler date of manufacture and where it was made. The guy in the black jacket is my friend and the pilot. The photo that has Jerry sitting is a timber that measures 12"X30"X42' which was custom ordered and I was told has a value of close to $6000. What was really interesting is their employees have been there for generations also and that their hours of operation are from 7:30 to 5week days only, one shift, and no exceptions. I call that independence.
Facinating visit.
This mill has been in the Hull family since its beginning, and we had a guided tour by one of the younger generation sons. Took about an hour and a half, but we saw everything. The steam engine was not in operation as the boilers were being re-tubed. The rack that travels carrying the log that gets fed into the saw is steam operated, so they had their sawdust furnace going to make steam. One of the pictures shows a chute carring the sawdust to a hole in the floor that actually is the furnace below. Another picture shows the boiler date of manufacture and where it was made. The guy in the black jacket is my friend and the pilot. The photo that has Jerry sitting is a timber that measures 12"X30"X42' which was custom ordered and I was told has a value of close to $6000. What was really interesting is their employees have been there for generations also and that their hours of operation are from 7:30 to 5week days only, one shift, and no exceptions. I call that independence.
Facinating visit.
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'round the pot-bellied stove / International Truck Engine
« on: October 23, 2009, 10:33:01 AM »
Well, it won't run. It fires and tries, but it has a fuel problem. First, the rings were stuck and then I honed the cylinders. Then I did the valves. What the problem is the rings are not seated enough to draw enough vacuum that Detroit carb needs to create proper venturi action. The next step is to create something to either belt it up or hook it to a pto shaft so it can be spun at a high enough rpm to start it. Then tune the carb and it should be fine, I hope...
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'round the pot-bellied stove / Almost Done
« on: October 22, 2009, 10:47:13 AM »
Almost finished, working on the radiator
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'round the pot-bellied stove / International Truck Engine
« on: October 19, 2009, 10:48:20 AM »Quote from: GeorgeBest;859
****! Wish I could find deals like that.
Sure you need that 4hp Stover?
George,
They were advertised in your Iron Trader back in July or August. I forgot about them and subsequently saw them on Spencers ATIS list of items for sale. He received no responses, so the price kept coming down......
$1K for two Fairbanks T's in unheard of. Giving him $2K for the Stover.
I have one T that I've completely gone through and painted and is a keeper. Haven't decided what to do about the others besides repairing them back to running condition. Maybe paint and peddle. The Stover will go into the collection.
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'round the pot-bellied stove / International Truck Engine
« on: October 15, 2009, 03:47:40 PM »
George,
I'm not sure I'll buy anything as I just purchased 2-2 horse Fairbanks vertical T's and a 4 horse vertical stover from a guy East of you in Montana. $3K for all!
I'm not sure I'll buy anything as I just purchased 2-2 horse Fairbanks vertical T's and a 4 horse vertical stover from a guy East of you in Montana. $3K for all!
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'round the pot-bellied stove / International Truck Engine
« on: October 15, 2009, 09:54:48 AM »
Received them George, thanks.
See you in Woodland on the 24th.
See you in Woodland on the 24th.
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'round the pot-bellied stove / International Truck Engine
« on: October 11, 2009, 04:29:42 PM »
Here is a couple more pictures.
John, good question. Donno.
John, good question. Donno.
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SEL General Stationary Engine Discussion Forum / Ready for winter
« on: October 08, 2009, 11:03:19 AM »
I've got my model a engine air compressor in the shop preparing it for its annual run. I use it to blow out the water in my lawn sprinkler system.
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'round the pot-bellied stove / International Truck Engine
« on: October 08, 2009, 10:53:38 AM »
The latest project I am involved in was an unknown 4 cylinder engine. I posted pictures on SmokStak and the helpful people there identified it as a 1917 truck engine. What is unique about the engine is that there is no cylinder head. It has a oil pump that is a piston type that is driven off a cam lobe. It pumps into a piece of tubing that is drilled with holes directly above and to the side of the rods. The oil pan has trays beneath each rod that this oil drips into and then the rod cap dips into that. The pictures provided to me show this engine was mounted in the truck frame backwards with the radiator next to the driver.
I'll post more pictures as work progresses.
I'll post more pictures as work progresses.