Posted 07/09/2013 3:49 pm
Short story is they are gas engines for driving the farm equipment of the time. It would do the work of six mules, and along with the other size engines the chore boy they used them for everything from churning butter, washing machine, and generally were mounted on a cart to make it easy to move.
They were called hit and miss engines. Large flywheels smoothed out the slow speed operation of these Here is a photo of a small version of one by the same maker. http://www.old-engine.com/iowa.htm here is a photo of a six mule and a four mule on carts http://www.smokstak.com/forum/attac...d=1373080680 The funny shaped thing on top of the cylinder is called a hopper and was filled with water for cooling.
More info http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hit-and-miss_engine
Had nothing to do with the 20 mule team borax trains.
They are big so to speak as historic operating equipment in the UK Lister among the US brands . There are a couple of magazines fro9m the UK that are sold in this country.
They were called hit and miss engines. Large flywheels smoothed out the slow speed operation of these Here is a photo of a small version of one by the same maker. http://www.old-engine.com/iowa.htm here is a photo of a six mule and a four mule on carts http://www.smokstak.com/forum/attac...d=1373080680 The funny shaped thing on top of the cylinder is called a hopper and was filled with water for cooling.
More info http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hit-and-miss_engine
Had nothing to do with the 20 mule team borax trains.
They are big so to speak as historic operating equipment in the UK Lister among the US brands . There are a couple of magazines fro9m the UK that are sold in this country.
Edited by Circus
07/09/2013 3:53 pm
07/09/2013 3:53 pm
