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restorer of the original
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Zionsville,PA
Moto: '93 ZR1100 &'73 Kawasaki H1 500
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I stopped over at my former neighbor's friday at lunch and took pics of hit & miss engines until my batteries went dead. Sam is now 87 and still doing great
He has an exact copy of your Fairbanks 3hp Model Z ( his is a 1920 mfg ) that he purchased about 1950. ![]() Here's the governor set up ![]() He had that in the "engine house" right next to the barn. Here is the 5hp Challenge engine that his Dad purchased brand new in 1902 right in Lansdale,PA ( 10 miles away ) at J.L. Freed. The business is still running and is currently a Cadillac & Honda dealer. ![]() ![]() Original bill of sale ![]() full size http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...s/DCP_4259.jpg He's got this Cletrac track tractor too ![]() ![]() This was sitting right behind it. ![]() He sold his big steamer and got this smaller one ![]() Went in the building and it was even better than I remembered ![]() How 'bout this one, twin cylinder 40 hp ![]() Here's one that was made right down the hard road from my friend Bill. ![]() ![]() Here's an early International Harvester ![]() Here's a steel wheeled Traylor tractor ![]() Here's one of his rubber tire John Deere ![]() Too new for you? How about steel wheels? ![]() ![]() When we were heading back to the house, I spied this back in the engine house. It's one of the first Maytag washer engines which allowed clothes to be washed in a MACHINE ![]() I'll be heading back with plenty of batteries and a notepad to get the history on as many of these engines as I can. Sam started collecting these in the 30s and is still at it ![]() Jeff |
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token jewboy
Join Date: Nov 2008
Moto: CBR 900, KLR ugly ass duckling, Gas Man
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That is cool as shit. Do they all work?
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Trip's Assistant
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Location: Imported from Detroit
Moto: 2009 HD Street Classic
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Looks like most of them are in running or near running condition. That is like going to a muesum... VERY VERY COOL!
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Location: Central NY
Moto: 2003 SV650S
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Join Date: Nov 2008
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Very cool.
What would the 5hp Challenge engine be used to run? $270 was a SHIT-TON of money in 1902! |
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Guys... where *are* we?
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: South Carolina
Moto: SV650 Interstate, CX500 rat-bobber, whatever else runs.
Posts: 784
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That's some cool stuff!
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