ANTIQUE Hit Miss Engine RECOVERY? RESCUE? RESURRECTION?
2023 ж. 15 Қаз.
58 892 Рет қаралды
Hey all, its that time of year again for me to get ready for our local farm show. This year I wanted to dig out one of our engines that hasn't been out for many moons. Can I get it out in time? Does it even still run? Watch the video and find out!!!
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you are very fortunate to be able to work along side of your father
What a thing of beauty, love listening to the sound of these oil girls.
As do I!
Great job. Thank you 😊
I had a 6hp Alamo built in 1919 for several years. Loved to hear it run!
You are amaizing how you look at an engine and figure out right away what the problem is and fix it.....Just a little spring and she's up and running!
I have lots and lots of time spent around these old engines. Might have picked up a thing or two 😆
Thats a cool shop. I could spend a weekend just looking at all that stuff
Love these old engines. Will be interesting to see more of the steam engine.
At some point in the near future, I'll have some content on it!
Beautiful engine, nice restoration 👍
Thank you!
Very cool! I really like those big Witte engines! Can't wait to see the video of the show!
Thank you! Hope to have it out soon!
By the air charge being sucked in you can tell that old girl has great exhaust sound. Usually the big gulps have big bangs!
That they do!
I will see you at the show.
Now that's a beautiful bit of kit
Thank you!
I did wonder why you didn’t want it all freshly painted and shiny, but I get it now, looks awesome!
Another great video, thanks!
Thank you!
That thing is so so sweet!
Absolutely beautiful!
Thank you!
These hit-n-miss engines were still in use in Wyoming's oil fields running pump jacks into the 1980's. They ran on well gas.
Your the man! Another great video!
Thank you!
amazing engineering from back before my time. but love it
Glad you like it!
lol .. one way to get the shop clean and organized
Nice thanks
Thank you too!
same problem on my Stover Hit & Miss Thanks :)
Thank you!
Hey there. Just found your channel. Very cool. A bit of a mystery to me yet. Question: could one of these engines run a generator for a light duty power source to supply a house?
Apart ftom your wonderful video i was also admireing that lovely clonking from your car !! Met me guess CV joint or differential on its last legs lol 😆
😆 I hear that a lot. It's actually a rear-end locker clicking on the curve.
Very observant to spot the slope was affecting the governor holding the exhaust open. Excellent, job getting the Witte out of the workshop. Interesting to see the steam engine work underway. Do your USA regulations mean that you will have to have a boiler test? great video.
A front end alignment would be good.
So, let me get this straight: If i want my children to help me clean my workshop i have to bury some nice hardware in the far corner. Got it :-)
They all have their own personalities don’t they ? LOL ! Nice engine, thanks for showing it .
That that do! Thank you!
I thought heated seats were a new invention.
Kansas City, MO?!? I wonder where they were located
slowly but surely
Your Dad's shop looks like mine!! Too much stuff and not enough Shop!! lol
I had a Nova engine that was a small vertical cylinder until my stepdad had a clean-out of our shop and he sold it on me I think it was about 5 hp or less it used to run excellently it was a hit-and-miss
Are you allowed to have a riveted boiler on the traction engine ? Some authorities insist on welded boilers now .
The fact that your pallet Jack matches your "Japanese Horse"...
Bonjour Toujours de belles vidéos et de beaux moteurs 👍
Thank you!
Mycket jobb! Hade det inte varit mindre jobb att skruva bort axlarna på motorn å dra ut den med två pallyftare?
Once the engine is really warm you can switch to kerosene as kero has another ignition-temp compared to gasoline. Nice video. Really liked it.
You are correct, thank you!
I am always shocked at how quiet these are compared to modern engines
A SOHIO gas station sign! How I wish they were back!
i know where there is one completely persevered its located in Steubenville OH on Sunset Blvd all original building and signage worth a visit
Man that's a shame having a nice car lift you can't use
Isn't it though lol
NICE ENGINE
Thank you!
Almost like these have a colds, they keep sneezing.
I'm so jealous of your dad's shop I can shit myself. In fact, I think I did because my wife just gave me a look of questionably apprehension and disgust.
Just wandering what you use for the oil on the bearings i have an engine with the the same set-up
Normally, just a 30w non detergent oil.
Normally, 30w non detergent oil.
When your starting it r u pushing the exhaust valve down slightly to get rid of some of compression? We have a 4 ho and that old girl has a ton of compression i can barley turn it over any suggestions?
I'm pushing down the intake valve to bypass the compression to get the piston to a position right before ignition. As you know, these engines have a ton of compression!
Oh I know we have a 4 hp witte that takes all I have in me to turn over
One reason I would never buy a lift where lines and cables go across the floor it's ALWAYS in the way!!
lol...i have a big joe forklift too
This are the learning things for me ........a littel spring was the problem 😂. I learn a lot from your video's thank you. Greetings from the Netherlands
Glad you learned something! Thank you!
I've had several witte engines over the years. At 1 time I had 127 engines
It's an addiction!
@@Cast_Iron_Curiosities nothing more satisfying than taking a peice of rusted cast iron that not 1 thing turns and a few weeks it's a running and operating engine
do you find all your engines on auction? is facebook marketplace a decent place to find stuff like this?
Auctions, marketplace, and word of mouth are all ways I end up with my stuff.
Nice engine, what farm show was it at?
Country Crossroads Education of Yesterday. I just posted a video of the show.
I have one major question. When under a load, will these hit/miss engines maintain a constant RPM?
Yes they do. Instead of firing every few rotations, when they are under a load they fire on every rotation. This is what keeps the speed constant.
I'd like to see at least one video on the Steam Engine.
I should have one on it by the end of 2023!
the witte engine runs good 😊😊 U should paint the engine it would look alot better the paint color is dark green close 2 forest green there should be a paint no 4 it U will have 2 see U don't see many of those engines head type or headless I did see 1 many years ago I have no idea 💡😊 where that engine was from another fellow see the engine long and got at a show it ran very good 😊😊 OMG 11 3O 2O23
I'm a fan of keeping them original. I believe this engine has a good bit of paint left on it still. Just needs cleaned up. They are great running engines!
She does have a bark.
wouldn't the steam from the hopper steam your rear-end if you sat on that seat ?🤣
One would think!
What year is it
It's in the late teens if I remember correctly.
We found an old engine exactly like this one out in the woods near our house which used to be a very old farm. My father brought it up to the house to tinker with it and called it a: "one-lunger." This was over 60 years ago, so it wasn't old enough to be considered an "antique," but old enough to not be worth the effort to fix it up and running. It sat out behind the house until I left for college in 1971. What happened to it after that, I don't know, but it's great to see what it might have looked like in a rescued condition. Thanks!
You're the one that put the camera there! 🙄
In order to get this out you need to be smarter than the person who designed it. COME ON MAN! THIS IS THE 20TH CENTURY!! Take the wheel off and use a roll jack to maneuver the thing!!!
Hit and miss...only at idle.
what dynosaurs....!
Carhartt has gone woke btw
That... that was your contribution to society seventeen hours ago. Out of 83 comments that was the best you could muster.
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Hate to see you leave!
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Nothin’ wrong with Ukranian women! I’ve met a few of them 😂
@@Barnagh1How did you find out they were women? 😆
Stepud question forklift
Never heard of her.