Who else collects old small cast iron air cooled gas engines ? More pictures.

[EVILDR235]

I have a collection of around 30 small air cooled cast iron gas engines. My oldest is a 1929 Maytag washing machine engine model 92M. I also have a Briggs & Stratton model WMB Maytag washing machine engine from the late 1940s. They both have kick starters. I also have a Johnson Iron Horse engine that was built in the U.S. Most were made in Canada. I have 4 Clinton engines from 1/2 horse power to 4-1/2 horse power. I also have a 1945 hand cranked Briggs & Stratton  model B engine hooked to a 800 watt Kohler generator. A Briggs model A engine. 3 Wisconsin engines. Also 2 Briggs model.N  Also 2 each Briggs model 5S and 6S. Also several each of these. Briggs models 9, 14, 19, 23. They are large industrial engines. I have about a dozen aluminum air cooled engines also. All of my engines are 4 stoke except 2. The Maytag and Sunbeam mower engine. #1 is the Maytag. #2 is the Johnson Iron Horse, #3  &  #4 is some of my BIG Briggs and Stratton industrial engine that weigh appox 75 pounds each.

[JoeCB]

Old Iron is always "cool' . Have you found any productive uses for your motors, like running an ice cream churn? or maybe powering a "Butt Buggy" ?

Joe B 

[Plyerman]

It makes me chuckle to think of Ma going out back and firing up the old Maytag gas engine in order to do a load of laundry, heh heh. Nice collection of old engines there Evil.

[EVILDR235]

I have a large old cast iron drill press that uses a 2 inch wide leather flat belt for power transmission. Years ago i made a 12 volt battery charger using a Delco Remy generator from a old Chevy. I may make another one. Some i would like to rig up line shafts to power my old cast iron power tools. I would like to build a small tractor using one of the large / heavy engines. A small tractor like a Copar Panzer or a Wheel Horse.

EvilDr235

[wrenchguy]

i collect aircooled inboard boat motors.  these are the ones i got running so far.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb0ikhNDcRA

caterpillars smallest engine ever, and its aircooled.  the only other cat aircooled was the diesel tank engine built for ww2.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKmGZ7gI3Jg
part 2, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBJoK3POfhA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=GoSJWmcL7Ms#t=56

[Lewill2]

Or a project like this one listed in the local Craig's List.

http://allentown.craigslist.org/atq/5518038517.html

[bonneyman]

I think it would be cool to make a home generator out of an old engine and a dynamo, or a bank of alternators. Maybe it wouldn't be enough to run the air conditioner, but having a backup for the refrigerator/freezer and lights would be nice.

Although I am not savvy enough to build it myself.

[EVILDR235]

Here is a few more pictures of my engines.

EvilDr235

[EVILDR235]

More pictures.

[EVILDR235]

wrenchguy, that is some neat engines. I see lots of pictures of  inboard Briggs engines. I hope to find one some day. That CAT engine has to be a real find. I remember back in the late 1960s. My good friend worked for a garbage company that had a big CAT that one started with a donkey engine that you had to hand crank. My same friend has a wrecking yard / scrap yard that he would run after leaving work at the garbage company. We got two CAT 30s for scrap. One ran, but had a bad head gasket and the other ran, but had a bad clutch. We were trying to resell them to this one guy, but he only wanted to pay $400.00 for both. The price of scrap went up to $200.00 a ton, so we cut them up. My friend started in 1953 and is still in business after all these years. He lives at the scrap yard and has for appox 35 years. He likes old stuff and his place is like Dizzyland for people who like old stuff. wrenchguy, thank's for sharing collection.

[wrenchguy]

ur welcome, i can't get photos off puter for some reason.