1905 Stover Vertical 5 HP

[Umaxen]

Designed during a time when fuel was cheaper than water, but none the less probably produces it's 5 hp on 1/2 the fuel of a a modern 4 cycle gasoline engine. Obviously built for durability since it's still running after almost 107 years!

[wankeleo]

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[motorboy171]

@wankeleo lol

[Bidone1967]

Nice engine, sounds fantastic!

[vinnie4g63]

you can actually hear each time the cylinder fires! Cool engine

[TheLaurencekid]

i see what the confusions all about lister have always made their own engines notice the lister engine has 2 valve rods that only has 1 if you can see what i mean

:)

[torque395]

Does that thing only fire once every 5 seconds?

[stoichiometric]

yup.. "hit and miss"

[torque395]

Does it hit more often under load?

[stoichiometric]

Yea the grovenor will sense the load and increase the engine speed. at least i think it has a govenor...I imagine it would.

[keithurbanfan93]

Nice running engine Paul!,,,See ya later..Jim Martin

[animagus333]

interesting

[douro20]

R. A. Lister didn't always make their own engines. The first engines they sold, around the turn of the last century, were imported Stover verticals just like this one.