@decoysk old engine shows and tractor meets. go to your local small engine shop and ask when they are:-) i just bought a 1922 fairbanks morse "z" just a tad smaller than the one in this vid for 300$. they are a tad pricey but neat!
sounds like a song bird in the oil fields just a singing away, I fire my ole 1929 5hp FM Z Style B, just makes ya forget all the garbage going on in the world today knowing it was used when all was well, the next year we were in a depression, kinda like now...Wow!
Nice, have you decided what you are going to run or do with it yet. I have started collecting line shaft and other belt driven machinary to run. Look at my videos and see how much fun I had starting my M. Phil
I have line shaft equipment and parts... enough in fact to do the full thing, however I don't have the room for assembly. This was my first running engine. I have since found that a very slight wobble in the flywheel causes the vibrations you see here. It is now on the list for my building a cart as well as straightening out the wobble.
I have a 3 hp M half way through restoration. Good to see you got that one going.
There are two methods of speed control on a gasoline engine. Hit and miss, and Throtle governed. Basically a hit and miss system gets the flywheel up to speed and then locks open the exhaust valve so no more fuel can be sucked in, the ignitor does not fire, and the system free wheels until the governer kicks the firing system back into play. There fore the hits are fired only when the system needs power to speed up the wheel. This system is not hit and miss, it is throttle governed.
Yes, this is the same company as Leno's engine but it is much later and smaller. For the most part, Fairbanks Morse only made throttle governed engines. You are describing a hit and miss engine. This engine hits once every cycle and is governed by how much fuel is allowed into the carb. A hit and miss is governed by how many hits are allowed to happen as the wheel is spinning over time. Thanks for viewing this
Lots of discussion on Harry's SmokStack, about the use of naptha. It is acually favored because it is closer to what gasoline used to be like. I am finding that the hit is less hard on this engine (it purrs more) than gasoline or a coal oil. Propane has an issue that (to properly do it according to gas code) some costly valving must be added to make the system work. Thanks for the input!
The sound is great on these. This one was just a little higher than you quoted and was a private deal. The shipping was proving to be near the worth of the engine but the shipping company lost it for near three months... thus free shipping. In this video I have it running on Naptha (camping gas) as it doesnt hit as hard as with gasoline.
This engine is late 30's, from an Ontario Farm (Bee farm oddly enough). It was most likely used for electrical generation or water pumping, although a great deal of engines from that time and earlier were used as portables for any form of mechanical work immaginable. Relatively speaking this is a fairly new engine. My Galloway engine similar,dateing to 1916. If you really like this stuff I highly recomend you look at smokstakdotcom or my website at engineutopiadotcom. Thanks.
No, Sadly it is not. This is a late model Z from the US.
spfxdude 11 months ago
is this a canadian fairbanks z ?
OLDIRONJP 1 year ago
Like it?We love it!
Squarerig 1 year ago
we have one like this, it fires on kerosene..
judelyn88 1 year ago
great.
rayunseitig 1 year ago
great.
rayunseitig 1 year ago
where can i purchase an engine like this!
thanks steve.
decoysk 2 years ago
@decoysk old engine shows and tractor meets. go to your local small engine shop and ask when they are:-) i just bought a 1922 fairbanks morse "z" just a tad smaller than the one in this vid for 300$. they are a tad pricey but neat!
rroberts383 1 year ago
sounds like a song bird in the oil fields just a singing away, I fire my ole 1929 5hp FM Z Style B, just makes ya forget all the garbage going on in the world today knowing it was used when all was well, the next year we were in a depression, kinda like now...Wow!
RoadKen53 2 years ago
In the 1950s we had hit and miss engines running in the oil fields of Grayson County.
Is the background music from Fairbanks-Morse OP engines? I worked with OP engines for nine years.
opirmycom 2 years ago
Nice engine!
aknabea 2 years ago
what is your flywheel diameter?
hitnmisskid 2 years ago
@hitnmisskid Sorry for the late reply. I will have to take a measure of it when I am in the yard and get back to you.
spfxdude 1 year ago
Fantastic,
Great engine! I love the sound!
do you know what CC it is?
steamwally 2 years ago
Nice, have you decided what you are going to run or do with it yet. I have started collecting line shaft and other belt driven machinary to run. Look at my videos and see how much fun I had starting my M. Phil
farmerphil 2 years ago
I have line shaft equipment and parts... enough in fact to do the full thing, however I don't have the room for assembly. This was my first running engine. I have since found that a very slight wobble in the flywheel causes the vibrations you see here. It is now on the list for my building a cart as well as straightening out the wobble.
I have a 3 hp M half way through restoration. Good to see you got that one going.
Leo
spfxdude 2 years ago
I am trying to make more in shop videos. If you subscribe to my channel it will notify you when they get posted. Thanks for the positive comments. :)
spfxdude 3 years ago
A golden oldie and running beautifully!
Thanks for posting it from start to stop. Most vids are running engines only and that's never as much fun as the start-up procedure.
Great presentation! Got more? Cheers!
buxongs 3 years ago
starts and sounds like a mini ajax,cool engine
s42069d 3 years ago
whats the "hit'n'miss" mode for again?
DFW
DarkestFireWings 3 years ago
There are two methods of speed control on a gasoline engine. Hit and miss, and Throtle governed. Basically a hit and miss system gets the flywheel up to speed and then locks open the exhaust valve so no more fuel can be sucked in, the ignitor does not fire, and the system free wheels until the governer kicks the firing system back into play. There fore the hits are fired only when the system needs power to speed up the wheel. This system is not hit and miss, it is throttle governed.
spfxdude 3 years ago
thanks dude!
onehundredforty 3 years ago
i wish modern engines would fire on the very first revolution... gotta love the old stuff.
usbiker133t 3 years ago 3
there was a time whe one man could ride on one horsepower
xsyar 4 years ago
The faibanks are good engines mostly reliable but not all the time mine can be a arse to start sometimes on a cold day. but nice engine!!
steamengineboy 4 years ago
I'm guessing it fires every once in a while, enough to keep it spinning. I think Jay Leno has something similar.
OK2FLY 4 years ago
Yes, this is the same company as Leno's engine but it is much later and smaller. For the most part, Fairbanks Morse only made throttle governed engines. You are describing a hit and miss engine. This engine hits once every cycle and is governed by how much fuel is allowed into the carb. A hit and miss is governed by how many hits are allowed to happen as the wheel is spinning over time. Thanks for viewing this
spfxdude 4 years ago
Isn't naphtha hard on those things? I'd try propane.
douro20 4 years ago
Lots of discussion on Harry's SmokStack, about the use of naptha. It is acually favored because it is closer to what gasoline used to be like. I am finding that the hit is less hard on this engine (it purrs more) than gasoline or a coal oil. Propane has an issue that (to properly do it according to gas code) some costly valving must be added to make the system work. Thanks for the input!
spfxdude 4 years ago
Thanks a bunch! Love that sound, what'd you pay for it. I went to an auction a few weeks ago, and some of those old engines went for 500-650$
fivestander 4 years ago
The sound is great on these. This one was just a little higher than you quoted and was a private deal. The shipping was proving to be near the worth of the engine but the shipping company lost it for near three months... thus free shipping. In this video I have it running on Naptha (camping gas) as it doesnt hit as hard as with gasoline.
spfxdude 4 years ago
wow its pushrodded and has a massive flywheel. I dont know much about these but looks really old. What were they used for?
Wiffrain 4 years ago
This engine is late 30's, from an Ontario Farm (Bee farm oddly enough). It was most likely used for electrical generation or water pumping, although a great deal of engines from that time and earlier were used as portables for any form of mechanical work immaginable. Relatively speaking this is a fairly new engine. My Galloway engine similar,dateing to 1916. If you really like this stuff I highly recomend you look at smokstakdotcom or my website at engineutopiadotcom. Thanks.
spfxdude 4 years ago