8hp Associated hit and miss engine

[ox141jf]

Whats the fuel efficiency on this thing, it must last aages

[66hades]

Are there any blue prints of hit and miss engines floating around? I am interested in trying to machine one

[1959cockshutt550]

Is that your backhoe of tractor in the backround

[Bidone1967]

Fantastic engine with woderful sound!

[best333WillC]

Does anyone know what the fuel consumption is for a smaller hit miss motor? Say under 10 horsepower?

[eltavosf]

do you live in northern california? fort jones area?

[Virtunaut]

Fab !

[jacktaylor2115]

I suppose when there is a lot of load on it, it automatically changes to make more "hits" to keep power up right?

[datawraith3080]

cool how the spokes sync up with the camera frames per second

[sm350bl]

Thats the key to improving fuel economy right there boys! Technology has been under our noses for a hundred years. one fire every 7 strokes! haha great vid btw

[TheBoss4845]

Yep they are all mine!

[1959cockshutt550]

are those engines yours

[fadatuberadioman]

Very nice. Makes me want to go and start up my Stover engine!

[international660]

Ignition seems a little too advanced....nicely restored engine

[mauser88mm]

I would love to know the compression ratio of this fine old engine.

[LeCorbusier1929]

Sounds like a neighbor I used to have. Azzzzzzma.

[VilliVanilli]

Any idea what the compression ratio is?

Beautiful craftmanship :0)

[ACD19farmboy]

i got that rythem stuck in my head

Bang put put put put puut puuut haha love these ol hit and miss'

[DRNEGOLICIS]

theres one near me i dont know what brand but its still in service and its running a pump jack on an old oil well

[Hallaran]

Sounds great! Nice and sloooooooow!

[boa721]

very nice engine, very nice.

[Artemisgoldfish]

So, is the speed of the engine changed by adjusting the weights on the spinning flywheel assembly?

[douro20]

I've heard large hit-and-miss engines before; big Fairbanks-Morse engines, both hit-and-miss and throttle governed; I love their sound.

[leew900]

I love this engine, and watch it a couple times a week. Thank you for sharing this video!

[PelzHimself]

very interesting these machines by the way

[PelzHimself]

ah ok, thank you =)

[PelzHimself]

I don't get it... how does it work?

[solboard]

The *pop* you hear is the cylinder firing. It regulates speed by the flywheel. When the flywheel begins to slow down, it *pops* again beginning another cycle. It is not throttle regulated.

[BikerTrashWolf]

How does one of these sound when operating under a load? I would imagine there are alot more hits and fewer misses.

[mikes47jeep]

I've seen them under a heavy load where they are firing every time, instead of that hit & miss idle sound, "pop! hiss, hiss, hiss, pop! hiss, hiss, hiss," they will be going "pop! pop! pop! pop! pop! pop!"

[screamingengines]

That thing with the rotating blades with the flip open lid - is that for shucking corn or what? What is it called? I have seen them at hit and miss engine shows before but I never found out. Nice engine by the way. I love old hit and miss gas engines. I grew up around them in the oil patch and my grandfolks who owned a few of these engine with their "old timey" ways.

[TheBoss4845]

It's a silage or fodder chopper I have heard them called both. It's made to chop the corn when it is still green.

[b1cow]

Are those WaterLoo Boys on the trailer?

[TheBoss4845]

There is one WaterLoo on the trailer it's a 2hp, there also is a 1 1/2 JD E, and the other is a 1 1/2 Economy. Off the trailer is an 3hp IH M and an 1889 10hp Advance steam engine.

[b1cow]

I want One!

[xprincexofxdarknessx]

big for a 8hp

[carguy551]

I'm dumb on these engines. What's the purpose of these types of engines and why are they 'hit and miss'?

[fordwillkillyou]

im no expert either but when ever you here that pop gas was ignited so all the times you dont here a pop the engine is just spining and as it gets lower rpm the gose pop and speeds it back up, i think they call it hit n miss cuz the gas will ignite then it just spins for a while maybe thats the miss?

[mikes47jeep]

these engines were used to drive equipment on farms, corn grinders, grain elevators, table saws, grinding wheels, cement mixers, basically anything you would use an electric motor for today,

The hit & miss is the engine firing only when it has to, to keep a steady speed "bang (hit) then chug chug chug (miss miss miss)"

[gooseknack]

It sounds great....I was going to say it purrs like a kitten, but it puffs!...lol...It's a beauty!!

[shadowscreep213]

at least its good on fuel

[MikeWishesForBagels]

That john deere engine was nice also.

[DuramaxRat]

More like hit and miss and miss and miss and miss and miss and oh crap its about to die!Hit!

[SilentVillainPro]

There is a speed adjustment on them. When you adjust the speed what you do is push the governor out father so it hits more often. Also when you put a lode on the engine and when it works harder it will hit more. As to going so fast that the exhaust opens up I don't know. If it were to get going that fast the fly wheel would break first because of the centrifugal force. I will try to post a video of hundreds of these operating at once within the next couple of weeks.

[Br8ssface]

cool...thats going to look kool...and trippy

[Br8ssface]

what if you wanted it to speed up? then what? It says that after they hit a certain speed the exhaust would open up or something and stop the magneto from doing its job...whatever that may be

[Br8ssface]

Duz it always pop? I would hate to use that if it popped all the time

[bradleyland]

If it ain't poppin', you've got a problem on your hands.

[Br8ssface]

why is it doing the popping sound? How does it work?

[bradleyland]

Hit & miss engines only fire when the RPMs get below a certain level. They use those large flywheels to store energy. Under heavy load, the engine will fire more frequently. This design was compensation for the fact that carburetors with throttles had not been very well developed at this point. If the engines fired continually, they would spin out of control.

[Br8ssface]

spin out of control? Like speed up to an desirable speed?...

[bradleyland]

Exactly. The carburetor is just an open tube, so it'd be like flooring the gas in your car. I tried to post a link here, but unfortunately, YouTube doesn't allow that. Try Googling hit and miss engines and have a look at what comes up. It's really interesting.

[Br8ssface]

wikipedia...

[mikes47jeep]

no... more like to a speed where the flywheels spin apart

[bigchevy80]

It would be kind of hard to use it if it DIDN'T pop, considering the popping you hear is the engine firing.......

[88mustang88]

wow those things run at like a few hundred RPM, at most

[douro20]

There are quite a few Continental/EMSCO hit-and-miss engines running to the north of here on jack pumps; they sound just like this thing.

[shadow121290]

it sounds good

[n33d4killz]

you were misinformed

[Postie1]

I always thought those were refered to as "make or break" engines. Is that the same thing or was I miss-informed ?

[Jebaroni]

Love that exhaust sound! Nice looking rig. I'd love to have one of them or any of the "Mule Team" series to go with my 2-1/4 Hired Man!

[mikes47jeep]

nice engine, is it yours? i have a 1 1/2hp IHC "M" myself