Holt 120 on Baker Fan

A 120 horsepower Holt engine on a Baker Fan at the Antique Gas and Steam engine Museum 10/12/2007

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Science & Technology

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• Holt
• Caterpillar
• Baker
• Fan
• 120
• Horsepower
• tractor
• hit
• and
• miss
• old
• engine
• agsem

[douro20]

I believe it is a grain drying fan.

[caterpillarnut]

It's a baker fan. Its only purpose is to provide a load for an engine. There are a few pages you can find on google about them.

[allenjanoch]

how long have you had it or how old is it

[caterpillarnut]

It will be 91 years old this year. It's not mine, it's part of the museum's collection.

[Bidone1967]

Whats a sound!

[hollywood1340]

I have a feeling back in the day it was used by gas tractors as well. That would make it an historical use of the fan. As a matter of fact I have a feeling this fan can be turned by whatever you hook up to it.

[douro20]

Back in the later days of the steam traction engine they held competitions to see which engine could turn the fan the fastest.

[pete43323]

really ????,,,,,,,

[douro20]

Then this is not a historically accurate use of a Baker fan. They are meant to be turned by steam engines.

[hmsmariano]

what's the fan for?

[douro20]

I would think that fan would hardly load down this massively torquey engine.