Ophir Adventures: Mine Shed

This is of a mining shed with a big machine in it. I don't know what it was for, but It was fun. I was full of hornets!

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[kdukes1995]

I wish I owned that place.

[silver760]

I had a great time researching that compressor,there's even fan clubs for them! I seems they Type 10 was used throught America in mines from about 1900 on to provide compressed air,first they were steam driven,then by TWO phase electric motors! Then finaly 3 phase,later type tens had direct drive synchronous motors.Its a shame he doesnt show that building properly as there are I think FOUR sets of compressors in there.Underground Utah has some good pics but still not fantastic.

[19FD89]

Oh!

Thanks for clearing that up!

[silver760]

There are good stills of these items online.

[silver760]

Ingersol Rand make air compressors,this mine was in use until fairly recently,there's plenty of pages on the mine/town.Ophir is about 200m down the hill,google earth gives a fantastic 3d view of the valley,if you put in ophir,utah.When I first saw it I thought it was a generating set,but the name ingersol rand and the lack of valve gear on the heads+short stroke show it to be a comp.All the drills and emco muckers (seen elsewhere) ran on air + needed a huge quantity hence its size

[19FD89]

It`s a compressor?  I thought It was a generator driven by a steam engine

[silver760]

The "Water boiler" is an air tank,the heater is a small forging hearth.

[silver760]

Thats an air compressor,driven elctrically,

[TYMMCHN]

I have explored many places, including mining museums. This place beats them all. There must be a ton of stuff underground, as well. You are certainly not near any population centre or this would have all disappeared into the hands of collectors or vandals decades ago.