1936 Stover Hit-N-Miss Engine

This is my 1936 Stover Hit-N-Miss engine that I bought from a customer of mine. It originally went to a cement mixer. It was broken and all rusted up. After 2 years of parts sourcing I got it completed and now it's a generator. I built the custom frame out of angle iron and powder coated it black. The wood was stained and varnished. I have a reproduction 1930's generator that has an AC alternator in it that goes to a 12 volt battery and a 1700 watt power inverter inside the wood box.

The customer I bought it from always wanted to restore it but due to his bad health was never able to do it himself. He had many offers to sell it but he refused but he did agree to sell it to me because I proposed we restore it together. But due to his worsening health he was unable to do anything to it. I completed it myself over a 2 year span and my brother and I trucked it over to my customers hospice center to let him see and hear it run. He was soo happy, like a kid again and he actually cried. And this old guy was a tough as nails man! His wife was thrilled that we kept our promise and showed it to him all restored. 2 weeks later he died from his cancer. I'm honored to have been able to restore it and show it to him. It was his very last happy moment before he passed his wife said.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Hit-N-Miss
• Hit N Miss
• Hit-N-Miss engine
• antique engine
• stover
• stover engine
• antique generator

[truebassB]

Wondering what's the consumption of it as a generator compared to other newer 4stroke 1Bangers,no idea about the displacement and fuel/air ratio but i'd say it'll be pretty good as it has plenty of power at very low rpm,while the others are highly revving and due to lower displacement they probably have less torque,but i really have no idea about the hit n miss stuff.

[fadatuberadioman]

@truebassB Well, its a perfectly functioning novelty. Never been worried about it's gas consumption because I just use it for fun. It's a torque monster! Hope you enjoyed the video and than you for the comment!

[scoobydog411]

Im looking at a idea to power a car with a big mower engine (18 hp ) with a larger flywheel. Im guessing it will run the same. Using the tork from the Flywheel.

[fadatuberadioman]

@scoobydog411 Good luck with that project!

[orangecustom]

What color is the paint?....I like it for my project?

[fadatuberadioman]

@orangecustom I restored this a few years back, and if memory serves correct, it is Hunter Green. I could be wrong. I had scraped some old paint off of the engine that was covered with grease and just matched it up at my local auto parts store. Maybe you can find a bit of remaining paint on your engine. Good luck!

[radioguy1620]

really nice job!!

[truebassB]

@fadatuberadioman Thanks for the reply,no problem!

[fadatuberadioman]

@orangecustom Thank you! You'll enjoy your Stover open crank, those are fun to watch running. I'd love to see a video of it when you do have it going!

[orangecustom]

REALLY fantastic looking and sounding machine.....really neat setup and super nice restoration.....I just picked up a Stover type K open crank