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   Fairbanks-Morse Hit-'n'-Miss Flywheel Engine

As Seen at Renfro Valley Appalachian Harvest Festival__2006

A very nice example of a Fairbanks-Morse Hit-'n'-Miss Flywheel Engine

Fairbanks Morse and Company began in 1823 manufacturing cast-iron plows and stoves.
Fairbanks-Morse manufactured many and varied products; they were famous for their platform scales which sat in any feed-mill or store that sold bulk bagged or boxed items by weight.

Fairbanks-Morse even manufactured a line of diesel-electric rail-road locomotives; the "Fairbanks-Morse Trainmaster."

The parent company lasted until it was merged in 1958 and by then had become a huge company.
Three subsidiary companies exist under the Fairbanks-Morse name to this day, manufacturing scales, engines, and pumps.

US Hwy 25 - Renfro Valley - Rockcastle County - Kentucky
I-75 Exit #62
Saturday_07-October-2006

37° 23' 1.07"N  84° 19' 43.12"W  Elevation 928'

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	Fairbanks-Morse Hit-'n'-Miss Flywheel Engine As Seen at Renfro Valley Appalachian Harvest Festival__2006 A very nice example of a Fairbanks-Morse Hit-'n'-Miss Flywheel Engine Fairbanks Morse and Company began in 1823 manufacturing cast-iron plows and stoves. Fairbanks-Morse manufactured many and varied products; they were famous for their platform scales which sat in any feed-mill or store that sold bulk bagged or boxed items by weight. Fairbanks-Morse even manufactured a line of diesel-electric rail-road locomotives; the "Fairbanks-Morse Trainmaster." The parent company lasted until it was merged in 1958 and by then had become a huge company. Three subsidiary companies exist under the Fairbanks-Morse name to this day, manufacturing scales, engines, and pumps. US Hwy 25 - Renfro Valley - Rockcastle County - Kentucky I-75 Exit #62 Saturday_07-October-2006 37° 23' 1.07"N 84° 19' 43.12"W Elevation 928'

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	Hit-'n'-Miss Powered Pump Powered Water Wheel As Seen at Renfro Valley Appalachian Harvest Festival__2006 A Hit-'n'-Miss Flywheel Engine is turning a Pump Jack, converting the rotary motion of the belt into an up-and-down stroke. The manual handle has been disconnected from the Well-pump and an extended Pump-rod added. The Pump Jack works the Pump-rod up and down, thus sucking the water from the well. The pumped water then falls onto the buckets of the Water Wheel, turning it. A belt could be attached to the Water Wheel and it be powering something as well. US Hwy 25 - Renfro Valley - Rockcastle County - Kentucky I-75 Exit #62 Saturday_07-October-2006 37° 23' 1.07"N 84° 19' 43.12"W Elevation 928'

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	G.I.Joe-sized Block-and-Carriage Saw-mill driven by a Stuart Steam Engine As Seen at Renfro Valley Appalachian Harvest Festival__2006 The straight up-and-down motion of the piston rod is converted to circular rotation via the Pitman. The engine is driving a fully-functioning G.I.Joe-sized Block-and-Carriage Saw-mill. US Hwy 25 - Renfro Valley - Rockcastle County - Kentucky I-75 Exit #62 Saturday_07-October-2006 37° 23' 1.07"N 84° 19' 43.12"W Elevation 928'

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	Belts, Pulleys, and a Monkey Wrench As Seen at Renfro Valley Appalachian Harvest Festival__2006 US Hwy 25 - Renfro Valley - Rockcastle County - Kentucky I-75 Exit #62 Saturday_07-October-2006 37° 23' 1.07"N 84° 19' 43.12"W Elevation 928'

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	1917 Model 850 32-Volt DC Delco Light Plant As Seen at Renfro Valley Appalachian Harvest Festival__2006 850 Watts - 1-1/2-horsepower The Light Plant was removed from the home of Rachel Ware Bush(1896-1974) of Winchester in Clark County, Kentucky. Rachel was temporarily married to wealthy Clay-Wachs Stockyard owner Floyd Greene Clay whose background and history is well worth a read - check out his father and grandfather. Restored By: The Billy E. Cooper Family of Irvine, Kentucky CLICK HERE CLICK HERE There are sixteen glass batteries/cells, containing Lead and Zinc Plates submerged within Sulphuric Acid. Just like the 6- or 12-volt battery in your truck, each cell is nominal 2-volts; they are connected in series to yield 16-cells x 2-volts = 32-volts. Fully charged and under light load, they are capable of upwards of 50-volts. You can parallel-connect as many more 16-cell batteries as you wish to increase the reserve capacity without increasing voltage. If you wish, you can series connect three 12-volt car batteries or five or six 6-volt car batteries and it will charge them as well. Delco offered a whole compliment of 32-volt household and farming appliances. Those big glass reservoirs had enough holding power that you could go a long time before the engine would start and charge the cells again. Unlike the disposable car batteries of today, you could remove the top, wash everything, replace or repair any damaged plates, dump the old weak dirty acid in the sinkhole, and replace it with new, and never again have to buy another cell. US Hwy 25 - Renfro Valley - Rockcastle County - Kentucky I-75 Exit #62 Saturday_07-October-2006 37° 23' 1.07"N 84° 19' 43.12"W Elevation 928' The rural Casey County family of Katherine Stafford Rubarts(Eugene) and Martha Stafford Wilkinson(Wallace) were well-to-do enough that they had a Delco Light Plant on their farm; many times they have told me the stories of how they had electricity and all the conveniences many years before any of their neighbors.