As shown at the Brooks, Oregon Engine Show, this 200 HP Western Machine Co. engine was manufactured in 1928 in Los Angeles, Calif. and was used to pump water near Riverside, Calif. There were two of these engines setting side by side each pumping 2000 Gal. per minute over a 400 foot high hill, 8 miles into 7,500 acres of citrus orchards in Riverside County. These engines ran from the time of installation until the late 50’s when they were placed on stand by. They ran again in 1988 for two weeks straight while the company switched from combustion engines to electric pumps. All of this with only one repair to the cylinder sometime in the mid 40’s! Wayne Thackery owns this particular engine and has the original sale receipt. It sold for $8,850.00 installed.
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July 6th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
You can see this …
You can see this engine run the last weekend of July and the first weekend in Aug at the Great Oregon Steam Up located at exit 263 off I-5 in Brooks Oregon. It is located in the Hilands Building along with other large engines. Very interesting place to visit and very family friendly, so bring the kids and let them ride the miniture steam trains!
July 6th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
you can always …
you can always increase the tq at the wheel by reducing the revolutions at which you make it do work. but how much tq you cna have at a certain veloicty/ rpm depends on power output. in which case its 200. So this engine would make the same wheel tq at same wheel rpm as any other 200hp motor. This one would have to increase the rpms to match a car motor, while a car motor would reduce its revs (increasing tq) to match this…dont think you understand the relationship of hpvs tq.
July 6th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
Thank god Hit ‘n …
Thank god Hit ‘n miss engines never got that big.
July 6th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
It’s certainly NOT …
It’s certainly NOT idiot proof.
July 6th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
looks easy to loose …
looks easy to loose an arm or two in that machine
July 6th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
Nice find Harry.
Nice find Harry.
July 6th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
its intersting how …
its intersting how these old engines seem to make 1 horsepower per rpm, thus the constant 5252 that is used in the formula is also the torque as well
July 6th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
Super pump! Thanks …
Super pump! Thanks for the video clip.
July 6th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
heh, heh. Do some …
heh, heh. Do some more math on that, folks. That’s also 5252 lb-ft of torque. Yeah, I’d have to agree it’s quite a monster.
July 6th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
hehe, do the math …
hehe, do the math on that folks, its a bit over 10,000 cubic inches of displacement.
July 6th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
wow, that is …
wow, that is interesting. that sounds like alot of water too. thanks
July 6th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
It was used to pump …
It was used to pump water near Riverside, Calif. There were two of these engines setting side by side each pumping 2000 Gal. per minute over a 400 foot high hill, 8 miles into 7,500 acres of citrus orchards in Riverside County.
July 6th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
what’s it used for?
what’s it used for?
July 6th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
wow what a …
wow what a beautiful monster:-)
July 6th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
GoLLY that’s lovely
GoLLY that’s lovely
July 6th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
It is rated 200 HP …
It is rated 200 HP at 200 RPM’s, 17×24 bore and stroke.
July 6th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
what rpm does it …
what rpm does it hit 200 horses?