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I think these were generators driven by a Stuart Sirius steam engine, but I was thinking they had IC engine kits too.
Not my photos.

But you get the idea, little working engines that could be used for various things if necessary, say during a power outage, or for propulsion.

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My uncle had a buckboard made from a Crosly chasis.
We use to pile about 8 kids on it, and he would drive us all around the neighborhood.
I don't have a photo of it, but it was made mostly from wood.
He had an 8 hp Briggs and Stratton on the front of it, with a belt clutch.

Looked a lot like this one.
Not my photos.
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I think these were generators driven by a Stuart Sirius steam engine, but I was thinking they had IC engine kits too.
Not my photos.

But you get the idea, little working engines that could be used for various things if necessary, say during a power outage, or for propulsion.

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Yes, this is why I build engines
 
They did do small fractional horse power Ic engines as well as some larger often marine IC engines.

This is their 1/4HP small power engine that could have been hooked up to a dynamo. 8-9" flywheels
 

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They did do small fractional horse power Ic engines as well as some larger often marine IC engines.

This is their 1/4HP small power engine that could have been hooked up to a dynamo. 8-9" flywheels
Man that is a nice looking engine.
Do they still sell those castings?
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Unfortunately not though there would be quite a few takers if they did but talking with them they have no plans to bring any of the old obsolete kits back to the market:(
 
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Unfortunately not though there would be quite a few takers if they did but talking with them they have no plans to bring any of th eold obsolete kits back to the market:(
I would like to buy one of each kit, unfortunately it would be a fortune in iron and I don't have a fortune of gold, platinum or plutonium. We all lament the fact that so few kits are made that the cost is outragious. Too bad.
 
Considerable savings can be made if you just buy a few separate castings and then supply your own materials for the rest. You can also make them your own by adding extra detail etc. These are my versions of their Real and James Combes, I used their cylinder casting and the Real also has their flywheel no other castings used and cost me 40-50% of what a kit would have done.





The Jekyll engine I posted yesterday in another thread despite being larger than a 10V cost just under half what that kit would.
 
Considerable savings can be made if you just buy a few separate castings and then supply your own materials for the rest. You can also make them your own by adding extra detail etc. These are my versions of their Real and James Combes, I used their cylinder casting and the Real also has their flywheel no other castings used and cost me 40-50% of what a kit would have done.





The Jekyll engine I posted yesterday in another thread despite being larger than a 10V cost just under half what that kit would.

Vini, vidi, vici! Or in YOUR case VNI (Very Nice Indeed!). I REALLY enjoy watching anything like your two vids. ANd you did an exceptional job of properly photographing them--Thanx.
 
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