My grandfather got into antique engines after he retired about 1975. We restored back to running many engines, I have one of the first we restored. Cushman headless 1 1/4 hp with I believe the originally mated Meyers pump. Yes, it's a interesting hobby, wish I had a shop like yours!

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, it took me many years before I had the money and place to get the shop built!

What an amazing piece of engineering history. I wish you well with the challenge you've taken on. It's so important that there are folks like you that keep the history alive. Thanks a lot, Colin UK 🇬🇧.

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I'm just trying to preserve our past for our future.

If you can attend an auction in person it makes finding parts easier. The trouble with old machinery auctions is the people who knew this stuff first hand are passing. One engine whose parts are scattered across several auction lots is frustrating. I bought an auction steam engine a couple years back missing the flywheel. It was on another pallet of junk. Fortunately I was able to sell most of it.

Out of all your projects I'm most excited about the water pump. I don't why. Maybe because it's actually being put to work after restoration. It's really neat to put an antique piece of equipment back to work as intended in my opinion. Looking forward to future videos on that, and all your projects actually.

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

It's neat to see this stuff work as it was originally attended!

love to see this unusual engine being brought back to life!

Real great find , will be great to see this one running, you have such a collection of engines , yes keep the videos coming great work! Thanks from Tasmania 🤙🤙

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

Thank you and I sure will keep them coming!

Love watching your video's BUT I hope you live another one hundred years with that many projects. I will be watching but I do not think I myself will long enough to see them all done. Great and interesting video;s I do enjoy.

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

As I like to say. "He who dies with the most stuff, wins"!

You did a greats job to spot all the parts amongst all that other junk, nice work, can’t wait to see the process and results on this one

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

That Stickney engine that's about to take away much of your free time is making me jealous. There's something about the balance of "where's the rest of it" and "what I do have is not quite perfect" that leads to excitement and frustration and patience at the same time. It sounds like you have a fair share of resources but I will keep my ears to the ground and contact you if I hear of any parts that can be thrown your way. Definitely nice to have the sheet metal. Good job breaking down the facts.

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm hopeful to have it mostly complete by the end of the year.

Very neat engine, I can't wait until is in the process to see every step, please keep us posted, most kind of you for sharing it with us, blessings to you and your love ones, from the endless summer paradise Puerto Rico Jesus Torres.

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

5 ай бұрын

I've tracked down almost all the parts that I wasn't able to get with the engine. Hopefully, sometime this year can get to work on this one!

@JesusTorres-qr1gz

5 ай бұрын

@@Cast_Iron_Curiosities thanks you, would be very nice to see each step of the way, blessings to all of you gentleman.

I sure like what you do and how clear you explain things so that even a Dutchie can understand it :)

Wow, ive seen Stickney engines before but that one is by far the weirdest looking one I have seen LOL! Looks like its gunna be quite a project so I'm excited to see you getting it going again! Also you have some really cool stuff in that other room of your shop so you should definitely do some revival videos on all of that stuff with time!

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

I'll definitely do videos on the stuff in the other room. Just gotta get the time to do them!

Yes we love to see a full video of the sickel restored Trev from S,Australia

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

It will be a little bit before it's done but I will keep everyone updated!

cant wate to see more vidioes on this keep up the goood work

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Wow very cool! First time I’ve seen your channel and I love the old engines and want one some day to tinker with! I’m now a subscriber!

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard!

ah I had my eye on that one. But when it went for $400 and would have to buy everything else for it I backed down. That other Stickney went for $6750!! Couldn't believe it. Good auction though.

I definitely feel your pain, I've been through something kind of similar. With my grandfather's tools that I knew he wanted me to have but they were split up by my uncle. That didn't know a d*** thing about tools. Yeah, leaving pieces here in there. Things up could've been great when yeah.

About 30 years ago when I was MUCH younger and chasing around and building a collection of old engines, I had a friend that I worked with that had 12 horse STICKNEY. Research at the time showed it was the only one in captivity. And what a job he did on the restoration. It took a long time but I did get to see it run and we had a big party at his place an OLD ENGINE gas up. I remember it having an external sight glass in beautiful brass with cutouts for the glass tube to view the water level because it was mounted on the outside of the water hopper. It had a beautiful c\art it was mounted on. Somewhere I think I still have pictures of it. Question? Have you ever come across UNION engines, VERTICAL. From San Francisco.Z Very rare

love seeing these running at fairs.

Very cool really love this stuff

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Best of luck with your restoration, I have never seen one or heard of the manufacturer, who I assume is American. I have had a few of the more common stationary engines found in the UK. Fascinating project!

Wife would kill me if I started hoarding like she does 😅

Definitely following this build, nice score!

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I now have some serious "shed envy"!!! Ha ha! Loved the walk through, too. Given that I'm Australian, I'd love to hear more about that Australian engine you have there. Very curious as to how it ended up in big ol' America? Liked & sub'd.

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

G'day lol. The story behind the Austral to my understanding it was imported years ago by a collector here in the states and I bought it from him.

Guy in Newton Kansas had one of the biggest Stickney collections

I'm jealous! I'd love to help make those things run again.

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

It's a blast!

From Indiana? Not Podunk county by any chance? - Maybe it was one of Taryl's old projects! Maybe something out of Ronnie's shed! I can hear Elkskins right now, saying "Fire it up, fire it up, fire it up!" That's a project to test even the best restorer! I have to say good luck with welding up the water jacket. Such a shame that the bits were lost, but I think you'll be able to weld and bridge the holes. Would it be fair to assume you'll be testing those internal welds for leakage? I guess a blanking plate to cover for the cylinder head, piston reinstalled, igniter in place, or capped off, and charge the cylinder with compressed air while simultaneously applying soapy water to the welds would be a good place to start? Definitely want to see the central power unit running again! But by the same token, the Australian engine is a tempter. Wouldn't mind seeing that working again.

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

I bought it from Indiana but it was brought up there from Texas and sold at Polks Auction.

Thanks again my friend..... Shoe🇺🇸

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome, thank you too!

Love to see it run

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

Me too 😆

I really enjoy these kinds of videos 👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Good luck with this engine..Once you got one you will get a good runner before you fix this one....good luck ..ken england...

good video, i like you said you are going take your time, good attitude, do it right

Everything that you showed us was a project being worked on. Have you actually finished anything? Maybe you just like collecting bits of engines?

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

I just purchased this engine as you seen it in the video. It is a project that I will be completing on the channel. I'm excited to have it since it is a pretty uncommon piece, and I wanted to share it with everyone. If you came to watch the engine run, I apologize and would suggest you take a look at some of my other videos I have of restorations! Thank you for watching!

@tonycamplin8607

Жыл бұрын

@@Cast_Iron_CuriositiesMany thanks for your detailed reply. I've only just discovered your channel, I'll look up some of your other videos and look forward to seeing the follow ups on this engine

I'd buy those little engines off of you lol, you know what they say, one man's trash is another man's treasure.

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

That for sure!

SCORE!! Can’t wait to see this one!

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

id like to see some videos on all the "crap" in the truck

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

Maybe one day

The problem with the "crap" is having to pay for it and maybe storing it, but I love those old cast iron pieces designed to be strong and have a nice look, most modern castings are designed to do the job for a few years while using the least material possible and without any consideration for aesthetics 😓 That oil pump(?) may have a good value restored but otherwise has a lot of potential as a garden ornament too, at least for those of us who like that kind of stuff 😃

Congrats! I knew this would make a good video once you started buying the parts. It's weird that they had things spread out over so many pallets.

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@stevebloke5455

Жыл бұрын

They're not silly, they spread parts for a known seller amongst the crap no one wants to get rid of it.

For a minute I wasnt sure if it was an engine or a flour grinder.

man nice hit there I cant what to see it running again but man if you was closer to me I would love to get some of the junk small engine off from you

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

I can't wait to get it going!

Was it designed to run on well gas ?

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

Just regular gasoline

I saw a cream separator in the back of the pickup.

I've had a couple engines that had open heart surgery on the jacket to repair cylinder issues too.. Never fun lol.

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

This will be a interesting fix for sure lol

Dad has one of the later ones. Has some castings left from the restoration of his that might interchange.

@devinholland2189

Жыл бұрын

NIce Thermoil those are getting rare.

@devinholland2189

Жыл бұрын

Holland-family Oscar Romeo Geronimo

Good luck with the build. These are very uncommon.

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I'm looking forward to this and all of your projects. Who's doing your castings?

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, normally Cattail foundry.

Some day I would like to get a stickney lots of neat motion going on

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

They are definitely neat.

Patton bros engine is my choice bud, nice

Sounds like he really figured out how to sell stuff....buy all different lots to get needed parts ....genius..

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

You got that right!

are you goingto show the stick me resto running❤

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

5 ай бұрын

Yes, it takes time to gather parts and have stuff made. Hopefully will be working on it this year!

You might need 3 life times with that lot.

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

That's no lie. Lol

What’s the story on the Austral? Did you import of was it an original export from Aus? I live not far from where they were built 👍🏻

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

To my knowledge it was exported to the US by a collector but thats all I really know of its history.

A vapor fueled propane forklift? Those things are almost always liquid fueled.

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

This one should be, but I made my own little conversion to have it run on gas grill tanks.

How obnoxious for the auction house to split the pieces into separate lots. They really don't respect their customers.

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

The bidder isn't the customer, whomever consigned the items is the customer. The auction house did the right thing to make the most money for the consigner. Annoying as it is.

Gimme a shout I can fix the water jacket on that engine

And if you can't find a head for it it becomes a paperweight

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

What you can't find, you make.

Ive got a Ten horse Otto that i need parts for. It is very old and the brrass plate with a serial number on has a serial number. Interested? I,m in Central Alberta..😊

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

Don, I would be interested! Are you wanting to find parts for it or looking to sell it?

Wow that’s one beautiful stikney is it 7hp?,cant wait to see it running

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

6hp I believe

@tulipdoyne9889

Жыл бұрын

@@Cast_Iron_Curiosities ohh thank you

Maybe... I see you have an old electric wind turbine. Is it a zenith? I always thought they were cool! 😁

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

It's a Wincharger, but it would be the same as a zenith. Wincharger made the zenith ones.

@timeflysintheshop

Жыл бұрын

@@Cast_Iron_Curiosities Thank you for the info! I thought it looked like the zenith I have seen.

I was told you can use a 400 small block Chevy bearing for the crank main journal middle block

Nice!!!!!

How could I contact you I'm interested in some of the small engines you bought

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

look me up on Instagram and DM me.

A very interesting engine! If you went to Indiana to get it, were you going there from Ohio? If so, I would be happy to take some of the junk you had to buy off your hands so you don't have it cluttering up your beautiful shop! You are my newest subscribed channel! I have a lot of catching up to do!

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

Wonderful! And yes I'm in Ohio.

@timeflysintheshop

Жыл бұрын

@@Cast_Iron_Curiosities Are you anywhere near Cleveland or Columbus?

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

@@timeflysintheshop I'm east of Columbus

@timeflysintheshop

Жыл бұрын

@@Cast_Iron_Curiosities OK I am near Wooster so you would only be an hour and a half or so away. Would you really consider letting go of any of the junk that came with your parts, or are there more future projects in those piles?

Wow they sure know how to rip you off

Good luck

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Hobby, I believe you've got a slightly bigger problem than a mere hobby. I'd say that you Sir are addicted to caat iron in the worst way, but then we all have our little things we can't say no to, and it's debatable whether it's relaxing or not as hobbies are supposed to be so I've been told. LOL, but it keeps us outta the public where we might embarrass certain members of the family. 😂 wouldn't know nuthin about such things as that myself. Y'all have a Great Day

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

No truer words have been said!

how on earth did you know which bits went with it?

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

Years of looking at these things!

@johnbarham7718

Жыл бұрын

@@Cast_Iron_Curiosities I know the feeling.

The good stuff looks like crap too!

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

Right now it basically is crap lol. It's all going to need some work done to it!

I have a meco motor hit,mis

🤠

I have a friend who has an old hit and miss?? He has hooked it to an old generator that had a blown motor he runs his whole house on this thing and only uses about a gallon of gas in 24 hours so 3 bucks a day for 30 days is only 90 bucks and his electric bills were way over 300 so hell i would make that exchange he is currently looking into adding a battery pack that will run his house for 10 days without charging but will be adding a small solar panel setup and will be charging the battery pack with a short 12 hours of hit and miss operation

you got scruuuuuuuuuuuuuuud royaly

Talk, talk, talk, show us how you repaired it and show it running. Not all this jaw-jacking. We have politicians for that

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

Hello, I just purchased this project, and it has not undergone the restoration process yet.

@jerrywodom

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your reply and explanation. Hope to see your video when your actually working on it and it running

the piston looks way bigger that the bore

@Cast_Iron_Curiosities

Жыл бұрын

The bore is larger then than the hole you see at the end of the cylinder. Kind of a weird design.