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Samson Gas Engines

By Howard E. Shideler

2803 E. Highway 120, Manteca California 95336

Samson gas engines got the top billing at the June 1973 Gas-UP at Mike Giannis, Manteca, California. The Club invited all owners of Samsons for this reunion and thirteen answered the call.

There was plenty of other activity also. One hundred and thirty-three gas engines, over thirty tractors, two steam tractors and many steam engines, historical wrench and spark plug displays all added up to two full busy days.

The Samson deserves a little extra mention. They Were built in Stockton, California from 1897 until 1918 when the plant was sold to G.M.C. The Samsons were manufactured and engineered by J. M. Kroyer, who saw a need for an efficient engine that would be less trouble than the many steam engines that were in use for the agricultural pumping plants at that time. The rich soil had a shallow water supply that w...

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