P.O. Box 545, Bandon, Oregon 97411
I had been looking for quite a while for this neat old engine. I
wanted a sideshaft to add to my collection, but couldn’t find
the size or kind. Then I laid eyes on this 1907 Doak 10 HP made in
Los Angeles, California, and I had to have it!
I bought the Doak from Howard Ecdahl of Roseburg, Oregon, in
1994. At that time it was red. I restored its original green color,
and added gold pin striping.
The sideshaft is brass; the 30′ x 6′ muffler is a highly
polished shell casing with 12 aluminum baffles and end plates.
Charlie Parish of Merced, California, lent me his flyball
governor for a pattern, and Ed Banke of Carlton, Oregon, cast one
for me out of 18 Rainbird sprinklers. Thanks, guys!
The Doak is ignitor ignition, battery charged with a one gallon
gas tank and a 30 gallon water hopper.
Ray Sr. built the cart out of 5′ channel with wheels from an
ensilage blower. The aluminum base was built by Tarheel Aluminum of
Charleston, Oregon. The overall restoration took about three
months.
I took the Doak to Brooks, Oregon, for the EDGE&TA National,
and it won the slow engine ‘tickover’ at 60 r.p.m. Normal
running at shows is 80 r.p.m. I also put it in the White Cedar Days
parade at Powers, Oregon, and it ran like a champ.
