2015 Arthur Charleston, Illinois 61920
Here are two pictures of my latest addition to my collection of
gas engines. My prize is a fruit spraying rig made by Hayes Pump
Co. at Galena, Illinois. The outfit has a double axle for quick
turning around trees, a Fairbanks Z 3 Hp. engine for power, a twin
cylinder pump for pressure, and a one hundred gallon tank for
water. Looking through a 1920 Haye’s catalog, I found the
outfit cost $750. I was surprised to find how many outfits one
could order. There were stationary sprayers, hand sprayers,
portable sprayers, and wagon sprayers. The power for the sprayers
ranged from hand power to Cushman double cylinder 4 hp. engine.
The day I went to get the outfit was quite a day. Early in the
morning I went back the abandon road to pull it out of the barn. My
62 Dodge Lancer just barely had enough power to pull the wagon out
of the barn. Later I came back with my father-in-law, Bob
Wood-fall, to load it up. Going down the hill I ran off into the
ditch. After getting out an hour later, my car barely pulled the
tamdem trailer up the other side. Because of the narrowness of the
path and because the wagon turning axle was frozen, we loaded the
wagon at a forty-five degree angle. Well to make the story short,
my little Dodge didn’t make it. The trailer hitch pulled off at
the bottom of the hill. We went back to town and got Bob’s
truck. We finally made it home by 4 P.M. My wife met me with a
loving heart and said, ‘One more day shot in the interest of
junk.’ Surely your wife would understand? I must admit that old
wagon does look nice sitting next to our new house.
This is Bob Woodfall, Box 423, Charleston, Illinois checking the
trailer hitch. At the right is the old barn the rig was kept in
since 1937. The spray wagon is owned by John.
This little gasoline engine is an International ‘Titan’
Jr., 1 Hp. It was bought new about 1916 and was used for pumping
water on a Kentucky farm for many years. It has been restored to
like new condition and painted fire engine red as it was
originally. From the collection of Wm. H. Ellis.
