3125 W. Fisk Ave., R. 3 Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54901
Just a little more from ‘Tired Iron’. . with a couple of
pictures of a log saw that I would like some information on.
I haven’t restored this rig yet. The engine is a two-cycle.
It has no throttle or governor. The speed is controlled by hand
with the timer. The cooling system is of the thermal siphon type,
with hoses from the water jacket up to a round tank. The tank has a
rectangular shaped filler. This filler has baffles in it. I suppose
these baffles are to keep water from splashing out and to condense
some steam.
The gas tank is the same shape and mounted next to the water
tank, making it look like all one tank. The gas is gravity fed to a
Lunkenheimer carburetor. Under these tanks is a rather flat shaped
compartment to hold a buzz coil and a hot shot battery. I would
like to know if this compartment had a cover and how it was
made.
The saw and the linkage that operate the saw is very much like
an Ottawa, but is chain driven instead of gear driven.
The water jacket has the words R.M. Wade & Co., Portland and
Spokane cast on the side. The main bearings have grease cups. There
is a hole tapped in the top side of the crankcase. I suppose this
is for a drip type oil cup, to oil the rod, wrist pin and cylinder.
Would this oil cup have the usual ball check in it to hold the
crankcase pressure or would it have something special? Would this
oil be enough for the cylinder or do I have to put oil in the gas
as in some other two cycle engines?
1927 Dodge cut down for pick-up. GP wide tread John Deere 1931
model and A Case combine. One of first ever to do custom work. It
traveled all over Sioux County, Iowa. Taken in 1941.
My log saw that I would like to get some information on.
The bottom end of the wood framework that rests on the ground
seems to have something missing; maybe a wood pad or an adjustable
leg to keep the frame high enough so that the saw crank doesn’t
hit the ground. Can anyone help me out on this? I would like to
know what color it may have been and what year it was made.
In the March-April 1968 G.E.M. on page 29 is a picture of a
Sieverkropp Gas Engine sent in by Ronald L. Walsh, Hampstead,
Maryland. I have an engine identical to it. It is also a two cycle
engine with an oil cup to oil the cylinder. Is this enough oil for
the cylinder or does it need some oil in the gas? This engine is
quite small with only a two inch bore and two inch stroke. Does
anyone know the RPM, horsepower, color, the year made and for what
it was used?
