GALLOWAY ENGINES

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This article will discuss Galloway engines 2? HP and larger. It
continues from the stopping place of Part I which appeared in GEM,
March-April 1978.

The larger engines are much more difficult for me to discuss. I
have fewer of them and have seen fewer. Also, there are many
variations and with slight changes the HP was raised. There will be
a few charts, but no more than necessary.

This article will discuss the engines of each year for which I
have literature, and move chronologically.

My first information is 1908 and the line appears to be the same
as the Davis engines, (see Table below). All of the engines,
including the 28 HP apparently were hopper cooled. The 1908
literature shows one tank cooled engine-1 5 HP, and nothing is said
about it being horse portable.

These are the ’round rod’ Gallo-ways. They all have a
water cooled head which is almost flat with no radius of curve to
the side. The crank shaft is machined. Main bearings are babbit and
rod bearings are bronze. Water hoppers are a separate casting and
very rectangular in shape. The water fill hole is round with a
raised flange. The mixer is Lukenheimer and all have battery coil
and ignitor. There is a single governor weight bolted to the
flywheel, which operates a beveled sleeve on the crankshaft, which
operates a lock on the side bar for hit and miss operation. The
intake valve is inside the rocker arm support. There was a
compression relief globe valve on the off side of the cylinder.

 A few words are also necessary about saw rigs. First, the
engine turned the opposite direction of ‘usual’ on saw
rigs. This allowed the correct rotation of the saw without crossing
the belt. The cam appears to be shaped the same on both sides. I am
told the engines will run either direction with the same cam, by
moving the cam gear a few teeth on the crankshaft gear. My only
experience with Galloway saw rigs is with a 5 HP. The saw rig is a
bolt on addition to the horse portable engine. The literature
indicates this may be true of all Galloway saw rigs. All seem to
have sliding rather than tilting wood carriage. Galloway trucks are
all metal. It appears there was one hand truck for all engines over
2? HP. Horse trucks were built in several models of sturdiness
depending on the engine size. Stationary engines have a base which
allows the flywheels to clear the ground by an inch or so. The base
was excluded for all portable arrangements.

1909 literature shows the same line as 1908 except a 10 HP saw
rig is added and tank cooled stationary and tank cooled horse
portable engines are offered in 5,7?, 10, and 15 HP.

1912 literature shows two changes. First the ‘old’ 2? HP
engine is equipped with 27′ flywheels, increased 25 RPM to 375
and called 3 HP. Also, a new 6 HP engine is added-it has the same
bore and stroke as the 5HP, but flywheel size is increased to
34′ and flywheel weight to 192 pounds. The literature drawings
show a single governor weight, but the text describes a two weight
governor (the classic Waterloo Iowa governor). I tend to think the
artist wasn’t paying attention.

It isn’t mentioned, but I think the water hopper was also
larger. The 6 HP is in addition to the 5 HP engine which is also
offered. The 3 HP is offered as stationary or hand portable. The 6
HP is offered as stationary, hand portable, horse portable, saw
rig, tank cooled stationary and tank cooled horse portable.

15 HP is the largest engine mentioned.

1912 literature also shows Galloway’s new Auto Transport. It
is a wooden wheel, chain drive, midship engine, radiator in front,
arrangement and is shown with two seats, or stock racks, or a wagon
box behind one seat. The engine is water cooled, two cylinder
opposed, four cycle, 16-20 HP. There are two speeds forward and one
reverse.

1915 is a big year for change. (See Table Above.)

The big push in 1915 is the ‘Masterpiece Six’ 6 HP
engine. It has a rounded edge rectangular shaped water hopper with
oval fill hole that has a lip which curves back. The head is
rounded on the edge. The crankshaft is cast. The oiler pipe goes
through the water hopper and the rod is cast. All bearings are
babbit. Main bearing grease cups are on stalks for easy reach while
the engine is running. The gas tank is round vertically and sits
between the flywheels behind the engine on a cast bracket. The
governor is two weights as described on the earlier 6 HP engine.
Gear driven or webster oscillating magnetos are available.

The 4, 8,12 and 16 HP engines are similar.

The change to the engines advertised in 1915 was not clean and
sharp. I have seen many 5 and 6 HP Galloways which have some
features of the older engines, especially water hoppers, but
several features of the hoppers, but several features of the newer
style engines, especially rounded heads, cast rods and cast
crankshafts. Sometime during this transition the name tag was
changed from the large style which mentions manure spreaders and
cream separators to the smaller style which just says The Galloway,
Mfg by Wm Galloway, Waterloo, Iowa, and has serial no. and HP. Both
name tags are on the front of the water hopper.

Hand trucks and horse trucks are not changed.

1915 literature also mentions 6, 8, 12 and 16 HP tank cooled
engines, but does not mention horse portable. Also mentioned are
kerosene and oil engines. They are advertised in 6, 8, 12 and 16 HP
sizes as stationary, horse portable and 6, 8, and 12 HP saw
rigs.

1915 literature does not mention the auto
transport.

A 1919 repair parts list and instruction booklet lists 5, 7,
9,12 and 18 HP engines. Styles pictured are the same as 1915. The 5
and 7 were sold with hand trucks and all are sold with horse
trucks. Trucks appear unchanged.

Except for the 3 HP, this appears to be the same line as 1919
with the 18 HP engine dropped.

The 3 HP engine is different. It is called the ‘Bull Dog
Jr’. The water hopper hangs over the head, has a rectangular
fill hole and no flange. The carburetor is on the off side. There
is no base and six-inch high wood skids are necessary for the
flywheels to clear. Ignition is webster mag. The governor is the
‘classic Waterloo Iowa’ style. The one I own shares all
governor parts with the 2? HP Galloway. Even casting numbers are
identical. The hand trucks furnished for the 3 HP engine are the
same ones used under the 2? HP engine. They must have been very
light for the 700-pound weight.

1926 literature shows an identical line except the 12 HP engine
is dropped. 1927, 1929, and 1930 show no change from 1926.

If readers find mistakes or can add information, I would
appreciate hearing from you. Since Part I appeared, letters have
usually included two questions. I will answer them here for all. I
know of no list which gives serial numbers by year for Galloway
engines. Most of my literature is copies and there is no copy
machine in town which can produce a copy clear enough to help much.
I know little about paint or stripping color.

Lastly, I would like to make a plea for Galloway literature I
can buy or pay to have copied, and for leads on the 2? and 4 HP
Galloway engines I need to complete my ‘set’.