Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-06-10
GASOLINE ENGINES
ON THE MODERN FARM.
Some Practical and Helpful Details In
Operating WIS Aid TO Enrnhinr

By Styles Howard, Assistant Profess
sor Machine Shop. Clemson College.
Ot the various power-producing
in use on the farm, prob
ooly the most used and the most
adaptable to all sorts of conditions ia
me SlnBle-cylinder gasoline engino OF
the tour-stroke cycle type. This ma
chlne is made in two forms, vertical
ahu horizontal, and with either air or
Water-coolcd cylinder.
while machines of different makers
vary as TO detail, they all have the
same essential parts; namely. cylin-
uer with inlet and exhaust valves,
plstoh' connecting rod, crank shaft,
crank shaft bearings with supports,
ny Wheels, exhaust valve opener, gov
erIOr' ignition apparatus, c~arburetor,
Coohng apparatus and oiling system
Ihese engines may be in
sizes from one-half horse power up
ard " NP
Unlike the steam engine, with
whose pulling powers we are familiar,
n gasoline engine will not carry
much overload; hence 1t is advisable
TO buy a machine large enough to do
the maximum work required of II
"'IS"t o~'eIIo"utng. IL the engine is
10 be used for pumping only, small
special pumping machines that givo
excellent service may be bouCn. at n
reasonable price. If the farmel owns
put one engine, 1t is probably advisa-
pie IN all cases to procure a larger
machine than the small sizes, q ma
chine that will drive the wood saw.
the corn shelter, the feed grinder,
and so on. These machines give n
relatively high efficiency at light
loads, and 1t is, therefore,, not OBJ
Jectional TO run them light.
The farmer, for a small outlay OF
money, can provide u room in which
ne can set his engine and such ma
chlneS as ne desires to run with it,
ana MS wood saw may occupy an open
sned at the side of the room. A rod
Oh c~old-rolled steel, mounted in hang
ers attached to the overhead wood
work, makes an excellent line shaft
at low cost. This shaft should run
lengthwise the fun length Of the room
70 provide Tor as many machines as
the room will hold. The feed grinder.
corn shelter, etc., may be put together
IN q part OF the room separated from
the Dalanc of the room by a partf-
tlon, and beyond this partition may be
installed the washing machine, the
cream separator, the churn, the cleo
uric plant, etc. These machines are
driven by the line shaft by means of
belts.
In n limited space 1t is not possible
10 discuss the many uses to which a
gasollne engine may be put on the
Ialln, put the writer wishes to i'm
press on the farmer the fact thai it
Is well worth the farmers time to
acquaint himself with the possibili-
Ties or the gasoline engine with refer
ellcc 10 his own particular case. Man
ufaCturcrS and dealers are ready TO
supply lull and free information on
request.
~ great many people are under the
impression that the gasoline engine Is
a very unreliable and dangerous thing,
L impression is due to
the tact that the machine is not un-
derstood by these people. AS q mat
Ger OF fact, the gasoline engine is one
OF the simplest of prime movers, and
IL Kept in good order and in proper
adjustment, it is Il most dependable
source of power. When the farmer
forms the habit of rubbing down his
engine frequently and looking it over
Tor loose nuts and slipped adjust
ments, at the same time looking care
iully to the quality of lubricating oil
ne uses, he will find that he possesses
a sate, economical, and very satisfac-
tory power.