The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-06-17
GASOLINE ENGINES
ON THE MODERN FARM.
Some Practical and Helpful Details in
Operating This Aid to Farming,

By Styles Howard, Assistant Profess
Sor Machine Shop. Clemson College.
" INC various pOWer-producing
machines in use on the farm, prob
aDly me most used and the most
adaptable to all sorts of conditions is
me Singlc-cylinder gasoline engine Of
me 1our-strokc cycle type. This ma
chlne is made in two forms, vertical
and horizontal, and with either air or
water-coolcd cylinder
Whilc machines OF different makers
vary as to detail, they all have the
same essential parts; namely, cylin-
ucr with inlet and exhaust valves,
piston, connecting rod, crank shaft
crank shaft bearings with supports
liE whcels, exhaust valve opener, gov
crhors ignition apparatus, carburetor
coohns apparatus ana oilng system.
These engines may be purchased in
sizes from One-half horse mower M
ward.
Unlike the steam engine, with
whose pulling powers we are familiar,
inc gasoline engine Will not carry
lnucn overload; hence it is advisa bic
10 buy machine large enough to do
lhe maximum work required OF it
W. lout overlooking. If the engine is
10 De used for pumping only, small
specihl pumping machines that give
excellent service may be bought at q
reasonable price. II the farmer owns
put one engine, it is probably advisa-
DC IN all cases TO procure a larger
machine than the small sizes, a ma
chine that will drive the wood saw.
the corn shelter, the feed grinder
ana 50 on. These machines give n
reHatlVely high efficiency at light
ioauS, ana it is, therefore, not OBJ
Jecuonal TO run them light.
The farmer, FOR Il small outlay OF
money, can provide Il room in which
ne can set his engine and such ma
chlnes as he desires to run with it.
ana ms wood saw may occupy an open
n C tln 4
OF cold-rollcd Steel mounted in hang
cfS attached to the overhead wood
work makes an excellent line shaft
at low cost. This shaft should run
iehs.hWlSe the full length of the room
10 provide for as many machines as
me room Will hold. The feed grinder,
corn Shcller etc, may be put together
IN part Of the room separated from
me balance OF the room by parti-
!loh, ana beyond this partition NAV be
Installed the washing machine, the
cream separator, the churn, the clcc-
tric plant etc. These machines are
belts. -
In u limited space it is not possible
20 discuss the many uses to which a
Sasollnc engine may be put on the
farm, but the writer wishes TO i'm
press on the farmer the fact that it
& We. Worth the farmers time to
acquaint himself with the possibili-
Ties of the gasoline engine with refer
cncc TO his own particular case Man
uiacturcrS and dealers are ready to
supply lull and free information on
request.
y great many people are under the
IMPRESSION mat the gasoline engine is
very unreliable and dangerous thing
ms erroneous impression is due to
me lact that the machine is not un-
derstood by these people AS u mat
Ger OF tlct, the gasoline engine is one
oi ne simplest OF prime movers, and
If kept in good order and in nrono,.
adjustment, it is Il most dependable
source or power. When the farmer
lorms the habit of rubbing down his
engine frequently and looking it over
ior ioose nuts and slipped adjust
mentS, at the same time looking care
iully TO the quality of lubricating oil
he uses, he will find that he possesses
Il safe, economical, and very satisfac-
tory power.