MatchFuzee Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 If it isn't identified on this forum, the Stationary Engine Collectors should know:- https://www.facebook.com/groups/56806961770/?ref=share Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bill Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Thanks for that. Worth a try. Cheers! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citroman Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 It's an interesting engine with all those brass plugs on top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiomike7 Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Citroman said: It's an interesting engine with all those brass plugs on top. Access to the valves and adaptors for the plugs? I am intrigued by the crankcase which appears to have space for another pair of cam followers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bill Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 The plugs are to access the valves which are typical of a fixed-head engine. The Thorny and the Dennis are the same. The centre plugs must be a simpler way of sealing off the water jacket instead of a flanged cover with studs. You are right, the apparent spare follower positions are intriguing. To someone who knows what the engine is, they will be the main clue! It is amazing what is about even 100 years later. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citroman Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 If you look behind the cam followers it seems that it has a 2 cylindre casting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bill Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Yes, it is a two-cylinder engine but with a tee head so you would only expect two followers per side. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Hi, Steve. Thunderbolt and lightning (very very frightening) here, so spending a few moments indoors. Might your mystery engine be a Georges Richard. I have some more photographs somewhere, but can't lay my hands on them just now. In the meantime, this will have to suffice. It's something I found online a while ago when I was looking for engines suitable for the 1906 Barford and Perkins C/C2 roller. Not identical, but the shape of the timing case caught my eye. So far as the spare tappet covers are concerned: might these hide cams for the trip gear of a low-tension ignition system? It is the inlet side of the engine - where igniters are typically located. Regards Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiomike7 Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Exactly, there will be another camshaft on the other side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bill Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Hi Andy. That is remarkably similar. Thanks for that. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andypugh Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 This Unic engine is different in detail, but does hint at the possible purpose of the extra cam follower holes. https://images.app.goo.gl/RNmcY5iHDjkEkm1F8 Though actually I don't know what those extra levers do. I did think possibly low-tension sparkers ("long mingling spark") but there are (maybe conventional) spark plugs. Albeit with weird HT connectors and possibly some levers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 21 minutes ago, andypugh said: This Unic engine is different in detail, but does hint at the possible purpose of the extra cam follower holes. https://images.app.goo.gl/RNmcY5iHDjkEkm1F8 Though actually I don't know what those extra levers do. I did think possibly low-tension sparkers ("long mingling spark") but there are (maybe conventional) spark plugs. Albeit with weird HT connectors and possibly some levers. Assuming there is no magneto, maybe it has something like a trembler coil and those rods that appear to be activated by the camshaft are operating the rods that link to the spark plugs, therefore acting as a distributor, make and breaking at the plugs? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runflat Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 An intriguing early trailer for sale. Probably not military but interesting nevertheless. Why don't they show a picture of the name/data plate!? Postage: Royal Mail 1st class @ £3.70 - lol https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/143649422263?ul_noapp=true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter75 Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 2 hours ago, Runflat said: An intriguing early trailer for sale. Probably not military but interesting nevertheless. Why don't they show a picture of the name/data plate!? Postage: Royal Mail 1st class @ £3.70 - lol https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/143649422263?ul_noapp=true Looks like carrier wheels, post ww2? Peter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runflat Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Ah yes! I was imagining something on a very different scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cel Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Not sure whether these are WW1, I think later. Anyone ever heard of the 'Truck and Tractor Appliance'? This is the only link I can find on the www: https://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/en/image/EPW034851 My friend took the pictures last week, he thinks it is a front (steering) axle. Thanks Marcel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runflat Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Berliet CBA: https://www.prewarcar.com/301210-pair-of-cba-trucks-with-very-rare-tipping-system Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 A 1915 Latil is coming up for auction https://www.artcurial.com/fr/lot-1915-latil-type-tar-serie-p-no-reserve-4076-67 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted August 13, 2020 Author Share Posted August 13, 2020 On 8/12/2020 at 7:37 AM, Niels v said: A 1915 Latil is coming up for auction https://www.artcurial.com/fr/lot-1915-latil-type-tar-serie-p-no-reserve-4076-67 That looks quite nice. Not sure about the cab though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted August 13, 2020 Author Share Posted August 13, 2020 On 7/19/2020 at 10:42 AM, Runflat said: Berliet CBA: https://www.prewarcar.com/301210-pair-of-cba-trucks-with-very-rare-tipping-system The tipping system looks similar to a US Heil tipper. The Berliet even with a second for spares looks like it will be a lot of work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted August 13, 2020 Author Share Posted August 13, 2020 On 7/17/2020 at 9:41 PM, Cel said: Not sure whether these are WW1, I think later. Anyone ever heard of the 'Truck and Tractor Appliance'? This is the only link I can find on the www: https://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/en/image/EPW034851 My friend took the pictures last week, he thinks it is a front (steering) axle. Thanks Marcel Never come across this name before. Some piece of agricultural equipment i suppose? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Here is my WW-1 find and hope to add enough parts to rebuild back to its original grandeur. This engine is a 1917 Riker (Locomobile) truck engine. More Riker parts are likely to exist in Britain and other European countries than in the US due to the Great War. Al 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon_M Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Well that is an excellent start. Is that mounting frame part of an original chassis? It looks to be too complex just for a transit frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Hello Gordon, No the support frame is just that a fabricated stand to stabilize the engine and keep it off the floor. I am hoping my new friends on the east side of the pond to keep an eye open for bits and pieces that can be used to resurrect this Riker, another Great War Truck.. Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon_M Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 (edited) Thank you. The cast cross braces the engine is attached to must be original chassis braces, though? You may want to have a poke about on here, too: http://forums.justoldtrucks.com/Default.aspx Edited August 15, 2020 by Gordon_M 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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