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Old 05-29-2016, 01:36 PM   #1
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Moderators : feel free to delete if this is O/T, but I never knew stuff like this existed! Here is a video of an old I/C engine the likes of which seem to me to be more in the realm of (steampunk) science fiction rather than reality.
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Old 05-29-2016, 01:55 PM   #2
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Here's its sister engine running in Minnesota > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eq6fMAkYZE

God, I love contraptions such as these....
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Lots of open moving parts! and I thought my ol' 4hp witte was a little dangerous
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsVnPdRjCU4

There's a snow engine down here at fort meade, fl. Shows are in the winter months. Tractors, some cars, hit/miss, massive swap/flea market.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XN_LBFR9oxU
http://www.floridaflywheelers.org/gallery/

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Old 05-29-2016, 02:17 PM   #4
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Thought it was a giant nut cracker
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Old 05-29-2016, 08:11 PM   #5
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An interesting thing I noticed : The Snow engine in the video I posted has a much more "radical" cam than the the one shown in "Tinker"'s. Look at those cam lobes!
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An interesting thing I noticed : The Snow engine in the video I posted has a much more "radical" cam than the the one shown in "Tinker"'s. Look at those cam lobes!
Hey the Florida ones only 400hp, not 600hp.

and to think that they ran whole factories on the hp some have under the hood of a performance car.
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http://www.wmstrcommunityforum.com/t...ow-engine.163/

It's sister engine in Rollag, MN. This has some specs as well. I've seen it running in person a few times.
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Why is it called a "snow" engine?
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Why is it called a "snow" engine?
Built by ( Snow Steam Pump Works of Buffalo, N.Y )
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