1909 Blackstone Oil Engine

[CarbonSteel]

Saw this today and thought it was really cool to see an engine this old crank up and run.

Enjoy!

 

[bullwinkle]

6000 pounds, 30 HP (if lucky), requires constant attention & lubrication to run, diesels have come a long way in 111 years!

 

[Zaedock]

I'd love to participate in starting that bad boy up. Just the fumes would be motorhead heaven.

Thanks for sharing!

 

[OVERKILL]

So quiet! I was waiting for it to start for a bit there, lol

 

[4WD]

Finally … Rat 540's test jig exposed !!!

 

[ecotourist]

Very cool. From an era when you didn't have to worry about exhaust, or even oil drips for that matter.

Would be a great way to use up your (well filtered) used oil - as long as you needed a low horsepower engine that required constant attention.

 

[ripcord]

Very interesting. I wonder if it is a hit and miss engine? How does it control RPMs?

This is the sort of line belt system an engine like this could have provided power for, though a factory that large most likely used a steam engine.

 

[OVERKILL]

Originally Posted by 4WD
Finally … Rat 540's test jig exposed !!!

 

[AZjeff]

Wonder how many millions of revolutions it's made? It could use some bushing work in the pivots, quite visible play.