1905 Reid 15hp oilfield stationary engine

[@edlingja1]

Wish I could find an older guy with a machine like this! Damn son, this baby is gorgeous! I'd love to share this with my grandpas :)

[@mrfingers4737]

Most people run the old machines slow and easy. I prefer this.

[@ostlandr]

Thanks for sharing the whole process of starting this critter. I love to learn more about these old engines. First time I've run across a 2-stroke with a charging cylinder.

[@samking73]

Sweet engine. I could listen to that all day.

[@cbt1960]

Very nice video, GREAT job on the restoration. Always fun to see old engines brought back to life.

[@darensmiles4]

its amazing the engineering the old timers came up with.. I bet someone was even more proud of that thing then you folks are now when they bought that engine to use.

[@Ogsonofgroo]

Fantastic! What a beautiful sound the old beast makes!

[@dafunk43]

I am glad you enjoy these beasts! To answer your question, Yes, the "carb" is a needle valve on the propane and there is a 2" ball valve on the air intake. If the air valve is opened up even close to full, the speed of the engine goes WAY to fast! It also uses alot more propane. The next step is to get the flyball govenor hooked up and working to control the speed. It seemed to run in the vid at about 340 rpm, which is still a little fast. But it is my Dad's first stationary engine!

[@DanielBlackford-ob4sm]

When the engine runs and gets up to speed the hitting and vortex sound in between hits it sounds like industrial Rock music to me, like a nine inch nails song sort of..I downloaded it in my mp3 music playing list for that .. thanks for posting 😊

[@willsmith4850]

Great restoration on the 'ole girl , Kudos Sir ! .

[@bossco09]

What an old darling......love these old engines,they've got a style and sound all of there own........

[@SendinK9]

Boy you sit here in anticipation then it slowly starts up... That was cool! You guys need a set of those blue rubber gloves they will protect your hands and give you great grip when your cold cranking those flywheels. I use them at work all the time and cant do without them. Very cool collector engine! I would love to own that, break it down and fully restore it like new, engine like this can draw some big bucks from the collectors... Good old USA !!

[@Oviner123]

I can almost feel the ground vibrate when that baby fires! Cool engine and thanks for posting this!!

[@Hydrant2602]

Nice! Congratulations for that that amazing work! That machine is amazing. Your father is obviously an "old-schooled" man including the best knowledge and mechanical capabilities. Keep it up! Thanks for the upload and with the best wishes and greetings from Germany.

[@fjs1111]

Your dad is awesome!! You guys did good that engine is a beauty

[@dynodon427]

I love this engine! Having been a mechanic all my life the Engineering is fascinating

[@n4120p]

make another hole in the head and start it with compress air you wil be stress relieved also find the way to change the ignition timing at will for the start up procedure,, great piece ,,congratss. both you guys.

[@Jean-vz8co]

Very rare engine, the conception is very nice and inteligent. Two strokes, air supplyed by second cylinder... for the slow runing it is very just... Moteur deux temps à balayage par piston annexe, très rationnel et de fonctionnement tout à fait correct. Il n'a rien à envier avec les machines modernes... Excellent pour usage à poste fixe... Bravo

[@stephenhanson4513]

a nice sweet engine and a good video and thank you for your time

[@fegolem]

That is such a special sound. I love it. I can't help but smile.

[@lloydmcgriff98]

Awesome Rebuild !!! Beautiful Machine !!! Thank You for sharing with us !!!! ***cheers*** =)

[@CBeard849]

Sounds like my house when my wife makes beans for dinner..! Cool engine.

[@RandallMoore1955]

Iwork in the oilfield on all types of engines, point is, its a great looking engine, sounds dam good and you both get a long....

[@dafunk43]

It is actually a 2 stroke engine. It fires every time the piston comes up. It may sound like a hit -miss because we were still kinda workin the "bugs" out!

[@mikes47jeep]

"The flyball gov. isn't connected yet, but it will be soon to help control rpm." yeah thats a good idea, firing up an engine without the governer hooked up

[@PistolsAndPistons]

This is awesome! Reminds me of me and my Dad figuring things out. VERY cool engine

[@gumpster66]

love those engines, those and the hit and miss types. thanks for sharing.

[@dafunk43]

It is to draw in air &gas,and then push the air gas mixture into the main cylinder which exhausts the burned charge and at the same time pushing in a new load. It is a type of 2 stroke engine. Firing every time the piston comes up.

[@dafunk43]

Top or max rpm is "supposed" to be about 150rpm. It was basically flying du to the fact we had it running on propane and it had no governor to regulate the speed.

[@SH1974]

What an amazing engine!! What a sound!!!! BRILLIANT!

[@johnsiders7819]

I remember these on pump jacks set up to run off the gas from the oil well or tailings as they used to say made use of a lot of the gas that was flared off .

[@fegolem]

Love that throat-y sound. That's some raw power, right there.

[@Nykkytta]

What a nice video. Beautiful engine . Nice sound.

[@dafunk43]

It's called a charging cylinder. It pulls in the air -fuel mixture and then it pushes it into the main cylinder, which has an ignition source. Originally they had what was called a hot tube ignition. This 1 is retrofitted with a crude spark plug and coil.

[@dafunk43]

Thanks, Phil. We are about 30 miles north of detroit,mi

[@Ioganstone]

Usually you can't see the pistons of the engine. Now you know every engine is a gross tarantula!

[@1kzrider]

nicely done guys hope it comes together.

[@1krr]

That just looks dangerous as hell. I love it!

[@neildelaney5199]

now that's a proper mechanic, oily rag at the ready, thankyou

[@Mercmad]

There have been a few racing motorbikes built like this. The smaller piston is a scavenge or supercharging piston. A good examle was the chamberlain racing car built in Australia in the 1930's.

[@Stenkish]

These engines have as many ways of starting them, as there are people starting them...

[@kerrysupporter]

Great sound off it

[@zeber127]

Прекрасный звук, устойчивая работа

[@MadScientistGaming]

Definitely a father and son

[@dafunk43]

When they found oil in the area, natural gas was always present also. It originally would have run on that. Propane is just easier to supply and keep "Mobile".

[@samueltosh8766]

That’s a real relationship

[@BNforever2009]

i remember seeing these in Mississippi long time ago

[@IsmaelRavenlock]

I WOULDNT GO NEAR THAT WHEN SHES GOIN GOD DANM'

[@dafunk43]

I would guess it was designed as a 2 stroke because of the power benefit. The double piston is sort of the "valves" of the engine. The small cylinder sucks in both air and fuel and when the large cylinder is coming to the bottom of its stroke, the smaller piston then "pushes" the mixture of air and fuel into the larger one, both pushing out the exhaust gases and pushing in a new mixture to fire when the large cylinder comes up to the top of its stroke. It is a strange design, but very simple!

[@dafunk43]

The engine is water cooled. We had a hose going into the water jacket, and then just dumped it onto the ground. That is the pipe out the rear.

[@dafunk43]

Just remember the Old guy did teach young guy everything he knows!

[@stranraerwal]

dafunk3: ...and then he forgot everything he ever taught his son.

[@dafunk43]

I do try! I have learned so much from him.

[@dafunk43]

It isn't a hit and miss engine. It is technically a 2 stroke because it does ( or is supposed to ) fire every time the main piston come up on the stroke.

[@Team-fabulous]

Worth the wait...

[@41Zman]

Nice Job have you gotten the governor hooked up and working

[@nibortheyak]

Just wondering how the engine is cooled? I would think it would overheat with no fins on the cylinder. Pretty cool old engine.

[@techmaven5900]

Abbott & Costello discuss starting an engine!

[@lamarslabaugh9426]

Sweet sound👍

[@kingbuzzo2509]

most two strokes were designed to run either direction. There are some exceptions to that but that always has to do with the mechanicals of the governor.

[@taylortownmayor]

@RatherEggy Just think of all the places you see electric motors on a modern farm. Before everything was electrified you would likely use a stationary engine to do the work. One of my stationary engines ran a cement mixer and the other was a washing machine engine.

[@arcturusbbqsausagemaking2435]

Awesome engine

[@Carondriver]

Respekt!

[@fangjangler]

That thing is terrifying, haha. Hellish sound. Nice job though!

[@dafunk43]

Some new ones are getting even smaller, yet!

[@KbApimp007]

glub,glub,glubl,glub,puffpuffpuffpuffpuff,glub,lub,puffpuffpuff lol

[@douro20]

@randommagnum Yep, it's a charging cylinder. Since it is a uniflow engine it's dependent on a scavenge pump, which pushes air through the ports in the side of the cylinder, blowing out the exhaust gases and forcing a fresh air charge into the cylinder.

[@Jean-vz8co]

Very just Douro..... for a slow running it is a very nice system!!!........ In french... ''''moteur deux temps à balayage par piston annexe.......'''''''

[@Biggerbadwolf]

@dafunk43 Youngster says"Dad you never had computers, video games or TV when you were a kid, did you?" Old man says "No son, thats why we invented those things for you." Loads of new technology would not have been possible if not for the ground work done by the older generation.

[@edlingja1]

Biggerbadwolf This never gets said enough. Thanks for sharing, it never really crossed my mind.

[@evanchapmanfanman]

And yet we just throw these amazing machines away to rot and be forgotten.

[@towrecker]

they used that double set up so they could run on very poor quality fuel , It sorta pre compressed the fuel charge making it denser , basically so it would have the same effects of high compression like a diesel , but yet not have the extreem effort to start that it would with very high compression , hard to explain , but they were mostly ran on cull oil (kerosene) but it was far different than it is today from what it once was ...

[@seeburgm100a]

Now I know where they got the sound effects for Willy Wonka's bubble mobiles.. nice engine.

[@ironmangler]

Thar she blows! Good stuff, love it!

[@dafunk43]

That might leave a BIG mark!

[@sunstroke21]

OSHA probably loves u 2 for running this thing! I think she runs a little fast.... but that's just me;) it's started like my friend's Witte Headless. spin the flywheels back a little, then throw them up against compression. trips the mag, and she fires right off!

[@boa721]

run, she's gonna break apart!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@CBMXX]

yeah excellent

[@reytdhfuytf]

Really nice interesting engine

[@FossilHunter51]

Sweet engine!!

[@Squarerig]

Remember:age brings wisdom!

[@anythingoldmechanical]

Well done!

[@ДимитърМитков-е7ф]

WOOOOOOW 0_o ...I love that sound

[@สุทัศน์พึ่งวิทย์-ฆ2ธ]

Iove..u..Fc..2019..สวยงาม

[@gummmmmbycorey1]

good job guy's

[@billybonewhacker]

Father and son bonding? Lol

[@GundamKnight07]

i love your comment i read it to my dad and he agrees

[@boa721]

the old guy is right, you roll it forward as if it wher running, running direction to take in a charge, it wont work backwords so well because of the charging cyclinder wont push it in.. I had one, i know how to start it.

[@321Racer1]

the sound is nice and funny ;D Good work!

[@MiskinRejects]

2 stroke model engines need a different timed port on the shaft to run backwards although someimes

[@grantsorrell]

My Grandad loves these, what do they even do? Stationary engines serve no purpose at all

[@b262222]

congratoulation..

[@dafunk43]

OSHA wasn't around in those days! It's kinda funny when you look back at all the old machines and marvel at the lack of protection and gaurds. I guess it was a way of getting rid of the bad gene pool!

[@AntiqueEngineNut]

Cool

[@PaulHigginbothamSr]

Perfect wood smoke generator for a 10kw genset off your wood stove with flywheel tip driven slow rpm all day whole house generator with a flyball governor. Would power the house at 5 or ten degrees cold weather. You could laugh at the power company loosing power till you ran out of firewood.

[@seeburgm100a]

Oh you, pretty chitty bang bang, chitty chitty bang bang we love you.. lol.. that's what this made me think of.

[@harleyghost]

Looks like a lost art.

[@boa721]

the old guy is right, you roll it forward as if it wher running to take in a charge, it wont work backwords so well because of the charging cyclinder wont push it in.. I had one, i know how to start it.

[@johncarl43447]

awesome!

[@userunavailable3095]

Sounds to me like you are arguing the same point. You are facing each other, so backwards to one is forward to the other.

[@wobbbs]

Direction of rotation: depends where you're stading, with one of the on each side of the engine one mans clockwise is the other mans counter clockwise;-)

[@Landotter1]

So... one cylinder is the piston and combustion chamber... The other cylinder is the valve system?

[@jamesrindley6215]

Hello Jesse Duke from the Dukes of Hazzard

[@adamasz54]

I wonder what that side cylinder is for? The main crank is between bearings, and that additional is driven from the side-wheel. Must be a pump for cooling water?

[@chakathewolf]

It compresses intake air. An early 'supercharger'.

[@adamasz54]

Good to hear&watch it from other old motor enthusiasts! Heat driven machines were in roots of human civiliation. Electricity gradually defeats them in many fields, yet those ingenious men with their exploding devices never be forgotten.