It just amazes me how ingenious our forefathers who designed all this equipment were and still are. I'd imagine there are many 100 year old hit and miss engines that have been running continuously on casing gas, oh thanks for teaching me that I was under the impression they ran on the crude they pump.. Just an amazing art. Great show man 👏
@AirborneRenegade2 жыл бұрын
Simple problems require simple solutions. Why use a gas guzzling engine when all you’re doing is turning a pump that doesn’t do much more than create and hold a vacuum.
@marvindebot32642 жыл бұрын
Some will run quite happily on light crude, it just dep[ends on what you are pumping.
@clikzip Жыл бұрын
Much better people than our current population. They looked for ways to improve things, our current population just complains.
@timsmith3770 Жыл бұрын
Some I dealt with ran on the bore gas from the well itself.
@brentmiller3951 Жыл бұрын
He said long term it will run off the casing gas
@williamliles76352 жыл бұрын
When I was a much younger person I remember hearing the pump motors every time dad drove us through Tullos on the way to Alexandria< Louisiana down US 165. Brings back memories. The electric pumps just don't have the same soul.
@haroldfarthington7492 Жыл бұрын
Ever been to Natchitoches?
@gerrylincecum6897 Жыл бұрын
I grew up in Tullos. Graduated LaSalle High School in 82. Got my first oilfield job for Shelby Loe. Roughnecked , ran a pulling unit, hauled hay for his dad's Tennessee Walking Horse stables. Then went to work for SSM/ Monroe Well Service till Nov.1988. Got back into the O&G in 07 offshore and presently in Deep water production.
@mysterion4301 Жыл бұрын
Took care of 42 wells with a combination of C-46, C-66, and C-96 (Climax, Waukesha, Cecon, Arrow...pick one) for 4 years back in the mid-70s. We ran ours off well-head gas. Ours had magnetos and we only used propane to get them up and running when the well had been down, until the casing was pumped out and we got good gas production back in the casing. Thanks for the memories...
@TheZachLife Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching.
@GHELM-wp5yj2 жыл бұрын
When it was bedtime, I went to sleep listening to hit& miss engines. That sound travels very well at night. All of that area where I was raised is about pumped out now.
@imkeepinitreal12 жыл бұрын
My grand dad worked for the Waggoner brothers back in the ‘50’s & early 60’s. He & grand ma lived in a ‘company’ house out in the badlands southwest of Electra near Grayback, TX. His job title was a Gauger. Loved going out there and spending a few days with him when I was a little kid. I can still hear those pump jacks running at night as I went to sleep. Greatness. Driving out there on a dirt road was pretty cool too. In addition to all the cattle guards we drove over, was driving over the cables that ran the little jerk line pumps. Sometimes grand dad would take us out where the big band wheel pump house was! So cool to see all those cables going out in all directions! Thanks for dusting off all those memories for me!
@marth6271 Жыл бұрын
East texas, sun oil lease. The enginehouse and rods running everywhere, the sound of the oilgas fueled engines at night, loading up and coasting, the smell, the dirt roads treated with oil for dust, the outhouse at the Sun Oil company house- a kid’s summer vacation dream.
@dennishinkle50102 жыл бұрын
I worked in the field for many years back in the 70s and 80s. Wells from 230ft to 14000ft deep. Mostly drilling rigs but some pulling units. From central Texas to far west Texas. I even worked on a spudder for a while on some shallow wells. This takes me back in time some 45 years. Thank you.
@CuriousEarthManАй бұрын
Nice one, thanks! Love those old engines!
@rg_gaming42942 жыл бұрын
I love arrow Engines. I deal with them every day with my dad. We've never had an electric. Always have had Arrows
@KenPurcell Жыл бұрын
Mr grandfather talked about living next door to Frank Phillips in Bartlesville OK. His dad was president of the API at the time. Had some great stories, like flying drilling bits to drilling sites at 14 without a pilots license.
@royb.14412 ай бұрын
That old engine is AWESOME. Love to see one being used as intended instead of as a display piece. Very cool.
@scottchadbourne47594 ай бұрын
One of the many sounds from the past that I miss along with radial engines and 2 stroke Detroits. My neighbor next farm down rebuilt magnetos for pretty much all of the independent oil producers in our area.
@contrapezist Жыл бұрын
One of those sounds from childhood. At boy scout campouts in Kansass would wake to hearing many of those going on Sunday mornings.
@subverted Жыл бұрын
God I miss hearing hit and miss engines. Takes me right back to my childhood and going out to The Main Event in Quartzsite, AZ every year where there were a bunch of old timers who would bring their antique engines out to the show.
@drdumphole Жыл бұрын
I worked at arrow engine for almost 10 years. mostly on the L-795 and VR-330's. worked on the C series line here and there. all the engines are VERY simple and easy to work on. they last forever with just a little maintenance.
@computerwizard1959 Жыл бұрын
I've bought from Arrow for 35 years now. Their old C series engines are better than the energizer bunny as far as how long they last and last.
@dbeaumontresident8472 жыл бұрын
I've seen these hit or miss engines running off the natural gas of the gasses from the pumping process, so contually running, never-ending fuel. Great video.
@stevecarberry48512 жыл бұрын
That pop pop reminds me of sleeping at Mamaw's and Papaw's house with the windows open. That pop pop would just put me to sleep. Thanks for this video!
@jim93372 жыл бұрын
You make it look so easy. I have hand cranked my share of jacks. I worked in northern BC and Alberta. Really warms you up in the winter when you hand crank pump jacks with really cold oil. Most of the pump jacks today are started off of your truck battery, or have power run to them. Most of my jacks were Lufkin or American, 320s, and 456s a tad bigger than the ones I've seen on here. Most of my leases were sour, stuff doesn't last long in all that sulfur. Retired now, but I miss it some days.
@TheZachLife2 жыл бұрын
Ive seem the electric starts but never used one. Most of my stuff have 57-114's
@marktiitto7616 Жыл бұрын
I'm just Old mechanic from Oh just got got your channel showed up on my phone All you drillers n tenders supported my life for the last 43 years . Long live oil . You all stay safe out there.
@TheZachLife Жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@derrick_builds2 жыл бұрын
Look at that old beast. Thanks for sharing. Love seeing how all this stuff works.
@bannedfromtheshow8188 Жыл бұрын
The sound of my childhood growing up in '60's and '70's west Texas. Thank you for this video.
@flyboy68762 жыл бұрын
Kinda fun watching these little youtube videos after being a petroleum engineer for 40 years. Been there done that learned the right way before going to college work over rigs and drilling rigs, even worked as a pump jock like Zach, then went to school and learn the rest of the story
@mattberg916 Жыл бұрын
Oil is the life blood of the planet, regardless of the new dummies in charge. It's cool to see small time lease owners still contributing to the economy
@chrisolson8670 Жыл бұрын
Hi Zach, thanks for posting your videos. I just stumbled onto your channel last night and glad I did. I've worked on drilling rigs from West Texas up to North Dakota, and from Arkansas as far west as Utah. Keep up the great content, I've always enjoyed learning more about other aspects of oil business that I didn't get to see in my career.
@johnterry88902 жыл бұрын
Greetings from south-central TX. Really love your channel Zach. I was raised out in west Texas and worked in the patch for several years in pump unit, flow line, and battery construction. It taught me how to work and was the foundation for what got me where I am today. It is great to see these oil patch videos. Well, I really liked the breakfast taco one too!1. Ha! Anyway, Thank you and stay safe brother
@TheZachLife2 жыл бұрын
Haha Thanks.
@chrisreeves8037 Жыл бұрын
Thanks, thanks, enjoyed hearing the "popping johny" as my dad the pumper called it. I wondered if any sill ran. At night, the Permian Basic winds would ebb and flow into our oilfield rural home carrying crescendo of: Pop, pop, pop, pop then the sound would fade away soon I faded away into sleep. Also enjoyed the explanation of the engine. The arrow engine was a " bit " heavier than the Honda engine I used on a test well powered by propane. Again thanks for the video.
@ThumperKJFK2 жыл бұрын
😄😊👍👍👍 Wow. 1957 down in Haynesville Louisiana, my Grandads home and farm. I remember as a very young little kid I was so fascinated by the many wells around his farm pumping oil and gas out of the Haynesville Shale. Most little kids from around that town had no interest as I had in how or what those big black things did. Most all of them I found out by my grandad, a little gas engine that ran off some of the gas from the well as it would move the pumpjacks. I would just stand around them looking, loved the unique sound that they made as the counter weights would start there way on the down side, and slow up on the other cycle. Crazy as it seem, I still remember going to sleep at night lul off to sleep by that hypnotic sound. For a NYC kid on vacation, that was so cool. Thanks for the look and explanations , I just found your channel.
@TheZachLife2 жыл бұрын
Thats pretty cool. Thanks.
@Tamarikankuro Жыл бұрын
I love that you're even using Rotella 15w-40 triple protection, I put that oil in every diesel I work on, it's a great one for all lube.
@dirtworks7511 Жыл бұрын
Cool! Hopefully his test run and money invested works out! Badass to see that old engine pumping some liquids. Thanks for the vids!
@elonmust74702 жыл бұрын
Well I've watched all of your oil videos 2 to 3 times now & that's in the last 2 days, since I found the channel. Just absolutely fascinating!! I knew a guy that worked for my grandpa who had spent years in the OK oil fields. I think he's the reason I like this stuff so much. Definitely a prospect for my future! Thanks for all of your awesome videos!
@TheZachLife2 жыл бұрын
Haha Thanks.
@sveneandersson78882 жыл бұрын
I just recently discovered your channel and find it most interesting and explanatory. Living in Sweden I'm far from oil-wells and the closest I get is when I see the pumps on movies. I will look through your library to learn more and to enjoy. BR and thanks!
@bluepen61 Жыл бұрын
I like the link-belt powering the fan!! Great video!!!
@anthonysinclair57212 жыл бұрын
I don't know how KZbin sent me this video but it was very cool and those simple old engines are great , maybe I need one in my pickup! 😁👍
@smathet77662 жыл бұрын
I've worked on those for years. They're great little engines.
@bigunone2 жыл бұрын
My sister and her husband live outside of Kermit TX there used to be a well with an engine like that, that ran on natural gas right from the well head.
@chrisperrien7055 Жыл бұрын
Those motors are impressive , I saw/walked nearby several running wells and draglines back in 1990 , while clearing power line right of ways. That pumping sound with those old motors , was the sound of "money" to those landowners .I am sure you feel the same.
@terrylembke81002 жыл бұрын
Hi , Zach . I found your channel last night . In my travels as a kid I had driven past many of these rigs , in one form or another . I find this very interesting and educational . I have always been interested by things mechanical , even from a small child . I learned many things from my father . Welding , mechanical work . Went on to become a machinist and tool and die maker . I am now retired . When I am out that way any chance of planning a visit and maybe going with you for a day ? Sure would put a smile on an old mans face . Have a great day Zach . stay safe Kindest Regards Terry Lembke
@africanelectron7512 жыл бұрын
What a interesting channel, we have no oil wells in South Africa so this is totally new to me.
@davidwboyer Жыл бұрын
I used to rebuild these for a living in Tonkawa, OK. Did way more of these than Ajax or Fairbanks. Great engines. We used an electronic ignition called a Starfire. But that was mainly because people kept stealing mags.
@codyyates3424 Жыл бұрын
Stealing but also sorry points and condensers and nobody repairs them right anymore. 3/4 mags I get back require resetting the points because it won't fire. Lol I'm east of you outside Pawhuska.
@jryer1 Жыл бұрын
Awesome video. Much appreciated Zach and God bless!
@RMJTOOLS2 жыл бұрын
Use to go to a lot of steam shows here on the east coast and they always had hit n miss engines running. Building a running miniature model is on my bucket list.
@Howoldareweanywayyipes5 ай бұрын
good job Zach... never worked on this equipment before... a real handful forsure.
@texasfairbanksman2722 жыл бұрын
By looking at the engine, I’m thinking that it’s a C-46 Arrow/Climax. Sounds like the engine is loaded up pretty heavily. Just another great video. You’re absolutely right about it being hot.
@TheZachLife2 жыл бұрын
I'll bet you are correct. This is actually the first Arrow I've ever touched. I know my way around the FM's but have not been around Arrows. The big tubing pumps around here take a lot of hp.
@armedfarm3429 Жыл бұрын
I had no idea this was a still going, pretty neat operation you got there.
@nelsonperformance7186 Жыл бұрын
Man I would love to come out there sometime and hang out I love the old history
@danw6014 Жыл бұрын
These engines always fascinated me. My dad often reminiscent about the 5 HP IHC that he and my grandfather use on a saw. John Deere which was what I grew up on and still have, made a W series engine which was a Model D engine but no transmission. Often they were used on oil well. They where capable of running on heavy fuel or gas. Wonder if any of those are still at work running continuous for 90 plus years.
@dannywilsher4165 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing another great video Zack!
@TheZachLife Жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@computerwizard1959 Жыл бұрын
Love that link-belt on the fan on the radiator!
@marvindebot32642 жыл бұрын
I love hit-and-miss engines, they last forever and will run on the smell of an oily rag when set up right.
@travismclemore77656 ай бұрын
Love your videos!!! Just inherited an almost new 990 starter motor lol. Guess your way is so much easier.
@jjs80082 жыл бұрын
Hey Zack, After watching many of your vids I would just like to say I enjoy your many talents. Once-up -on a time my family had a sheep ranch west of Roswell NM where I pulled many a windmill both suck rods and casing with a pully at the top of the tower and a cable attached to a pickup that drove back and forth. The poor boy way. While I'm not a tool pusher or rig mechanic I do understand your work. great job explaining things
@TheZachLife2 жыл бұрын
That sound pretty neat. Thanks.
@kylebroflovsky6015 Жыл бұрын
I’ve reached that point in my life where I would rather watch industrious and productive men work rather than a bunch men chasing a ball.
@TheZachLife Жыл бұрын
I completely agree.
@TrailBlazer5280 Жыл бұрын
I could listen to that engine run all day
@Bill-sp8kb Жыл бұрын
I'm not familiar with Arrow engines, but I have worked around many Ajax engines, and one White engine, while pouring concrete pump pads. Those Ajax engines sure put out some loud stack talk!
@Zt3v32 жыл бұрын
That is a really cool engine. I think it's a hit and miss, but I could be wrong. It's so rare to see one actually doing work. Cool.
@NDC1115 Жыл бұрын
It's not technically a hit and miss. It's throttle governed. The oil field engines look to built alot more robust than farm engines though too
@mikieme69072 жыл бұрын
Hi Zach, great series of videos on oil well production. Very informative and entertaining.
@TheZachLife2 жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@mikeyoungblood1706 Жыл бұрын
I absolutely love the old hit and miss engines, You have a new Subscriber !
@TheZachLife Жыл бұрын
Awesome. Enjoy.
@hooked63212 жыл бұрын
This is one of those channels I stumbled across, and am now hooked! Please keep these great videos coming!
@TheZachLife2 жыл бұрын
Haha thats the plan.
@curtissmith5875 Жыл бұрын
I’m a small operator here in Oklahoma. Love your videos. You are a Streamline Roughrider, just like us here at Streamline Oil and Gas.
@TheZachLife Жыл бұрын
Hahaha
@curtissmith5875 Жыл бұрын
@@TheZachLife I need to send you a hat. So you can wear it in your videos.
@misterbacon49332 жыл бұрын
Hallo Zach, greetings from the Netherlands! 🇳🇱 Very interesting and beautiful to see those old machines running!
@jimeddarnell92022 жыл бұрын
We run a low ash 40 . With a Auxiliary tank over head. Great show . Thanks for sharing the info .
@TheZachLife2 жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@NeverIntegrateAgain2 жыл бұрын
Creede! Great fly fishing. Thanks for the video!
@TheZachLife2 жыл бұрын
I agree thats where I need to be instead of this 110F heat.
@benb88042 жыл бұрын
Hi Zack it's hot down there in Texas and Kansas too keep yourself cool
@fergywurst2 жыл бұрын
Just found your channel. Good Stuff. I have been cruising around your channel and something I haven't seen is an explanation of the water injector and how it works. I think that it would make a good video. I enjoy your extensive explanations. Thanks. 😎😎
@MrOilcountry2 жыл бұрын
Thanx for the Great Vid. Cool engine!
@TheZachLife2 жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@thomasfx31903 ай бұрын
I love it. That engine is just proof that out great grandfathers were pretty clever and could create wonder machines 125 years ago. What a world they lived in! Electric and mechanical automation built quite a world. (Than the interweb happened)
@mop10812 жыл бұрын
I found your channel by accident while researching the complexities of the CAT 1693 engine. lol Your oilfield videos have blown me away! What year would that Donkey engine have been made?!? I've worked off and on in the great Northern Alberta, Canada heavy oil fields roughly between Lloydminster and Cold Lake since I was 15 years old and I've gotta say... Holy shit man... I thought we used to get away with things back in the mid to late 90s 'cause no one was watching but your videos take it to another level!! What part of the U.S. are you in, Texas I assume, from the comments? I'd love to take a tour of the average oilfield site in the U.S. just so I could compare it to ours in Canuckistan. Cheers man, love the vids....
@TheZachLife2 жыл бұрын
Haha Thanks. To be honest I have no idea. I have a feeling its probably not super old. We are North Texas.
@briansumner27002 жыл бұрын
Hey Buddy I worked in AB too, seismic and double stand rig. You stole that word "Canuckistan" from Me. Royalties, man, royalties..... LOL
@uncleasshole3787 Жыл бұрын
Figure a guy would be likely to find one of em engines round slave lake? I'd sure like to get me one of those
@MrKilleromo Жыл бұрын
love my Albertans
@coleallen86572 жыл бұрын
Just came across your channel, dam cool . I'm up in NW North Dakota where the big oil is but like the older low buck stuff better lol Great channel!!!!
@TheZachLife2 жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@RandomDude9892 жыл бұрын
Those engines are still used near Rose City, Michigan. I was out trail riding and heard that type of engine and i found the well. it was running on gas from the well it self.
@jasonbuck489 Жыл бұрын
Wow!.... Old "Hit and Miss" Engine!... How awesome is that!!!....
@keybrent642 жыл бұрын
Just found your channel and it's fascinating. Not sure where you are located I grew up in the Texas panhandle (Borger) and my buddy Jamey does what you do. It always seemed like a cool job. Now that you've given us a glimpse into the field service world it does seem as cool as I thought it would be.
@jeremymcauliff8485 Жыл бұрын
No connection to the oil patch or anything tied to it. I enjoy seeing those old engines still working and find them fascinating.
@obfuscated3090 Жыл бұрын
I'd collect spare engines as EPA regs may become a problem for new ones. Those could be great SHTF generator drive engines given their longevity. Their large displacement and low compression are key.
@nathanhale7444 Жыл бұрын
I love the sound of those engines when they get going
@seiboldtadelbertsmiter3735 Жыл бұрын
I used to ride around with my Uncle and I started a few of these when I was still a teenager I was never able to start one without a handcrank.
@stovebolt4482 жыл бұрын
Hi Zach! A chain drive biden mobile, what the heck it runs, have never seen anything like that, always something different and new on your web site, thanks Zach.😋
@TheZachLife2 жыл бұрын
Haha Thanks.
@oilland9730 Жыл бұрын
Good old one lung arrow engines, we had a ton of them in the heavy oil field in Western Canada back in the 60's through the 90's.
@crustybastard1068 Жыл бұрын
Still have lots fort St John fort Nelson anywhere with no electricity.we run them on field gas off the well head
@stxrynn Жыл бұрын
I have been looking all over for a one lung engine like that. They are around down here. But I don't have any contact to find one. Thanks for the show. And feeding my un-met need.... ;)
@TheZachLife Жыл бұрын
Hahaha.
@garywilson1688 Жыл бұрын
Thanks. Helps me understand the one I saw in the field.
@LionheartedDan Жыл бұрын
Excellent video thank you!
@jeffjacobson33882 жыл бұрын
Nothing like the smell of hydrogen sulfide oil field welder here love the vids and love making old iron work.thanks just subscribed,be safe out there
@TheZachLife2 жыл бұрын
Awesome, enjoy.
@kylerayk Жыл бұрын
I desperately want a small pumping unit with an engine like that for my yard!
@duncang01 Жыл бұрын
I love old hit and miss engines.
@RODALCO2007 Жыл бұрын
Nice running engine, made to last.
@moondogdieselworks38832 жыл бұрын
That’s pretty awesome
@Superintendent-iy9zv2 жыл бұрын
Just found your channel, cool stuff my friend. Watched 7 of your videos, and had to sub!! This video was really good!!! Love them old engines!! Keep up the great work, be safe.
@TheZachLife2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the sub!
@keithjurena93192 жыл бұрын
You need a hand? Looks like interesting work. I'm a jack of all trades from engines to welding and electrical. Mobile welding both kinds, SMAW and GTAW. Cutting with 50 amp plasma and oxyacetylene. 12kW 208 3 phase mobile power on the truck. That engine looks like a hit or miss conversion. Probably designed for infinite life at 10 Hp output with 5:1 compression on well head gas. Drip gas is different beast as they can knock with sooty exhaust.
@reggiepotts34374 ай бұрын
great job, thank you
@swiftyuras1 Жыл бұрын
I love that sound, but I don't get to hear it that often anymore.
@dmgetz142 жыл бұрын
What a cool old engine. Nothing quite has a sound like that these days. Just found your channel and I’ve been binge watching your videos this week. Love the knowledge you’re sharing. Are you looking for investors to acquire more leases?
@TheZachLife2 жыл бұрын
Awesome.
@leeleelee12364 күн бұрын
Great video 🇬🇧🇬🇧👍
@teddycrenshaw2232 жыл бұрын
We use C96 and C106 arrow engines. Quite a bit bigger pumping units than what you use. Most of our well depth is 5000 ft or better
@flyboy68762 жыл бұрын
Oh, I am a Montana boy our well was a whole lot deeper. Been all over the world, onshore and off
@jayshepherd50142 жыл бұрын
Neat fella!!
@bostonmountain2 жыл бұрын
Awesome work, Zach! You have deep knowledge, and it sounds like your family may have been in the oil business for years. You mentioned in your service rig video that your grandfather had bought the truck in the early '70s. Does that mean he was working with leases that far back? #StayAwesome!
@TheZachLife2 жыл бұрын
My great grand paw bought his first oil lease in 1949.
@bostonmountain2 жыл бұрын
@@TheZachLife Thanks, Zach! I suspected as much. You've got oil in your veins, and I admire your knowledge and dedication. My folks were from the SE Kansas oil fields, and watching you work reminds me of those days. Shallow wells up there in the early days, and all drilled with old puncher rigs. Loved to see that 1920s well you operate. Now THAT's real history, and we're glad to see that the history is important to you. #StayAwesome and keep those great videos coming!
@10thAveFreezeOut2 жыл бұрын
I would pay good money to enter a contest where the prize is to have a few beers and shoot the breeze with Zach. A raffle or something.
@TheZachLife2 жыл бұрын
Hahaha maybe in like Colorado or something lol.
@logansmith9231 Жыл бұрын
It's a C-66, young man.
@fastsetinthewest2 жыл бұрын
NEW SUBSCRIBER. Eaglegards...
@minibikemadman Жыл бұрын
so wild how they adapted the electronic ignition.
@GEOsustainable2 жыл бұрын
That is the coolest thing ever.
@Wingnut_Stickman2 жыл бұрын
Excellent video, thanks for sharing! When are we going along on a trip in the homemade RV? Are we there yet?