The Snow Engine at Florida Flywheelers Antique Engine Club Inc.

I was given a personal tour of the big Snow engine located at the Florida Flywheelers Antique Engine Club Inc. This engine is on permanent display at the show grounds and it's fired up two times a day during the shows. This engine was used to pump natural gas in New York state during the early and mid 1900's. Hugh did a great job telling us the history of this engine, and then we get to see it fire up and run.
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[@FB-tq5ln]

What a symphony of sounds. The experience ear can hear the changes in the engine.The noise is alive. Oil and water working in harmony Enjoyed your the video I will play it again and again. The raw power, very impressed with the engine it is an engine of beauty . From Dublin Ireland bless you all Thank you

[@rodneymiddleton9624]

When you see these works of mechanical and engineering art it gives you a whole different level of respect to all of our ancestors who made this possible. Great video!!!!!

[@murmur3966]

WOW!!! That machine running was one of the most beautiful symphony of mechanical precision parts working together that I have ever seen. Every time you moved to another area of the pump there was a new sound and movement. I have run the clip on my laptop near my bed, when I try to go to sleep and is AMSR to me. The rythmik sounds of valves clicking and pistons pushing air, just relaxes me to sleep. You were very lucky to have a chance to meet the volunteers. They were such a nice bunch of guys to set everything up and give such an awesome explanation that I can't wait to go there one day. Keep up the great stuff my friend.

[@DavidGrassSr]

That's 25 min well spent , would of never got to see something so cool as that .After all those years, just goes to show you how well things was built back in the day... Thanks

[@stevedunn7317]

I’ve watched this engine run on many different videos but this is the first one that actually explains it purpose and how it operates

[@ron827]

For viewers closer to MN than FL, the same model resides at Rollag, MN, and can be seen running over the Labor Day weekend each year.

[@3bnjo3]

That is an amazing engine. I appreciate those folks letting you film and share that. Thank you!

[@rayethridge9971]

I can hardly wait to see the ABOM sized model Snow engine...

[@jcnpresser]

I’ll be twice as big 😆!!!

[@tomadkins2866]

I went to the Florida Flywheelers open house in 2015 and was totally floored. The Snow engine is just this huge, almost living marvel of early 20th century engineering and manufacturing. It's the crowning glory of a fantastic place and equally great group of people. The grounds, buildings, various collections of the members and the variety of "equipment, machinery, stuff and things" on that site is just mind blowing. The members that I met were welcoming and gracious and enthusiastic about what they were involved in building and maintaining. The experience was a real treat and I hope to check it out again soon.

[@carlwhite8225]

Who would not love to see and hear this marvel of a machine run and not have respect for the people who designed and built it but also to those that brought it back to life, amazing.thanks for sharing.

[@ChristopherReal-Woods-vf1mq]

Tbh, listening to this beautiful engine run was like listening to music 🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵

[@kenmcdougal97]

The craftsmanship that went into that is a lost art

[@MaineHomeShop]

It is, I have a friend that owns a production machine shop. It's hard for him to find talent just to babysit the CNC's, so many modern machinists struggle to use a manual machine, not a clue to how to setup a lathe for threading for example. It's one of the awesome things about Adam's videos, all the fantastic tips from a dedicated 3rd generation machinist. The good stuff no longer being taut in schools.

[@RickRose]

Great to see this beast saved from the scrapyard. Kudos to all involved in its preservation--The donor, all the volunteers...great job. Thanks for sharing.

[@BentTreeFarmPa]

What always just amazes me about large engines like this is the reciprocal mass! Just think of how much those pistons and slides etc weigh, and they just literally fly back and forth. TONS of steel stop, accelerate, decelerate, reverse and do it again, 240 times a minute. Grab a 5 gallon bucket full of dirt, push it away from you, stop it and pull it back and then multiply that by 1000. WOW!!

[@Roarman57]

I like how Hugh started his speech as if he were telling a crowd. It gives this video an extra bit of charm! Thanks for sharing!

[@typrus6377]

Also, now that you have it... BUILD IT! I think most of us would love that build project

[@raybame5816]

Thank you for this vid. My father was a machine designer in Buffalo in the 1940's. He sparked my interest in these machines. He would be so impressed by this display. Sadly he's gone now. The counter showed that in the 14+/- minute running time about 249 revolutions. Total counter readout was 7 MILLION, 66 thousand +/-. They sure don't make'm like that anymore..

[@jukeman57]

What a magnificent engine. So glad it’s in good hands.

[@kooldoozer]

I met Ed Winters a few times. He had a place in Langford NY and had his tractor pulls in North Collins. He had a 1912 Case steam tractor that would pull the weight sled with the full weight box all the way at the top. One cylinder, 11" bore and 10" stroke. He went past 300' and almost ran over the Chevetta's Chicken tent. He also would bring his recovery D11 dozers to the Erie County Fair. For a short time, I worked at the old Worthington Pump factory where the SNOW engine was built. It was just a shell of what the factory once was, many different businesses in there. It is in the Kisertown neighborhood of Buffalo. The place I worked in the Worthington complex was a fiberglass matt factory, the glass and resin fumes in the air was just killing the employees. I worked there one day as an automation electrician, and told the boss no way in hell was I going to work there. Had a migraine headache so bad from the fumes, I thought I was going to die. The place is so polluted, they bribe the EPA inspector to look the other way. You really want to see an engine.... tour the Col. Francis Ward Pumping Station in Buffalo. Makes the SNOW engine look like a toy. Some big and wonderful stuff came out of Buffalo. Me included.

[@Braeden123698745]

Watch at 2x speed to see it at full speed. Scary is the right term

[@charlesgause8224]

Nice job Adam thanks from the board of directors and members of the Florida flywheelers antique engine club looking forward to your next video chuck g

[@bcbloc02]

I find the fact it uses the same cam lobe to operate the intake and exhaust is pretty cool.

[@kooldoozer]

Charlie Taylor made an engine to run the Wright brother's workshop that had the camshaft running at crank speed, and the lobe would tip in and tip out every other revolution. Neat stuff.

[@e2jw]

Wow, what a awesome job filming that - a pure delight to see! So nice to highlight the great men that keep this engine so very well cared for and so clean! Amazing living history! Thank you Adam and your awesome crew!

[@-2u2]

400 HP and 26,000 pounds of torque - that is amazing.

[@superilu]

Damn, the sound of these old ladies is awesome.

[@bumblebeebob]

These old girls are constantly talking to you. Are you hearing what they're telling you? These old, low rpm engines have something modern engine lack. Soul.

[@Baron3D]

Wow, Thank you and to the crew.

[@gs-mt8zd]

Hope to see you build the miniature from the plans, that would be very cool!

[@refusefntk]

Dudes like these keep history alive

[@stingray427man]

I went for the 1st time this year because of you video from last year. Came home w/ a nice Wilton woodworking vise. Thanks

[@TheFunkeyfish]

0:16 LOL she has some good invisibility skills. Good video Adam!

[@FB-tq5ln]

That engine has a symphony of sounds. Your ear can be in tune listening to it. It is wonderful to see it working and loved by so many. Old machinery of that calibre are rare these days. Thank you for the video. You have a passion for your work and it shines through. From Dublin Ireland bless you all

[@petenikolic5244]

Love these old engines so much more Character than any modern thing

[@charlescartwright6367]

Aloha Abom, I have seen this engine several times before, but this is the best coverage I have seen to date, It is an amazing piece of engineering and casting and well as the machining that went into this project. Thank you for your time and effort in sharing, at 80 years old I understand old things better.

[@davidconaway2830]

I'm always humbled when I see what our ancestors accomplished given the tooling and the times. Thanks for sharing this with us.

[@dmadere1]

Going back and forth like that they should put a shaper cutter and table on the end of that bad boy!!

[@markevans3027]

Great video Adam, Thanks for taking the time to share...

[@michaelthacker6121]

You know now that you have those blueprints you're gonna have to machine one of those!

[@maggs131]

I loved the rythm of that big beauty. Boom Blam Boom woo Boom Blam Boom woo 🤣👍

[@WaylanEE]

Music to my ears. Bass and drums. I could dance to this. Definitely gets my head bobbing.

[@LordAn0bis]

That sound is hypnotic. I almost fallen asleep

[@deconkeys562]

I am totally in aw of the engineering and machining of a motor/pump this large. The true craftsmanship of 100 years ago at it's finest. Hats off to the crew that did the restoration and to you for showing it to us.

[@strokerace575]

What a great group of guys people should be more appreciative of the folks who keep stuff like this operational these old machines don't deserve the scrap yard

[@jasonfrary]

Can't wait to see that mini Snow you build :)

[@geckoproductions4128]

I was trying to figure out why you wanted a snow engine in Florida...........DUH! Really enjoyed the video Adam, thanks

[@jondoe6618]

I have watched hours of this engine running, and I am just as amazed every time!!

[@328DaveGTS]

I could listen to that for days , thank you Adam

[@SmallMartingale]

Pencil, paper and brains. Absolutely magnificent.

[@crazyDIYguy]

"Winter bought Snow's engine".🤔

[@johnfox4691]

When I was about 10, my Dad took me to Staveley Works ( UK ) where they had 6 similar machines, each in tandem running 30Hz generators, using blast furnace gas as fuel. I still remember the shear size of the flywheels and standing in front of the cam follower as it swept in and out. An awesome experience for a 10 year old.

[@RobotArms24]

Abom ASMR lol! I could listen to that engine run for hours.

[@jsteifel]

Same here, it's a nice pleasing sound. The counter that was off the cam, was that counting revolutions? They did a beautiful job putting that back together and cleaning her up. 28,000 ft/lbs... wow. impressive. Too bad you didn't get a shot of that pin once it stopped. I was curious how it was held in. Thanks for video.

[@richardandrews6754]

What an amazing engine could have watched that for hours. very humbling to see that fly wheel, I struggled to get my 18" flywheel on the 4" scale traction engine to run better than 3 thou at the rim. Just goes to show the old timers could get incredible accuracy from very simple machines allied to great skill. Well done Adam a great video stay safe and well Richard from England.

[@ecz28]

Started to doze off listening to it run lol love it

[@90FF1]

I'm sorry I can only give but one thumbs up. The video and the engine rate many more. Thanks to The Freewheelers and you sir, for inviting me along.

[@jeromeprater183]

Increase the video speed 2X to get the feel of the engine at full speed.

[@jimpikul8551]

I saw this about 15 years ago. It was quite impressive then as now. Thanks for posting!

[@weshowe51]

This video was so much better than last years one (which was impressive enough). Thanks for taking the time to get us a close peek!

[@victoryfirst2878]

Thank you Adam for showing us all on KZbin this great big gas engine. Look forward to see this in person.

[@bumblebeebob]

There's nothing like these old, low rpm engines. The sheer amount of power they put out is amazing. 26,000 fp of torque at 120rpm?! Wow!

[@jamesrathkamp1893]

Dude!!! 1/8 scale those blueprints and that series would be gold!!!! I’d want it on DVD!!!!!!

[@steveskouson9620]

OK, wrap your heads around this. A Four stroke, "four cylinder" 2 piston engine, with a four lobe camshaft. Actually, only the two cylinders, but, like a Steam engine, they are double acting. Of ALL the running antique engines, the Snow is my favourite. (ANY hit-n-miss, a close second.) I may be able to afford a hit-n-miss, even a model, but NEVER a Snow. Room just might be an issue. The interesting thing about Snow natural gas engines, is they did not use spinning (rotating) power. They used reciprocating power. That flywheel was only to even out the pulses, and run the camshaft, and other engine uses. The reciprocating power pumped natural gas. steve

[@HandToolRescue]

Can you ship that to me?

[@KingdaToro]

The Coolspring Power Museum in Coolspring, PA has the even larger 600 HP version. They run it daily, with all four cylinders firing, at 90 RPM.

[@TgWags69]

I've been there and it's pretty cool watching it run. There was a pumping station north of coolspring where they still had 4 in service. We took a tour and it was awesome seeing them work. They were still running them at the time because they were grandfathered in and weren't charged carbon emission tax to run them. This made them more economical to run vs the new EXTREMELY loud "efficient " modern engine. Edit: I located the pump house I toured. It was the Heath pump station, since torn down. Here's a video I found on it though. I'm lucky to have seen it. Watch "Heath Pumping Station Documentary Part1" on KZbin kzbin.info/www/bejne/mquQkKOVaqeonbM

[@sammyspade123]

totally mesmerizing. could listen and watch this for hours. Thanks

[@davidrichards5594]

Excellent coverage of the Snow engine. The most complete video ever made of it, thanks...Dave

[@JTL-DK]

Whoa what a Torque Monster!

[@Uncle-Duncan-Shack]

I know about that engine, but having you visit her and show her some affection is very respectful. Thanks for sharing the event.

[@davidhamilton7628]

You know Adams wanting to attach a clapper box to the end of that thing😁

[@ricande]

You beat me to it. My thoughts exactly. xD

[@dlwilliams76]

Fantastic! Thanks so much for the video. That's great that they gave you that book. I met the guy that designed that model, and got to see it run at a model engineering show in PA this January. I bought the book and hope to build it soon. You need to build one! I'll see if I can send you a short video of it running.

[@unvamp02]

Awesome! I'm from Western New York, an hour from Buffalo! Love to see local Iron from WNY! Thanks for sharing!

[@GartenOHM]

What a big shaper !

[@listerine-pr5lt]

Amazing craftsmanship , a masterpiece for 1914.

[@denniswillis2639]

Ya know Adam...on the end opposite the pump...I can't be the only one thinking "Sheesh...attach a clapper box and a cutting tool and that thing would be one heck of a shaper"! :-)

[@owenkirby5076]

bet you would have loved to put a dial gauge on that flywheel Adam,,great video as always love watching the channel,from over the pond in Durham north east England,,

[@rustysetser9754]

Hard to believe 100 plus years ago making something that big amazing craftsmanship engineering and insight...

[@timothypetroulakis62]

Play the video at 2x speed to see it running at a full 120rpm. It certainly is intimidating especially the part where he stood at the ram end opposite the compressor!

[@designworksdw1949]

That lady with the blue shirt at the start was pretty funny

[@DavoShed]

Truly Hypnotic One two three four, Repeat. I could play that going to sleep at night :)

[@debrainwasher]

A really gorgeous engine.

[@routercnc9517]

I won’t lie - I was expecting a machine which cleared snow away, but enjoyed nonetheless. Thanks for sharing !

[@oleanderson3693]

Mesmerizing watching and listening through good headphones.

[@markveits6300]

This is the best video on the internet of a Snow! IMPRESSED beyond words!

[@robbierobot2979]

Thanks for filming this Abom.

[@oldpup2182]

Can you imagine drawing all that out by hand, on paper. Amazing.

[@jamesogorman3287]

This reminds me a lot of the Cooper Bessemer horizontal engines that pumped trillions of cubic feet of natural gas for 60-70 years at the transmission station I worked at during college. Those engines and the engine room were kept in immaculate condition and very well maintained. I was always amazed at how huge the engines were and how small the compressors were, but they were taking gas from the field at little or no pressure and discharging at 400 psig. Plenty of pressure to push the gas through 100 or more miles of 24 or 30 inch line to the next pipeline station.

[@robertkavich7426]

This was in my area , western New York , southern tier . Winters Salvage has been around almost as long as that engine . They do railroad road salvage and are still in business . If you want to see old equipment , you should check out their yard !!! As you can imagine they have some big equipment for railroad work and a yard full of old industrial machines

[@halegor]

This is a work of art, art of engineering. I want you to tell to those wonderful people words of thankfulness for their hard work to restore and preserve the heritage of engineering. From "SNOW"y Russia. Thank you very much.

[@johnirwin1837]

Just amazing engineering for it's day. Without a computer too.

[@maxandsherrywike2984]

I agree, that would be wild running at full rpm !!!

[@CharleyGeorge]

Good job man in showing all aspects of this engine running as well as the history. Very very good job my friend.

[@Bg1111ghk]

There is a 600hp snow engine at Coolspring you should check out, really awesome that these monsters are still running thanks to the dedicated folks that work on them. Amazing history of amazing machines that helped build this great nation!

[@michaelthomas7898]

Cute little engine, I went to a show last year in Buckley where the crankshaft weighed in at 16400 lbs. 22 tons for the flywheel, 37 tons for the bed plate and I believe 1000 hp at 100 rpm. Slow but powerful it was also a Snow engine, but twice the size. Good show if you find your way up North.

[@dehmer777]

Please send thanks to all who did the work to put that monster back in service. It's great to be able to see that piece of history! I am constantly amazed at the marvels that were accomplished that long ago.

[@thomasnelson2463]

Bump bump BUMP - WHEW! I love the happy sound it makes, it'll be in my head as I go to sleep tonight!

[@jamesgovett2501]

Incredible to think this engine was built well over a century ago and what a bunch of good blokes, I would love to see it operating in person but as I live the other side of the world down under it’s a bit on the hard side

[@mhbh1979]

Awesome engine. Cross head bearing is hammering the crap out of itself though. Perfect job for you Abom😎

[@RobertPerrigoOkiechopper]

Massive undertaking and well maintained . Thanks for taking me along .

[@steveshoemaker6347]

W0W....What a super engine.....l have watched several video on this engine....But your video is the....Very BEST I HAVE EVER WATCHED BY FAR.....l have done a lot of casting work in my time....But this is casting on another level.....An that flywheel !!!....Awesome...l am 77 years old now....Thanks very very much my friend....From Ky state...!!!!!!

[@Abom79]

Thank you! 👍🏻

[@willy480able]

The sound of that magnificent beast running is mesmerizing.

[@salsyou]

The over rev safety is really cool. Mechanical safety like that so simple as long as it works. cool.

[@jlucasound]

Adam, you do such an awesome job of capturing what we all want to see. You are recording every angle I would look for, in person, if I was actually there.