[SEL] Trusty engine at Tulare show

[Listerdiesel]

On 4/24/05, Jim O'Hagan <jdohagan at comcast.net> wrote:
> Hi Peter, Thanks for all the pictures of Tulare. Is the Trusty engine of
> English origin? It kind of has the look! This example is missing some of the
> ignition system as well as the fuel components. Are there any more complete
> versions over on your side of the pond? If some one had some close ups , I'd
> forward them to Greg, the owner. Does any one have any history on the
> company that manufactured the Trusty 4 poster? Thanks  Jimmy O'Hagan
> 
> Jim O'Hagan

Hi Jim:

I'll have a look back through the A-Z of English engines, but my
initial feeling is that this was a US-built engine. The four-poster
construction was fairly common in the USA, especially in California,
but relatively rare in the UK.

English engines of this era tended to have the maker's full details
on, while this one only has the name and serial number. That is not a
particularly odd factor, but one that tends to drive me towards a US
engine. The other factor is that is looks like a marine engine, it
wouldn't last very long outdoors in an agricultural environment.

Peter
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