[SEL] Baraboo Show 2005

[Arnie Fero]

Hi Steve,

I had a lengthy chat with the owner of that unique engine.
The consensus was that the engine started out life as an Alamo.

But that some former owner decided to "experiment" and see if he could
devise the most complicated way to achieve a simple function.  Not to the
extent of creating a Rube Goldberg contraption, but just WAY more
complicated than was strictly necessary.

The end result is a real "head scratcher" of an engine.  I'm damn glad
that the owner brings it out.  Its a fun thing to watch.

See ya,  Arnie

Arnie fero
Pittsburgh, PA
fero_ah at city-net.com

On Mon, 10 Oct 2005, Steve Barr wrote:

> They think that the sideshaft is an Alamo, but at the auction several
> years ago, it was sold as an unknown.  They may have further identified it
> since then.  There are some wild features on it.
>
> http://www.oldengine.org/members/sbarr/images/Auctions/Baraboo2002/55.jpg