[SEL] Witte engines

[Arnie Fero]

Hi Tom,

This was one of those cost-saving innovations for which Witte was famous.  As you
mentioned, the "steel balance" was the familiar cast-in extra weight near the
flywheel rim.  The "farm balance" was a lump of sticky manure that the farmer
applied to the flywheel rim as needed.  I hope that helps...

See ya,  Arnie

On Sun, November 28, 2010 10:03 am, Germoamer at aol.com wrote:
> Hey folks,
>
> December issue of GEM has a letter from the Witte engine company dated
> 1907. In that letter it notes:  Steel Balanced portable engine and Farm
> Balanced portable engine.  What is the difference in "Steel" versus "Farm"
> balanced?  Was the steel balanced more precisely balanced with inserts in  the
> flywheels (as in vehicle rims with weights) versus the farm balance was just
> in the casting of the flywheels?