[SEL] A new toy finally home

[Judge Tommy Turner]

Very interesting Patrick.  Thanks for the info on RT and the evolution
of their engine.  I wonder how many other companies made similar
adjustments to make their engines a success?  Then, as now, for a
company its all about selling their products.  The move made by RT to go
from a pushrod to sideshaft design certainly accomplished this goal as I
know there were many RT engines made and the company had a long history
of engine production.

Tommy Turner
Magnolia, KY  USA



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The short story on the converted engines:
R-T started making engines with a vertical (no.51) in c1906. They then
built both vertical and horizontal pushrod engines with a belt driven
governor. The later pushrod engines had a shaft driven flyball governor.
These engines were not very successful so in August 1908
Ronaldson-Tippett started making sideshaft engines based on Carters
Patent (as seen with Blackstone engines). The first sideshaft engine was
No.217. To recoup some of the money spent building the pushrod engines a
handful were rebuilt as sideshaft engines in 1911. It is not known if
these are engines that were never sold, bought back or traded in. All of
the converted engines bear evidence of their previous existence. Mine
has the mounting holes for the cam gear and cutouts in the engine bed to
allow for the gear on one side and the water pump eccentric on the
other. The cylindrical muffler inboard of the cooling tower is also
different than the 'standard' Austral. How do I know what the original
engine number is? Well R-T always left the original numbers on the big
end bearing. They have a long history of refurbishing engines so they
left the original number, hidden, so they could easily identify an
engine if it came back to the factory for a rebuild. My engine's
original number is 182. The thought is there to un-rebuild the engine
but it has been in its current form for over 100 years and runs very,
very sweet. It is a pretty unusual engine in its current form but I may
look at the logistics of un-rebuilding it in a few years. Patrick

Patrick M Livingstone
0418 692013
Earlwood NSW
http://www.oldengine.org/members/pml/Index.html



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