Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[sean donato]

Pretty cool

It’s funny, I often think to myself “I wonder what the older fellas in scrounge think about……”

Lot of wisdom in the group of guys in this thread

I couldn't agree more. Figured this was the beast group to ask about something like this. If nothing else, everyone would like seeing a pretty cool model engine.

 

[MustangMike]

Looks like a little hit and miss engine to me. Pretty cool. Looks like you could power stuff from the "drive" side. The heavy flywheel should keep it moving.

 

[sean donato]

Looks like a little hit and miss engine to me. Pretty cool. Looks like you could power stuff from the "drive" side. The heavy flywheel should keep it

Yes, there's a pully to run a belt on it opposite the flywheel. I'm assuming it had a purpose at some point, you can see some wear in the groove like a belt was running in it.
I'm having a really hard time figuring out what type of engine it is, it doesn't seem to fit into any one class. There's no carb, no govenor, no hot/glow tube. You light the wick, and slide it under the tin shield, and it's supposed to run after you give it a spin. I'm leaning more towards an odd ball hot air/ stirling engine, but I can see the cylinder is full of soot/ carbon so I'm sure it's some sort of "internal" combustion engine.

 

[SimonHS]

My logging buddy swung by tonight. Had to fix one of his saws, and figure out where his truck was leaking brake fluid. He forgot the new brake handle for his saw. So he ran back to his place and came back with the part and this little model engine. All we know about it is it was locally made, and supposed to be 1/4 hp. Anyone know anything about it? He said you burn kerosene in the wick pot, it's a pain to get started but will run all day one it's running. Says crafted by m m stauffer 1981 on the base plate. I started cleaning it up before he left. I'm super excited to have it. Really want to run it, but wanted to see if the infinite wisdom of my scrouge buddies can tell me any info on it?

It's a hot air engine, called a flame eater or flame licker. Lots of different designs are available. That one looks well made.

 

[sean donato]

It's a hot air engine, called a flame eater or flame licker. Lots of different designs are available. That one looks well made.

Thanks, that clears up a lot of mystery.

 

[GrizzlyAdams86]

It's not the MK5000C, but it's sibling the one and only (that I know of) MPEX 5000 ever built. When there was no interest in the MK5000 locomotives after Morrison-Knudson Rail was acquired by Motive Power, an unused MK5000 cab was grafted onto a former Santa Fe SD45-2B locomotive to create MPEX 5000. The SD45-2B was basically rebuilt into an SD50M-3 with the new cab, diesel prime mover and electronics. The centered front cab door allowed the crew in the cab to see someone standing on the bottom step of the locomotive, even while seated and also had better crash ratings. It was leased by the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad as possible use for coal service as the DME (later CP) was looking to try and get into the Power River coal fields but this never happened and the unit ended up going back to Motive Power after DME was gobbled up by CP and lease later expired as CP had no interest in the unit. It still is out there and I got it in the first picture back when it was visiting the CP shops in St. Paul, MN back in 2021. The other picture is what an SD45-2B would have looked like (photo credit to the listed photographer).

 

[sean donato]

Got it running..

 

[SS396driver]

Zinc plating some of the vise parts
Top clamp is polished with some 0000 steel wool lower is how it comes out of the tank

Both polished
View attachment IMG_9692.mov

 

[tnflatbed]

Good evening, it's been a few years since I've been on here. I'll save everyone a sob story but the last few years have been trying to say the least. All that aside, I thought I could get back to posting pictures of scrounging firewood. Just put a hydraulic top link on a few months ago and today I figured out I now have a tow truck for logs . Don't even have to get off most of the time as the tongs usually fall around the log.

 

[skippymud]

WOW! So many great avenues to collect firewood. A cord of seasoned where I am in NYState-USA is about $275 delivered = OUCH!

I take my 4x8 trailer and load up on the side of less traveled desolate roads. Not always the best firewood is low-hanging but at least I have the chance to be somewhat picky. Using a saw that I rebuilt is priceless. Always wear eye protection etc

 

[djg james]

When I burn my fireplace, the furnace doesn't run. My basement work shop gets a little cool. I purchased a 5000W 220v heater to take the chill out of the basement.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B6ZHHBVM?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

I hooked it up with a 40A breaker and #8 (what I had on hand) wire. Plenty of capacity to carry the current. The basement gets into the mid 50s and I'd like to get a 10-15 degree rise. My basement is approximately 20' x 28'. When I check the temp rise 20' away directly in front of the air flow, I only see a 4-6 degree rise when it's on max . It gets up to only 62 degrees. Am I expecting too much out of it or is it not working properly?

I'm still going to check the receptacle to make sure it's got 220v running to it. Also, I'm going to check the continuity on the 3 heat level switches to make sure they aren't wired upside down. Still, I would like to check to see if each of the elements (3) are coming on when the proper switch is flipped. Any ideas on how to check and see if it's working properly.