Hit and Miss Engines are Good for 4 Things Now Days 

These are the smartest and most handy people. When people like this talk, its best to listen.

Good to hear these engines without Noisy Music. . . .

A fellow I used to work with had several old hit and miss motors. He would set up them up at the county fair and demonstrate their operation and talk about their early applications. You gotta appreciate the simplicity and elegance of these old machines. Back when things were made to work well and run forever. Flash forward to the age of technology and we're purposely building obsolescence into the things we have to rely on. 🤔 For all we've gained there are things we've lost.

I don't recall how young I was when I first saw a hit and miss engine on a farm. I've loved them ever since.

I love that hand made motor.

Growing up my grandad had a 1909 Minneapolis steam tractor. He and a friend rescued it off the scrap heap in the 50s. Restored it (helped that he owned a machine and welding shop) and used to run it in parades and use the live steam to cook horse tanks full of sweet corn. Loved that thing.

Old engines were reliable, too reliable and the gov and big corp couldn’t have that. Soon enough everyone will begin to understand

OH YES.. Those were tough times.. And we must never discount discourage or forget these men and their machines and knowledge

I mean, really!!! Look at this old time quality craftsmanship. They are still running and not missing a beat. Ever. So cool 😎.

During the Denton Thrasher Reunion, The week before 4th of July, In Denton, NC, HUNDREDS of people bring these old engines to the reunion. It's amazing to see and hear them all running.

In Childersburg Alabama I used to help my grandfather mess with those when I was little. At the time I did not know what they were I just remembered I was helping granddaddy. I could fall asleep listening to those things. As long as they’re well-maintained they will run forever

Absolutely beautiful. Love them.. I still use a nearly 100 year old Lister as a generator for back up power.

Thank you John. Great video. I really like old equipment like this and its history. I spent my summers in the 1940's and 1950's on my grandparents farm near Hillsville, VA. All work was by humans and horses drawn equipment. Great memories.

I use to go to these old engine events when I lived in Mt. Airy, NC! Lot of fun!

5 things... They make smiles too 😊😊

Boy that power show looks interesting! Thanks for taking us along 👍

Another good video John , we have something like this in montana in August , antique farm tractors , saw mills etc.. etc... All things steam powered its awesome THANK YOU FRANK FROM MONTANA......

Never mind the engines, albeit they are wonderful, it's the Appalachian people who I love. I'm hoping to spend some time amongst these wonderful people soon as it's something I've dreamed of for years. Lots of love to the Appalachian folk from the peak District in the UK.

Is just fascinating to see and hear you explain Ford Engine 1893.

and when the grid goes down they'll become valuable.

he is not wrong, Every time I go to the state fair I spend hours just watching and looking at them.

Thankyou so much for this video. These old machines are the best.

Thanks. To all. Gary is Wonderful guy

I’ve been to many old motor shows..my uncle had probably 50-75 of them at one time…nothing like the sound of an old pop and skip!!!

Fairbanks-Morse was among the largest builders of stationary engines. Many different sizes of single cylinder up to multi cylinder diesel ones. The company also perfected "opposed piston" full diesel engines popular in navy marine power use.

Super interesting

Ahhhh memories Tri State Gas and Engine Show Portland Indiana The sound and the smells My youth the best times ever

This history that needs to be taught in schools

That's a very comical description of hit and miss engines. I love to watch 'em run. Cheers from eastern TN

I would love one of these. Small big what every it is I'll take it.

Way back when, it was probably said, “yep, we have a hit-n-miss engine for that,” as compared to today, “yes, there is an app for that.”

Thank you 😊

I had an old 67 triumph motorcycle. Fun bike but it wasn't made for 6' tall XXL Americans. It also had the backwards foot controls, left foot brake right foot shift. I loved the bike but it didn't get ridden much, but boy did the old timers come out of the woodwork every time I started it up in my driveway. Without fail some guy would stop his car in the street and walk up to me. Vietnam vets mainly. They all had stories about racing their Harleys, Indians, BSAs, and Trumps. I sure do miss that bike.

Great video always love seeing those old engines working!!

This was one of the best programs that I have seen in a very long time. Very well done!😊

A great collection of Engines and tractors. Thanks.

Keeping those old Engines going requires dedication and mastery. Great video ! Thank you for sharing! Greeting from the Dominican Republic 🤗

I love it

As always, excellent video John.

Good morning John good to be herein a another wonderful/ learning experience adventure

When I was a kid in Coos Bay, Oregon an gravel company operated beneath the bridge. The owner ran shaker with a Fairbanks-Morse five horse engine. he claimed it had been doing that job for 60 years.

Opoop in just me a little while we will. Need these.

Whoever made your carts for the LB and the Dishpan did a great job!

My mother's mother's father (my great-grandfather) had one of these engines in his garage. He used it to power table saws and other tools.

Good video from John!

my dad always wanted one. now i know why. thanks for the video and keeping the hobby and equipment alive.

They get work done without electronic engine management. That's a viable source of power with emp immunity.

That's pretty cool!

Best use I have seen is powering a homemade ice cream machine. Very cool and tasty at the same time.

Smart men right here. Great vedio

Wow! Incredible!

Thanks for making and sharing this video.

love to see people like keeping the old engines going

Just amazing; thank-you!

love them hit and miss engines

What a lovely interesting old fallow, many thanks for showing

Sweet machines and smart fellas.

Happy's Antiques near the Buschs Baked Beans Plant has a couple hit and misses for sale. Really wanna get one!!!

Super cool old engines. I remember some of these from when I was a kid.

Awesome thanks for the great work Sir 👍

Fantastic video! I laud these old timers who appreciate early technology:)-John in Texas

Love those family toys.

I was a charter member of Branch 3 of Early Day Gasoline Engine and Tractor Association in the 1970's through 1990's. These are wonderful old machines. Many small machine shops to larger iron works manufactured their own design of these stationary engines. Most of the flywheel style were cast iron open flywheel style, as opposed to the later air cooled aluminum ones.

I wouldn't discount that. We are in a world about to collapse, old will be new again as everyone will have to turn to living like we did 120 years ago.

Old guys like him have forgotten more than I know man. Crazy crazy

aww man I wish there was more people there! Cool stuff that needs to be seen.

I needed a good video! Thanks!

I love that old guy… I wished he was my grandad.. but I’m an old grandad too… and when he started talking about his grandad on the farm, it was a good feeling.

A great video with lots of detail - thanks for posting- All the best and God Bless. 🙏❤🇺🇸

I love that spark plug shirt!

Thought words of a song went through me head as I looked on this, “Oh Lord, Mr Ford, What have you done”?

Good folks right there….. they just don’t make ‘em like they used to.

I’m Leavin this channel live here in Knoxville and had no idea about some of these places that would be some great trips to make and appreciate

I just sold some of my maytag hit and miss engines! Small easy to fix and operate

0:30 - LOL my first homebuilt go cart was powered by one of those... The engine was so heavy on the back, that even with two little kids seated up front, we had to attach a big rock up front to keep the front end down.

I know an old timer that uses two of those. One for his saw blade to cut logs and one to pump water from his well. 👍

Was in Denmark at a community fest, numerous old farm equipment and naturally several hit and miss in operation. Nimbus motorcycles too

I have a 1922 Fairbanks Morse on my ranch. Been there since new. Still doing the job too.

Cool. I went to a small scale steam engine show before. Causes one to pause and think of the state of the world today, and to the blessing that truth is.

Great video.

I want to go..

Great video, the faces shows what they're talking about

Very cool man 👍

Labor of love.

This reminds me how life was in my area before tourism went crazy. I miss that.

He forgot one. I love to hear these old boys talk on these here little tuggin engines. I love the look on my boys face while he watches. He's like me. He's gotta know what makes it go.

These old engines are really something.

I've got a John Deere 1 1/2 horse in the stages of restoration, and another gas engine that an old-timer at a show told me he believed was a Sparta, as there are no markings on it, other than a brass tag with no manufacturer name.

I'm 40 years old. I grew up going to the show in Portland Indiana. My Dad had several old hit n miss. I still have them. The only one I know much about was an old small Maytag. I'd kick it over and get it going to take to local shows. They're very cool machines. I personally have a love for the flathead motors 32-52. I have several as well as old speed racing used on salt. I love the sound. I've been thinking about trying to get one of the larger hot n miss that never ran going to use as a generator. The sound they made as well as proportions and flywheels is something to behold. I'm a master fabricator by trade with a degree in Metallurgy. I've been giving real thoughts to duplicating a Tiger Schwinn Cantilever frame and attempting to cast my own motor. My thought was to buy 2 cheap Chinese cases to cobble together to elongate my cylinder. You can get them to 100 cc but swap a head to get 110cc with a 50mm piston. However Stihl Saws makes big bore kits going to 56mm with a very similar head. I think I could make a Frankenstein and recast with better material as well as sleeve it. 125-150 cc two stroke would propel a bicycle to probably 85-100 mph 😆 it makes sense in my mind.

You got so much better at your videos. Be cool if you made it back to this festival

Good people

Magic! The small farm history here in high rainfall SE Australia hill is something similar, power only arrived in the 50's and to this farm in the early 60's. Home lighting was by 32V plant with an old ex dairy plant hit 'n miss Austral 3Hp for 30 years. Do you or anyone reading recognise the tunes in the background?

We called these machines johnny poppers.

You could get a saw mill attachment

I enjoyed ypur video.

one of those engines would sound truly nice on a little shanty-boat ...

i love this video

Nice . I'm old so I remember the pedal start motor boing on a washing machine way out in the country . Some years back I saw a video of a home made hobby car that ran on one of these, slow but fun to watch . I can spend hours watching these things chug away . -Nate

England and Britain thought them all they know.

Watching this video I could swear I smell oil, cotton candy, and BBQ.