Wayne Judge of Garwin brought his 1917 one and a half horse power Stover engine. He purchased it from a private person in Texas. Wayne quipped, 'He had too many engines and now I have the same thing'. The 76 year young Judge has about 15 engines. He said most of them were used on pump jacks and small grinders. Some even had attachments that they could be hooked up to run a butter churn or a cream separator. He pointed out that what this photographer thought was a sediment bulb was actually there to drip oil into the pistons and rings so they do not seize up.
Kevin Dvorak is pictured with his 3 HP Fairbanks-Morse engine. He purchased the 1940 engine at an auction. Dvorak says he has been collecting for a long time and has nine engines. He says he likes to get engines that are in really bad shape, take them all apart and restore them. When asked what he uses to clean them, the answer was a total surprise. He uses Easy Off Oven Cleaner! He says it just slicks off the grime and grease and does not harm the metals. Dvorak adds, 'I take every single piece off the engine, completely dismantle it, and then put it all back in running order.' This old engine was used to grind corn and pump water.
The Ohrt family has long been known for their talents with engines big and small. They are pictured in front of a 1943 Witle Diesel 6 HP engine. The engine was owned by Bob Price of Toledo and Ed Ohrt purchased it at the Marshalltown Antique Auction. When asked about the engine Curt said, 'It was in a junk box.' Ed added, 'It was a pile of parts and took us all year to fix up.'
