Titan Engine Progress

Our friend Gary has been working on his Titan, and he just wrote to us and sent photos along so we could see how he is doing. "Just a little update on the Titan, the cylinder is back on the base the piston is also installed. The head is in Kentucky getting a new butterfly made it should  be back before long. All the small parts for the push rod are built, pins and roller; they control the decompression function for starting. The clutch is off the engine; several parts are still stuck on it. The wheels and drop center frame rails for the cart are out back waiting on nicer weather to build a cart. The parts that have to be recast have been sent off for casting, that part will take several months to turn around. After I have it running the way it should, a tear down, sand blasting and paint job will finish it. My friend in KC is building the water tank and fuel tank, that might be done by the time I see him in June. Gary"

The frame was made for Sears engines, which were made with a base that reached below the bottom of the flywheels.  Titans built for use on the farm were made on a short frame and mounted on a cart (See Photo Below); industrial engines were mounted on a sub-base (Like Gary's engine) for stationary mounting.

IHC without sub-base; on cart. (Mt. Pleasant, 1987)