I was looking at a few photos of the old Bessemer engine and dug out some more to make a brief slide show. This engine was busted for more than ninety years. The rod broke around 1920, probably because the oiler ran dry while the engine was running. Susan and I bought it and dragged it back to Prestonsburg, KY, where we lived at the time, then later brought it to the farm. We set it up by the road to hold our mailbox, until Gary Bahre came along and it went home with him. The new rod was welded up out of flat stock, machined, and a babbit bearing was poured. The Bessemer is a 2 stroke engine that can run on liquid fuel, propane, or natural gas. The main bearings are lubed by grease cup, and the cylinder and rod are oiled by a dual drip oiler.
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