Farm Engines and How to Run Them: The Young Engineer's Guide

by James H. Stephenson

TRACTION ENGINE.

FARM ENGINES AND HOW TO RUN THEM
THE YOUNG ENGINEER’S GUIDE

A SIMPLE, PRACTICAL HAND BOOK, FOR EXPERTS AS WELL AS FOR AMATEURS, FULLY DESCRIBING EVERY PART OF AN ENGINE AND BOILER, GIVING FULL DIRECTIONS FOR THE SAFE AND ECONOMICAL MANAGEMENT OF BOTH; ALSO SEVERAL HUNDRED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS OFTEN GIVEN IN EXAMINATIONS FOR AN ENGINEER’S LICENSE, AND CHAPTERS ON FARM ENGINE ECONOMY, WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO TRACTION AND GASOLINE FARM ENGINES, AND A CHAPTER ON
The Science of Successful Threshing

BY
JAMES H. STEPHENSON
And Other Expert Engineers

WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS SHOWING THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF A BOILER AND ENGINE, AND NEARLY EVERY MAKE OF TRACTION ENGINE, WITH A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DISTINCTIVE POINTS IN EACH MAKE.

CHICAGO
FREDERICK J. DRAKE & CO.
PUBLISHERS

COPYRIGHT, 1903
BY FREDERICK J. DRAKE & CO.
CHICAGO, ILL., U.S.A.

• [PREFACE]
• [BUYING AN ENGINE.]
• [BOILERS.]
• [THE SIMPLE ENGINE.]
• [HOW TO MANAGE A TRACTION ENGINE BOILER.]
• [HOW TO MANAGE A TRACTION ENGINE.]
• [HANDLING A TRACTION ENGINE ON THE ROAD.]
• [POINTS FOR THE YOUNG ENGINEER.]
• [POINTS FOR THE YOUNG ENGINEER.—(CONT.)]
• [POINTS FOR THE YOUNG ENGINEER.—(CONT.)]
• [ECONOMY IN RUNNING A FARM ENGINE.]
• [ECONOMY IN RUNNING A FARM ENGINE.—(CONT.)]
• [DIFFERENT TYPES OF ENGINES.]
• [GAS AND GASOLINE ENGINES.]
• [HOW TO RUN A THRESHING MACHINE.]
• [QUESTIONS ASKED ENGINEERS WHEN APPLYING FOR A LICENSE.]
• [DIFFERENT MAKES OF TRACTION ENGINES.]
• [INDEX.]