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Originally Posted by Mike P

You’re right Bob. Would I get a point and half for a hit and miss?

One of the things I would love to get my hands on is the Waterloo Boy Hit and Miss my Dad restored in the 60’s. I helped with what I could but it was more watching and staying out of the way, although Dad did let me paint it.

Babbitt bearings, shim packs, drip oilers and grease cups, I learned a lot there too (and by the way if you have worked with the parts are I’m referring you ARE officially old).

Unfortunately my younger brother has laid claim to that along with the 1936 John Deere “A” my granddad bought new. They are both sitting in sheds slowly deteriorating. The last time I saw them (a couple of months ago), the A had had some parts removed and the Hit and Miss while it still turned over had stuck valves (It will probably break the rocker if he tries to start it) and the rear of the cylinder was getting rusty.

Oh well what are you going to do, I’m just thankful for what I have.

You would have loved to tour Clyde Schurmann's collection. He had at least a couple hundred, ranging from small working models he made himself (he was a machinist among other things), to the biggest one I've ever seen with a 6 ft dia. flywheel. Absolutely amazing collection.



EDIT I just did a quick search to see if there was anything about Clyde's collection on line and found these pics from the auction they had the year after he died: http://www.lewisriver.com/gallery/20...n-auction.html