Home What´s New   Search this site   About this site   About R & T   Overview   History   Membership   The Whistle   Photo Albums   Reg. Events   Special   Articles   Visitors Info   2011 Schedule     Tractor Pulls   Regulations   Garden Tractor   Exhibitor Info   Gift Shop   Organization   Officers&Dir's   Committees   Volunteer Corner   What is it?   Contacting Us     October 2, 2000		Photo Album - The Cooper Gas Engine Story   Rough and Tumble's "new" Tandem Double Acting Gas Engine was manufactured by C & G Cooper Company in 1913 for use powering a gas pipeline pump. It's last pumping location was at the Columbia Gas Transmission Co.'s York Station, shown at the right. This text and photo essay describes how Rough and Tumble came to own the engine, and how many very dedicated volunteers disassembled it in Medina, OH, transported it to Kinzers, built a complex concrete foundation, and ultimately reassembled and restored the engine to operating condition. This story is told in three parts - Overview, Interesting Statistics, and Operating Diagram (This page) Article by Roger Kriebel telling the story from the original contacts with the previous owner through delivery of the disassembled engine to Rough and Tumble. (adapted from Roger's article in the January 2000 R&T "Whistle") Photos, in the form of a photo album, covering the project from pre-disassembly through restoration and reassembly at Rough and Tumble. Additions will be made to the story and photos as work proceeds to completion.   Interesting Statistics It took almost a decade from the time Roger Kriebel first became aware of the possible availability of this engine until the engine became the property of Rough and Tumble Many volunteers devoted their time, often vacation time from their jobs, to bring about Rough and Tumble's possession of this engine. This is a great story of R&T Volunteerism in Action Horsepower - 485 hp at 125 rpm Two Cylinders Bore - 21.5" Stroke - 36" Double Acting (combustion on both sides of each piston) Tandem - both cylinders are in-line on a common piston rod supported by three crossheads 4 cycle - providing a power stroke each half turn of the crankshaft Flywheel - 14 ft Diameter, each half-section weighs 11,000 lbs Crankshaft weight (with counter balance) 11,000lbs Estimated total weight - 75 Tons Fuel - Natural Gas (R&T will run it on propane.) Original Use - Powered a 16" by 36" compressor to pump natural gas through a pipeline Foundation at R&T - 135 cubic yards concrete Diagram and Operation The rough diagram below will give you an idea as to the layout and main components of the engine. Together with the photo album, this should help understand the components and operation of the engine.
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