Anyone have any knowledge of McCulloch engines? Found this recently and would like to know what it's worth before I try to make a fair offer on it. Not sure what I'd do with it but it's just too cool to pass up. TIA, JH
It's probably no longer airworthy Those engines were about 75 HP at 4000 rpm and most were fuel injected. Besides drones they were used in a small helicopter.
Chainsaws, Superchargers, ( both McCulloch and Paxton ) , Drone engines, GoKart engines, the London Bridge, all have to do with Robert Paxton mcCulloch. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_P._McCulloch
Yes. Also the same company that came up with the superchargers for the flatheads. The superchargers became Paxton.
It's just plain cool! Looks to be already setup in a run stand with a tank. Looks to be complete. Anyone remember the guy with the rod, when he took it in to have it inspected for title/license, because the engine serial number had been tampered with, they confiscated the engine. That won't be the case here, but since someone brought up the defaced serial number.......Butch/56sedandelivery.
McCulloch was a Hell of a man, first efforts were in Milwaukee, late 30's made the first blowers for flatties. This air cooled diesel prototype caught my attention @ the Pima museum in Tucson, charge air cooler, tubo, neat stuff.
Sometimes when you purchase government surplus, you must destroy numbers. One time I went to bid on some surplus equiptment The vehicles had to be "cut in at least 4 pieces that obliterated at least 1/4 inch of material" and all numbers had to be obliterated.
and....they made generators - an option on some Ford Camper Specials...it's in a brochere I have somewhere....
that sounds badass, some 5 foot long individual straight pipes with fishtails would sound really evil.
Cool little engine! 72 HP, 75 pounds. Bensen Gyrocopters were designed around those engines. Subaru's have taken over since the drone engines have become pretty rare. They are 2-strokes, so they really wail. Sound like a V8! Great for snowplanes and airboats even if no longer airworthy. Pretty thirsty, though, and not environmentally friendly with gas-oil mix.
Are you able to turn it over ? Some aviation guy may want it. It's 100 cu. in, according to the data plate. 4TTRUK
I used to use McCulloch race engines back in the 60's in karting but I never remember seeing anything like that one. My guess is that is from either the 40's or 50's era. McCulloch was always very good to me and supplied engines, helmets and bags along with posters and decals for years while I was racing. I still have all the stuff they gave me from the early 60's We used to stick a lot of pistons in cylinders back in those day's once we got up around 400 degrees. Jimbo
The drones were used for gunnery practice for 75 MM anti-aircraft guns by the Army in the early fifties. After the Korean war and jets were used the piston powered drones were obsolete and were fazed out.
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