Industrial flathead

Hello,

is there any difference between an industrial 8BA flathead and a regular one? I saw an old crane at the junk yard with it. S/N *8RNN*1002* does it make sense to save it?

 

same as any other...

 

Save it if the price is decent.

 

chances are it's been serviced regularly

 

Grab the whole deal if it's a decent price and sell the crane for s**** , freebie.

 

The nice thing about an industrial motor is that they have been run wide open all their lives, if it held together all this time its a good one.

 

Hard to tell for sure from the photo but that might be a propane carburetor on it and it may have a governor on it as well.

 

Propane vaporizer for sure . Propane 105 octane . Super clean burning

 

And no oil contamination or wall wear!

 

I have one and it's in great shape, looks like it was well maintained. Plus someone mounted a 39' box to it![emoji57]

 

A propane motor will be spotless inside

 

That's not a propane carb. That is a governor that fits between manifold and Ford carb, allowing the engine to hold a steady RPM as load changes.

 

Maybe made by HOOF..Governed engine speed to probably around max hp rpm..Have a brand new one around some wheres...

 

That is a governor that fits between manifold and Ford carb

 

Industrial engines are generally governed at a speed that produces a percentage of their max horsepower depending on their application and anticipated life.

For instance a given engine running a typical emergency standby generator set might run at 1800 rpm which might be 65% of it's horsepower rating. The same engine used in a constant run generator set designed as a primary power supply might run at 900 rpm which might be 25% or less of it's horsepower rating to live for an extended time period.