Stover Hit Miss Engine Serial Numbers

1. Stover Hit Miss Engine Serial Numbers List

04engines07Badger Steam & GasEngine ClubBaraboo, WIScott Clausen, of Hartland, WI, owns this unusual engine, built inMishawaka, Indiana by the Perkins Wind Mill Co. This air cooled engine has hitand miss governing controlled by the flyball governor mounted directly on thevertical sideshaft.This 1 ½ horsepower Rawleigh-Schryer was built in Freeport, IL and belongsto Don Rick, of Neenah, WI.This 1 ½ hp Simplicity engine was built in Port Washington, WI, by TurnerManufacturing. It is owned and was restored by Rex Hinz, of Baraboo, WI.Rated at six horsepower, this Sta-Rite engine was built in Racine, WI bythe Reliance Iron and Engine Co. Reliance was organized in 1906 and wasreorganized and relocated to La Crosse, WI under the name Sta-Rite Engine Co.The company continued as such until 1916, at which time they merged with theHappy Farmer Tractor Co., of Minneapolis to form the La Crosse tractor Co, whichfailed once and for all in 1922.Rated at 1 ½ hp, this Sta-Rite was built in LaCrosse, WI and belongs toSmokey Clift, of Sextonville, WI.Don Blausey, of Baraboo, WI, owns this dandy 2 ½ hp Sta-Rite engine, builtin LaCrosse, WI between 1911 and 1922. It features a 4 ¼ by 5 ½ inch bore andstroke, 20 inch flywheels and a shipping weight of 520 pounds.Dean Warrington, of Hampshire, IL, owns this 3 hp Steiner Longlife.Featuring headless construction and individually removable valve cages, thisengine was built between 1908 and 1912.Bearing serial number 974, this 3 hp engine is the oldest known Stoverengine in running order. It was built in Freeport, IL in 1903 and is owned byJoe Maurer, of Pearl City, IL.Shane Julson, of Waunakee, WI owns this 1923 Stover model KE, built inFreeport, IL.Termaat & Monahan Co., of Oshkosh, WI, built this little engine about1914.

It is owned by Alonzo & Fran Riddle, or Portage, WI.Tom Miller, of Waunakee, WI, owns this 2 hp United, built in Waterloo, IAby Associated Manufacturers and sold by United Engine Co., of Lansing, MI.Al Checky, of Merrimac, WI, owns this Wiscona Pep engine built in Oshkosh,WI, about 1917. The two tanks mounted on the water hopper are to hold gasolineand kerosene.This 6 hp Witte engine was built about 1914 in Kansas City, MO andfeatures headless construction and spark plug ignition. It belongs to Jon Weinkeof Fond Du Lac, WI.

Fellows,If you send me your Stover serial number I will be able to tell you the day and to whom your engine was shipped. For some reason, private messages doesn't appear to be working for me so please send and email or call. You can get that contact information by googling 'Gas Engine Magazine' and doing a search for Stover registry.

Also, I did a column on Stovers for five years and those articles are also at this site. Do a search at GEM for Stover or Joe Maurer to find the articles. Sometimes my email doesn't work so if all fails, call.Best Regards,Joe. Maybe one of you could help me on this.

I just posted this note some where else but it sounds like you know a lot about Stovers. I’ve got a 1927 Stover K that has a complete restoration on it.

SN is KA187555 so it must be a model KA. It runs great and is a show quality restoration.

The only problem is the excessive gear noise. I have used special heavy grease and it reduced the noise considerably but still not acceptable. The gears look like new, possibly they are just poor machining. Any ideas on how to correct the problem? I’ve considered trying to find another set of gears but haven’t seen any for sale.

Is this a problem with all Stover or just mine?Any help would be appreciated.ThanksBruce. Fellows,If you send me your Stover serial number I will be able to tell you the day and to whom your engine was shipped. For some reason, private messages doesn't appear to be working for me so please send and email or call. You can get that contact information by googling 'Gas Engine Magazine' and doing a search for Stover registry. Also, I did a column on Stovers for five years and those articles are also at this site.

Stover Hit Miss Engine Serial Numbers List

Do a search at GEM for Stover or Joe Maurer to find the articles. Sometimes my email doesn't work so if all fails, call.Best Regards,JoeJoeI have a Stover V112484 1hp. Any info would be appreciated! Google Stover Engine Register. Which shows Delivery, Shipping Date.Don't expect to see a direct reference to your serial number, just figure the serial number amongst others and Hp range.Here is the Stover Manufacturing DatesCross Reference your detail serial number.- Post added at 06:43:17 PM - Previous post was at 06:38:13 PM -There was also a ' Rerating of Horse Power ' that occurred from 1911 to 1915. According to C.H Wendel.I have read that the ' rerating ' occurred to The Stover Junior Range.So don't necessarily go by Hp.It could also have happened to The Stover Standard Range 1911 to 1915.- Post added at 06:46:19 PM - Previous post was at 06:43:17 PM -It is a ' bit' of a Mix Match lot Stovers manufactured between 1911 to 1915.- Post added at 06:56:03 PM - Previous post was at 06:46:19 PM -Manufactured in 1918.Then look up the detail. Cross reference with what you have.