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Peanut Rider running a pump
« on: June 23, 2026, 06:10:57 pm »
Peanut Rider running a pump
This surprised me that it had the gumption to run this old USA made 1930's Empire Water Pump

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Re: Peanut Rider running a pump
« Reply #1 on: June 23, 2026, 06:39:35 pm »
Once it got going, it ran that pump with ease!
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Re: Peanut Rider running a pump
« Reply #2 on: June 23, 2026, 06:54:04 pm »
Quote from: Stoker on June 23, 2026, 06:39:35 pm
Once it got going, it ran that pump with ease!

These don't have a lot of power, I was surprised when I made this vid that it was able to turn that flywheel let alone get the pump going.
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Re: Peanut Rider running a pump
« Reply #3 on: June 23, 2026, 07:14:29 pm »
I think the real problem with them is that they don't shed heat well, so the heat builds up and then you don't have a large thermal gradient between the hot and cool parts, which is what is needed to get them to run well and keep on running.
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Re: Peanut Rider running a pump
« Reply #4 on: June 23, 2026, 08:25:43 pm »
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Re: Peanut Rider running a pump
« Reply #5 on: 4 hours ago »
Very nice video of that engine running I am surprised at how many RPM's it actually could produce!!!
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