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Joseph Day (1855 – 1946) is a little-known [1] English engineer who developed the extremely widely used crankcase-compression two-stroke petrol engine, [1] [2] as used for small engines from lawnmowers to mopeds and small motorcycles.
Wards 10 Best Engines is an annual list of the ten "best" automobile engines available in the U.S. market, that are selected by Wards AutoWorld magazine. The list was started in 1994 for model year 1995, and has been drawn every year since then, published at the end of the preceding year.
The engines are small in both physical dimensions and power output, relative to larger automobile engines.Power outputs are typically less than 11 kW (15 hp). The smallest of all are used in handheld garden machinery, such as string trimmers and chainsaws, which have a displacement as small as 24 cc (1.5 cu in). [2]
In 1956 Tecumseh entered the small engine market acquiring Lauson and in 1957, acquired the Power Products Company- maker of 2 cycle engines found in many antique chainsaws. [6] [7] In 2007, the company's former gasoline engine and power train product lines were sold to Platinum Equity LLC. In December 2008, the company closed its engine ...
The engines were designed for outdoor field service in industries including agriculture, construction, marine, oil-field equipment and railway maintenance. [6] There are a wide range of variations in each engine family, including displacement, vertical and horizontal crankshafts, power ratings, and fuel used.
A pilot was heard saying he was unable to make an emergency landing, moments before he and four others died in a fiery crash at the side of a Nashville highway.. Three children were on board the ...
Briggs & Stratton Corporation is an American manufacturer of small engines with headquarters in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Engine production averages 10 million units per year as of April 2015. [2] The company reports that it has 13 large facilities in the U.S. and eight more in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Mexico, and the Netherlands. The ...
The first small steam traction engines, adapted from the design of stationary engines used to thresh wheat and gin cotton, weren't strong enough and broke down repeatedly. [ 7 ] The competitive landscape changed during that same year, 1909, when the Holt Manufacturing Company of Stockton, California , arrived in Peoria.