Rescuing a Superior Oil Engine

This is Doug Waggonner's story of rescuing a Superior Oil Engine from is resting place of some 80 years. Doug submitted the article for us to enjoy - thanks mate - all the best to you, your crew, and of course, your engine - enjoy it! This article including the photos is © Copyright 2003 Doug Waggonner all rights reserved.

The rescue crew

What a crew!!...after about 7 hours of cussin' and discussin' we FINALLY got the superior out of the power house. From left to right. Chuck and Willy from Turner Wrecker service. Without there help this would not be possiable, and i cannot thank them enuf! There theres my wife Michelle who must have a ton of patience to put up with me and my "Engins". Then there me, Tyler and Mike, Tony ias the one behind the camera. And a very special thanks to Tony and Mike.

resting

The Superior in its shed where it has rested for the last 80 years or so...

driven bullwheel

The bull wheel the Superior drove.

dragging it out

OK, we finally got the skids loose, all the gas lines out of the way. So as we crossed our fingers we started to winch it out!

stuck

Well Shit! The engine isn't wanting to cooperate. This is what happens when to door is too narrow and the engine is trying to come out sideways!!

You can see Willy looking at the problem. And thinking, "Well this is ANOTHER fine mess you have gotten me into".....now what??

We ended up pulling the engine out, along with part of the wall....opps:o)

After about 7 hours we finally have it outside.

laoded

We got it up onto Willys truck. Kinda overloaded,,,,we weighed the Superior at a truck stop on the way home...it weighs 8,880 lbs.!!!

at home off side

The way it looks beside my house....heheheheee....makes a nice yard ornament don't ya think?? After a week or two of removing and cleaning the valve cages the Superior lives again. And as a total suprise to me, it makes hardly any noise at a slow rpm. The neighbors probally can't hear it run.

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