Historic Hood River
Ingenuity
9-20-2023
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I love the ingenuity of people trying to get a job done, even if it’s not entirely clear what the job was. Someone’s taken an assortment of car parts and plumbing supplies to make this contraption. Perhaps it’s a mixing vat for orchard chemicals? Or a basin to clean fruit for packing? What’s your guess?
There’s a four cylinder automobile engine to the right, complete with radiator, ignition switch and indicator gauges. But after the flywheel the drive shaft enters a different world, with pumps and valves of all sorts.
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Ingenuity
9-20-2023
Notes
I love the ingenuity of people trying to get a job done, even if it’s not entirely clear what the job was. Someone’s taken an assortment of car parts and plumbing supplies to make this contraption. Perhaps it’s a mixing vat for orchard chemicals? Or a basin to clean fruit for packing? What’s your guess?
There’s a four cylinder automobile engine to the right, complete with radiator, ignition switch and indicator gauges. But after the flywheel the drive shaft enters a different world, with pumps and valves of all sorts.
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steffen lunding
An orchardist buddy suggests that it was a dairy tank. They would put milk in it, and maybe cooled it also…
Pat A
This looks factory made.
The gauge layout, frame and mounting points and plumbing look like they were made in numbers.
The radiator may not be original?
jnails
The toop looks to possibly be open with timbers running across to hold the tank open/upright.