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SUNDIAL MODEL A ENGINE – c. 1938

Sundial Model A - c. 1938

The SUNDIAL family of engines were manufactured in Australia by Sunshine Harvester Works in Sunshine, Victoria. They were made from 1926 to 1949 for use on farms to operate everything from dairy apparatus to generators and pumps. They came in…

RUSTON HORNSBY YWAH ENGINE – c. 1957

Ruston and Hornsby YWAH Engine - c. 1965

The YWAH engine is a compressor engine, based on the normal 2-cycle, air-cooled diesel 2YWA engine. One cylinder was replaced by an air-cooled single stage compressor. Normally utilised to supply up to 350psi of air to a receiver for starting…

OLIVER CLETRAC AD CRAWLER – c. 1951

Oliver Cletrac A.D. 1951

The Cleveland Tractor Company (Cletrac) introduced their model AD crawler in 1937. The model was continued after Oliver Farm Equipment took over Cletrac in 1944 and continued building the model until 1959. Towards the end of the production run the…

NEWMAN – WD2 – c. 1951

Newman WD2 - 1951

The Newman was an orchard tractor fitted with a single furrow plough. The Newman Garden Tractor is a rare tractor, probably so because few were made in Great Britain by Newman Industries Ltd in Grantham, Lincolnshire, during the short life…

MINNEAPOLIS MOLINE UTS – c. 1938

Minneapolis Moline UTS - 1938

Manufactured by the Minneapolis-Moline Power Implement Co. (M-M) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. The UTS had a long production run in the USA, although comparatively few found their way to Australia. This was the third in a series of M-M models…

RONALDSON TIPPETT MODEL NA ENGINE – c. 1951

Ronaldson & Tippett Model NA - c. 1951

The model NA was produced by Ronaldson Bros & Tippett of Ballarat Victoria. It is an air-cooled version of their popular model “N”. With further development, its horsepower was increased into a model NHA 3-4hp, NVA 5½hp, NRA 5-8hp. The…

RONALDSON AND TIPPETT MODEL N ENGINE – c. 1945

Ronaldson & Tippett Model N - 1945 (2)

Ronaldson Bros and Tippett was an agriculture manufacturer in Ballarat, Victoria. At its peak, it was the largest engine builder in Australia, bringing out the model N engine in 1927 with a 1¼hp and 2½hp version. These were subsequently developed…

PULSOMETER STEAM WATER PUMP – c. 1900

Pulsometer Steam Water pump - c. 1900

The pump on display was popular in the early 1900s for recovering sunken ships and transferring a ship’s water for ballast. The pump was extremely simple in construction, made of cast iron with no pistons, rods, cylinders, cranks, or flywheels.…

PORTABLE MILKING MACHINE – C. 1945

Portable Milking Machine - c. 1955

The portable milking machine on display was used on small farms with 1 – 4 cows. It originally had a Villiers petrol engine but has been converted to an electric motor to help show the functions of the parts, that…