Brainerd Dispatch

Hit-and-miss engines hard to miss at the Crow Wing County Fair

BRAINERD — Greg Olson returned to the Crow Wing County Fair this summer to showcase his antique hit-and-miss engines. Hit-and-miss engines get their name from how they regulate speed. When the engine ...
AG Week

You can always count on the hit-and-miss engine

An always reliable hit-and-miss engine pumped water uphill to the stock tank on the farm located a half-mile from our farm. It took a long while to fill the tank and to lug 10-gallon pails of water to ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org

Sounds of a Hit and Miss Engine

Georgian Jeff Stevens collects hit and miss engines from before the 1940s. To the untrained year, they sound as if they are unable to start. In... Sounds of a Hit and Miss Engine Jeff Stevens of Alto, ...
LAist

Sounds of a Hit and Miss Engine

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Jeff Stevens of Alto, Ga., collects ...