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Designs of the Decade

1910's

The type "Y" oil diesel engine is developed for industrial applications.

In 1912 15 "Y" engines were sold in Arkansas. By 1920 500 were in use in the rice fields around Stuttgart, Arkansas, ranging from 50 to 100 H.P.
By 1920 400 "Y" engines were in use around the oil fields of Eldorado, Kansas, ranging from 25 to 75 H.P.
The "Y" engines were built with H.P. ratings from the 25 H.P. single cylinder to the 200 H.P. 4 cylinder.

"Y" engines were used to power irrigation pumps on the Rio Grande river near Brownsville, Texas and in the rice fields of Arkansas and California.

They powered rice threshers, cotton gins and mills, peanut oil crushers, ore crushers and separaters and air compressors for silver, copper and gold mines of the West.

They generated electricity for utilities and power for grain elevators.

"Y" engines were sold in Japan and China for power generation.

Model "C-O" engines were developed for Marine Applications.

During WW1, a large order of 60 30 H.P. "C-O" marine engines were installed in British decoy fishing ships to lure German submarines within range of their 6" naval guns.

The iron-shelled, babbitt, oil grooved bearings for the "C-O" engine were developed in the laboratory at the Sheffield Plant at Three Rivers, Michigan. By 1920 they were in full production.

Many 100 H.P. "C-O" marine engines were used in the Philippine Islands to power ferry boats.

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