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Meet collectors of hit and miss engines, discuss engine shows, ask questions about collecting, restoring and showing antique flywheel engines.

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Magnetos and Ignition Coils
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Discussion about magnetos, buzz coils, spark plugs, ignitors and low tension coils.

Discussion on old marine engines, naptha, gas, oil or steam.

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Marine Engine Classified Ads

Briggs & Stratton, Clinton, Lauson, Maytag, Nelson, Wisconsin and other small air cooled engines.

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Maytag Engine Collectibles
Garden Tractors / Mowers / Scooters
Chain Saw Collectors
Auctions of Engines, Tractors and Old Iron
Small Gasoline Engines For Sale
Small Gasoline Engines Wanted

Fairbanks Morse, Lister, Petter, Witte and other pump injected Diesel oil engines.

Waukesha, Buda, Climax, LeRoi and others.

Stirling engines, Ryder Ericcson and others.

A gathering place for OFES members otherwise known as "Oafs". Basically, if you like "BIG OLD GREASY RUSTY OIL FIELD ENGINES, you're in the right place. Founded by Russell Farmer.

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Oil Field Engine Classified Ads

Steam, gas and hot air model engines, tractors and accessories. Machining and milling castings.

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Machine Shop and Tool Talk

Weeden, Empire, Doll, Jensen, Wilesco, Mamod, Marklin

Steam engines, traction engines, their boilers and the related things that make them run.

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Steam Engines and Parts on eBay
Smoke Flames & Gas (Off Topic)
Auctions of Engines, Tractors and Old Iron
Steam & Traction Equipment For Sale
Steam Engines and Equipment Wanted
Calendar Events Shows Swaps Auctions

Photos and information about antique steel wheeled farm tractors. This is where to find the heaviest of Old Iron.

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Tractor Talk
Auctions of Engines, Tractors and Old Iron

Vintage farm tractors, implements and other old farm machinery. Ford, John Deere, Oliver, McCormick and more.

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Classified Ads
Most Watched Tractors on eBay
Auctions of Engines, Tractors and Old Iron

Old iron designed for the purpose of hitching up to a horse or a team. This old iron machinery may be used or demonstrated while hooked to an old iron tractor too.

Old belt driven farm equipment: shellers, milkers, threshers, pumps, and antiquities of the industrial revolution.

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Horse Drawn Equipment
Classified Ads
Auctions of Engines, Tractors and Old Iron

Shop Equipment, fabrication, repairs, how to fix it, which tool to use for the job. Machinist shop talk, straight to the point.

Hand-wrought manufacture of metal objects, extracting metals from their ores, or purifying metals and casting useful items from the metals.

Tech. Talk about paint removers, thinners, primers and application techniques plus related topics. Rust removal, paint substitutes and color matching.

Welder generators, equipment, weld practice, techniques, troubles and solutions.

Antique Generators, Light Plants and Old Electric Motors: Questions and answers about restoring and showing old power generation systems.

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Welding Generators
Onan Generators
Kohler Generators
Generac Generators (SEARS, etc.)
Military MEP and Aircraft Gen-Sets
Vintage Generators and Parts For Sale
Vintage Generator and Lightplant Parts Wanted

Just friendly conversation about this and that. Sometimes, more that than this.

An energy source alternative to using fossil fuels. Materials or substances that can be used as a fuel, other than conventional fuels. Waste oils, vegetable oils or animal fats, which can be used alone, or blended with fossil fuels.

All about finding and fixing old car or truck engines and vintage vehicles.

The ins and outs of setting up a show trailer and getting it to and from the engine show. Please be fully aware of our web site Terms of Use Disclaimer as you read. Safety first!

Solutions for accessing and using the SmokStak® boards. Posting pictures, preventing viruses and solving internet service provider problems.

Live auctions and estate sales of engines, tractors, and old iron machinery. Upcoming auctions and auction results.

A place to show your ON topic movies of antique engines and old iron.

All eBay™ discussion; engines, frauds, fancies, weird stuff and more.

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Ebay Auctions Classified Ads

For Australia, New Zealand and Tasmania Smokstakers to meet, greet, yabber and yack.

Thousands of engine and tractor photos uploaded by Smokstak subscribers into their personal photo albums.

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