Lycoming motor

I am looking at a older new holland skidsteer. It has a air cooled lycoming motor in it. I was wondering are there parts out there for them? Can you repair them? Dealer network? Anybody have one? Thanks

Lots of Lycoming engines used in small planes. Must be some kind of parts network to keep the planes in the air with their strict overhaul intervals. Maybe somebody at your local airport could help?

What model Lycoming engine is in it? I've never seen a machine with an aircraft engine in it. Many of the old skid steers, New Holland included, used alot of Wisconsin air cooled engines in them. Typically they were V4 series engines with anywhere from 30 to 65 HP. Like I said I've seen many with a Wisconsin's but I've never seen or even heard of one with a Lycoming.

That was the first thing I thought of, aircraft.

Only heard of them used in that application. Not farm machinery.

Gene

Possibly a Lycoming O-290? They were used primarily for ground power units. During the '60s and '70s, a lot of them were converted to power experimental aircraft; the demand for parts by homebuilders means the supply of original parts has dried up and replacements can be expensive.

There should be a data plate on it. In the case of the O-290, the "O" stands for "opposed", while "290" is the displacement in cubic inches. In aircraft form, the O-290 is good for 135 hp @ 2600 rpm. The GPU version was rated at 125 hp.

Lycoming is probably the biggest manufacturer for aircraft engines so parts shouldn't be problem. Don't know what model they would have in a skid steer though. If it has "airplane" stamped on it though it's gonna cost about5 times what it should.

NH never built anything with a Lycoming engine to my knowledge. I would expect it has been a chop job.

My Carb guy told me that the carb from my 2N was the same as one that came from an early Lycoming aircraft engine.

Sw

I bet parts are not cheap.

Continental is also an aircraft engine manufacturer.

You are right Saw a 290 in a fire truck. To just run the water pump.

Got me thinkig about the "Tucker" car.It used an air cooled engine,heres a little excerpt from wikipedia. Bill



Tucker had promised 150 hp (112 kW), and his innovative 589 engine was not working out. The large 589 cu in (9,650 cc) engine functioned, but the valvetrain proved problematic and the engine only produced approximately 88 hp (66 kW). The high oil pressure required a 24 volt electrical system and long cranking time at start-up. Having wasted nearly one year trying to make the 589 work, Tucker started looking for alternatives.

The company first tried the Lycoming aircraft engine but it would not fit in the car"s rear engine compartment. A Franklin air-cooled flat-6 engine, the O-335 made by Air Cooled Motors (and originally intended for the Bell 47),[14] fit, and its 166 hp (124 kW) pleased Tucker. He purchased four samples for $5,000 each, and his engineers converted the 334 cubic inches (5,470 cc) engine to water cooling (a decision that has puzzled historiographers ever since).[14] The Franklin engine was heavily modified by Tucker"s engineers, including Eddie Offutt and Tucker"s son Preston, Jr. at his Ypsilanti machine shop. Using an aircraft engine in an automotive application required significant modification; thus, very few parts of the original Franklin engine were retained in the final Tucker engine. This durable modification of the engine was tested at maximum power for 150 hours, the equivalent of 18,000 miles (29,000 km), at full throttle

Are you sure you don't have a Wisconsin engine? They have long been the standard for air cooled engines in ag related applications.
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