The records indicate the KE and KA were made concurrently for several years. It used disc flywheels (spoked, very briefly) and new hopper, could be had in gasoline only (hit-and-miss), and was supplied with a WICO mag or battery ignition. Introduced in 1924, the KE was a lower cost version 1-1/2 HP.Shortly thereafter, the horsepower was increased to 2 and the flywheels were changed to the 6-hole disc type. The old 1-1/2 HP workhorse K was given the attractive coffin water hopper and was changed to the Type KA.The following goes by horsepower, not chronological order.Īll the new-style K’s had open cranks except the baler models. Having worked with the records for a while, I can see why it took Lester Roos and Chuck Wendel years to get a handle on what Stover did. The fact that earlier engines were shipped years after they should have been built (according to serial number and style) doesn’t help matters. And, while I think I know something, I probably don’t. The CT series will be covered in the next installment of “Stover Stuff.”Īt the risk of being corrected, the following information is passed on with the knowledge that Stover overlapped models and features.
Both series were built until Stover shut down in 1942. The K series continued in various forms and ran through the CT series (new Type T), introduced in 1928. Series K (open crank) and CT (closed crank) engines were built concurrently. There seems to be some confusion on how the styled K engine and the later CT engines were produced relative to each other. The main difference was open and closed crankshafts. After 1928, Stover, in conjunction with smaller, more modern engines, manufactured two series of hopper-cooled horizontal flywheel engines. Stover followed this trend, but a continued demand for the open-style engine forced the company to offer both types.ġ921 is not necessarily “late” for Stover engines, but that’s when the dandy coffin shaped water hopper appeared on the new-style Type K engine. Wet sump (splash) lubrication and operating cleanliness, both internally and externally, were the obvious goals. In that effort, we’ll get this show on the road.Īs manufacturers refined engine design, there was a shift from the open crankshaft engine to the closed crank system. Since starting “Stover Stuff” we have had a wonderful exchange of knowledge back and forth with readers and hopefully some of this can get passed around. Like computer bits, the tidbits just keep growing. Now, we know they’re not worthless and in some cases the tidbits are downright interesting. You’ve heard the adage “tidbits of information.” Or, if your spouse is not kind, it would be worthless tidbits of information. This column has been a learning exercise for us.
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