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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

REPUBLIC, Mo. — With a goal of keeping history alive, steam engines and antique tractors returned to Republic loud and proud this weekend for the annual Steam-O-Rama event. Many people in attendance ...