alsfarms Posted May 22, 2020 Author Share Posted May 22, 2020 another picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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alsfarms Posted May 22, 2020 Author Share Posted May 22, 2020 I am impressed, long stroke, five main bearings, full pressure oiling and the Locomobile trademark Manganese Bronze crankcase. Sadly, this engine is "stuck" but I can see no visible freeze cracks. I will start the loosening up process and report back on the progress. Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blastermike Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 Hi Al , interesting engine, were these engines used in cars and trucks, ? I use diesel to free up stuck engines, works on most of them, keep us updated Thaks mike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted May 23, 2020 Author Share Posted May 23, 2020 Hello Mike, Actually no, this is a truck engine. Many of the mechanical pieces are borrowed from the automobile side of Locomobile. The motor mount cradles would need to be modified in order to facilitate installation into an auto mobile frame, (but is doable). First thing is to get the valve cage covers out so I can see what is in the combustion chamber. Then diesel or some other concoction to get it loosened up. Then the fun starts. I am anxious to learn more about the interchange of motor pieces between a Locomobile passenger car engine and this truck engine. This engine is no sleeper as it is 340 CID and rated at 42 HP. More later. Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted May 23, 2020 Author Share Posted May 23, 2020 I will be posting pictures, over the next few weeks, of early Locmobile and Riker trucks and parts being built new at the factory. I think you will enjoy these pictures when posted. Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted May 23, 2020 Author Share Posted May 23, 2020 Here is Riker Picture 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted May 24, 2020 Author Share Posted May 24, 2020 Riker picture 2 (I wonder if my engine is in this lineup)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 Riker Picture 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted May 26, 2020 Author Share Posted May 26, 2020 Riker Picture 4 (while not exactly Riker, this picture shows 5 of 10 Locomobile Limo's. bought for War time use by the US government and likely shipped with RIker Trucks, looks like only the best). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted May 27, 2020 Author Share Posted May 27, 2020 Riker Picture 5 (state of the art WW1 Portable Field Kitchen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E. Guitar Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Alan, I gave all those photos to Tom. I put high resolution copies of them in the Dropbox link I emailed you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 Thanks Andrew. I will continue to share these fun and historical pictures on this forum. Do you know where these pictures originated and why they all have a written dialog with them? Were they originally some form of publicity sent to dealers? Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 Riker Picture 6 (Rear view) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E. Guitar Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 (edited) I'm not sure whether these were taken for promotional purposes or as part of the documentation for the military contract they were built under. They are all from the National Archive. You would be better off posting the photos I drop-boxed to you as they are cleaner and have more detail. There is a youtube video below with a mix of trucks. At 3.35 there is footage of a Riker that has rolled over: Edited May 29, 2020 by Andrew Benoit Clarification of detail. (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E. Guitar Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 (edited) Here is a detail crop from the photo of the Locomobile cars. Click on it to enlarge. Note the horn for the pasengers to communicate with the driver and the step to access the roof racks. I'm not sure why there are only snow chains on the drives side.. Edited May 31, 2020 by Andrew Benoit Add close-up photo (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 Great quality pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 The snow chain on the left front was probably used to help the car steer on ICY roads, (that is my thoughts). Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 Riker Picture 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 Riker Picture 8 A shop picture, it would be nice to step over there and pick up a new radiator! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted June 3, 2020 Author Share Posted June 3, 2020 Riker Picture 9 What an assembly line! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 Riker Picture 10 I wonder where this picture was taken relative to the Locomobile factory. Any ideas? Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted June 6, 2020 Author Share Posted June 6, 2020 Riker picture 11 Looks like a bunch of hand work to me, but a bullet proof engine was the end result. They certainly knew what they were doing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted June 7, 2020 Author Share Posted June 7, 2020 Riker Picture 12 I wonder if this picture shows the engines being "run in", or started, or put under a test load. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted June 24, 2020 Author Share Posted June 24, 2020 I am starting a search for a Riker transmission as per the attached three pictures. The transmission will help make the Riker engine shown on page two of this forum a bit more likely to see the road again. Your thoughts are appreciated. Al Picture one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted June 24, 2020 Author Share Posted June 24, 2020 Picture 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted June 24, 2020 Author Share Posted June 24, 2020 Picture 3 If you have seen, or have a transmission like this one, please drop a note. Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 I have a current lead that may net me an original Riker transmission. I am certainly hopeful, however, I am still after any leads for Riker parts to help out the project. Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted August 12, 2020 Author Share Posted August 12, 2020 Has Covid-10 kept you from enjoying your running Locomobile/Riker truck, (if you are lucky enough to own one)? Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted August 18, 2020 Author Share Posted August 18, 2020 Here is a picture of a Riker truck dated 2009 and taken during the Archie Crippen estate auction in Fresno California. Does anyone know of this truck currently? Please share any information you can, as I would like to see a Riker in person and as a help as I build my truck project. Al Quote Edit Options Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 It appears that the above shown Riker, located in California, has slipped into obscurity. If anyone can add any information please share. I know I will be looking for a right hand steering gear to refit into this future project. If you have or know of such a steering gear, drop a note. I am partial to Jacox for the steering gear. Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted October 6, 2020 Author Share Posted October 6, 2020 (edited) Does anyone know of a current restoration of a Locomobile or Riker truck here in the US? Al Edited October 6, 2020 by alsfarms spelling (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted October 18, 2020 Author Share Posted October 18, 2020 I have been shared one lead, here in the USA, that may or may not result in anything for the Riker project. Wish me luck as I explore that lead. Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 Here is a picture of a circa 1912 Locomobile Model A dump truck in action, (shared on another forum). Does anyone have literature on this model Locmobile truck? I am curious if the engine is the same as was found in the later Model B Locomobile and the sister Riker truck? Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 Side note: The picture posted on November 16, 2019 is of a sister truck to this US Engineer dump truck. That would make the November truck also a Model A Locomobile and built between 1912 and at least 1915. These trucks must have been very substantial! Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War Truck Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 (edited) What do you make of this one? Photographed in France post WW1. Something unusual about it. A prize to the first person who spots it. Edited November 19, 2020 by Great War Truck (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted November 20, 2020 Author Share Posted November 20, 2020 OK, I'll give it a try. The only thing that I can't see for sure is that it6 only has one shift lever? If it is a shift ]lever, it must be for a progressive type transmission as it is in line only. Which makes me think it is a brake lever with the trans shifter somewhere else? Maybe the picture is simply not real clear? Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War Truck Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 I hadnt thought of that Al. I had to go and check. Shift lever on the outside, the hand brake on the inside. They seem to be perfectly in line with each other as you cant see the handbrake. Good idea, but not what i was looking at. The clue is that it is in France. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted November 20, 2020 Author Share Posted November 20, 2020 OK, I am not real familiar with France, Military trucks, (Riker-Locomobile) from WW-1, so I for one may need another hint. I will learn something before this is answered! Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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