Oil Field Engine Society News
April/May 2001
Russell L. Farmer
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A 1994 picture of Fred Juhnke and Ray James' 25 HP Cooper Bessemer.
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1231 Banta's Creek Road Eaton, Ohio 45320-9701
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This month we have a letter from Bill Tremel, who has been
working on an Oilfield engine list on the World Wide Web, and also
a site for the society.
He says, 'Fellow Oafs: I would like to inform not only the
OAFS, but also other fellow engine collectors and enthusiasts who
have the ability to use the Internet, to check out the new OFES web
site. This site will be a simple reference point for anyone who is
interested in oilfield engines. Currently, the web address is
http://www.tremel.net/ofes. There will be links to online articles,
the OFES internet mailing list, online manuals and documentation,
and just about anything OAFS. Feel free to log on and take the
'Oafs' Oath and become a member of the fastest and most
exciting group around.
'I would also like to mention that I keep a handful of
complete original documentation for some of the most common
oilfield and other antique engines online. Just go to my home page
at http:www.tremel.net and checkout the online documentation. I
would like to post a public message asking my fellow collectors to
please help me grow this incredible resource. I would like to
receive good clean copies of engine manuals. Please do not send me
manuals that other vendors have created and sold. The copies that I
receive MUST be original owners and operators manuals.
'Please feel free to send copies to: Bill Tremel, 90 Newman
Hill Road, Clays-ville, PA 15323, or you can call me at (724)
484-0311. Thanks.'
Next, we have a story from Fred Juhnke and Roy Janes of Michigan
about their Cooper Bessemer and some of their experiences; they
included two photos.
'Dear Russell, We want to become OFES! We own a 25 HP Cooper
Bessemer closed crank, Model GAB, serial #38795.