Rafferty Gin

Model #:	Y-VA	Engine #:
Bore & Stroke:	14" x 17"	Cylinders:	three
Horsepower:	180	RPM:	257

Current Owner:	TN-KY Threshermen's Association link
Current Location:	Adams, Tennessee map
Current Condition:	Operational

Engine History

This engine, along with a four-cylinder model, were used to generate power for a gin owned by a Mr. Hunter Rafferty and the town of Wyatt, Missouri. They were replaced in 1954 and spent 30 years in California before being purchased by the TN-KY Threshermen's Association. The 3-cylinder Y engine is operational and runs for demonstration and the annual Thresherman's Show.

External Links

TN-KY Threshermen's Association
"Tennessee Kentucky Thresherman Show Engines" by Russell Cashion
Video of the Rafferty Gin engine on YouTube