New Way Twin Instruction Manual - 7Hp

Birth of Air Cooled Commercial Engines.

THE EARLY YEARS - In the little dot pointed listing here we show the patterns of development of New Way Engines from Types to Models. A little "History in Brief".

Types used common design principles even if their format was quite different.
For example the same type applied to both Vertical or Horizontal, single or twin where the valve layout and actuation was similar.

Type classification changed for example, when the valve layout and actuation was redesigned as in the Type D  where a rocker was used and both inlet and exhaust valves operated via the TOP of the cylinder. 

 The Chronological Model thread did not flow across into the later light single cylinder "Jewel" engines.

BIRTHS:

• 1905 - 1st January 1905 the New Way Motor Company was incorporated.
• 1905 - Commercial production of the New Way Type "C" vertical engine - 3.5 Hp
•  Called "Model A"
• 1906 - Commercial production of the New Way Type "C" 7 Hp.Twin Cylinder.
• Called "Model B"
• 1907 - Commercial production of the New Way Type "C" vertical engine - 2.5 Hp
• Called of course their "Model C"
• 1907 - Commercial production of the New Way Type "D" vertical engine - 6 Hp
• Called of course their "Model D"
• 1911 - Commercial production of the New Way Type "C" vertical engine - 4.5 Hp
• Called of course their "Model E"

 NOTE: This MODEL production thread does continue in later years but excludes the Jewel Series engines at least.

DEVELOPMENT:

It is readily seen from above that in the early stages of the New Way Motor Company production that the "TYPE" was specific to a particular development style whilst the "MODEL" crossed all the lines of development and was representative of the chronological order of initial production no matter what TYPE of motor it represented. 

Library News

There have been 2 Instruction manuals that have eluded us until recently. 

Not any more. 

We have recently procured in virtual pristine condition an original manual for the 7 Hp Model B Type C Twin. 

We will soon be making watermarked copies available for free download from the library. Keep your eyes peeled in the next few weeks.

WE ARE - Still desperately seeking - you probably guessed it  - the Instruction Manual for the 8 and 12 Hp Throttle Governed Horizontal Twins. We are aware that in mid production years it was included with the Hit Miss 8 and 12 Hp instructions.

If you have or know of someone with a Throttle Governed Horizontal Twin instruction manual we would love to hear and be able to make a watermarked copy available to enthusiasts. We watermark to protect to integrity of the original valuable document etc.

Enjoy

George

John Deere General Catalog 5 - 1912

The New Way Motor Company obviously had a strong relationship with John Deere which extended over some years. John Deere strongly promoted the New Way Engines and Associated Power Plants as is amply illustrated and promoted in it's 1912 general catalog. John Deere's great centers of PORTLAND, SPOKAINE, SEATTLE and BOISE form the promotional backbone of the catalog.

Of significance in this developmental relationship was evidenced in the mid-teens of the 20th century when the Deere  enterprise was involved in tractor development with "New Way" utilizing their twin Cylinder Air cooled engine.

We have added an extract of the John Deere General catalog 5 to the "New Way" library. It is a 36 page document provided compliments of Heritage Acres Museum, Victoria BC, Canada, who are also the proud owners of a New Way Horizontal Twin Cylinder Engine.

CONTENTS:-

• John Deere introduction highlights including the world first "Steel Plow" of 1837.
• "New Way Air Cooled Verticals - 2½, 3½ and 6 Hp engines.
• Twin Cylinder enclosed crankcase "Splash Lube" illustration
• 8 and 12 Hp Twin Cylinder illustration and description with force fed oiler (Hancock) and Bosch HT magneto
• Pully and Friction Clutch Pully options.
• New Way Jewel - single cylinder horizontal engines of 1½ and 2½ Hp
• New Way Rapid Power Sprayers No 2 and No 4 with detailed pump descriptive illustrations showing detailed interconnection between  the physical pumps and engines.
• John Deere Portable Saw outfit - a portable 4 wheel mounted outfit driving 26 or 28 inch saw optioned with a range of New Way single or 7 Hp twin engines.
• "New Way Traction Saw" is excellently illustrated and a detailed description supplied as to it's workings. It is a self propelled wood sawing outfit in a genuine early tractor format.
• Sled Mounted "Rapid" Gas Engine Drag Saw utilising either the 3½ and 4½ Hp. vertical engines is well illustrated and described in detail.
• Eveready primary cell illustration as may have been used to replace factory fitted "New Way" cells use on "New Way" Buzz coils.
• Vertical Type "C" color plate
• Horizontal Jewel Color plate
• "New Way Motor Company" Factory B/W plate.

You can download yourself a free copy for your private use from our library at this address. It is a great document of with good illustrations and very informative descriptive material.

Extract John Deere Catalog 5, 1912

For further "New Way" documents simply choose from those in the library on the registry site.

Library Link

There are currently about 90 documents to choose from.

Enjoy

George

FACTS OF LIFE- A "NEW WAY" OF LIVING - obituaries

Dynamos (with passion?)
Now, there is a word Dynamo! That may surely come to mind when thinking of the characters that formed the bones of the New Way Motor Company with it's persistent enterprise and innovation. They surely were at the cutting edge or engineering power for small industry and the farmer in the early 1900s.
We have recently procured some very interesting documentation to feed the New Way Enthusiast's thirst for knowledge about the company that manufactured their New Way Engine. A couple of these are displayed below.

There are about 5 more documents to come.

Characters
Who were they? There were really only two that seemed to fire the imagination, innovation and enterprise of the "NEW WAY MOTOR COMPANY", though if you investigate further there were many inventors that the New Way Motor Company credited in their early patents. Dozens of patents that paved the way, on a road of innovation and enterprise even if hampered and hindered by WWI and the Great Depression.

It is evidence of the fact that credit where credit was due was a matter of principle.

• William (Bill). H. Newbrough
• Left school at 17 to work in a hardware store.
• At 26 he joiner the Clarke Automobile Company in 1903
• In January 1905 he was instrumental in the establishment of the New Way Motor Company as both President and General Manager.
• Severed connections with the New Way Motor Company in 1929.
• Died in a car accident in 1938.
• Charles Harvey Way
• Died a "Victim of Death" as the obituary states
• One or the incorporators of New Way Motor Company
• Inventor of the New Way air cooled engine.
• First commercially produced air cooled engine in world.

Birth of a Company Name

• Take two characters and put them together. From Newbrough you have "New" and no inventiveness is required for the "Way" component.

LIBRARY SERVICES

Owing to the time and generosity of “Forest Parke Library and Archives, Capital Area District Libraries, Lansing, Michigan, USA” we have obituaries on the lives of both of these very influential men from the "New Way Motor Company. Should you wish to obtain direct copies they may be procured from the Lansing Library through the following address.

 http://www.cadl.org/lh

The copies below have been cleaned up considerably for ease of read and display. They will in the near future put together and available for download from the "New Way Station" library properly formatted and bordered for a display folder. 

Visionaries - Yes.
Enjoy the read!!!

Cheers

George (the Aussie)

LIBRARY - New Way Engine and Machine Company

New Way Resurrection:
Hard times and Circumstance often propel events with little sanity or control and often leading to an apparent ordained outcome.
It's Easter, the time of the year where we celebrate it's happening in the life of Jesus Christ where those involved with and who deeply loved Jesus were powerless to stop his Crucifixion and were staggered at his resurrection. Jesus proclaimed a "New Way" and in just 30 years established a way of life that endures today.

New Way Engine and Machine Company:
Resurrected from the "New Way Motor Company" it continued to produce it's engines to the virtual end of the 1930 decade. Engines that again were of high standard and continuing to operate today.

The New Way Motor Company was incorporated on January 1, 1905 and had a virtual meteoric rise as it expanded in the early 1900s. Engines were at times sent in train wagon loads - glory days for sure. It was faced with and responded to the rapid advancements in industry and farming with inovation and well directed promotional material and dealer network. Sales expanded both nationally and internationally to the likes of Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Egypt.

Management changes and the turmoil of WW1 and the ensuing developing of the "Great Depression" brought terminal challenges to the company. On April 24 1930 the company was decreed dissolved and a permanent receiver appointed.
Reference - Supreme Court of Michigan Documents  http://mi.findacase.com/research/wfrmDocViewer.aspx/xq/fac.19310422_0001.MI.htm/qx

New Life Challenges:
What then ensued was protracted legal challenge and argument over values and desire of majority major creditors to reform the company. The result -  New Way Engine and Machine Company.

LIBRARY:
We have recently added a collection of documents to the library all produced by the New Way Engine and Machine Company.
These cover the following Series "A" engines:

• CH - 6 Hp     - Single Cyl Vertical
• BH - 3 Hp     - Single Cyl Vertical
• FH - 5 Hp     - Single Cyl Vertical
• EH - 8 Hp     - Twin  Cyl Vertical
• GH - 10 Hp   - Twin  Cyl Vertical

The CHA was in production continuously from 1919 and was developed and improved by the New Way Motor Company over the years to 1930. 

Production commenced as a 5 Hp engine and with advancement and development becomes a 6 Hp power plant.

Have a look, they are great documents and excellent quality. 

Life out of Easter

George

French Connection - Working the streets of paris

Got a New Way

Great Photo's From Paris

Great old notated photo's from C1915 at 79, boulevard de Magenta, 10e arrondissement Paris are now ready for download.

The Photos taken not far from the centre of Paris show a New Way horizontal doing it's bit (ramming) before the relaying of the cobble stones. These are great photos courtesy of  the library of France  Bibliothèque nationale de France.

These A4 sized photos have been provided on Newwaystation for personal use only (NO COMMERCIAL USE). If you want a direct copy of the originals without notation, these can be purchased from their Reproduction Department. Enquiries re any commercial use contact email to:
utilisation.commerciale@bnf.fr

We believe the engine in the photos is probably a 3.5 Hp Horizontal Series "J" New Way.
To see these great photos, have a look in the library. It is the second last in the Compilation grouping called "French Connection"

Enjoy George

JOHN DEERE-HOOVER, NEW WAY Potato Digger

Men and Their Machines
We have just registered a New-Way powered Double Horse drawn John Deere-Hoover potato digger.
It is a wonderful looking machine in excellent original condition.

The John Deere - Hoover Potato Digger

1. Complete machine in superb condition
2. John Deere Signage is still clear
3. Double Horse Drawn outfit
1. Wooden and metal pole Horse to digger intact
2. Swindle bars etc with ring / hook combination
3. Signage on timber work still evident
4. Operator seating for comfort and operational ease
4. Shakers and Cleaners driven by New Way Engine
1. Chain and sprocket drive
2. 8 Hp. Twin Cylinder vertical Motor
3. Flywheel Fan Air Cooled
4. Engine Series "A" Model "E" Type "H" (AEH)
5. Throttle Governed, updraft Carburetor
6. Standard Drive Magneto Ignition

This an excellent example of farm equipment and is testimony to the long running alliance between the New Way Motor Company and various specialist equipment manufacturers requiring light and efficient engines.

There are some great photos so View it in the registry It's the third engine from the bottom.

Enjoy

George

Holley Throttle Governed New Way Engines

New Way Motor Company used specialist carburetor manufacturers for many of their throttle governed engines. Different Carburetor models were supplied to suit the engine HP sizes supplied by both Tillotson and Holley.

Library Addition:
Enthusiast generosity allows us to make available a very early Holley Brochure on the Model "K" brass carburetor of similar type and format used on New Way engines. [eg Series F and Series "C"]

Library Growth - With enthusiastic support, searching and research the library is really growing with a diverse range of documents now available for many New Way Engine Models and Series engines.[75 in Total ] If you've got a document you can help us with, then please scan it and send to geo.covey@gmail.com.

Here is the latest and yes it is a great addition for New - Way Owners.

HOLLEY Model "K" Brochure Content

• Illustrated Cover showing excellent detail of the brass carburetor
• Holley company introduction
• Holley Carburetor guarantee
• Detailed illustrated description of construction and operation
• The centre fold pages are illustrated with indexed items in the description to enable easy identification of parts and functional understanding.
• This Holley brochure gives good understanding of the workings of the little brass Holley carburetors with detail in both starting and normal operation.
• Carburetor dimensions in illustrated diagram form
• Rear cover illustrates factory facilities and machine shop.

Be Informed - Enjoy the read

It is at the end of the brochure list in the LIBRARY. [CLICK]

Regards

George

geo.covey@gmail.com

"NEW WAY Motor Company" Mutual Benefit Association

NEW WAY LIBRARY UPDATE
With over 70 documents in the New Way Library we have just added an informative and enterprising social document of the "New-Way" Motor Company of Lansing Michigan.
The 12 page document is the "CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF THE NEW-WAY MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION."

The 1913 Constitution expressly provided benefits for all workers of the New Way Motor Company as seen here. [Who wouldn't work for the progressive New Way Motor Company?]

• Membership compulsory for all "New Way Motor Company employees for minimal contribution.
• PRINCIPLE - To practice "charity" and brotherly consideration which tends to more closely bind the fraternal union between man and man.
• OBJECT - The object of this association shall be to create a fund for the aid and relief of its members in case of disabling sickness.
• Insurance was provided
• Flowers sent to sick members.
• Death benefits
• One of the "orders of business" at regular meetings was:- Does any Member know of any sick member or any members family in want or distress.

Have a look in the library. Here is THE CONSTITUTION LINK.It's the last one in the table. The photo here shows a downloaded book stapled and bound.

If you want to help us and other enthusiasts with a document, we would love to hear from you. See if yours is listed in the library, and if not - over to you.
For example we are still looking for the instruction of the early 6/7 Hp Horizontal Twins. If you have an original you only need copy it and send it to us. We clean it up and add it to the library for all enthusiasts benefit.

Enjoy your read - smell the Flowers.
George 

Australian New Way Engine Models

New Way Motor Company of Lansing Michigan was an innovative company that had a vision and desire to produce a light weight engine that was fairly portable and readily used in industry and on the farm. Theirs was the honour of being first to commercially produce Air Cooled Engines. Today the production of Air Cooled engines is based on many of the ideas and principles utilised and invented and in some cases patented by the New Way Motor Company.

LANSING PLANT and PRODUCTION
New Way commenced production in 1905 after sale of patents and equipment of the Clarkemobile Motor Company. The New-Way Motor Company commenced production in a building that was barely 100 foot long and their commercial production in the first year to 18 months consisted of Vertical 3.5 Hp. and 6-7 Hp. Horizontal engines. They commenced exporting almost immediately and Australia was a ready market for their innovative, efficient yet simple engines.

AUSTRALIAN MARKET
From 1906  J. H. Horwood Ltd were already importing New-Way engines and by 1922 nearly 1500 were in use in South Australia, their home State. NEW-WAY Motor Company Agents were established in virtually every state of Australia in the early 1900s. (source TROVE)

Examples of key New-Way Motor Company  Agents

• South Australia -J. H. Horwood - Largest Aust. Agri. Machine Manufacturer - Foundry (1906)
• Western Australia - Messrs. Harris, Scarfe and Co.  (1910), W. R. Grigo and Co. (1918)
• Queensland - W. A. Preston, Machinery Merchants, inventors (1910)
• New South Wales - Moffatt Virtue Pty Ltd, Machinery Merchants, Sydney (1912
• Victoria - James Alston, Melbourne (1914)
• Tasmania -Dehle, Bennison, and Co. , Launceston (1908)

AUSTRALIAN BACKGROUND for PRODUCTION
Horwood's Iron Foundry (Est by 1852) as the first foundry in the Colony was crucial for Horwoods becoming the largest Agricultural Equipment manufacturers in Australia and probably the Southern Hemisphere. By 1918-19 well established production facilities would enable ready adaption to easily produce a range of New-Way Engines.

TIMELINES (Aust and U.S.)

HORWOODS

• 1906 - HORWOODS established as New-Way Motor Company agents
• HORWOODS sells 1000s of New-Way Engines in South Australia establishing the brand's reliability.
• 1919 - Production established for a range of engines.
• Ready availability of Local Parts for range.
• Petrol engines only produced locally
• Local Agencies established for local New Way Engines.
• 1919 - Range of Petrol New-Way Engines produced locally
• 1.5 Hp. Pump Engine
• 2 Hp. Engine [exp. Horizontal]
• 2.5 Hp. Engine [exp. Vertical]
• 3 Hp. Engine [exp. Horizontal] 
• 3.5 Hp. Engine [exp. Vertical]
• 4.5Hp. Engine Vertical - This was the most popular engine sold by Horwoods
• 6 Hp. Engine [exp. Vertical]
• 6.5 Hp. Horizontal
• 1921 - Horwoods manufacture only the 4.5Hp. engine.
• Most popular in range - 4.5 Hp Vertical
• Ceased production of all other engines
• 1906 - 1921 - Horwoods import current Lansing New-Way Engines

New Way Lansing Michigan

• 1905 - 1910 - Manufactured Series S engines
• Vertical 2.5 and 3.5 Hp.
• Horizontal Twin 6-7 Hp.
• Horizontal 7 Hp.
• 1910 - c 1917 - Manufactured Series S engines
• Horizontal 7 Hp.
• Horizontal 8 Hp. and 12 Hp. (Hit n Miss)
• Vertical 6 Hp
• Horizontal 6.5 Hp.
• 1912 - c 1917 - Manufactured Series "J" Horizontal engines (Jewel), Series "M" fuel / kero and Series "F" fuel / kero
• By release of 1918 Catalogs
• Specialised and upgraded production with Kerosene and non-hinged engines of small range of Hp.
• Series "M" kero range not petrol
• Series " F" 4Hp Kero and 4, 4½, 6, 7½ Hp. Petrol.
• So by 1919 New Way was specialising only in Series "F" for petroleum.

LOGIC 
By 1919 New Way Motor company had ceased production of the Series "S" and "J" engines. Manufacturing concentrated on series "M" and "F" engines - compact and lighter. 

• Series "M" was a step into specific design for kerosene engines also with an option for fuel/petrol. 
• Horwoods specifically state they were only manufacturing Petrol engines.
•  It is incomprehensible Horwood with their expansive manufacturing facility would only manufacture the petrol version when the only practical difference was the carburetor. 
• This indicates they did not manufacture the Series M engines.
• New way Motor Company had ceased production of Series "S".
• Casting materials which were out of production and could be used by Horwoods to continue production in Australia.
• 2.5 Hp, 3.5 Hp, 4.5 Hp, 6 Hp
• New way Motor Company had ceased production of horizontal Series "J".
• Casting materials which were out of production and could be used by Horwoods to continue production in Australia.
• 1.5 Hp, 2 Hp, 3 Hp, 6.5 Hp
• Evidence points to Horwoods continuing production in Australia of some of the Series "S" and "J" engines. 
• Recognize that New Way Motor Company was by then producing a very limited range of HP,  and nothing below 4Hp
• Horwoods produce a wide range of engine Hp. as per the advertised range for the local engines.

The fact that New Way America was no longer producing their wide range of engine Hp. in either the vertical or horizontal petrol engines when Horwoods were advertising ready availability of local engines and locally produced parts means their facility was producing the full range of spares in their factory and foundary production facilities.

The advertisements below are exclusive in featuring Horwoods on this day. Simply same paper same day so it removes all doubt of intent and engine range and spares availibility. Both advertisements also feature the same "Local Agent" so closing the supply loop.

NOTES:-

Exhaustive research has now been done on New Way production in Australia. Where we recently thought there may have been another manufacturer of the Australian 1½ Hp. pump engine, we now believe this was actually produced by Horwoods as shown here. It should also be noted that by 1922 Horwoods was also only producing one New Way engine. This was the 4½ Hp., their most popular line of which they had apparently sold hundreds if not thousands. 

The 4½ Hp. New Way [Series "S", Model "E", Type "C"]  is the only model to fit the production volume criteria for a 4½ Hp.

Production of this magnitude is obviously not ramped up overnight. Given the advertising example is for JUNE 5 1919 it is clear that initial production of a fewer model range etc would have occurred much earlier. This is further reinforced by taking into account the ready availability of a full range of spares as declared in the advertisment.

Australian New Way Production Commencment - In order of c1917

That's New Way

Did it again.

Enjoy George

NEW WAY TRACTORS - EGYPTIAN ORDERS

The Parent.

The New Way Motor Company exported their motors all over the world. Being based in Lansing Michigan the were in the USA industrial hub of innovation for virtually all things mechanical. Given their claims of innovation and quality is to be expected they would have alliances with other companies of like mind. One of these were "John Deere" and in this they were involved in tractor development with the  7.5 H.p. Horizontal Single Cylinder and later the New Way Horizontal Twin Engines.

International Expansion in Production.
Production of New Way Engines also occurred in Canada and Australia. New way had it's own factory in Canada while in Australia production was limited to agents etc with their own production facilities.

Development and Sales 
While The New Way Motor Company had all the skills in their own right for the production of Stationary engines they did call upon the likes of engineers from "John Deere" to be involved in development of their tractors namely those powered by their twin Cylinder Horizontal engines. John Deer engineers spent some time at New Way Facilities in the development of their tractor.

New Way Tractors were ordered internationally from the likes of Egypt from as early as 1910. While it cannot be said for certain it is quite likely that John Deere company was involved in early development stages for attachment design etc for connection to the Egyptian Ordered New Way tractors.
To Quote - "furnishing power for a number of machines used by farmers"

John Deere did not actually produce a prototype engine driven tractor until 1916. 

Advertising
Editorial statements on company development and production is found in "Gas Engines" in 1910. These are very definitive and show New Way Motor Company enthusiasm in it's Tractor Production as related to the inventors.

Egyptian Connection - Egypt has it's pyramids but, do any New Way Tractors remain in Egypt. In a dry country there is every possibility that they could have survived and to this day some may lie along the edges of the Nile discarded unused and possibly no longer appreciated.

Enjoy the New Way
George

Australian New Way Air Cooled Engine Agents

Further Australian Production and Distribution Update

Australian New Way Engine Production.
By 1922 Horwoods had been producing New Way 4.5 Hp engines in volume for some time. This company was located in Adelaide, capital, of South Australia. The company was recognised as one of the largest producers of Agricultural Equipment in Australia and probably in the Southern Hemisphere with very large Manufacturing plant and Foundary facilities.

AGENTS -
Mid 1922 the "Australian Made" New Way 4.5 Hp Engine was being advertised as far away as Sydney, capital of New South Wales. It is interesting to note that only the 4.5 Hp is advertised by the agents which complies with the Horwoods production claims of just the 4.5 Hp production at that time.

In the following extract from the Sydney Morning Herald Newspaper for the "Australian New Way" says it all.
For those of you not familiar with Australian terminology etc :-

• "OUT BACK" is the sparsely populated inland areas of Australia, much of it desert.
• Sydney is about 850 miles due east from Adelaide and in those times by to-days standards separated by appalling roads.
• Armstrong - Holland were a heavy plant Manufacturer in Mascot, Sydney and built Australia's first Diesel Powered Drag line excavator of unit steel construction in 1930. That said they were obviously well suited as sole "Sydney" agents for the "Australian New Way"
• Sydney Morning Herald - Current audience 4.8 mil.largest in Aust.

The puzzle is coming together. We have builder and agents promoted across Australia for the 4.5 h.p. vertical.
Now we need to find who made the 1.5 Australian New Way Pump Engine. The facts of this enterprise is certainly proving elusive.
Bare Facts are conclusive - a 1.5 h.p. Pump Engine built using Australian Materials and Workmanship.

We are going to add this to the previous post (click) so much of the related research detail is together.
Regards
George

New Way Pump Engine Made in Australia

ESTABLISHING THE FACTS
In a recent article (click) we were able to provide the evidence that the 4.5 h.p New Way Engine was made in Australia by J. H. Horwood of Adelaide in large numbers. J. H. Horwood were only manufacturing the one size engine - 4.5 Hp.

NEW WAY 1 H.P. PUMP ENGINE
Pump engines in a desert continent was a means of striking at the core of the needs of the farmer and grazier. New Way Motor Company of Lansing, Michigan made their 1 hp pumper called the "Little Giant". Promotional material shows these were obviously designed with the "Rural Wife" in mind, for domestic applications around the farm house in particular.

NEW WAY 1.5 H.P. PUMP ENGINE - Made in Australia
We previously advised we were aware of this production and had hoped we could confirm which company was manufacturing them. We have been unable to confirm the manufacturer but can bring an article from 1920 that is very specific in showing credit to the extent of the manufacturing process:

• Australian Made
• Australian Workmanship
• Australian Material
• Equipment - 1.5 H.p. Farm Pump Engine. 

The following is the news paper article followed by the clear text of the same article to provide clear readability with relevant sections highlighted by New Way Station.

We are still searching to confirm the manufacturer. Given that J.H Horwood state they only manufactured the 4.5 H.p size it seems very apparent there is another manufacturer of New Way engines in Australia. WHO??  

Enjoy

George

Further Australian Production and Distribution Update 26 Feb 2014

Australian New Way Engine Production.
By 1922 Horwoods had been producing New Way 4.5 Hp engines in volume for some time. This company was located in Adelaide, capital, of South Australia. The company was recognised as one of the largest producers of Agricultural Equipment in Australia and probably in the Southern Hemisphere with very large Manufacturing plant and Foundary facilities.

AGENTS -
Mid 1922 the Australian made New Way 4.5 Hp Engine was being advertised as far away as Sydney, capital of New South Wales. It is interesting to note that only the 4.5 Hp is advertised by the agents which complies with the Horwoods production claims of just the 4.5 Hp production at that time.

In the following extract from the Sydney Morning Herald for the "Australian New Way" says it all.
For those of you not familiar with Australian terminology etc :-

• "OUT BACK" is the sparsely populated inland areas of Australia, much of it desert.
• Sydney is about 850 miles due east from Adelaide and in those times by to-days standards separated by appalling roads.
• Armstrong - Holland were a heavy plant Manufacturer in Mascot, Sydney and built Australia's first Diesel Powered Drag line excavator of unit steel construction in 1930. That said they were obviously well suited as sole "Sydney" agents for the "Australian New Way"

  The puzzle is coming together. We have builder and agents promoted across Australia for the 4.5 h.p. vertical.
Now we need to find who made the 1.5 Australian New Way Pump Engine. The facts of this enterprise is certainly proving elusive.
Bare Facts are conclusive - a 1.5 h.p. Pump Engine built using Australian Materials and Workmanship.

Regards
George

New Way Motor Company Library

We have the privilege of adding a further 3 document sets to the New Way Station Library.

1. No. 12 - S.B. Church Brochure - this is very early, at a time when production was limited to 2.5 and 3.5 Hp. Type C the 7 Hp Horizontal Twin.
2. A 1906 New Way Motor Company letter Set - featuring 1905 information and includes a advertising card and a small double sided advertising.
3. S.B Church General Purpose Engine (Series F) Mailer Brochure that was originally a massive 24 x 18 in. This has been re-sized to aprox 2/3 size which is still very clear and much easier to print. It is designed to be printed double sided as was the original. It folds down to 12 sides in total.
1. Covers - Binder Engines, Harvesters, Potato Diggers etc etc
2. Raises factors of food waste, efficiency, delays, productivity

Go to LIBRARY PAGE (CLICK) to download any of these or others .....

This brings the number of documents available for free Download to 54. It is made possible by the generosity of Libraries and Enthusiasts. We are very appreciative.

If you have an original "New Way" document you are able to share with us so we can make it available for Free Download please don't hesitate to contact us. I am sure we can work out a means to look after your original and at the same time produce something excellent to benefit others.

Enjoy
George
geo.covey@gmail.com

NEW WAY ENGINE HORSEPOWER

NEW WAY HORSEPOWER :
The New Way Motor Company in its infancy produced excellent engines that were over-engineered. Horsepower may have been small but the engines were large. That said because they were air cooled they were still small and or light by comparison with their Water cooled counterparts.

TIME:
As time progressed New Way substantially reduced the weight per horsepower ratio such that by the end of the 1920's they were prodicing a very compact and light twin cylinder vertical engine.

POPULARITY:
As an exercise we have run a chart that depicts the totals by HP of all New Way engines registered no matter what the format. (ie Vertical, Horizontal, Single or Twin.)

241 Registered
Regards
George

NEW WAY ENGINE IGNITION

The New Way Motor Company of Lansing Michigan, prided themselves in their machine:

• Reliability ( Goes and Goes Right )
• Beauty
• Light Weight - A woman could use it for washing, butter churning, pumping, electricity - (why shouldn't the modern woman have the conveniences of the mechanical age)
• Range of sizes and configurations to suit the intended use.

Base Model Battery Ignition.

All this was achieved by their engines - BUT there was one serious flaw if you owned their early engines or the base level with battery ignition. The batteries went flat. We are not talking about secondary batteries like you have in your car and can be charged but Primary Cells - Zinc/Carbon rod Cells that couldn't be charged and are prone to failure.

Now - By Murphy's law, things will always break down when you need them the most. This is a basic law of physics and applies equally to primary batteries and has strong scientific basis. It is a little like the "Law of Natural Selection". If your mate hits you with a club and you are strong you will probably dribble but survive and not only that, keep working, even if at a lower level (on your knees). BUT if you are weak the blow will probably finish you off, you'll cease working and everything around you stops - you're dead.

So what is the parallel here. Well with Murphy's and Natural Selection you get a cold snap and just when you wanted the old engine to start the most, it wouldn't. The primary cells were weak, the cold stresses them to the max, no current, no spark and no burbling engine. They are dead too !! Bury them.

New Way Solution - Upmarket STEP 1

• Dynamo or DC Generator. This is a low voltage DC generator that could be used to run the Buzz coil instead of or switched to from the Primary cells on starting. They literally supply the DC instead of the batteries. 
• New Way had their own labeled "New Way dynamos which I believe were a re-branded Wizard dynamo. [ these were sometimes called magnetos in the early days of engines but is not really the correct terminology ] 
• Dynamo's were friction driven off the flywheel and because they are low voltage D.C. they do not require timing like the H.T. magneto.  
• The D.C. runs the Buzz coil to produce the spark timed by internal contacts within the engine crankcase, based on the position of the crank shaft. The spark is timed just before the piston's top dead centre. (TDC)
• In some instances start was with Cells, then switched over to run on the dynamo. This of course extended battery life considerably.

• Two Models of Buzz coils were produced by New Way to suit either. 
• Dry Cells 
• Dynamos 

New Way Solution - Upmarket STEP 2. - Lifting the bar on Reliability

• High Tension or High Voltage Magneto - timed by points within the magneto where as the old and cheaper method with a Buzz Coil used points within the motor itself for spark timing. Various model Magnetos were used depending on the year of production and the Type of Engine.
• H.T. Magneto's (also may be called H.V.) are always direct driven  generally through gears off the crank shaft. They do not use friction drive because of slippage between the magneto drive and the flywheel. Slippage means the timing would be continually changing - totally unacceptable.
• Some New Ways have been fitted with cog and chain on the main shaft to direct drive a magneto as "after market". This provided a simple upgrade from Buzz coil for reliability without the need for the gear setup. It provides a fixed drive but is not as reliable as gears because of the likes of chain slap. 
• H.T. Magnetos were fitted from various companies. (No Cells or Buzz Coil required.)
• Bosch Magneto
• Liberty Magneto (badged Bosch)
• National Magneto
• Eisemann magneto (Intergrated flywheel system - Later verticals eg 1930's singles)
• Bosch Integrated Flywheel Magneto - later 1930's engines

Advancing Cell Reliability  

To ensure you were not inconvenienced by Mr Murphy you could purchase a Pocket Ammeter from the New Way Motor Company so that you were aware when your cells were on the way out. 

NOTE - Ammeter not a Voltmeter. Why you might ask. Can't I just check the voltage of my dry cells? Yes you could but that will not tell you the condition of your cells as, even if nearly flat, they can still show proper voltage.

Why? Because as the cell gets used it can't produce the same current even if the voltage is the same. This means it has voltage but can't supply power (no current) so the buzz coil fails, so no spark.  

Using the Ammeter - You connect the ammeter in the circuit [ not across the battery] so all the circuits power goes through the ammeter [series]. The ammeter passes current easily so it won't stop your circuit from working and you can make sure the cells can supply sufficient power. You are checking the working current is high enough. If not the Buzz coil won't work.

The New Way Ammeter

• Packaged in a small Bergundy/Red cardboard box about 2.75 inch square x .75 inch high
• Plated with familiar circular raised New Way trade mark on front.  
• Instructions for use included
• Pocket Ammeter is just over 2 inch in diameter
• Ammeter Range 0 - 30 Amps

Secondary cells
These usually do not have the same problem of not being capable of supplying current to run a Buzz Coil unless they are very flat (low voltage) or there is an open circuit cell. This means with a secondary cell you can usually get away with measuring the voltage accross the battery terminals with a voltmeter.

We truly hope this helps you next time you have a Stationary Engine Ignition Problem whatever your engine manufacturer.

Further information is now available on our New Way Ignition Page (Click). This includes Magnetos used, spindle heights and magneto bolt patterns.

Do you have Ignition?
George

A NEW WAY RECORD

NEW WAY NEWS FROM DOWN UNDER

Fathoms of Useless water

THE DRIEST CONTINENT - Calls for reliability in the extreme
Australia is a vast country with vast open spaces and much of it desert. In the early days of Australia's European history this called for a "She'll be right mate" when often that was based hoping for the best despite all the evidence to the contrary.

The following is an article from South Australia that in essence expresses this pioneering spirit in Australia. Imagine you are in a dry near desert area where it may not have rained in months or years and you are about to bore for water. You are miles from anywhere "Out beyond the Black Stump", can't afford a breakdown and someone is desperate for water for his stock because there is no surface water.

You head out from Adelaide, the capital, equipped with a boring rig powered by your faithful New Way Engine. And yes you strike water and yes your bore is 1010 Feet deep. Yet look at the hopes involved and dashed at the various stages in this bore and by the contractor. But "what the Heck" it is still a record. But that is "Australia all Over" so enjoy the article and think of the Pioneering Forefathers wherever you or they lived. Miles from anywhere with primitive gear and a truck load of resourcefulness is your best asset.

Enjoy.
George

THE MURRAY PIONEER  -  OCTOBER  8  1914

BORING FOR WATER.

NORTH OF THE MURRAY,

    Mr. S. M. Campbell, of the  firm of

Horwood  & Co.,  Adelaide,   passed

through Renmark on his way to Ade-

laide  Friday. For some   time   past,

Mr. Campbell with two   assistants

has  been  busy on  Lake  Victoria

station sinking bores in the hope of

striking a flow of fresh water. Up

to date two bores have  been put

down.  The   first  at “  Butcher s  ”

was abandoned at 300 feet, the water

showing  no less than  ten  ounces of

salt to the gallon at that depth.  An

underground salt stream had been

encountered. The second bore was

put down near Nulla, and at a

depth of 1010 feet three ounce water

was obtainined. Three ounce water

if there are no other solids but pure

salt, is always considered suitable for

sheep.  Unfortunately  the  Nulla

water  was found  to contain  soda.

      Mr. Campbell is very hopeful that

a  real  good  supply  of stock water

may yet  be  found  at  Nulla, and   is

most  anxious to jcontinue  boring oper-

ations to a greater depth.  He is of

opinion that good, stock water may

be  found. There has been  noticed an

improvement  in the Nulla bore water

since the 800 feet level was reached.

At 900 feet  three ounce water  rose

to within nine feet of the surface.

        Mr.  Campbell has had much ex-

perience in boring operations. He

has sunk for and discovered the pre-

cious metal in Western  Australia.

He has searched the dry Mallee coun-

try and not in vain, for  good stock

water. Before the Browns Well to

Paringa line was commenced  Mr.

Campbell was deputed  to find water,

if possible, along the proposed routes,

and  the  bores at Wanbi (which only

goes one quarter of an ounce) and

many other places  testify to his skill.

All Mr. Campbell's plants are driven

by  a   six  h.p. "New Way”  engine;

“They are very reliable,” says   Mr.

Campbell.  The  1010 feet at Nulla is

a record for this engine.

NEW WAY ENGINES - MADE IN AUSTRALIA

Australian New Way Engine
Word has it that New Way engines were also made in Lansing Michigan USA.
But as we all know those Yankees love a conspiracy so here is proof that they were actually made in Australia in large volumes. Were they ever made in US, it makes you wonder.

This is an excerpt from Australias newspaper archive (TROVE). The newspaper was located in Adelaide, Capital of South Australia but the article was essentially carried in 3 major city Newspapers around the time.

Chronicle (Adelaide) 24 September 1921

THE EXHIBITS.

J. H. HORW00D and CO., LTD,

“New-Way” Engines have been offered

by this company continually for the last

15 years, and it is only of late that Messrs.

Horwood and Co., Ltd., have commenced

Manufacturing “New-Way” Engines in

Australia on a large scale. Only one size

is made at present, but with modern tools

and equipment, 4½ “New-Way” Engines

are now being produced in large quantities

at the company's up-to-date works in

Franklin-street.

NOTE:

It should be pointed out that Horwoods had been in Manufacturing and/or Foundry enterprise for around 80 years at that time so it is expected would easily tool up for their New Way production.

Interesting when you see it in Black and White. So now you've seen it, we know they made New Way engines in the following countries:

• Australia
• Canada
• Michigan USA

Everyone, Newspaper Archives are a great place to start in researching your old oily or Hit and Miss engine.

Enjoy

George

NEW WAY OUTFIT WOODWORK - Assembled in Portland Oregon

NEW WAY RESEARCH
We have just found documentation DATED 1911 quoting an executive of the New Way Motor Company stating that metal products were sent from Lansing Michigan (east) to the west for assembly with/on timber products.  Timber was sourced locally and since Portland is near the Oregon border, this likely meant from Washington State or Oregon.
Presently we are trying to find out if the installation and timber work was done by a contract company in Portland or by a woodworking outpost of New Way along with actual location and duration of operation.

VOLUME:
We know that New Way produced many different types of outfits. These included ranges of Pressure Sprayers, Pumps, Portable Trucks and sleds etc. The fact that they sent the metal to the timber likely indicates a high timber volume requirement and an expertise located in the west coast.

SOME LIKELY TIMBER BASED OUTFITS:

1. Wheeled Cart Mounted Vertical engine
2. Wheeled Cart Mounted Horizontal Twin Engine
3. Wheeled Cart Mounted Portable Saw Rig
4. Wheeled Cart Mounted Force Pumper
5. SLED type of points 1-4 (allowed mounting to any portable outfit)

DISTRIBUTION:
The closeness to the coast and export facilities likely made Portland an ideal location with plentiful quality timber in the hinterlands. With Australia being a high volume export destination for New Way Equipment the West Coast presented an ideal international freighting opportunity.

A New Way Fan
George

"NEW WAY ENGINES" Manufactured in Australia

New Way Engines were Manufactured in Australia
MANUFACTURING
For some time we have suspected but did not have actual proof that New Way Engines were manufactured in other than their own Factories in USA and Canada.

Lansing Michigan  - USA
From 1905 New Way Motor Company produced their innovative and commercially produced Air Cooled Engines for the workplace be it Farm, Factory or President.

Ontario  - CANADA
New Way had their plant in Ontario from Ca 1910 - 1912 and produced engines in that country under Canadian Patents.

ADELAIDE, South Australia - AUSTRALIA
We have just found proof that in this vast land of Australia that New Way engines were possibly made in Two (2) factories. This included supply of both materials and workmanship not just assembly of parts.
We now know for sure that J. H. Horwood, large scale machinery merchants and manufacturers of Adelaide produced the 4½ H.P. vertical engine for considerable time as their only New Way Product because of popularity with farmers and well borers etc. This commenced ca 1918 - 1919 and possibly earlier in small volumes.

Manufactured Elsewhere - AUSTRALIA
From records we have found, 1½ H.P Jewels were also manufactured in Australia at a similar or earlier time that J.H. Horwood was supposedly only producing the 4½ H.P. Verticals.
So where were they manufactured - we are still searching.

New Way Motor Company started with J.H. Horwood as an agent in ca 1906. Horwoods were a large agricultural company in their own right having been in business since the mid 1800s. They supplied New Way engines to Australian Government contracts and were one of the most prolific sellers of New Way Engines in Australia selling many thousands.

We are assembling the documentary evidence so watch this space in the very near future. It is all very interesting.

Enjoy Life
George