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Fueling prosperity since 1859: The Cripple Creek Oil Co. beam pump
Oil has fueled American industry since James Buchanan was president! Oil for lamps, petroleum for cars, fuel for ships and trains, lubricants for machinery, and the source material for countless products from plastics to man-made fabrics. Rest assured that the Cripple Creek Oil Co. has been right there securing the energy we needed through war and peace!
The Cripple Creek beam pump makes the magic happen by getting the oil out of the ground and on the way to the refinery!
The basics: this is a fully decorated and assembled accessory. Marked for Cripple Creek Oil & Gas, this design reflects a familiar, classic component of the energy industry - the beam pump.
The Cripple Creek beam pump might be our most innovative use of a compact space so far. The footprint measures a modest 8 x 3-5/8 inches (O Gauge) and 4-5/8" x 3 inches (HO Gauge).
The display features a motorized beam pump with a rotating crank and counterbalance weight that begins the upward and downward syncopation of the walking beam that forces the horse head down into the well, then on the upward stroke, it lifts the oil up and out, normally to a pipeline or line to a storage tank.
The accessory's function requires a 4.5-volt power supply. You can use a variety of 4.5 options from Menards®, including SKU# 279-4061/4361, 4060/4362, or 4050. These may be connected over the table through a plug on the rear of the shack, or from below with a drop-down plug beneath the building.
Why you need this: tank cars are a staple of many O and HO gauge layouts and often oil storage yards, so why not model the machinery that pumps the oil out and starts it on the journey to the refinery?
Placement is easy, and it will be right at home in a fuel tank farm or in the middle of a field!
The model has a weathered equipment shack. The pump mechanism rests next to it on a concrete pad. A safety cage prevents staff from injury due to the heavy machine parts being in motion.
Two nearby workers are engaged in a conversation, while Jack acts as chief safety dog, keeping an eye on efficient equipment operation.
In action, the mechanism has a steady gear rotation which causes an up and down motion, with a wire line plunging down into the well head. This is a working accessory that will add movement sure to catch the eye.
I just thought that something seemed to be binding then broke free. It looks like there is a black coupling that is cut in half, one half turns, and the other doesn't. Here is the photograph I sent to Ray. Just below the red arrow is where it is split.
I don't know if that is so; I'll see what Ray says.
