Portable engine
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portable-engine-304-1682375
title:
Portable engine
text:
A portable engine is an engine, either a steam engine or an internal combustion engine, that sits in one place while operating, but is portable and thus can be easily moved from one work site to another. Mounted on wheels or skids, it is either towed to the work site or moves there via self-propulsion. Portable engines were in common use in industrialised countries from the early 19th through early 20th centuries, during an era when mechanical power transmission was widespread. Before that, most
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description:
Early engine which could be easily moved between work sites
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_engine
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date modified:
2023-01-08T13:28:46Z
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