Stout Abner

Stout Abner, named for Abner Weed, founder of Weed, California, was a twin-cylinder Corliss steam engine that supplied total power for the Long-Bell Lumber Company sawmill in Weed from 1917 through 1964, after which Long-Bell had been acquired by International Paper. Seven boilers burning sawmill residue furnished steam to the twin 22-inch by 36-inch cylinders. Its specifications included 2,000 horsepower, 128,000 pounds of thrust, an engine weight of 116,000 pounds, a bed weight of 572,500 pounds, and a flywheel 12 feet in diameter, 80 inches wide, and weighing 30,000 pounds. Its belt was 227 feet long, 80 inches wide, ran at 4,900 feet per minute, and was made of 3-ply leather from 639 cowhides. It was replaced by electric motors and retired to a logging museum in 1974.

Oregon · United States