Ebay, Craigslist.
I’m positive someone will give you $$$ for it.
So it's been running for 10 years? Or you mean it last ran 10 years ago? Things a buyer might want to know.
Don’t scrap it, those are becoming hens teeth. Put it out for $500.00 obo.
This engine was used in some old farm equipment.
ebay search results for 4g4d came up with 4h4d sold. One for $300 - one for $1500
I would stick it on ebay. If you can take a short video of it running to upload with the auction, it would help.
smokestak.com is all about old engines so someone there might be interested
Lift equipment. (Snorkelift)
Used in a lot of Wood chippers and shredders too.
Its probably worth $1500 to the right person.
$3000 rebuilt.
I worked for Dekalb sead corn as a summer job several years in the 70’s. This included driving a “High Boy” rig made by Hague that cut the tassels off of the female rows of corn. They used a Wisconsin V4 that was a very bulletproof engine. Someone told me that they have been modified for use in some dirt track racers also.
The owner of the Tallahassee auto museum buys and restores old and unusual machines. You might send them a photo.
Don’t scrap it, fairly easy to rebuild. I have had 2 of them. One on a stump grinder and the other on a chipper. Easy to work on and parts are available.
The Wisconsin air cooled four was a workhorse on the farms in the 50-60 time frame. They powered combines, balers, swathers, feed mills, whatever. The main thing I remember about them was my dad warned me to always use the thumb behind the crank handle method to crank the suckers because they were prone to kick on occasion. I loved the sound of that engine.
Just a question... is this what is referred to as a “hit-and-miss” engine? I’ve heard of them but never seen one.
Down on the farm our huge New Holland hay baler had a Wisconsin V-4 on it. One of the best engines I ever saw. Run at full throttle all day baling hay and never miss a beat. It’s sure to be worth $$$ to someone. Put it on Craig’s List and set the price at $100 or whatever you desire and add, “OBO”.
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I think you need to post a few responses before you can start a new thread there.
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that link was for the smaller VH4D
This one you have is about 50 ci larger.
youtube video link
V465D with overhead valves is probably the most desirable of these V4 air cooled Wisconsins.
I still see these running on chippers, concrete saws, and such. I sure wouldn’t scrap it if it runs.
I had a hand crank impulse magneto one on a ‘52 Lincoln SA200 welder. It ran good but was terribly loud. I asked the guy I purchased it from if it ever hurt him kicking back. He said no but his brother lost some teeth cranking one on a baler. I converted it to 12V soon after.
If you sell it on eBay, keep in mind that they will take about 10% as their Commission, and if the person pays with PayPal that will be about another 3%. Also, perhaps most importantly, you need to carefully calculate what the shipping will be, and set the auction up so that the buyer pays shipping. Add a handling fee on top of the shipping because eBay and PayPal charge their percentages on the shipping as well. On a heavy item like this the shipping costs will be significant so I would hate to see you lose a lot of profit by under estimating the shipping.
You may want to try selling it locally using Craigslist, letgo.com, and Facebook Marketplace. All of those are free. Granted you will reach a fewer number of people, but you will also save the fees and avoid shipping issues. One caveat is that if you put it on Craigslist, you will almost certainly receive inquiries from scammers who want to pay you sight unseen with PayPal or a cashier’s check. Don’t even reply to these people. Put in your listing that it must be a face-to-face deal with cash in hand. And of course take all proper precautions if such a deal comes to pass. Meet in a brightly-lit, very busy parking lot during the day. Some police departments even offer their parking lots as a safe Zone in which to conduct business transactions.
Good luck with the sale! I love seeing old technology like this continue to serve a useful purpose. Old engines are fascinating.
As long as the block and cylinder heads aren’t cracked, and even then it’s possible to repair that, a good machine shop can bore out the cylinders if necessary, and if needed install sleeves and rebuild it to like new condition. They may even have hardened steel replacement valves and seats so it can run on the ethanol laden crapgas. Some engines until the early 50’s like the Plymouth flat 6 used babbitt bearings. If your engine has them and still runs be sure to change the oil if it’s been sitting for so long and use only NON DETERGENT motor oil.