In addition to its well-known farm engines and large industrial 2-stroke diesel engines, Fairbanks, Morse & Co. did a brisk trade in hoist engines. According to C.H. Wendel's book, Fairbanks Morse: 100 Years of Engine Technology, Fairbanks-Morse was already well established as a manufacturer of railway and mining equipment when it started manufacturing farm engines, making hoist engines a natural extension of the line.
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