Cincinnati Hypro planer

[R_Audano]

Anyone have any Cincinnati Hypro planer serial number data? This machine is coming up on auction near me & id like to see if i can find weight & year data. Its a 12 x 3 x 3 with good working WRd Leonard drive

 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

That appears to be a very nice machine. I don’t know much about US planing machines but style wise could it be 1940’s early 1950’s ?
Looks like they installed the machine then built the shed around it.

Regards Tyrone.

 

[R_Audano]

Tyrone, you are exactly right about building around it. This machine is coming up on auction and i have been interested. It is a beautiful machine with some expected wear and im guessing very early 1940's. After looking it over yesterday, I just cannot justify the space requirements. The bed is 29' long and the Motor Generator set & cabinets take up a lot of space. Unfortunitely, it'll likely end up going for less than scrap price mostly due to the efforts required to move it.

 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Tyrone, you are exactly right about building around it. This machine is coming up on auction and i have been interested. It is a beautiful machine with some expected wear and im guessing very early 1940's. After looking it over yesterday, I just cannot justify the space requirements. The bed is 29' long and the Motor Generator set & cabinets take up a lot of space. Unfortunitely, it'll likely end up going for less than scrap price mostly due to the efforts required to move it.

Yes, it’s a well loved machine going off the photos. The last planer I installed was a 1955 machine that was a bit bigger than that one with a “ Futurmill “ milling head on one planing head, a second planing head on the cross rail, two side boxes, one on each upright, various grinding heads that could be fitted onto the planing heads. Flood coolant to the heads, DRO on three axis etc. etc. It weighed about 80 tons all up ( 160,000 lbs ).

It sold at auction a few years ago for £2,400 ( roughly $3,000 ? at the time ). The buyer only wanted the table and the milling head, grinding heads etc. The rest of the machine went for scrap. I was in the shop one day and the guys were cutting it up with oxyacetylene torches. Very sad.

Regards Tyrone.

 

[R_Audano]

I certainly wish i could house it. I was first concerned about starting the Motor/Generator set but justified my way through that. The trusty tape measure told the truth though. If space was not an issue i would love having it around. If anyone is interested in learning a bit more about the machine DM me as i have lots of measurements & photos. I really hate to see it end up in an oven

 

[4GSR]

The weight is around 40K lbs. less the genset and controls. At least that's what a Rockford openside planer weighs of the same size. Nice, sweet size to have if you had the room and money to move it. Finding work for it would be the biggest question.

 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

The guy with the last decent sized working planer will be a busy guy.

Regards Tyrone

 

[R_Audano]

I wish i could house it.

 

[4GSR]

R Audano,

Do you have any more pictures you could post of this planer?

I got to thinking, I had a Cincy planer way back in time that was a very small one, had a 6 foot stroke. It weighed around 5,000 lbs. I've seen a couple more over the years of the same make with a longer stroke, around 10 foot. That one I would guess the weight around 15,000 maybe 18,000 lbs. These were before the Hypro version came out in the late 1930' early 1940's my guess. The Hypro version were nearly double in weight.
Here's a page from the Vintage Machinery website showing one I was thinking about that came out before the Hypro version came out.
http://www.vintagemachinery.org/pubs/2383/22540.pdf This one weighs in at 18,000 lbs.

 

[R_Audano]

Here is a link to photos. Hopefully it works
Photo Album

Auction Link
look for the multi-location auction in KS. This is the Hiawatha Location

 

[Gearclash]

Photo album link doesn’t work for me.

 

[R_Audano]

Photo album link doesn’t work for me.

Try again. hopefully, it works now

 

[4GSR]

Here's some of the pictures from Audano's album.

 

[4GSR]

Here's some more pictures.

 

[cranium]

According to Gidding & Lewis records No. 6263 is c1942.

 

[4GSR]

One more batch

 

[R_Audano]

According to Gidding & Lewis records No. 6263 is c1942.

Thank You. I didnt want to take the time to call. Did they have a build card on hand?

 

[R_Audano]

One more batch

Thanks for the assist.
Hopefully, we find this rig a safe home

 

[R_Audano]

For those wondering: This planer does not have the herringbone table rack gear like the larger Hypro planers.
The widest point of the machine w/o motor is 111-inches and that is across the toolbar which can be removed. The cast plate on the top of the housings will clear the door opening with all the equipment removed. This includes power lift for the toolbar.
The overall length of the base is just a bit over 28' and the table measures 32" wide and is overall 15' long.

 

[Rob F.]

Here is a link to photos. Hopefully it works
Photo Album

Auction Link
look for the multi-location auction in KS. This is the Hiawatha Location

Pics are working fine here.