[kach22i]

I've never seen this one before - thanks.

Would have guessed that it was electric, he wired his parents house for electricity at the age of 14-16? despite the town in the area did not have power.

I believe he hobbled together a generator to supply the juice, perhaps steam or a farm tractor/conveyor of some kind.

The book I read (twice) in college on him was filled with such stories.

It's been 30 years since I read it, but somehow some of it stuck in my head.