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    Looking for Diesel Engine Making 300 HP at 800-1000 RPM

    I may have to repower a locomotive, and am looking for a diesel engine that can put out 250 to 300 horsepower at a speed of 800 to 1000 rpm. No faster than 1000 rpm can be used in this application. I don't know much about sizes and outputs of engines used in heavy equipment, but am figuring...
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    OT Locomotive Diesel Engine Problems

    I had a chance to perform a detailed inspection of the Cummins LI-600 engines on our GE 80 ton locomotive. The front engine is stuck, most likely from water in one or more cylinders. One head is missing and the cylinder wall is a bit rusty so this may be the one that is stuck. The rear engine...
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    Driving Cawler Crane Down A Hill

    Just a simple question. I have to take the Insley K12 crawler down a fifteen to twenty degree sloping driveway. What is the best procedure for doing that to minimize the risk of tipover? Should I go counterweight first or boom first?
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    Hyster H70B

    I just picked up this Hyster H70B forklift for $1500.00. It runs, but smokes like crazy due to worn rings. I'm going to take it right to a job site to use, then when that job is done bring it back to our place for an engine rebuild. The lift looks old, I am thinking late 1950s or early 1960s...
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    Moving A Locomotive

    Yesterday we moved a railroad locomotive to our industrial museum in Youngstown. Here are a few pictures. In 1942 General Electric built eight 70 ton center cab diesel locomotives for the New York Central. Numbered 506-513, they were among the first 70 ton switchers built by GE. Originally...
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    Where Can I find a Large Forklift Mast?

    I've been looking for a forklift mast from a 10,000 lb. or higher capacity machine. Brand isn't important as this isn't for a forklift but for another project that requires the ability to lift a sub arc welder up and down on a welding line which we are building. I don't know of any forklift...
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    The Building that Insley Built

    When we bought the K12 it was for one specific purpose, to erect the steel for our new enginehouse building. Well all those lifts have been made and the steel for the building is now in place. Here are a few pics of the Insley at work.
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    JLG 60HA Boom Problem

    I'm using a friend's 60HA for a couple of weeks. It has developed a problem where the boom doesn't always want to lower. Sometimes I need to either jump up and down in the basket or quickly raise the boom then put the PQ controller in the down position for it to start to descend. Its a real...
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    Case 450 Dozer Problems

    My dad has a Case 450 dozer. He said that today while running it he heard a snap and the engine quit. When he tries to start it only the flywheel turns. Broken crankshaft most likely. The engine is pretty worn and he had been considering doing a complete rebuild, but now might try to find a...
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    Crawlers Vs. Truck Cranes

    What is it about crawler cranes that they don't need outriggers? For example, my K12 crawler has a footprint of 8'6" wide and about 10' long yet it has the same capacity as a K12 truck crane which has outriggers which extend out a good bit farther than 8'6". Does having a lot of weight so...
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    Identify This Crane

    A friend of mine here in Ohio owns this crane, or whats left of a crane. Its gas-electric. A flathead V8 engine drives a DC generator to produce current which is sent to individual electric motors for the drums, slew and travel functions. He is an electrical whiz and just loved the idea of an...
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    Bucket Teeth

    I've just rebuilt a White Oliver 2-78-15 "Mighty Hoe" and now I need to replace a missing bucket tooth. Since its an oddball brand these teeth aren't listed anywhere, so I am hoping that I can find a replacement based on what the others look like. I'm posting a couple of photos in hopes that...
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    Pin Bushings

    Anyone know where I can get pin bushings? My White Oliver has bushings pressed in the stick which a pin slides through for a hydraulic cylinder. One of those bushings is missing and now the pin has 1/4" of clearance to bang around in whenever the hoe is raised or lowered. Its 1 1/2" ID, 1...
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    White Oliver 2-78-15

    A couple of days ago I traded my old Allis Chalmers TL16DA front end loder for a White Oliver 2-78-15 backhoe. It has a Waukesha VRD 283 6 cylinder diesel engine, The owner said it had low compression and tore it down for a rebuild. He put new sleeves in it before giving up and putting the...
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