RBMcCloskey
Senior Member
Dynahoe Backhoe had GM Diesels, 140 thru 190 have 3-53, 190-4 & 490 have 4-53 and 200-4 have 4-71. The 290 and 490K have John Deere engines.
Detroit 16-184 and 16-338 four vertical banks of four cylinder two strokes. No blowers installed in the pic.
WWII USN engines. There was a good history page about Detroit Diesel at dieselduck.info, this is a picture, but the link is broken now. Also U-12 71inch engines, two 6-71 cranks side-by-side geared together. And horizontal 6-71s.
Yup, 184 ci/cyl. Link to a article on the engine:
https://oldmachinepress.wordpress.com/category/marine/
Yup, 184 ci/cyl. Link to a article on the engine:
https://oldmachinepress.wordpress.com/category/marine/
Yup, 184 ci/cyl. Link to a article on the engine:
https://oldmachinepress.wordpress.com/category/marine/
English Electric had a slightly different take on making a compact engine for MTB propulsion unit but they went at it in a different way to EMD and succeeded in designing one with the crankshaft horizontal. Anyone ever seen one of these..? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3bj47TAYiU
Still active on the main line today hauling rail enthusiasts' specials - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGf94cMOu9s
What amazes me is that the gear train is straight-cut gears and not helical. All things being equal you shouldn't be able to hear the noise of the engine over that whining of that lot ......