Nothing is more musical to an engineer than to hear big, controlled inertia. There is a massive 2 cylinder FM at an ore processing station outside of New Idria that I used to ponder. It must have sounded magnificent echoing up the canyons.

@aspopulvera9130

6 ай бұрын

And the engines themselves outlived their company

Can remember going to work with my father when I was about 8 , it was on a lake dredge , a big 3 cylinder engine drove a massive pump , you could put a cup of tea on the handrail next to it and it didn't move . And the smell of it was fantastic. I'm 60 now. Miss you dad.

April 73, I got to spend 5 months in Key West learning how to track Soviet submarines. The last of the US diesel's were being decommissioned at a part of the base that used to exist at the Southern most part of the island. I got to hear a Fairbanks Morse on a sub,, they had no muffler at all. Damn loudest engine ever!

These machines have soul...

@reyeon_User17e3

Жыл бұрын

indeed

What a treat hearing and seeing these machines operate!!!

I helped decommission one of these in SW NY that was being used to pump oil out of 2 wells for about 100 years. Afterwards the people living in the area complained that it was too quiet and they had trouble sleeping.

@neovxr

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, some of the older types sound really cozy. I could not sleep with a humming modern motor around. A steam boat is absolutely fantastic. It breathes like a big mommy.

@semiprofessional8470

Жыл бұрын

My childhood home was next to a major highway and when I moved out I couldn't sleep for weeks. Didn't even realize I was hearing it.

There is something oddly satisfying in the way those engines run

@myyracommunity4932

Жыл бұрын

They make the weird whooomp sound

@terriecotham1567

Жыл бұрын

well said

@neovxr

Жыл бұрын

yes, but they turn a lot of diesel into a lot of smoke for like 40HP, wahaha...

@myyracommunity4932

Жыл бұрын

@@neovxr and so much torque that u could turn the earth with it

@terriecotham1567

Жыл бұрын

@@neovxr but in it's day it was like the SR 71. State of the art

Yes, I like Fairbanks Morse engines. I own a 1920 3hp Z engine. I really enjoyed your video, especially the history.

I collect Fairbanks Morse engines so yes I like these videos

YesI like Fairbank Morse engines, with their unique sound.

Always fun to watch past items that helped the country grow.

Do you like these FAIRBANKS MORSE engines ?

@123TauruZ321

Жыл бұрын

I don't like being treated like a f*cking child or moron.

@limrc1

Жыл бұрын

You bet!! Kept us going.

@mikekean8344

Жыл бұрын

What were such engines originally used for?

@limrc1

Жыл бұрын

@@mikekean8344 mostly used to generate electricity 🔌

@samazd4015

Жыл бұрын

@@mikekean8344 usually power plants

THANKS A MILLION FOR THE HISTORY LESSON!!!!!----I NEVER KNEW FAIRBANKS AGE; NOR AS WIDE A VARIETY OF PRODUCTS THEY BUILT!!!!!!!!

massive torque

Excellent

Classic American industrial activity......from the heyday of the Industrial Revolution.

The four-cylinder engine is almost musical. :-)

Just found your channel and Subscribed. Very nice engine.

I like this

Wow the good old days

In their day all were equal to the SR71 black Bird all cutting edge. What's more amazing is there still work 1000 or 10,000 years from now as long as fuel for them is a round Thanks Love it

I had a neighbour who used to fire up a heavy oil engine every Sunday. A lot grunting and coughing and the engine was noisy too!

I’m getting one of these old FM’s to power my town

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This is one cool engine gen for sure. How did you find this item for sale and are there any for sale that you know of Sir ?? Thanks

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Very important part of the industrial revolution

AND THIS BOYS AND GIRLS? WAS HOW TECHNO WAS INVENTED!!

I hope one day someone, if not myself, creates a replica of one of these massive old single cylinder diesels and converts all the internals using modern engine design elements. Like common rail computer controlled injection. Ceramic coated pistons, low tension and profile chrome rings (the old were cast iron). A positive pressure lube system that is filtered. Decently sized modern low alloy valves and inserts. Balanced crank and rods... Oo maybe even a billet rod and piston just for lols. Actually bugger it. Lets make the whole thing out of Billet Alloy just for lols. And last but not least it needs a volumetric efficiency greater than 1! That means we'll possibly a belt driven blower.... no wait. A short duty cycle electric blower for low end for throttle response coupled with sequential turbos with an interstage inter-cooler. Let me close by saying. This as an idea isn't meant as a means of improvement for to the original idea but more so an art project that would bring the old and new together in a visually confronting manner that would make one question the generations of improvement that have gone into what is essentially a 130 year old machine.

@davidelliott5843

Жыл бұрын

The piston engine with lamest perfect balance is a two-stroke radial four. All four rods are carried on a single crank journal and there are no moving valves. You get four power pulses per crank revolution and all moving forces are balanced. It needs a small blower for low speed breathing but its as simple as it gets and very powerful.

@aSpyIntheHaus

Жыл бұрын

@@davidelliott5843 I have seen a small 5 cylinder 2 stroke radial that someone hand built using Cox 0.049 cylinders and heads. When he first tested it he used an electric blower that pulled through a carb. However he did complete it by building a Blower mounted to the rear. This was an 'RC' / model sized engine but even though it was 2cstroke it still sounded pretty good. It was somewhere here on KZread. Ill see if I can find it.

@aSpyIntheHaus

Жыл бұрын

@@davidelliott5843 kzread.info/dash/bejne/nGh1r5iTqpeal6g.html

@neovxr

Жыл бұрын

Engineer Cory Anderson has a series about a huge steam locomotive plough. It was rebuilt with some improvements from old construction drawings.

Yeeeeeees!

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The engine you used for the thumbnail is a engine in the park at my hometown in williston, Florida.

Where are you from guys ?

Oh Yeah . !

3:40 I did an engine swap on my minivan to run with one of these. Ran great, but I couldn't hear the damn radio!

@davidelliott5843

Жыл бұрын

Who needs a radio with that soundtrack.

@terriecotham1567

Жыл бұрын

IN life at times, we have to trade off some things for advance ideals. As young person just out of the service I was lucky enough to not be consider for a job I apply for but was call back for another position in the company as a trainee in the avionics department. Was a place of learning kind of like Mas 4077 the TV show lots of good people who knew their job. with the freedom to be you were the owner was a wise man and did not preach but help people grow along with others who did the same working there. Had a customer ask for a stereo system in his aircraft, did i forget to say they had more than one FAA STC for aircraft. Got to go on lots of flights and this was one of those events as the stereo did not look all that impress to me at all But when the owner / pilot push up the power on the Cessna 421 and then reach over and turn up the volume on the unit it made the engine noise go away, and that's not ease in a c 421. and yes we were rocking Remember asking my boss what he paid for the unit, and he said 500 dollars and that's a lot back in the mid 80s for car radio. no, it was not made for aircraft.

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@tomaszkarnicki2112

Жыл бұрын

I love pets ♾

I wonder if my condo association would let me install one of these as a cogeneration engine to heat and supply electricity for my townhouse..

3:38👍

The first picture you see is in williston fl

One at 3:22 was like music

@kpkndusa

Жыл бұрын

Techno

I would like them more if the video showed what is on the thumbnail shot.

cow bells pig noises 1:40 & smoke signals.. 👍

So simple but than would run for a 100 years

dont put captions like this. They hide these magnificent machines

are they more fuel efficient than modern diesel engines??

@davidcat1455

Жыл бұрын

Nope. Volumetric efficiency sucks on these old darlings.

@metalrooves3651

Жыл бұрын

Not even close ..lots of torque but would take a big one to power your pickup..and it would get 1 MPG...THE low speed is what keeps them from being as efficient as a V-8

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If i was infront of these engines when i was a kid I'd be horrified by the loud noise unlike today

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I hope they check annually those compressed air tanks... doesnt look too good being safe to use

@metalrooves3651

Жыл бұрын

What are they 150psi?The steam at 800-2000is what to worry about..l wouldn't worry a bit..

@KillerJoeFIN

Жыл бұрын

@@metalrooves3651 large engines can have starting air pressure 30bar or less.

@KillerJoeFIN

Жыл бұрын

Even with lower pressures the tank rupture can be lethal explosion.

@ronfullerton3162

Жыл бұрын

Just as anything mechanical, maintenance is very important. If the air tanks were bled down every day or so, no problem. If condensation was left inside, then corrosion and possible tank failure is a very big concern.

Not a single cold start...

Essentially these beasts ran on gasoline fumes, not liquid gasoline...no?

Ufo/hi

Do u not like them?

I wonder how many liters per hour that monstrosity consumes.

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