thailazer

Love these old engines.....

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_0xifuTqVA[/youtube]

hookedonrc

Any idea what kind of prop you need for it?

Love to hear it run, it has a great sound.

JohnBuckner

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Yup I agree,


Now wonder where we can find a replacement humongous leather drive belt that likely weighed a few hundred pounds. Probably not down at the local Pep Boys eh!

John

thailazer

You can still find those leather belts. There is a lumber mill in the USA that runs on steam and they use them.

And yes, the sound of that engine is very unique.

Redback

Reckon you could balance an ESM warbird with one of those

Terry

topspin

I wonder what an engine like that was used in? Machine shop? Ships?

thailazer

Probably not with just the engine, but once you add the 8 inch steel I-Beam engine mounts, you are probably right!

mogman

Possibly to run a power generator or water pump?

vicman

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They still make engines for all of the above

1QwkSport2.5r

Those Fairbanks Morse hit and miss diesels are very unique parts of history.
Here's a 24hp 2-stroke diesel that was running (away) on crankcase oil and not diesel fuel. Oops.
http://youtu.be/AG1MnXkHhlM

My favorite FBM engines are the horizontals. I think they're quieter than the verticals.
http://youtu.be/03WY9ENs8Hc

Bill G

Looks like the newer ULEV (ultra low emission vehicle) engines have some serious competition with this engine.
I got a kick out of the perfect smoke rings that it blows at times.

bogbeagle

That 1936 Fairbanks ... disturbingly pleasurable to watch.