08-25-2006, 08:00 AM
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|  New Diesel land speed record
"Andy Green broke the supercharged diesel streamliner world record by more than 90 mph by reaching an average land speed Tuesday of 328.767 mph. The old record was 235.756 mph, set by Virgil Snyder on the Bonneville Salt Flats in 1973."
"Green drove a vehicle powered by two diesel engines that have a combined total of 1,500 horsepower. Each is a 4-cylinder, 4.4-liter engine used commercially as a backhoe loader"
Wonder what brand engine(s) they were  New diesel land speed record: 328 mph - Yahoo! News
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08-25-2006, 08:52 AM
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JCB Power Systems, an English corporation in Derbyshire, makes their own engines and puts them in backhoes and other industrial applications: JCB DIESELMAX
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08-25-2006, 10:29 AM
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08-25-2006, 03:37 PM
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| Re: New Diesel land speed record
I don't know, my R4's seem to really start bouncing pretty bad at speeds of over 100 mph on my tractor
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08-25-2006, 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Dargo I don't know, my R4's seem to really start bouncing pretty bad at speeds of over 100 mph on my tractor | Dargo, that is why you should use R1's. The bars dig into the ground and provide a wee bit more traction AND keeps the tractor more stable. I find that R1s give me an extra 10-13 mph over R4s before the bouncing gets bad and I have to tighten up the seat spring. I'm pretty sure I can get to 110 mph before the bouncing became a problem. Course I don't really do this since it kicks up WAY too much dust and I don't like to coat the neighbors place. 
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08-25-2006, 06:35 PM
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Thanks Dan, I suppose that's my problem right there. Duh! Silly me! I should know that R4's aren't good for much over 100 mph!!
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1982 19" Murray push mower (B&S industrial 8 hp engine!) custom deck, 6" plastic wheels with grade 2 1/2" bolts with 1" washers!
Weed Eater 25cc string trimmer. Rural King .95 star shaped ORANGE string!
1978 Ford pickup, stick shift, 300ci 6 cyl, a rear end, splined axles, Steel U joints, cab bolts from Lowes, 2 factory hubcaps on rusted STEEL wheels!
2006 Harbor Freight claw hammer, made from real recycled steel!
$1.99 HF multimeter, quality components from many exotic locations! | |
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