Midniteoyl
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- Joined
- May 20, 2013
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- N. W. Indiana
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- Kioti CK3510SE HST, Ford 3400, Gizmow ZTR, Simplicity 7016H
Beautiful bird..
Beautiful bird..
As some of you know I work on the farm on my days off, the other month is spent here! My home away from home! Those are 710 G EMD engines rated at 4000 horsepower a piece! The boat is rated as a 10500 horsepower. There 16 cyl. Our ol ones before reposed was 20 cyl. I'm a engineer on this vessel! It runs the lower Mississippi River! LUTT
As some of you know I work on the farm on my days off, the other month is spent here! My home away from home! Those are 710 G EMD engines rated at 4000 horsepower a piece! The boat is rated as a 10500 horsepower. There 16 cyl. Our ol ones before reposed was 20 cyl. I'm a engineer on this vessel! It runs the lower Mississippi River! LUTT
North bound they run at 850 RPM, but the pilots have the option of running 900 if conditions warrant. South bound varies, knuckled in, which is 357, idle is 350, up to full ahead if needed. They are a 2 stroke diesel. Computer controlled! We carry all our own spare parts, we do all our own repairs in house. Including all electrical systems, hydraulic, plumbing, welding, just more or less everything. We don't do crankshaft changeouts, those are beyond our capabilities, you have to split the block. We do our overhauls in house, around 30000 hrs. Crankcase holds 350 gallons of oil, plus whats in the filter pots and piping which would be around 425 total.LUTT
North bound they run at 850 RPM, but the pilots have the option of running 900 if conditions warrant. South bound varies, knuckled in, which is 357, idle is 350, up to full ahead if needed. They are a 2 stroke diesel. Computer controlled! We carry all our own spare parts, we do all our own repairs in house. Including all electrical systems, hydraulic, plumbing, welding, just more or less everything. We don't do crankshaft changeouts, those are beyond our capabilities, you have to split the block. We do our overhauls in house, around 30000 hrs. Crankcase holds 350 gallons of oil, plus whats in the filter pots and piping which would be around 425 total.LUTT