Posted by Texasmark on January 17, 2023 at 07:10:48 from (147.160.221.16):
In Reply to: Lets go diesel posted by JimS on January 16, 2023 at 11:18:35:
In the summers of my high school jr. and sr. years, I worked on tug boats working the Intercoastal Canal from S. Tx to Vicksburg, Ms. up the mighty Mississippi River pushing/pulling barges. First year was on the tug Atlas powered by a 400 hp (cu in had to be a thousand or close to it) diesel engine turning a 10' prop as I recall.....at RPMs on the 100's range. The valve train was exposed and atop the 6 cylinder engine and the whole time we ran, you could hear the rocker/valve interconnect clacking. I was part of the temp. deck hands filling in for regular crew who were on vacation.
One occasion we were up a remote finger of the river (forget....maybe Mermentaugh....spelling? near Jennings as I recall) in southern La. and stopped by a provision store on the way out with barges full of La. crude oil. We filled up on creature comforts and 1000 gallons of diesel....at 9 cents a gal. I thought wow. Road gasoline was less than 30 cents at the time in S. Tx..
The second year I got on as the cook on a larger boat (Tug Lone Star) sporting a GM V12 or V16 cylinger 1000 hp engine. That sucker just hummed....smooth as silk. One thing I learned as a cook with mostly southern La. crew is that Rice was part of every meal except breakfast. I decided that I wasn't cooking Rice one supper and afterwards the capt. called me to the wheel house and told me that if I ever did that again he would put me off the boat (fired) at the next set of locks. I obeyed!
After that second summer (after graduation) I bought my first P/U...a well worn out 47 Chevy 5 window, hot water six, 3 on the tree. When I bought it the oil was filthy and when I got home the first thing I did was to change it......well you probably know the answer to this. Using 30 weight Havoline HD (Texaco station was near the house and the family used them regularly) as soon as I cranked up you would have thought the city had their DDT spray rigs out spraying mosquitoes.......it didn't smoke with the old, dirty, original oil!!!!!
I really enjoyed the experience and had a lot of fun plus making $16 a day with R and B furnished.
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