Posted by MarkB_MI on March 18, 2021 at 13:58:38 from (174.230.1.83):
In Reply to: detroit diesel? posted by swindave on March 18, 2021 at 13:20:43:
My dad had an earthmoving business and was a big Detroit fan. He liked that they were simple, reliable and cheap to fix. Here's what we had:
Two 4-71 powered Austin-Western graders, one of which he converted to a terracing machine. Both originally had IH diesels.
An 8V-71 powered LeTourneau C-Pull scraper. VERY loud.
An 8V-71 powered IH semi tractor. In the winter, it took about half a can of starting fluid to get it going. It had an air starter that gave you about three seconds of cranking. We eventually mounted a gasoline-powered air compressor on the truck so we could get the thing started out in the boonies.
A Euclid (Terex) TTS-14 tandem scraper, powered by three 4-71 Detroits via 5-speed Allison transmissions. This monstrosity was about 70 feet long and was basically a TS-14 twin-engine scraper with an extra scraper bowl and engine added on. The front engine had a mechanical throttle, while the back two engines were controlled by air throttles; the back engine throttles had only two positions: on and off.
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