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[1976gmc20]

Originally Posted by Sheepdip

Happened to a friend of mine about 5 years ago, burnt his whole barn down and everything in it, they nailed it down to a battery trickle charger on a ATV.

Not sure how they do that other than maybe a tripped breaker but that could have tripped during the fire too.

We got called to a wild fire some years ago, that was started by an old snowmobile sitting outside. Supposedly mice built a nest on the battery and shorted it out, providing lots of kindling.

[Killer Bee]

kids hanging around the beach

[72c20customcamper]

Originally Posted by mr.mud1

bad day for someone,a building full of cars,trucks and tractors burned last night about 30 minutes from me in Amherst,Nova Scotia.i had several calls this morning to make sure it wasn't mine.thankfully no but someone is in a world of hurt.

I cant imagine that happening hope he had everything insured

This is why all my cars the battery gets disconnected and the power off to the barn . I also dont grind or weld indoors either just too much can go wrong .

[68bowtie]

Don’t let go!

[68bowtie]

On the right we have our cat. Our plump, lazy cat.

On the left, we have a baby gopher. Lord knows why it crawled out of its hole.

And yes, they are just hanging out like nothing is out of the ordinary.

[special-K]

It was a bad day for the bear

[57taskforce]

Whole lotta motor... big ole cat I followed down the road earlier in the week.

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by 57taskforce

Whole lotta motor... big ole cat I followed down the road earlier in the week.

What would use that big of engine?

[Boog]

She's big.

[HO455]

Originally Posted by Boog

She's big.

CAT 3616 engine. For the most part used for stationary power. Pump stations, as mentioned, and back up generators for hospitals and such.
Originally developed for use in railroad engines, but that didn't work out as planned. They were also promoted for use in marine applications. We had a pair of 3608s (eight cylinder version) in one of the tugs at work. They ended up being unreliable and very expensive to repair. After 11-12 years they were replaced with a pair of EMD's.
Video of a 3612 crankshaft being reground.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NlcTr8lqCA

The 797's shown above used 3500 engines. The next size down CAT engine series.

[FirstOwner69]

Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20

What would use that big of engine?

Maybe one of these?

[57taskforce]

My guess would be the big time natural gas compressors used to push the gas from the mid stream gathering and dehydrating facilities to the end user utility’s. Sometimes these pipelines can go hundreds or even a thousand+ miles. For example, my grandfather worked for Washington gas and light co. For 35 years. One of the sources for DC and the surrounding areas’ natural gas was for a long time, and probably still is from the Gulf of Mexico. Engines such as this likely push the gas thru the pipelines between the gulf and DC.

[Boog]

It may be different between parts of the country but in our neighborhood natural gas powered engines push it along. One pumping station I toured many years ago had 4 huge 3 cylinder engines running. If memory serves me they turned at 150 rpm. That station pumped gas from Arkansas to Mississippi under the Mississippi river.

[57taskforce]

Originally Posted by Boog

It may be different between parts of the country but in our neighborhood natural gas powered engines push it along. One pumping station I toured many years ago had 4 huge 3 cylinder engines running. If memory serves me they turned at 150 rpm. That station pumped gas from Arkansas to Mississippi under the Mississippi river.

Sounds like they could be Ajax compressors or similar. We’ve got a bunch of them...
They run on one side and compress on the other, they are actually giant 2 strokes believe it or not. They run a max speed of about 400 Rpms.

Ho455, I had a feeling that it was a 36 series but I havent messed with them first hand and didn’t want to speculate. We looked at some 3608’s a few years ago at auction, damn they are expensive to buy and rebuild. We were looking at upwards of 100k for me to rebuild it in house if we went that direction.

[HO455]

Originally Posted by 57taskforce

Sounds like they could be Ajax compressors or similar. We’ve got a bunch of them...
They run on one side and compress on the other, they are actually giant 2 strokes believe it or not. They run a max speed of about 400 Rpms.

Ho455, I had a feeling that it was a 36 series but I haven't messed with them first hand and didn’t want to speculate. We looked at some 3608’s a few years ago at auction, damn they are expensive to buy and rebuild. We were looking at upwards of 100k for me to rebuild it in house if we went that direction.

I am surprised that an 3608 would be that cheap today. About 1998 we lost a turbo and it took out a piston. The piston and liner was $26,000. We got extremely lucky and didn't have any damage to the head.
The other end of the cost was the boat was down for 7 days as there were no 3600 parts on the west coast. Had to wait for a truck from Peoria. The parts at the time were almost twice the cost of a Pack for an EMD. Add in the cost of the boat being down an extra 9 days. 7 days for parts and 2 extra days of labor over replacing a Pack on an EMD. The turbo rebuild was done locally so we weren't being robbed by CAT on that.
The cost of operation was very apparent as we had 2 sister tugs, one with the 3606's and one with a pair of 12-645 EMD's. Both tugs were repowered in the early 1990's They company sold the one with CATs in 2003 and the one with EMD's ran until 2015 when we retired it.
The 3606 tug wasn't part of our regular fleet (the EMD tug was), but we got involved after it limped in on one engine when the turbo failed.

[57taskforce]

Originally Posted by HO455

I am surprised that an 3608 would be that cheap today. About 1998 we lost a turbo and it took out a piston. The piston and liner was $26,000. We got extremely lucky and didn't have any damage to the head.
The other end of the cost was the boat was down for 7 days as there were no 3600 parts on the west coast. Had to wait for a truck from Peoria. The parts at the time were almost twice the cost of a Pack for an EMD. Add in the cost of the boat being down an extra 9 days. 7 days for parts and 2 extra days of labor over replacing a Pack on an EMD. The turbo rebuild was done locally so we weren't being robbed by CAT on that.
The cost of operation was very apparent as we had 2 sister tugs, one with the 3606's and one with a pair of 12-645 EMD's. Both tugs were repowered in the early 1990's They company sold the one with CATs in 2003 and the one with EMD's ran until 2015 when we retired it.
The 3606 tug wasn't part of our regular fleet (the EMD tug was), but we got involved after it limped in on one engine when the turbo failed.

Sorry, should have been more specific. That is not using cat parts, 100k in aftermarket parts is about where we were at. Cat breaks it off in you bad on there parts. It’s crazy how much the markup is.

[Killer Bee]

our puppy Fritz ready to go mo-bile

[FleetsidePaul]

Originally Posted by Killer Bee

our puppy Fritz ready to go mo-bile

KB. Does your German Shepherd go nuts when you go out? Mine goes ballistic when we go out. I guess they call it separation anxiety. All I know is that he loses it. And he always knows when we're leaving. He runs around and throws a fit. I do take him out a lot, but I can't take him everywhere. He scares people.He's a big boy.

[Killer Bee]

Originally Posted by FleetsidePaul

KB. Does your German Shepherd go nuts when you go out? Mine goes ballistic when we go out. I guess they call it separation anxiety. All I know is that he loses it. And he always knows when we're leaving. He runs around and throws a fit. I do take him out a lot, but I can't take him everywhere. He scares people.He's a big boy.

wow, sounds a lot like Fritz.. he just turned two so he is calming down some.. but definitely prefers human company and does not like staying home by himself.. thankfully tho he doesn't destroy the house while we're out.. he's about 85lbs and while very playful with us, his bark is deep and he's not afraid of strangers

[FleetsidePaul]

Originally Posted by Killer Bee

wow, sounds a lot like Fritz.. he just turned two so he is calming down some.. but definitely prefers human company and does not like staying home by himself.. thankfully tho he doesn't destroy the house while we're out.. he's about 85lbs and while very playful with us, his bark is deep and he's not afraid of strangers

Yeah. Duke has quite a bark too. I have a long driveway and have found UPS and Fedex packages about half way down it. I guess that's as close as the driver wanted to get to the house. My gardener is scared to death of him. But nobody's breaking into my house anytime soon. Duke is on the case. And I have .357 other reasons

[1976gmc20]

CAT parts are made of solid gold when you go to buy them

[special-K]

You never know what's in buildings you pass until they roll 'em out. These were sitting out at a saw mill I pass on my way to a friend's place on PA.

[Steeveedee]

Originally Posted by special-K

You never know what's in buildings you pass until they roll 'em out. These were sitting out at a saw mill I pass on my way to a friend's place on PA.

That is way cool!

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by special-K

You never know what's in buildings you pass until they roll 'em out. These were sitting out at a saw mill I pass on my way to a friend's place on PA.

I want one....

[4u2nv]

Originally Posted by special-K

You never know what's in buildings you pass until they roll 'em out. These were sitting out at a saw mill I pass on my way to a friend's place on PA.

Check on the way home , there could be a for sale sign on them .