50 hp Fairbainks Morse Y Diesel Cold Start

Fairbanks Morse Diesl engine Cold start.. Owner just got the Aircompressor belted to the engine this year

[@victoryfirst2878]

The sweetness of a one lunger just putting along. Music to my ears.

[@bearbon2]

Nice. Finally a big vintage engine with a decent working load. Nice to hear it like it sounded when in service!

[@winterstellar]

Ah, the single cylinder diesel two-stroke! Beautiful! My grandfather had one in his oold boat I remember! Not this old, but it was an old, sweet sounding "thumper":)

[@jimmybritt9537]

Man i never get tired of that sound . Great set up .

[@DeeJaySpy]

That sound is damn amazing ... whooomp whoooomp

[@GoodrichTires]

Yeah once it gets going but at the start its WHOOOOOMP WHOOOOOMP WHOOOOOMP

[@curtchase3730]

The video quality may not have been up to today's standards (2020), but the sound was pretty good! I cranked up my stereo and it was almost like I was there!

[@sheldonjr7hp]

@@curtchase3730 I’ll have to make a new start video. Cameras have Gotten Lot better in 10 years.

[@TestECull]

@@sheldonjr7hp Not enough of these engines on this site in good video quality. So many good engines recorded with shit cameras because that's all that was available at the time haha

[@sheldonjr7hp]

Its running about 200 RPM its rated for 257.. Takes a bit to get that 11,000 lb flywheel moving.. Not sure what the Torque Rating would be but it would be a lot.. To shut it down if it runs away you would have to take the plate over the intake and flip it over to cut the air..we leave it unbolted but have never had it give us a hint that it wants to run away..

[@bikeroftheeverywheres864]

Great big ground pounder, amazing machine.

[@bradhoffman77]

enjoys the work you guys do at prairie village...been going since 1968

[@Bajwa1977]

very beautifull fuel efficient engines. still running in pakistan to uplift water,to grind wheat etc in rural punjab especially. chinniot city punjab pakistan is main market of these engines.

[@BobSmith-in4js]

+Imran Ali Bajwa : Post some video of those.

[@BenjaminEsposti]

Imran Ali Bajwa That's amazing! Have they been running 24/7? Have they even been rebuilt?

[@Bajwa1977]

yes 24/7 yes sent for overhaul once in a year,if needed i will send u a video soon , i asked my friend to make a video and send to me,of a 32hp engine,still running in pakistan and irrigating almost 400 acres of land.

[@richardskola6982]

That's interesting. Engines like this have been in continuous service since new? How many do you know of that still exist?

[@soupertrooper3864]

@@Bajwa1977 I know your comment is four years old, but I'd like to see some video of those engines still working if they still are

[@douro20]

Owning one of these engines takes some real dedication. And if you want one of your own you have to be prepared- the engine and flywheel ship separately, and you must be prepared to spend several thousand dollars to set it up properly.

[@rickandersen4315]

That place is great, ever seance I was 4 I've been going there. Plus the cool thing is that my cabin is right across the lake from it.

[@AnvilDragon]

Funny thing, a low-speed diesel is ideal for vegetable oil based diesel fuels. Also, the lower compression and lower peak temperature results in lower NOx emissions. Does need a preheater and exhaust reactor/filter system to meet exhaust emissions but a better fit for say and off-grid farm generator system that a high-speed diesel would not be able to match. Just that huge size and weight issue, but even in California a farm doesn't move all that fast.

[@KatTheFoxtaur]

Goodness! I can feel the ground shaking from here! XD It's a very nice engine, with a beautiful paint job!!

[@coydog7902]

I can also feel it!

[@harveyh8137]

Furs unite x3

[@1rockcut]

very cool...you can hear it coming to life

[@chuckbear1961]

Nice engine. That compressor looks like the one that was in the Boiler house at Tokheim corp. in Fort Wayne Indiana it had a huge GE electric motor powering it.

[@cletusk20]

I love seeing old machines actually running and not just rusting away.

[@JourneymanRandy]

Great old engine. Thanks for the exelent video.

[@commanderofthenorth3348]

It's beautiful.

[@commanderofthenorth3348]

Makes EPA cringe !

[@Nighthawke70]

@Oviner123 It is. They use the holes for turning the engine over to clear and prime it. They use an air-powered motor to do the actual work of starting it..

[@jasmijnariel]

Fairbanks made the most wonderfull engines EVER!!!

[@TheSpazModic]

I read about the cotton mill, but this engine may have done electric duty there, or before that. Flywheels that large are often seen on electric-duty models, in order to help maintain alternator frequency.

[@bartje0505]

that sound man love it

[@alanlapan7713]

Its nice too see these old engines run but , i would like too see then working and doing somethimg too use that power , that works !

[@scotty2307]

@Aussie50 The intake noise is the air intake check valve on the side of the block. It is a plate type valve and the plate CLAPS against the seat making this noise that is so familiar with Fairbanks 2 cycle engines.

[@madisonvillegirl1]

I finally found one that still looks new on you tube with a nice green and yellow. Those around it looked old and rusty.

[@bored1980]

Wonderful! Just a shame that the best videos are always in 240p (low resolution).

[@MRTOM-gh9pk]

Are you still alive

[@MRTOM-gh9pk]

Hey

[@MRTOM-gh9pk]

It has been 11 years

[@MRTOM-gh9pk]

God dam I was born in 2007 this video is 2009 you are older than me

[@DrYosh2]

once that thing gets up to speed, it burns clean. makes you wonder why we have the prius. they had clean burning technology in the 20's

[@Badco14]

Gorgeous, just gorgeous! Thank you.

[@manzanero2008]

Beautiful sound! ! ! !

[@tomasgonzalez2930]

Sounds like a beating heart♥️

[@jmw0284]

The hole are there so the engine can be turned with a bar by hand to get it to the starting position. There is a mark on the flywheel.

[@raybin6873]

I hear the combustion taking place inside the cylinder quickly followed with the "pop" of exhaust gases...neat!

[@udflyer98]

That short straight pipe really has a nice thump!

[@jesseamaya4413]

I used to work on industrial air compressors, somehow I keep returning to this video.

[@sheldonjr7hp]

Nice. This summer I’m going to try and make a video on that air compressor and give some history on what it did for its working career.

[@jesseamaya4413]

​@@sheldonjr7hpI'd love to see it.

[@theklrdudeoo9173]

it ran nice and clean once it was going .

[@sheldonjr7hp]

The engine was built in 1924.. The noise at the beginning of the Video is the Airstart.. The Compressor makes little or no noise.. The Flywheel is 11,000 lbs so I am sure its got pleny of torque..

[@MilePost106]

Music to my ears

[@Aussie50]

Very nice! I'm guessing the deep intake noise is the air comp?

[@rickandersen4315]

Ya but it was never put to work there before, but I do believe that it was used to power a generator at some point. I remember when it was sunk in to the ground a couple feet by a shed and all that time it was there it still had that good of paint.

[@mikes47jeep]

i remeber there used to be one of these hooked to a baker fan at the harford fair, it used to be great to stand next to on hot days

[@juanbullo9767]

Bello el funcionamiento de estos motores antiguos es muy fascinante

[@Mr27ace27]

gotta love that belching sound!

[@AlexPetersonWX]

It runs awesome!!!

[@krzysztofmarel3582]

Work of Art 5 V

[@sheldonjr7hp]

Yes this is a 2 stroke Diesel. Origianlly ran in a cotton mill

[@IronHearts007]

Great Engine ,Great Sound Great from Germany Berlin

[@Nighthawke70]

@Oviner123 They are for turning the engine by hand via a length of pipe.

[@tcmtech7515]

The Icelandic park in Cavalier North Dakota has a two cylinder version of one of these that was originally the main power generator for a small town before rural electrification came to the area. Unfortunately, they were never able to put it all the way together and having it running due to someone having messed up on the concrete foundation measurements that the engine and direct drive open frame generator sit on. The engine is sitting about 6 inches lower than the generator it ran is set at. Oops.

[@BenjaminEsposti]

Why not put some shims in there? Seems silly to me. I understand that you'd need a crane to lift it, but that shouldn't be too difficult (other than cost).

[@ahmedloly5630]

like the machine

[@j.b.335]

0:45 - 1:15 It's like listening to Peter Criss God of Thunder drum solo , on the Kiss Alive 2 album ..

[@markpeck5117]

awesome sound :D

[@bruno640]

What brand is that compressor? I once saw a Joy-brand that looked very similar. A one-cylinder, "open" crankcase model. Have yet to see one on KZbin, or anywhere else, for that matter.

[@sheldonjr7hp]

David put this Flywheel on the engine.. Original flywheel was smaller I believe the original flywheel is going on a 1 cylinder engine at the Keister MN Show..

[@scopex2749]

Morse Music! I bet you can feel the ground move next to that!

[@Oviner123]

Sweet Vid !! Are the holes in the face of the flywheel for balancing or for turning the engine by hand, or what ? Thanks for posting this engine video!

[@redtomatoes9719]

Run all day and do it again tomorrow.

[@theperson185]

That is one big ass engine

[@sunstroke21]

@jd1950r it means it hasnt been started for awhile and it makes it slightly harder to start

[@sebwan]

The torque is 1780.23 Nm at 200 rpm, 1648.36 Nm at 216 rpm and 1385.4 Nm at 257 rpm. 50 bhp are also 37.285 kW (I assume that bhp's are used as unit). Btw. this thing is awesome :) But I have two final questions: How high is the cylinder capacity? And how much fuel does it consume per hour? ;)

[@sheldonjr7hp]

This engine is set up at the Prairie Village Show Grounds By Madison South Dakota

[@lotsofcases]

A 28-pole AC synchronous generator run at 257 rpm makes exactly 60 Hz. If this engine was intended for other uses it likely would have had its full load speed quoted as a more "round" number like 250 rpm. Then again the generator would have been direct-connected and would not have needed that clutch.

[@Oviner123]

@Nighthawke70 Thanks! That engine would be a brute to start by hand.

[@jebaleon..6488]

Goose Bumping sound👌

[@harveyhandbanana]

amazing machinery my friend

[@MTNitroRC]

@ 1:04 it sounded like techno! I love this engine lol

[@myyracommunity4932]

Eipä ollu

[@916fanatic1]

The ultimate one banger

[@Team-fabulous]

What a machine..

[@billryland6199]

Can't you do better than 240p resolution?

[@odu50]

Magnifique

[@Mr2000f150]

let's guess this is in Madison SD at Prarie village

[@TestECull]

The rusty ones look better IMO. They look like they're giving time itself the finger every time they take another mighty swig of air and fuel.

[@evanchapmanfanman]

Also gives modern technology the finger by outlasting all the new stuff.

[@TestECull]

@@evanchapmanfanman lol yeah a new one wouldn't be able to start that load. It'd detect it and immediately shut itself back down with an error code. Have to baby them around...this old FM two stroke doesn't give a single solitary fuck it just slams the torque on until it hits the governor like it's meant to do hahahaha

[@evanchapmanfanman]

@@TestECull a new engine will bitch about the fuel quality even being slightly off, this tank will burn just about anything

[@TestECull]

@@evanchapmanfanman The fuel being slightly stale might just fuck up the injection pump on a new one...and of course you won't be able to fix it yourself like you could this old FM...

[@MF11283]

@grizzleybearz282004 if those 50 HP are at 257 RPM (posted said thats the rated RPM, but I dont know rated max or rated power) thats about 1075 ft lbs

[@mikes47jeep]

must have a heck of an air tank to hit the air impulse for that long

[@ihus9950]

Very nice!👍

[@presistancelydeccer7338]

Sound like Rave Techno

[@BenjaminEsposti]

You just reminded me of Chicken Techno XD

[@sunstroke21]

so what you're saying is this engine has a bigger flywheel than what it was made with?

[@2idiot4u]

I love simple old technique like this. :-) Do you know how much torque it has?

[@kdc43]

@sheldonjr7hp My 1994 Geo Metro has a 55 HP gas engine and weighs a ton and this diesel is big as a house and it's flywheel ALONE has the mass of FIVE of my cars and yet it only has 50 HP????? Yes, it looks like it has lots more torque than my Metro. I would think a giant diesel would have 700-1000-3000 HP.

[@vinnypd61]

My 4 yr old just said its making music! lol i think he my be a future mechanic like daddy

[@BrownBomberB24]

Where is this located? Very nice set up!

[@CAESARbonds]

1924 and still running. nice. don't get your hand into the flywheel :D

[@Happpy68999]

Very big machine

[@sheldonjr7hp]

airstart.. 14 inch bore 17 inch stroke

[@npsit1]

Any idea what the fuel consumption is under load?

[@coydog7902]

Very epic!

[@mattgrooms3298]

Is that a true diesel or a hot bulb semi diesel?

[@sheldonjr7hp]

This is a full diesel

[@Truck-Train-Ship-Car-Bikelover]

wow what a engine, how can they build it.

[@critchley3819]

How is it that this machine sounds so good

[@user-se8nh3yu1e]

Why do most Fairbanks Morse engines sound the same?

[@HelipOfficial]

Must be the exhaust 🤔.

[@user-se8nh3yu1e]

Helip Official maybe. I like that whoomp sound though 😆

[@aarifkhatrikhatri4546]

nice engine

[@angusandleigh]

@kdc43 ...more torque? this thing has enough torque to twist your Metro in half without any effort. Think of it this way, this single cylinder engine has enough grunt to turn a generator that can power an entire farm etc. No small 50 hp car engine could ever do anything close. Thees big old engines may only generate 50hp, but they will maintain that hp under immense load.

[@holyaerospirit]

too cool. 50hp and I'm counting about 216rpm. about 1215 lb/ft of torque

[@valdecirdoratte1273]

lindo ronco

[@DVRolly]

It sound very prety. How about torque and RPM?

[@DatBlueHusky]

i wish i had this engine lol power my hole block of houses

[@KowboyUSA]

sweet

[@sunstroke21]

how many rpms?

[@sheldonjr7hp]

Stop by and introduce yourself.. I am the short fat guy Randy L Peterson LOL David is the Skinny guy.. May be over for Railroad days and fire off the Chicago if we have time..

[@Landyman563]

Is that air start?

[@232KOLO]

1:58 BASE!