600 Horsepower Snow Gas Engine startup (Coolspring, June 2022)

[@ol_smokey9370]

I love how these old engines each have their own distinct rhythm. It's mesmerizing.

[@ironnerd8336]

Weee-upa-ook-chaw, weee-upa-ook-chaw, weee-upa-ook-chaw.

[@Maxumized]

That’s what she said

[@originalni_popisovac]

no u dont

[@Feinstaubgenerator]

a Sound like Music 🙂

[@goosenotmaverick1156]

They all sing their own song, and each is beautiful in its own right

[@grahamsengineering.2532]

And to think that was machined and assembled in the days long before CNC and Laser Alignment. Beautiful.

[@ericcoffedgp40]

Yep! It is definitely a beautiful engine.

[@h.mandelene3279]

Also, I have doubts that today's engines will last as long as this one(and many others) do.

[@TheStefanskoglund1]

@@h.mandelene3279 A current design are intentionally designed to be that durable (and i don't believe the designers of this engine intended it to be running for something like 60 years) because that is what the customer WANTS due to most customers beliefs on how long their business is gonna have the new fangled toy running.

[@alexphillips4325]

Who needs fine tolerances when everything’s just freaking huge

[@RedEye19]

@@alexphillips4325 : Forgot the Pyramids I guess.

[@redsquirrelftw]

It's impressive seeing that much steel moving at that speed. The amount of momentum there is incredible.

[@crunks420]

"smack your grandma" taken to new levels

[@htomerif]

You should check out one of the videos on container ship engines. You can't see as many moving parts but the flywheel alone is more massive than this whole pump.

[@syedhashir2970]

Iron I think 🤔

[@Pgranlund]

@@htomerif Yeah, but this engine was made 1917, and that´s impressive, that it still runs.

[@htomerif]

@@Pgranlund I mean yeah, its still impressive. It would be interesting to see it under a load though. I didn't look too hard but it looks like the gas pipes on the compressor head are just open to the air.

[@jackking5567]

Great to see an old engine being ran at its proper speed and also not powered by compressed air. The changes in direction of the connected mass is incredible. The forces behind that movement must be impressive.

[@crazycoffee]

People wonder why I admire and like old stuff a lot more. Stuff like this engine. Made over 100 years ago and look at it. The craftsmanship is amazing.

[@douglasharley2440]

lol, i hope you are commenting on a victorian steam-powered computer! 🤣

[@kjie--00]

hallelujah

[@jamescaneda9515]

I admire this so much because someday an electric motor could replace it and then it’s gone.

[@markhoopertr]

It's amazing how that little brass arm can push that big piston back and forth so quickly.

[@bill8985]

🤣

[@sharp3552]

I know right, when I saw that I instantly saw a human looking arm, elbow and all, pushing and pulling!😂

[@Steve-nb9kg]

Seriously though, what is that arm doing?

[@bill8985]

@@Steve-nb9kg Hopefully someone who works on gas engines will reply. Maybe something related to distributing lubricating oil? (i.e. each stroke is being sensed - so perhaps once each stroke it actuates a small pump?) How these folks can restore such a machine is amazing.

[@mmarciniak]

@@bill8985 They usually require little to no restoration. They are overbuilt on purpose, as cost cutting measures were very conservative in order to ensure reliability and durability.

[@DonLuc23]

And no stupid music, thank you....great video

[@ericcoffedgp40]

You're welcome, I'm sure you enjoyed!

[@kevindowney4817]

But don’t you hear the music, the shush, shush back-and-forth?

[@martinmoore5335]

Lmao no shit hub

[@crabbyalthegrump641]

We will, we will rock you ... Bum bum shush

[@DavidWatson-xb2vh]

I couldn't agree more.

[@OldTooly]

I have so much respect for Worthington devices. As a young man very long ago, it was my job to start the 3 big Worthington air compressors for the entire multi building facility. Each compressor had a 120 hp electric motor, cooling tower on the roof and was about 25 feet long. The starter windings were manually accessed by a large floor mounted lever and when they were up to speed you'd throw the lever the opposite way and slip it around a latch hook. Then fill all the drip cup oilers right away, then go to the next machine. When they were loaded down, and through chance were in close to in sync with each other, I was unable to run my surface grinder for finishing several hundred feet away. Sounded so cool though. They were cut up for scrap and replaced by a screw drive Ingersoll Rand, which broke down regularly. My babies NEVER missed a day, ever.

[@ericcoffedgp40]

Amazing story sir! The old Worthington equipment was definitely engineered well and built to last! Thanks for watching!

[@jdmjesus6103]

Old machines were built to last decades, or indefinitely with proper maintenance. Modern machines are built to last the government mandated warranty period. I'm currently in the process of restoring my old lathe and even after 70+ years, it requires minimal work to bring it back to perfect. And it was designed that way. They knew, decades in the future that someone would want to bring it back to new, so they allowed for that in the design. I can't imagine anyone doing business like that now, and it's sad.

[@Wolfewriter83]

Nearly ten years (and over one century!) later and still runs like a top. Thank you, CSPM, for keeping the old girl in immaculate condition :)

[@ThreePhaseHigh]

So what was their main power used for

[@RetroWorkShop773]

@@ThreePhaseHigh Description says it was used to compress natural gas. Probably for delivery into residential pipelines for furnaces, stoves, etc

[@byronmasser7798]

Dang I love the full throttle sound. It's like a music. Who agrees?

[@baconatordoom]

Wouldn't call it music. But it does sound like it has a percussive rhythm.

[@sanakassara]

I create industrial noise tracks with synths. The sounds on this video would totally pass as analog one, down to beat and tone. I have actually used steam engine sounds on my music projects.

[@davidleavitt1858]

I worked at a station in Kansas that had 21 of these in one building, but it was retired in 1993.

[@erinsblaiar]

grdhdrjr

[@ryguy32789]

I love how you an actually hear each of the four strokes

[@Doug791]

Man , this thing was playing a tune. Very cool piece of engineering.

[@ericcoffedgp40]

It sure was! Thanks for watching!

[@franciscoosuna259]

That is why it is called TUNING AN ENGINE when it is out of tune. 😉

[@Doug791]

@@franciscoosuna259 🤦‍♂️🤣 I'll make a NOTE of that.

[@MrConan89]

I worked at a coal mine in UK in the 1970s where we had two massive steam engines for winding men, materials and coal. They were amazing to watch in action. In the 1971 National Strike, as middle management, I took on the role of keeping alight 4 of the 8 boilers to keep the winders working. On the last day of the strike the coal feed conveyor broke and I worked through the night to fix it so normal production could start the next day.

[@ericcoffedgp40]

Very interesting story! Thanks for sharing!

[@georgecarlinn6288]

Hello THANK YOU for sharing your experience

[@robertholderman7552]

Yeuph ! The SNOW must GO ON “ my man ! “

[@BracaPhoto]

SCAB they call it 😅😁

[@varisleek3360]

scab

[@timsmith2926]

For me personally..... This is why I love old equipment. I'm more of an antique farm and construction equipment guy but it all fascinates me to no end. Designed by human brains with a slide rule and protractor, cast and machined without computers, assembled with precision and sweat & raw strength to do work in a place most will never even know it exists, and for the most part forgotten about after newer technology took it's place. If I could have a wish it would be to have the insane intelligence to comprehend such an undertaking and to have learned from those that wielded machines like this to life from scratch without modern assistance from computers. Purely amazing.

[@ericcoffedgp40]

I totally agree with you Tim, the engineering behind these old machines is crazy and to think everything was designed before computers and using only manpower.

[@brianbumgardner8704]

Along with this comment, do you believe an engine built today would still be running. These were huge yes, but they were robust engines made to endure extreme conditions.

[@ericcoffedgp40]

@@brianbumgardner8704 Most likely not. Engines today are much more complex and aren't meant to last more than a decade thanks to planned obsolescence.

[@djtaylorutube]

Indeed and when you look at the valve gear, it's almost as if you can envisage a team of humans operating that with the guidance of an orchestra conductor.

[@jesseamaya4413]

I know of a pipeline company that finds and rebuilds the older gas compressors just because on thier flat reliability. Example, the had one that developed an injector leak and blew off all its blast (!) doors. 6 months later it was running again. I think 780 rpm day in, day out.

[@-2u2]

The torque produced by that engine is amazing. I love the sound of it!

[@cheechU38K]

Hypnotic to watch. Unbelievable moving parts that make modern computer design engines seem rough built. These mighty machines really were the driving force of industrial age.

[@frostproff4311]

У нас такие три на станции городского водопровода. Там даже стоять рядом дух захватывает.

[@timschutte6924]

This is amazing. This engine will literally last forever with proper maintenance. They literally do not make engines like this any more. Made by hand. A work of mechanical art.

[@kfl611]

Looks like it is made of very strong forged steel. No plastic or built in life expectancy - obsolescence here.

[@kizzjd9578]

They dont make them like this anymore because they need to be affordable, fuel efficient, small and light. End of story. You will find turbo jet and turbo fan engines are similar to this in terms of materials used, cost, maintenance and life. Most of the jet engines from the 1950’s are still in use today and only minor changes from the original design have happened.

[@НиколайТюрин-ю7х]

Ещё скажите что Буре свои Часы тоже вручную делал все сделано на станках вопрос а станки на каких станках делали итак бесконечно

[@carmichaelmoritz8662]

Almost any motor can last forever with proper maintenance. Replacing parts is part of the maintenance just like with any other motor.

[@charlesmckinley29]

@@kizzjd9578 sadly emissions killed turbine engines for a lot of applications.

[@anilliyanage1505]

This is music in my ears! Thanks for uploading this beauty.

[@8MoonsOfJupiter]

It's a little known fact, but this is the engine that actually powers the rotation of planet Earth.

[@rotunda57]

Wat a buncha hooey

[@MattsScaleModels]

Correct.

[@memdaletpey]

😂

[@keonesilva3646]

It is causing a polar shift . Please flop it over .

[@keonesilva3646]

​@rotunda57 no sense of humor ?

[@MmmHuggles]

Old engines like this were almost works of art themselves. So many parts coming together just right to make a fully functional and dependable engine that would outlive the makers of it. I bet the people who designed and built this engine had no idea people would look at it and be in awe at it all. Sure, we have more powerful engines today in smaller packages, but they're just not the same. I could literally fall asleep listening to the sweet music of this engine running.

[@kevinknewtson7284]

I Remember casting wheels, bearing housings and other parts just like those in the video. I was working at McNally Pittsburg Foundry 1979. I created tons of iron from pig, steel and returns in 2 4,000 lb capacity electric furnaces there were 2 12,000 furnaces also.I charged by hand . Every pound. I adjusted the silicon and carbon content and poured at 2,800* into ladles ranging from 300 lb to 10,000 lb capacity. I was involved in the heavy mold assembly and heavy cleaning and pouring also.

[@unchosenid]

Yeah, I was thinking about the size of the foundry and sand pit they'd need to make such huge castings.

[@kevinknewtson7284]

@@unchosenid We poured incredible castings at McNally Foundry Pittsburg? Kansas. All molds for castings, with exception of the huge butterfly valve for hydroelectric dams, were crafted in a 2 piece flask. The bottom flask was called a drag; the top was a cope. There was a large pit in the foundry floor where the butterfly valve mold was assembled. Once assembled and ready to pour, 2 hot 10,000 pound capacity ladles were filled with molten iron from the furnaces. Timing and teamwork was important to insure temp was good and carbon and silicon content was good to pour. Butterfly valves were poured from 2 10,000 pound ladles simultaneously requiring skill and confidence from the crane operators and pouring crew. After pouring, the casting would smolder buried for a couple of days. Then a crew of us with shovels would start digging it out. After enough digging we would use chains and the crane to pull it free of the mold. A 15 ton crane was used to carry the casting about 60 yards south. There it was placed on 1,000 pound solid iron scale weights arranged to hold it up so we could clean it with air powered chisels and grinders. At this point the casting was unrecognizable and encrusted with burnt sand . But first, the huge risers had to be removed. This required the welder using a heliarc - hours of cutting to prepare the riser to be knocked off. Then using a 1,000 pound scale weight carefully swinging on a chain hooked to crane, the crane operator would knock off the risers. Hopefully the riser would not take a hunk of the casting with it. Then we could clean it. Sometimes during the cleaning process a bad place on the casting was discovered. The quality control guy would inspect, there would be a powwow and maybe the casting would be scrapped.

[@unchosenid]

@@kevinknewtson7284 That's amazing. I love watching videos of foundries casting huge objects. I run a small bronze foundry. When I first started the business I made my own small cope and drag but decided to use the lost wax method instead because even though it's the most expensive method, per piece, to cast the casting comes out with a smooth finish requiring significantly less polishing work. I use a #6 crucible that holds around 18 pounds of bronze. LOL. In fact I cast last night.

[@charlesmckinley29]

@@unchosenid have you tried 3D printing your molds with lost plastic? I was wondering how well that would work. Thanks

[@unchosenid]

@@charlesmckinley29 3D printing would not work for the lost wax method since it takes too long to print them. I have thought about using 3D printing to make the master patterns used to make the rubber molds that I use to cast my wax parts. What I do is take the part I want to reproduce and make either a two or three part mold of the part. I then use this mold to pour the wax into. Once the wax hardens I remove the part and "tree" a number of them onto a wax "trunk". They then get put into a flask that was filled with investment and it hardens. Once that happens I put the flask in a kiln and melt the wax out, then burn the residue out, then pour the bronze in the void left behind by the "lost" wax.

[@Phantomthecat]

It’s playing ‘we will rock you’ by Queen - sing along, it’s brilliant! Also, it’s great to see a machine like this being run up to a decent speed - so many big engines in preservation are only ever run very slowly. This thing will still outlive all all of us.

[@unchosenid]

LOL! When it was going full speed I thought to myself; "That things got a good beat going."

[@richb.4374]

Imagine how many millions of cycles this engines piston has traveled since 1917. The gigantic roller cam is a trip.

[@unchosenid]

Last for near forever......

[@bartdereu9267]

Current engines do more in a year then these engines do in a century

[@friendlypiranha774]

@@bartdereu9267- these old engines lasted a century, modern ones only a few years.

[@DoctorShocktor]

@@friendlypiranha774Yes, due to massive overengineering and inefficiency in those old engines. Today, engineering can design to much higher power and efficiency by using parts designed to a specific use and lifetime - no need to build 500 year engines for machines that operate for 20 years.

[@VintageTechFan]

100 RPM * 1440min/day * 350days/year (near continouus with some downtimes for maintanence) * 70 years (assuming it ran to the 1980s, which they did to my knowledge) = 352.800.000 cycles modern car engine: 2500 RPM (av.) * 60min/hour * 2000-4000h = 300.000.000 - 600.000.000 cycles Pretty similar ;)

[@jwc4520]

Had four such engines in the old river pumping station, Cincinnati, Ohio. Plans to remove the engines came to a halt when the engineers discovered removing the massive pumps would cause the entire four story pumping station to pop out of the ground like a cork, water pressure from the river would cause it to rise rapidly . They are a sight to behold, although the power station was torn down the massive smoke stack gone the big white round building and its four pumps remains.

[@scowell]

You're not talking about the Triple Steam? There are three triple-expansion steam engines upriver from Cincinnati? Watch the video Cincinnati Triple Steam for more. Bucket list to get on a tour of this facility... not easy! They are vertical, and ran on steam... this is horizontal, and runs on petroleum/gas/whatever... internal combustion. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bV6po2aIn9Nrn7M

[@jwc4520]

@@scowell my goodness it has been 40 years since I last saw those pumps, I was always awestruck k by their size, it was the flywheels that remind me of them, if you love old machines, it is a bucket list item. Now thinking about taking the grand kids there, as their great great grandfather worked on such engines . He passed away when I was 2, so I never got to know him, but he knew steam .. sadly all of the power plant including the smoke stack were demolished . Was there when the pilot carbon plant was built , the regeneration of the carbon was key to making it work, ,

[@isaacnorton6251]

I got the extreme pleasure of watching this engine's big sister run for the first time in years at the Buckley Old Engine Show in Buckley Michigan, a 1907 Tandem Compound Twin version, so two rows of cylinders with the flywheel in-between them, she has 23" bore pistons 48" stroke and makes 1100 HP at 98 RPM. its been running on compressed air for 6 years or so but this year was the first time running on her own power since the show acquired her. sadly she is believed to be the only one remaining in existence.

[@DrFrankeni]

I have seen that one run on both compressed air and her own. I hope to see it run again this August. One impressive machine!!!!

[@dennisboekema2065]

I could watch and listen to this engine all day long, its an incredibke piece of engineering and i respect the people who maintain this and keep it working👍

[@Pesmog]

Very impressive. This must be one of the largest surviving horizontal gas engines. Its amazing to think that the largest double acting horizontal gas engines had 60 inch bores and only slightly longer strokes and produced much more power. They must have been something really worth seeing. The biggest reciprocating engines were steam powered back then and were just enormous with some reaching 15,000hp and weighing 1800 tons. There is a 1000hp vertical triple expansion steam engine in the UK near London that still runs and is just over 60 feet tall and that was medium sized !

[@ericcoffedgp40]

Yes, the engineering behind these engines is incredible especially since everything was done without computers and pretty much only manpower was used to build them. Back in 1917 when this engine was built it was very technologically advanced compared to the steam engines.

[@ericcoffedgp40]

@Retired Bore Very interesting! I found the VW engines being used to generate electricity and heat to be a pretty darn good idea the more I thought about it. Thanks for sharing that neat info!

[@grahamsengineering.2532]

That Vertical Triple Expansion Engine was used in the movie Titanic. The engine is very similar to the Quadruple Expansion Engines of the Titanic.

[@robertholderman7552]

Wow I’d hate to see the whopper then !!! So sad to think that they got rid of all of them but that one !!! But then again it’s better than nothing I know it cost how much the house one of those things ?? Untold piles of money .. LOLOLOL ..

[@chrisfuller1268]

Amazing!

[@amitaimedan]

This should win the Grammy... What a nice music.💖

[@ericcoffedgp40]

Thank you very much!

[@coolhand1964]

I will never consider roller rockers and overhead camshafts a modern engine innovation again. I thought they were great horsepower bolt ons for muscle cars in the 70's. Now I realise they existed for a long time beforehand.

[@angrodNumenesse]

Glad to see they got the cooling system issues sorted out for the summer running season. I was there in May and it wasn't operational. Some of the cooling lines had burst over the winter from water freezing in them. Nice to hear it again, even if it's only on video.

[@dickJohnsonpeter]

2:31 Is that tray at the end where it collects the cones that come out? How many does it make per minute? I heard it only pumps out thirtypoop a minute but can do more if you turn the knobs. I am the British man in the bath robe in this video operating the engine but that doesn't mean I know everything about it does it now? When I went to start it I had a problem.

[@yt650]

That seems to be a problem at CPM when it comes to making sure all the water is out of the engines before winter. An OTTO engine in the pump house had cracks in it because it wasn’t drained many years ago. Everyone wants to play with engines and set them up, routine maintenance just like on a race car is never a popular endeavor. Help is easy to find during the shows but when all of that comes to an end, it’s hard to find people willing to do the work. It’s no different anywhere else.

[@manga12]

@@yt650 tell me about it, I help on on nkp765 there is tons of grunt work unglamorous grunt work, that almost anyone can do some has a bit of an art to it or doing it getter, or knowing where parts need cleaned before its done, or everytime we have the engine fired up long enough eventually someone usually me, "but its a badge of honor" and move all the clinker and ash to the middle of the grates so it can be dumped and sweep the grates off when tilted, it gets you looking like you went coal minning and its a confined space, or blowing out the flues so the engine can breath and we can inspect it during the off season before we hydrostatic test it before running each year, or needle scaling and de rusting things theres tons of that too on the other stuff, and scraping locomotive hard rod grease off the underside of the engine and its a thick as tar, and hard to get off your gloves and hands and it gets places and corners you never knew existed.

[@lastmanstanding5338]

The engineering is incredible.

[@frans4136]

Incredible! What a technique to make such a complicated machine run so smoothly and quietly. This is much more impressive to watch than even the most advanced supercomputer.

[@ericcoffedgp40]

Thanks for watching! Yes, this engine runs very quiet. To think this engine was designed and built in 1917 is mind boggling!

[@TheStefanskoglund1]

It isn't complicated, it is basically very simple. The main trouble if you intend to do a new one using 1900 tech is finding (or amassing the knowledge which means a fair amount of trial-and-error) the filers and erecting mechanics which can do it (they need to be able to scrape a straight plane for the moving parts of the piston rod,)

[@scottprather5645]

So glad that people have preserved these vintage machines

[@andreixrt9866]

The men who build these deserve all the respect in the world

[@mmarciniak]

built

[@sugiuwara4266]

Mens*

[@mmarciniak]

@@sugiuwara4266 mans*

[@johnsamu]

The technology used in those first gas engines and how they were built really resembles the steam engines that came before them.

[@jesseamaya4413]

Exactly. There were more than a few steam engines converted to internal combustion. Really interesting that this one has fire on BOTH sides of the pistons, just like most steam engines had steam on both sides of the piston.

[@colvinator1611]

What a fantastic piece of engineering. I could watch this all day. America has always produced brilliant engineers and this is a fine example. Colin UK.

[@ericcoffedgp40]

Thanks for watching Colin! I'm glad you enjoyed. Yes, this engine is very impressive.

[@colvinator1611]

@@ericcoffedgp40 It's part of the engineering history of your great nation. It's vital that young people see what innovators from a bygone age created I believe Eric.

[@ericcoffedgp40]

@@colvinator1611 I totally agree! As I always say, we must preserve the past to educate the future.

[@coachbrandon01]

@@colvinator1611 America is made up of Immigrants who brought their skills to the country. Much of our talent is imported, and handed down through generations. Many immigrants brought their whole community, and kept many of their traditions. There were "German" towns found in many states. Places called China town, where it resembles Chinese cultures, and arts. We have an area, in our city, where it is known for Italian culture and food. After ww2, be brought the German scientists to help produce NASA. You can see many cultures, believe it or not, that resemble the world. We are like a mixing pot of all other countries, in terms of the people who live here, and the cultures within it. I think it is important to note, also, that the most talented people tend to want to go to America for their best opportunities. It is safe to say that we have talent, from all over the world, concentrated into one big country. It took all of those skills, from all of those cultures, and allowed the freedom to combine them. Because freedom allowed exploration, there were failures. but the growth was very organic, over time, but concentrated during wartime.

[@johnsim3722]

Hypnotic watching and listening to it run. It's a beautiful thing.

[@ericcoffedgp40]

It sure is! Thanks for watching!

[@peterschmidt1453]

It's amazing watching all these moving parts with no guards, the early years of work place Health and Safety

[@jarmstrong2843]

The mechanical abilities of those who designed and manufactured this machine way before the advent of computers and CNC are phenomenal. These people needed to visualize how things worked in their minds and did not have the advantage of the things we have today. I am in awe of these people.

[@dev-debug]

The torque is insane, 31.5K ft-lb lol Cool engine !

[@cds957]

Wow, this thing actually runs without a computer!! Very nice, thank you sir for posting this.👍

[@ericcoffedgp40]

Yessir, 100% mechanical! Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed!

[@jacovanloggerenberg]

Its the type of opera that mechanical minded people would go to. Nice music and a good show. All we need is beer.

[@ChristopherReal-Woods-vf1mq]

Wow. Who else can appreciate the time and the engineering of this beautiful engine? Just picture that. This is so mind blowing.

[@mydogbrian4814]

- Reminds me of Morty & Beth's Horse breeding mount @ her Horse Vet. Clinic (RICK & MORTY S5/Ep4 - 2021).

[@stubi1103]

Built in 1917, everything that will last for generations was made during this time... 👌 The people at that time still had professional honor.

[@ericcoffedgp40]

Yessir, very true!

[@J_Westbrook]

Give it a 30 day warrantee and sell it!

[@stubi1103]

@@J_Westbrook There are no spare parts anymore... 😂

[@dennislock3415]

@@stubi1103 those can be made in a machine shop.

[@stubi1103]

@@dennislock3415 Of course you are absolutely right, a well-equipped machine shop can always repair such machines. I myself have worked on lathes and milling machines for many years. Hopefully there are still the model molds for the foundry.

[@clintonlamar1503]

The rhythm of those machines puts me to sleep. Beautiful

[@hollisspear6278]

What a feat of engineering. Absolutely beautiful to watch this thing in motion, great video.

[@ArnoldsDesign]

What a great machine. I was there in 2022. This engine pumped gas for many years not too far from where I grew up.

[@ericcoffedgp40]

That's awesome! Thanks for watching! 😊

[@WiKiTWoNKa]

It is crazy how everything works in unison as old as that thing is that is just a beautiful work of art

[@ApexNoob-hf8bh]

What's remarkable about this engine is its torque. This thing has 42,700 N-m of torque. Considering typical torque of trucks being around 1000 to 2000 N-m, it has hella amount of torque

[@paradiselost9946]

except that its main goal is NOT to produce torque. the piston acts directly on the compressor, whatever force drives the piston is transferred directly to the compressor. whereas the crank and flywheel is just there to keep it operating regularly. no power is taken from the crank to drive external machinery. more than likely, if you WERE to load the flywheel down to that torque rating, it would snap its crank...

[@ratdog3055]

My dad worked for the Ohio gas company at a compressor station and they still had two Snow's operating until I was a teenager. Awesome piece of machinery!

[@zaf2917]

I'm amazed how quiet it runs, when compared to modern workshop compressors. Also, the rythm could make for a banger soundtrack.

[@smithno41]

Running at just 100 RPM is what makes it quiet relative to a modern compressor

[@AmbiAnts589]

What a beautiful machine. It's making some wonderful industrial music too!

[@bret9741]

I use to work on Fairbanks Morris single piston engines manufactured in the 1920’s. We used them to run deep water well pump jacks and also water pumps. These engines just last forever. I started working on them with my dad at about 8/9 years of age back in the early 70’s. Back then propane was a byproduct of making gasoline. It was crazy inexpensive as the refineries had more propane available than a market for its use. In the late 60’s and early 70’s we converted all of our pickups, generators and wells to propane. At our home we had 2-10,000 gallon propane tanks. Our pickups had two 40 gallon tanks that ran the 8’ length of the beds and set on top of the wheel wells or were mounted about half way up 5’ sideboards that allowed us to carry horses, livestock and firewood easily. What I liked about propane was how little particulate matter was made in the combustion cycle. The engines lasted a lot longer and oil changes were less frequent. On the big single piston Fairbanks morris motors, the less powerful propane, relatively low compression and slow speeds made for engines that still run today very efficiently. However propane has become very very expensive. The government taxes it heavily and the demand is very high. The great thing about these old motors is they will run on Propane, natural gas, gasoline, diesel, Jet Fuel, kerosene and just about any liquid fuel.

[@khoughton411]

Virtually silent operation. Only sound is the clicking of oilers, exhaust chuff, and cam rollers. Perfection!

[@robertosisti8468]

È uno spettacolo ipnotico vedere queste macchine in funzione. Un pensiero agli sconosciuti lavoratori del passato che hanno realizzato questi capolavori...sono come Michelangelo👏👏

[@Currawong]

What is most amazing to me is that not only is the design is based upon a steam engine, but the design has continued to be used for pumping gas, in the form of Cooper-Bessemer engines, for most, if not over a century!

[@christian2418]

Back in the day when people saw moving parts and didn’t stick their appendages near them.

[@williamstover7350]

What a behemoth. I just saw her in person last weekend but unfortunately I didn’t get to see her run.

[@niceguy391987]

I was expecting this engine to run on snow and gas

[@stijn2472]

Absolutely gorgeous engine. I would love to see it run for myself in real life. Thank you for this fantastic video.

[@ericcoffedgp40]

I would definitely recommend going to Coolspring to see this engine in action, it is a real neat piece of history.

[@XY_Dude]

Captivating! Everything working in a symphony of sounds and intricacy. Love the oiler systems. Good job videoing; thanks!!

[@williamgunter6801]

Great grandad and company were quite ingenious! Opposed design, but not necessarily opposed pistons, and single cam actuating both valves within each cylinder. Also, this engine seems to fire at front and behind each piston, for both cylinders; Two pairs of valves, common flywheel. What a machine. Definitely worth preserving.👍

[@gravedigr12]

not often you see them running so fast very cool I wish I could go back in time and work there.

[@frankcelle744]

That is such an impressive piece of machinery. Like many people have said on this thread, no CAD or advanced machinery to design it. America made some cool shit...

[@joewoodchuck3824]

Fantastic! If the designers could see that some of today's 600 hp engines can nearly fit in a suitcase they'd be truly amazed. I wish the starting mechanism had been shown.

[@mikehess8116]

Compressed air is used to start these types of engines

[@plumberman4u]

May be able to get similar or even higher horsepower BUT they would be nowhere near the 31,500 ft-lbf of torque.

[@jeffmelcher2908]

@@plumberman4u All you have to do is run a modern engine through a gear reduction system and you will get the identical torque as this engine running at 100 RPM

[@davidvogel6359]

@@mikehess8116 you can hear the compression release before it gets up to speed.

[@johncochran8497]

@@plumberman4u And that torque means nothing. Just use a gear system to exchange rpm for torque. Remember: Work = Force through a distance. Power = Work per time. And torque is merely a measure of force. And as regards torque Power = RPM * torque So it's trivial to exchange between RPM and torque, double one, halve the other and the result is the same amount of power.

[@michaelbauers8800]

It actually seems quiet to me, as I am used to watching steam videos. Looks so smooth running. I loved seeing those huge cams.

[@ericcoffedgp40]

Thanks for watching Michael, I am glad you enjoyed!

[@edsmachine93]

Beautiful engineering. A real mechanical marvel. Excellent condition. Thank you for sharing. Take care, EM.

[@ericcoffedgp40]

It sure is Ed, thanks for watching!

[@LifeInMontana]

Human beings are good at this kinda stuff! Nice filming! Thank you for sharing.

[@ericcoffedgp40]

Thank you very much and I'm glad you enjoyed!

[@SF-ku2hp]

Love the United Natural Gas Company signs in the background. I put one up in my garage UNC well 75 after my great uncle died he worked for national fuel back in the 50s-90s or so.

[@ericcoffedgp40]

Very cool! Gotta love old history like that!

[@Tez73]

Hard to believe that man made this in 1917 . If this was running every day and fully lubricated it would run for hundreds of years if you think about it . It’s running at a constant speed . Unlike a car engine . The men who built this and many more like it were GODS . God bless them all .

[@benniebarrow348]

Beautiful machinery…….it’s amazing how artistic the motion of this is.

[@vitoscaletta3886]

Fine piece of machinery!

[@Kyntteri]

It used to do pressurising work for pipelines but now in its retirement days it's just hypnotising people for fun. Kinetic art at its best.

[@ericcoffedgp40]

Yessir, well said! Demonstrating the past to educate the future!

[@ottokruger9775]

Today's machines would not last 5% as long as these beauty's unbelievable to see how hand-made machines keep on going Otto Kruger

[@johnossendorf9979]

Short list of what it took to design this beast: Brilliant people, slide rules, drafting tables, pencil and paper .

[@rykerhasyounow]

Let's also appreciate the fact that we've managed to squeeze this much power output into something not much bigger than an Esky. Awesome!

[@rykerhasyounow]

Obv not at those torque levels. 😂

[@ericcoffedgp40]

@@rykerhasyounow Yeah definitely! The torque produced by this engine is unbelievable!

[@tcmtech7515]

It's a service life issue. 600 HP on a tiny I4 doing 18,0000 RPM is a 10 minutes service life thing. Whereas this was built to do 600 HP 24/7 for 10 decades.

[@fredblair8694]

The great old days

[@rykerhasyounow]

@@fredblair8694 Not as great as the new ones! 😉

[@georgepretnick4460]

Not everyone is aware of how these huge stationary engines were used. Most drove a wide leather belt which in turn drove a main power shaft into a manufacturing plant. All manner of pre-electric machines took power off that main power shaft. Everything from wood and metal shop machines to textile looms were powered by industrial engines.

[@ericcoffedgp40]

Yep, these kinds of engines drove a lineshaft which drove all the equipment.

[@ericcoffedgp40]

@Retired Bore Very cool! It's amazing that machine was still doing its job so many decades later!

[@MikeBaxterABC]

@Retired Bore I set up and operated such a Brown and Sharpe automatic screw machine (a 2G model) made in WW2, up until the late 90's, We made small punches and dies.

[@Manzplained]

As a kid, I played in the cross head section of that engine. I remember the crosshatching and oil flow holes. Everything coated in a sort of homemade Cosmoline.

[@allisterjackson6916]

Amazing seeing that beast get up to speed.

[@1pcfred]

Jay Leno's wife is just praying that her husband never hears of this contraption.

[@elcheapo5302]

What an amazing machine. The size of those castings!

[@ericcoffedgp40]

The size of the castings are very impressive, these engines were produced in small numbers so the castings weren't used very much when these engines were being manufactured.

[@farmerkevin]

I work on gas wells that fed gas to this compressor its entire life. These big compressors were manned 24/7 and got too expensive to keep going. There were houses built next to the compressor stations that the crew and their families lived. Awesome stuff.

[@b43xoit]

I knew about a computer for which an engineer was kept onsite full time to repair it when it would break.

[@aishayana4298]

Sorry for being completely computer illiterate. I saw some info. Need to see this beauty again. Thank you !😊

[@ericcoffedgp40]

@@aishayana4298 No problem! Thank you very much for watching, I'm am glad you enjoyed the installment. I have more footage to be uploaded of this engine in action during yesterday's startup.

[@leveragelifestyle8581]

It's mind boggling the stuff some people made back then. That thing is built like a train. So freakin awesome.

[@victoryfirst2878]

This is one elegant engine Eric. I can only imagine the work that went into setting up the engine, making a enclosure and so on. Job well done for sure. Hope to stop over and see this in person.

[@ericcoffedgp40]

It sure is! Thanks for watching!

[@victoryfirst2878]

@@ericcoffedgp40 What can you tell me about the adventure of enclosing the big SNOW engine ??

[@ericcoffedgp40]

@@victoryfirst2878 The Snow engine was definitely quite a sight to see being moved and seeing the building built around it was also quite impressive.

[@victoryfirst2878]

@@ericcoffedgp40 I have to see it in its glory in person. Probably this coming year. Got to get my foot fixed.

[@surimasuriafga]

Oh..피가 끓는 파워가 넘친다ㆍ 스트레스 쌓이거나 우울할때 보면 심신이 안정되고 에너지가 넘치게 될것같아요

[@fgncg]

Великолепное технопорно! Спасибо вам!

[@eugene4154]

AMAZING...the creators and makers of these marvels must be appreciated, with confidence they were made to support lives thousands of feet below the earth surface, hauling man and minerals day after day,

[@davewilson1591]

What an awesome engine, could watch this one all day. Now Cool spring's definitely on the bucket list.

[@kennethsmith3260]

They don't make em like that any more. Things were built to last back in the day. I love the sounds and watching the parts move at that speed is hypnotic.

[@ashishpatel350]

We now have 600 hp under the hood of a lot of cars

[@vanquynguyen8298]

Hơn trăm năm rồi !

[@larrycurrier290]

The men that built this did not wear sandals.

[@Zombeegun]

That big flywheel that he was cranking reminded me of the Engine room at Wyadotte Chemicals in the early 70's

[@jimdevlin2138]

This is proper Heavy Metal, that camshaft is a symphony on its own

[@1776FREE2]

Could you imagine the look on our ancestors faces if we could go back and tell them “yeah… in the future we have 600 hp diesel engines the size of a small pony.”

[@RogierYou]

But not with that torque…

[@shawntailor5485]

I wish I'd be around to see ANYTHING made today doing its thing in 100 years .

[@rupe53]

Looking at this beast and wondering who came up with the idea to do "roller lifters" a decade before they were available on automotive engines. I would have paid good money to see the original building this thing came out of. The whole place must have been a time capsule. (which is the other half of the experience)

[@happydog4929]

Beautiful, thanks for keeping the old girl going.

[@josephbelisle5792]

Its an amazing machine. There are levelers all along its frame to keep the whole machine even.

[@stefanmihaylov3344]

Супер перфект става за всичко.