600HP Snow Engine - a closer look

[@alanbrown9178]

Nice piece of kit! I was a marine engineer in the 60s and 70s and one ship I had, had a triple expansion engine. You could tell it was working at anything over 40 RPM as the ship used to oscillate with the engine..... even the cook could tell you how many revs we were doing!

[@raymondj8768]

lol

[@Kernfederate]

Great story!

[@albinklein7680]

Too bad that those museum engines usually run without a load. I would really want to hear and feel them run on full power.

[@scowell]

Look for the rice mill steam engines... the whole plant, running off the boiler burning rice husks. On here somewheres... Thailand?

[@FuckignRuby]

@@scowell also that steam powered sawmill

[@LumaControl]

Would be nice to have it hooked up to a dyno to add some load, a big generator might be able to facilitate electrical power to the museum once the engine is running...

[@coopershistorygarage2804]

@@FuckignRuby That’s the Phillip’s Brothers Saw Mill in California.

[@davemckolanis4683]

@albinklein7680 I Have A 1989 Video Of SIX Of These Gigantic Snow Engines Running Under Load, At The Heath Pump Station About 22-Miles Away On The Other Side Of Brookville. When The Main Waukesha Diesel Engine Was Down For Repairs That Summer, And The 6-SNOW Engines Had To Be Activated Again While The Repairs Were Being Made. Something That Will Never Be Seen Again...

[@davidrussell8689]

For me a work of art , not just a machine . The movements are hypocritical and the sounds seem like music . Mechanical poetry in motion .

[@raymondj8768]

you got that write !

[@Rich-on6fe]

Couldn't of said it butter.

[@tmz714zmt]

That's really grate!

[@DeathHead1358]

I believe the word you were looking for there is Hypnotic, not Hypocritical. Not being an ass, just saying.

[@davemckolanis4683]

@davidrussell8689. You Should Have Heard SIX Of Them Running At Once At The Heath Pumping Station Back In 1989. When The Waukesha Diesel Engine Was Down For Repair, And The SNOW Engines Were Activated To Take Its Place. It Sounded Like A LOUD Clattering Factory Building Going On Out In The Woods...

[@Rendraco79]

This marvelous Machine, has it's own "nine inch nails" soundtrack. OoH God, I love this things! excellent video!

[@djteako]

what a beautiful sounding engine !!!!

[@davidkropodra]

almost musical

[@niklasclaro9793]

@@davidkropodra it sounds like the song MAMA from genisis

[@davemckolanis4683]

​@@niklasclaro9793 You Should Have Heard SIX Of Them Running At Once. Sounding Like An Indian Tom-Tom Beat From Their Exhaust In The Valley. And A LOUD Clattering Factory Inside The Building Where They Were Operating. NEVER To Be Heard Again...

[@tettazwo9865]

What a beautiful sound!

[@MegaTubetraveller]

Sounds like steam, but combustion.

[@davemckolanis4683]

You Should Have Heard SIX Of Them Running At The Same Time Inside Of The Heath Pumping Station Back In 1989. LOUDLY Clattering Away Like A Noisy Factory Building Out In The Woods. NEVER To Be Heard Again...

[@epccorsair2]

Wonderful old device. Engineered to run until the end of time ( and not a microprocessor in sight )😊

[@Trump_y_Gore_Won]

This Bad Boy's mechanical milkshake brings all the lovely metal lasses to the yard.

[@jesseamaya4413]

Yeah, there bis porn and then there is porn to die for.

[@NMCBKIAWIA]

All bearings have an oiler cup installed yet, the young man is lubricating the cams. Beautiful engine, run as designed especially without a load.

[@steelwheels327]

Amazing machine ....its playing it own song!!!

[@jawadibrahim2367]

I like to think of all the machining work that went into the parts making these engines of old

[@Xcieg]

600 hp: Yes All the torque: also yes.

[@VoeViking]

Nice that people can get really close to that beast.

[@wayne975]

We need to build in similar manner today. Recycle my arse, build to last in the first place.

[@programorprogrammed]

Excellent video, this machine might not be around for ever, but the internet might keep this video for almost that long

[@davemckolanis4683]

Don't Worry. That Engine Will Be There A LONG TIME. Because It Took About 1-Million Dollars And Several YEARS To Pour The Concrete Mountings, Assemble The Engine And Construct The Building Around It. It's Actually Located At The COOL SPRING POWER MUSEUM In Cool Spring PA. A Huge Grounds With LOTS Of Antique And Hit & Miss Engines, Not Far Off I-80 Just South Of Brookville PA.

[@GS-hg9cl]

Könnte ich mir in meinem Keller vorstellen. Ein echter Technik-Porno!

[@Setsuna_Kyoura]

Beautiful machine, but it's a shame that every old engine in these shows always only running at idle speed with no load. I can imagine this beast at high speed and full load will sound like an fucking earthquake!

[@artgoat]

65-70 RPM was the normal operating range for this type of engine. This particular engine is rated to produce 600HP at 100RPM, generating 31,500 ft-lbs of torque.

[@raymondj8768]

@@artgoat holy hell lol

[@Setsuna_Kyoura]

@@artgoat Yes that may be, but still with no load. An engine always sounds lame with no load. Compare the sound reving a car in neutral to while it's accelerating. The engine sounds 100 times stronger when torque is applied... This monster-engine spinning at 100RPM while producing the full 600PS load would sound amazing!

[@artgoat]

@@Setsuna_Kyoura It might be somewhat louder, but consider, unlike a Toyota Corolla engine, this one weighs two hundred eighty thousand pounds. That's a lot of mass damping down vibrations. It also already compresses the incoming gas to 450PSI before it enters the combustion chamber. That's already halfway to the combustion chamber pressure of a car at full throttle, and that's BEFORE ignition. Just running as it is, there is already 114,000 pounds of pressure on the piston. I've heard big pumping station 2-stroke diesel engines operating at full output, and it honestly wasn't amazingly different. More noise when they throttle up, but once they're running at design speed under load, they smooth out. I'd be curious to hear it under full load, too, but I have a feeling I might be underwhelmed.

[@krzysztofadc2363]

@@artgoat is this engine (this one on movie) powered by gasoline or compressed air?

[@Lloyd33]

I was thinking about doing an LS engine swap in my 1979 Corvette, but an 86,800 CI engine sounds kind of appealing. Curb weight could be an issue for the suspension though.. =/

[@brettc5386]

And probably the road, tires, oh and your chassis might split in half.

[@Lloyd33]

🤣

[@davemckolanis4683]

@Lloyd33 Your Corvette Engine Is A PEANUT Compared To This Giant Kiddo... With Enough Torque To Squash Your Vette Without Loosing An RPM...

[@АндрейБусыгин-п2о]

Вдохновения для депеш моде 80-х теперь понятно от куда корни, спасибо!

[@JoeRocket-sf6qs]

A mechanical symphony,I think it's awesome.

[@Secks]

Imagine working here all day listening to this… I’d go crazy

[@FartsInTanks]

Plug in an electric guitar and use it as a metronome for practice..

[@yrdyekcy2709]

Man, it sounds like music without additional work. How great it would be if someone add base line in there.

[@Fuzzyfox12]

use this inthe background - kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGjUoKmme6Z6qLM

[@stevedunn7317]

That would be a maintenance mans dream to operate and work on every day

[@cardboardboxification]

Keep em oiled they run for decades , not much to do

[@davidrussell8689]

@@cardboardboxification that’s why it’s a dream 😂you care for “ her “ and she’ll never let you down .

[@whisperpandy]

Sounds like my car!!!!

[@TheSetome]

Now I know what sound I’ll be use to fall asleep to

[@stuartdady]

Would love a two hour recording of this engine complete with human noise. would improve my granddad naps no end.

[@davemckolanis4683]

@stuartdady I Have A 1989 Recording Of SIX Of These Giants Running At The Same Time At Heath Pump Station. When Their Wakeshaw Diesel Engine Was Down For Repairs That Summer, And The SNOW Pack Was Reactivated To Do Their Job Once Again As A Backup. Sounding Like A LOUD Clattering Factory Out In The Woods. Something NEVER To Be Seen Or Heard Again...

[@stuartdady]

The noises these engines make are an art form. They should all be archived. @@davemckolanis4683

[@joxthefox-jv1qi]

​@@davemckolanis4683You should upload the video.

[@juanc.9735]

Was anybody else waiting to see a ❄️ blizzard blowing down the side of the mountaintop onto a ski resort somehow provided by this behemoth? lol 😂

[@atrusveo4577]

It was a rough life back in your grandmothers day, but she found a way...

[@arthurhudgens8213]

Imagine the wisdom vision and long division that went into designing this engine. Totally different kind of human creatures no doubt

[@davemckolanis4683]

NOPE. Simply The Best Design Technology That Was Available At The Time Over 100-Years Ago. You Should Read The History Of How They Got SIX Of These Giants Up Into The Woods At Heath Pumping Station, One Section At A Time. Assembled Them On Site, And Constructing A Building Around Them. Amazing Indeed...

[@arthurhudgens8213]

@@davemckolanis4683 I'll check that out 👍👍👍👍👍

[@jeffsnider3588]

Would love to come to a show one day....

[@ronblack7870]

this may have been built in my building in buffalo . one of mine goes back to 1910 . it was the main worthington plant.

[@SupraTompan]

Amazing engine. But @5:38 looks like something from my nightmares.

[@tomcook5813]

It runs to the beat of “momma” by Phil collins ☺️

[@Trump_y_Gore_Won]

There's nothing like some oily gurgling to put steam in a fellow's strides. Talk about a spinner.

[@HiramSpringer]

Rough & Tumble in Kinzer has a cooper engine like this one!

[@sdesmtl]

Playback speed 1.5 = Instant techno music

[@needmoreboost6369]

Sounds just like a Briggs side valve in slow mo, not even kidding sounds just like it!

[@davemckolanis4683]

NOPE. This Thing Is MASSIVE Indeed...

[@Schlappenschleuder]

First techno ever witnessed

[@sonsonjaha]

never knew such sorcery existed!

[@boydmanchester140]

Musical precision

[@dogkryto6371]

oh it makes so nice groove

[@lecoureurdesbois86]

All the mechanical noises sound like music, with it's rythm

[@lonely_0fficial]

0:47 Is it just me or is it actually making a beat?

[@davemckolanis4683]

I Have A 1989 Video Of SIX Of Those Gigantic SNOW Engines Running At Heath Pump Station On The Other Side Of Brookville PA., About 22-Miles Away. While The Main Wakeshaw Diesel Engine Was Down For Repairs That Summer, And The SNOW Engines Had To Be Activated. The Exhaust From Them Sounded Like Indian TOM-TOM Drums Pounding In The Valley, And The Building Inside Sounded Like A LOUD Clattering Factory Out In The Woods Indeed. Something That Will NEVER Be Seen Again... That SNOW Engine Was Said To Have Cost 1-Million Dollars To Pour The Concrete Mountings, Assemble The Engine And Construct The Building Around It, That Took Several YEARS Before It Could Operate. The Entire COOL SPRING ENGINE MUSEUM, Several Building Full Of Antique Engines And Grounds Covers A Few Acres Just A Few Miles South Of Brookville Pennsylvania. Which Is Off Of Either Exit 78 Or 81, Along I-80 In Western Pennsylvania. And Has A Family Oriented Event For A Few Days Before Fathers Day Weekend Every Year. With Food Vendors, A Flea Market Type Atmosphere To Pirchase Parts Needed, And Other Exhibiters That Tow Their Own Restored Antique Hit & Miss Engines In For Display As Well. And There Are Permanent Exhibits Showing How These Engines Were Used In Oil Well Pumping, Municipal Water Works Pumping, And Even In Farm Use Applications. An Event That NO Mechanic Or Engine Guy Should Ever Pass Up Seeing...

[@Eighty8Fitter]

There’s a Snow engine just like this at WMSTR in Rollag, MN

[@crazyleyland5106]

The only other one remaining. I think there were 4 built.

[@davemckolanis4683]

​@@crazyleyland5106 NOPE. There Were Six At Health Pump Station Alone. And Natural Gas Companies Used Them To Move Pipeline Gas Around All Over The Country During The 20th Century...

[@crazyleyland5106]

@@davemckolanis4683 I know there were quite a number of the smaller Snows built 400hp I think.

[@davemckolanis4683]

​@@crazyleyland5106 YES.. SNOW Made Various Sizes For Different Applications. But The 600hp Was The One That Natural Gas Suppliers Here In Central And Western Pennsylvania Desired The Most.

[@629fzq]

we will we will rock you!

[@TheEdimarch]

Так вот как раньше слушали техно

[@AleNoJoPorad]

Nice music :)

[@forsaken171]

Is it just me, or does 0:10 sound like Mama by Genesis?

[@SineSet]

I think, not much power, but wild torque.

[@kswis]

Pretty serious machining for that day n age

[@brendakoldyk1647]

It was the first prototype snow blower.

[@PorousShark7688]

at 6:15 it has a steampunk rhythm and I like it

[@parker1ray]

I wonder what the torque was on that monster?

[@Приприй-ы7й]

FULL

[@Galfrid]

Total displacement is 86,800 cubic inches or 1,423 liters. The rated output of the engine is 600 hp at 100 RPM, which yields a torque value of 31,500 ft-lbf. (From the museum's website)

[@goatsinker347]

31,500 ft/lbs at 100rpm (estimated.)

[@muesli4597]

We should be grateful

[@whisperpandy]

Look at the huge Case tractor pulling 48 bottom plow with ONE cylinder. It doesn't even seem to be straining!!! On utube

[@biergaz]

Wee wiill wee wiill rock youuuuuuuuuu

[@ProviceUnity]

Some kind of music machines? :)

[@BuildBreakFix]

What is sad is the story of the owner of Snow Engine. Back in 1930's when the company failed during the great depression.... Lets just say mister snow in fact could not fly from the 56th floor window like most assumed.......

[@anndeefam]

very hypnotic

[@gkasprow]

hypnotizing

[@Daniionwheeles]

Is the clock showing 237587 running hours?..😯

[@agentcarbunkle]

it has the cadence of a drill instructor at idle, you could march to it

[@Piotr_T]

Will it fit to my Passeratti B5?

[@dariusjuodokas9458]

progressive house mechano-beat. Like it

[@hank1556]

Will it fit in my Honda?

[@RichardRoy2]

Rhythmic.

[@johnbattista9519]

Nice

[@mariaviklund4546]

Is there several cylinder sections in line on the same pushrod?

[@davemckolanis4683]

YEP. It's Actually A 4-Cylinder Engine...

[@danielczech560]

could someone remix the sound ?

[@colintesla]

Sounds like a Tom Waits song! :)

[@assiebruins2545]

Waar werd die machine voor gebruikt? Spinnerij of iets dergelijks misschien?

[@Galfrid]

It's a compressor for natural gas lines. Inlet pressure 50psi; output pressure 450psi

[@yuricopperhooves]

Ah yeas, the hundred ways to lose a limb or finger machine. Classic.

[@lordtaraden]

600 HP out of a single cylinder... Must be pushin hard asf in there ! xD

[@davemckolanis4683]

It's A 4-Cylinder Engine. Two Piston "Disks" On That Long Rod, With A Combustion Chamber On Each Side Of The Two Piston "Disks"... You'll Probably Have To Research It More To Better Understand How It Operates...

[@kiki4hayabusa]

beginning of the video the rhytm is the same as in the song of Phil Collins - Mama , about 0.50

[@dwaynedonnelly]

May be 600 hp but I'll bet it has a ton of torque. lol

[@krzyszub8723]

Someone hear like me - cant stop You, cant stop You......

[@きぬごしどうふ-s3b]

I swapped it out for a full-tuned RB26

[@leouvarov8982]

And this monster can be replaced with 3x200hp modern car engines (120 tons vs ~1 ton of weight), or compare it to a modern turbine gas engine (50 000 hp)

[@420frankp]

There is really no comparison to these big engines. They were meant to do hard work through torque and not built for speed. This on I believe is around 600 hp. But the torque is around 80,000 lbs at only 100 rpms. That's incredible to even think about. You'd get nowhere near that with your 3 little turbine engines.

[@keiger9218]

@@420frankp torque is just a function of power and rpm ;) , so yes, with a gearbox the small engines can produce the same amount of torque

[@lucaspoussard8279]

@@420frankp with the right transmission torque doesnt matter, only horsepower does.

[@dickard8275]

@@420frankp say that to all the ships using gas turbines these days 😅 much more efficient. There is a reason we dont use such behemoth engines anymore.

[@nd715]

@@lucaspoussard8279 Do you realize how may RPM an engine would have to run to gear back down to that much torque?

[@4dirt2racer0]

how in the HELL.. do u cast something that dam massive..???

[@foobar879]

With a big ass mold and a massive crucible :D

[@foobar879]

Some parts are probably forged too like shafts and other critical components

[@davemckolanis4683]

Probably Like They Cast Old Middle Loader Cannons. From Sand Molds.

[@radwizard]

x2 speed, new techno beat.

[@Trtko-y2p]

bro it sounds like a beat drums

[@MicroAppleStudios]

But will it Blend?

[@4dirt2racer0]

around 11:00, whats that clamp on the wall for?? thanks in advance

[@pmcgillan]

You mean the red pipe vise? Pretty much a standard plumbers helper to hold pipe when cutting threads.

[@hansknutson2327]

Listen to this at.25 playback speed

[@MariaEngstrom]

I feel like horsepower is a kinda irrelevant unit when the torque probably is higher than the solar system.

[@rupertpike1217]

Musical engine

[@bradley-eblesisor]

Sleeping music!

[@stevedunn7317]

So I take it is fired by natural gas to compress natural gas to send down the line

[@b43xoit]

Yes.

[@hk8450]

nice beatbox

[@Hugh.Morjowie]

Is it steam?

[@K-Effect]

Is this engine responsible for rotating the earth?

[@DeusEversor]

What is max rpm's of this engine? have you they ever tried max speed? :D

[@davemckolanis4683]

Max Speed Of That Gigantic Flywheel Is About 100 RPM's...

[@dimat3164]

Was it used on ship? Anyone knows?

[@crazyleyland5106]

Natural gas pipeline compressor engine.

[@DSAK55]

sounds like a Drum Machine

[@glebs.]

So... Where is the snow? Am I blind?

[@crazyleyland5106]

It was made by a company called Snow.

[@perboman4583]

where is the snow?

[@chrissi5485]

Drehmoment des Todes

[@MatzeMaulwurf]

Is it a steam engine?

[@crazyleyland5106]

Natural gas. But the design owes a lot to stationary steam engines.

[@misiek08]

How many Nm?

[@IlyaMcKey]

why Snow? it's creator surname or what?