FAIRBANKS MORSE Big OLD Engines COLD STARTING UP AND COOL SOUND 3

[@bartonrobinett3790]

We were still using these in the East Texas oil field 20 years ago. They ran on casinghead gas from the well and would run 24/7 for days and days on end. They’re a bit problematic when the temperature drops below freezing as the casinghead gas is very wet and the regulators would freeze up. Getting one started under those conditions was a real test of your manhood and vocabulary!

[@martydeeks1891]

I thought I loved machines but you take it to a new level yuck

[@Jrryclmnjc]

I grew up in Wichita Falls Tx and used to listen to these old pump jacks when I went to bed. They would put me to sleep back in the 50s.

[@Jrryclmnjc]

@@GreenPaint-sn5jg Thanks for sharing that. I lived in Wichita Falls from 1943 to 1970 when I moved to Dallas. I rode the train from Wichita Falls through Henrietta to Nocona to see the boot factory when I was in Boy Scouts. Been in that area many times. Lots of pump jacks. I’m 81 now. Grew up in Wichita Falls. Good luck to you.

[@Jrryclmnjc]

@@GreenPaint-sn5jg I’m not sure of the name of the train that went to Nocona. Interesting side note. One of the boys dad chased the train in his car to Henrietta. The train was pulled by a locomotive and the dad said it was going 70 mph. The speed limit in a car in those days was 60 daytime and 50 night. Anyway, the train that went to Dallas, Ft Worth and Amarillo and I suppose Denver was named the Ft. Worth Denver Railroad. I have ridden the train to Dallas several times to see my Uncle. That was very exciting. I remember the first time my younger brother and I went to Dallas. We must have been about 10 and 8 years old. My mom pinned a note on each one of us with our names, age, and where we were going. Then she took us to the conductor and told him not to let us off anywhere before we got to Dallas. That was in early 50s. Times were sure different.

[@Jrryclmnjc]

@@GreenPaint-sn5jg we used to go to a Boy Scout camp east of Burkburnet named Camp Perkins and we would hike to the Red River. It was a really cool camp and all the Boy Scout Troops would use it. You had to reserve it. One troop at a time because it was so popular. It was donated by one of the fraternal organizations in Wichita Falls.

[@tractorsandengines]

Do you like these FAIRBANKS MORSE ENGINES ?

[@nickthompson9697]

It's genesis.

[@РомЕсть]

Why does the motor make four revolutions between power strokes?

[@андрейступников-в7э]

Это лучший двигатель по сей день

[@Beemer917]

Yes very cool!

[@brisiobrien1]

I love these engines! I could just sit and watch them turn all day long, it's hypnotizing. I'm in the process of rebuilding my grandfather's CZ346.

[@johnthelander1770]

This is a big part of history, the amount of work these machines accomplished!

[@honkhonk8009]

Its wild knowing that machine was designed by some intelligence that aint around no more. Im glad im religious. Makes life a whole lot more simpler and enjoyable.

[@davidjones-vx9ju]

@@honkhonk8009 ignorance is bliss

[@honkhonk8009]

@@davidjones-vx9ju Not Ignorance. Faith. For business and scientific decisions I make, I assume god isnt real. His existence is a matter of faith, not fact or rationality. But for the moral and day to day decisions, I remain faithfull.

[@barrybegley5379]

There is something hypnotizing about being in the presence of these antique engines. They are a beautiful part of history and the ingenious and creative aspect of the Human mindset. Thank You for providing these clips. Greetings from Ontario, Canada.

[@TomokosEnterprize]

BC here.

[@Punjabvillagestyle]

Good video plz sports

[@christophermarshall5765]

I love seeing these old engines working!!

[@jamesbrown3882]

It amazes me for how old these engines are that they still work just as good as they did a long time ago. Keeping up the maintenance on them is why these engines are still working today.

[@davidmiller2823]

Some day in the not so distant future we will need these again

[@rowddoor]

History repeat itself. I worked in Fairbanks Morse, Vermont 1970-1973 as a Mechanical Engineer.

[@metalrooves3651]

Are you drinking heavily tonite?

[@Александрович-ф7щ]

Вам понадобятся , а нам нет😂

[@Burton1973]

Im born and raised Vermont. ty for working hard.@@rowddoor

[@WarChallenger]

@davidmiller2823 Yeah. Today. Can't beat tried n' true.

[@heathhill7802]

200 years old and still the best type of engine for self support.

[@JM-lk6wo]

That may be something of an exaggeration, 200 years, indeed...

[@metalrooves3651]

Try 125 years,a long way from 200!

[@klemensbrumann3952]

Der Klang der Fairbanks Diesel ist einfach grandios, auch dieses Röcheln und Stamfen Einfach gut

[@timburton5950]

I sometimes wonder if we've really made progress when watching these incredible machines run and the genius minds that designed them.

[@paulorchard7960]

Cool engines , I have a 1927 Anderson 3 1/2 HP stationary engine and just love it! It runs like a sewing machine and will start on one or two rotations every time!

[@martydeeks1891]

Does electricity just piss you off

[@cl3mb0t]

If I recall correctly, some were used to run generators in remote areas and farms as “light plants”. Especially when refrigeration became viable.

[@УасяПупкин-х3к]

Раньше, до появления электрификации, такие машины крутили трансмиссии в цехах фабрик и заводов передавая крутящий момент на станки

[@atallah1989]

Those are really fun. I had a 2 lung, John Deere Model H spin-start that I used to uproot sage brush, clearing my land. It had a cam actuated, double moldboard plow that really did a good job (Pull the rope and let go - the plow buried itself in the ground. Pull again and let go, it smoothly came back up into prone position. The Model H only had 17 HP but if the plow was down and soil became too heavy, the 38” wheels just kept turning, digging into the ground, with the engine barely lugging down. Every once in a while a lifter rod slipped off the rocker assembly - I would stop, pull the rocker head off, reset the rod, put the head back on and be up and running in under 4 minutes. Now, if I wanted to reverse my forward direction 180 degrees, I just fully applied either the right or left brake, quickly turn the double "V" steering tires full, one direction or another, and it literally pivoted the 180 without the braked wheel moving in any direction (but of course, you couldn't do that with an implement attached). At the annual show in Kingsburg CA someone had an 8 stroke motor (it fired on every 8th rotation). It was comical to watch the fly wheel loudly bang and hesitate and bang again.

[@Hondanissanman]

These engines large or small are amazing 👍. Be nice to see them working something as well 👌.

[@tonyadams6375]

I love that you can see all the moving parts. Those old engines are amazing. Even more than my old B model John Deere.

[@HFarms1955]

Wish I could go back in time!! These old beasts are AWESOME!!! Thanks for sharing! Great video!

[@TomokosEnterprize]

Many times I think I was born in the wrong century. My grandad worked on these old beauties

[@Buddha-of8fk]

I used to hear those engines a lot around Pithole PA running the pump houses. My best friend's Dad ran them and we would help by checking the wells. The good old days.

[@frankirvine316]

Absolutely amazing these engines,and something hypnotic watching them and going as strong as when they were new I guess they never wear out with all of that steel✅🥳

[@dammdaniel9953]

Today's new generation engine doesn't even run for more than 5 years 😂

[@jerryvanderlinde2117]

Aren't new engines casted aluminum

[@Eg-kq8vn3so5x]

А эти "дедушки" ещё 100 лет проработают при должном уходе...😊

[@deeremeyer1749]

ROFLMAO. Yeah right. 50,000 hours is nothing on a modern heavy-duty diesel. Modern V8s like GM "LS" engines easily run 300,000-500,000 miles. New Corvettes come with a 10-year/100,000 mile powertrain warranty. And all of the above run at orders of magnitude higher speeds and/or produce orders of magnitude higher "horsepower per cubic inch" and lower "pounds per horsepower". Rural electrification scrapped all but a handful of those "superior" 1-cylinder IC engines out of MILLIONS built. Fairbanks-Morse alone built several hundred thousand 1.5-hp engines. And the extent of their utility was running previously HAND-OPERATED/POWERED MACHINERY LIKE WELL PUMPS - VIA A "PUMPJACK" - HAND-CRANKED CORN SHELLERS, HAND-CRANKED CREAM SEPARATORS AND THE LIKE. YOU'RE MAYBE TALKING ABOUT 500 HOURS PER YEAR AND THAT WOULD BE ONE ENGINE FOR 4 OR 5 DIFFERENT MACHINES. AND SINCE THE "AVERAGE MAN" IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ABOUT 1/10TH OF 1 HORSEPOWER "CONTINUOUSLY" AND TASKS LIKE PUMPING WATER, SHELLING CORN AND SEPARATING CREAM WERE "WOMAN'S WORK" IT'S OBVIOUS THOSE ENGINES WERE HARDLY "WORKED" AT ALL. WHICH IS WHY 1/4 TO 1/2 HP ELECTRIC MOTORS SO EASILY REPLACED THEM. THE FACT THAT SOMETHING OBSOLETE 5 YEARS - AT MOST - AFTER IT WAS "DEVELOPED" STILL "WORKS" ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE MORE YEARS AFTER IT WAS "DEVELOPED" DOESN'T MAKE IT "SUPERIOR" TO ANYTHING "MODERN" WHICH WAS ONLY "DEVELOPED" BECAUSE FAR SUPERIOR TECHNOLOGY WAS "DEVELOPED" DUE TO HOW RIDICULOUSLY INEFFICIENT, IMPRACTICAL AND UNSUSTAINABLE THAT ANTIQUE "TECH" ACTUALLY WAS. THOSE ENGINES ROUTINELY WEIGHED 100 LBS PER HORSEPOWER AND WERE ONLY "PORTABLE" IN THE SENSE THEY COULD BE MOUNTED ON "TRUCKS" - I.E. CARTS OR WAGONS - OR SKIDS AND PULLED FROM JOB TO JOB WITH PURE MANPOWER OR TRUE HORSEPOWER. "TRUCKS" ARE NOW EXCEEDINGLY RARE COMPARED TO THE ENGINES THEMSELVES BECAUSE THEY WERE NEARLY ALL WOOD WITH STEEL "TIRES" AND THAT TECHNOLOGY ITSELF WAS LONG OBSOLETE BY THE "GOLDEN AGE" OF THE SINGLE-CYLINDER "FARM ENGINE". WHICH WAS LONG AFTER MOST "ENTHUSIASTS" REALIZE. WE'RE TALKING POST-WWI. NOT THE "TURN OF THE CENTURY". YOU CAN'T EVEN BUY A MODERN 1.5 HP "SMALL ENGINE" AS A STAND ALONE "POWER UNIT" AND A "HOMEOWNER" CLASS CHAINSAW IS EASILY 1.5 HP. SURE ITS AT 12,000 RPM BUT THE ENGINE ITSELF WEIGHS MORE LIKE 1 LB PER HORSEPOWER THAN 100. AND THAT IS STILL VERY "OBSOLETE" TECHNOLOGY GIVEN THAT THE SAW IS STILL CARBURETED AND REQUIRES PRE-MIX FUEL AND IS "HAND CRANKED". IF YOU HAD TO SURVIVE "BACK IN THE DAY" ON THE FARM WHERE THE VAST MAJORITY OF THOSE ENGINES REPLACED MANPOWER WITH HORSEPOWER YOU WOULDN'T LAST A WEEK. BECAUSE IF IT DOESN'T HAVE AN ELECTRIC STARTER AND A SEAT AND STEERING WHEEL 95% OF "MODERN HUMANS" HAVE NEVER "RUN" IT IN THEIR LIVES. AND IF YOU CAN'T GET MORE THAN "5 YEARS" OF "WORK" OUT OF ANY "MODERN" INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE IT'S BECAUSE YOU SPEND TOO MUCH TIME ONLINE WATCHING "EDUCATIONAL" VIDEOS ABOUT "SUPERIOR" OBSOLETE ANTIQUE MACHINERY THAT WAS BARELY "MODERN" FOR 5 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER READ AN "OWNERS MANUAL" FOR A COMPLEX MACHINE IN YOUR LIFE. BECAUSE YOU ALREADY KNOW IT ALL ABOUT "RUNNING" MODERN MACHINERY. A LEGEND IN YOUR OWN MIND.

[@deeremeyer1749]

​@@jerryvanderlinde2117"New" engines have been "casted aluminum" since the Wright Flyer became the first heavier than air aircraft to fly under its own power. Some engines that is. Basically "light duty" engines have "historically" been "casted aluminum". Heavy-duty engines are still "casted iron". And no. Aluminum is not used for "strength" or any other physical property. Its used because the most common element in the Earth's crust is aluminum and it's nearly as "cheap as dirt". It's also "lightweight" but so are many other elemental metals like magnesium and titanium. But they're not "cheap as dirt". Aluminum also has a melting point just over half that of "steel" and "cast iron" and is far softer and is therefore far easier and cheaper to turn from "raw material" into "casted" parts like engine blocks, cylinder heads, transmission cases etc. As for being "strong as steel" that is a complete crock of shit. That's only true "by mass". And "steel" is 2.5 times as DENSE as aluminum. Meaning the "mass" of aluminum required which means to make a part that is "billet aluminum" as "strong" as an "identical" part made from "billet steel" is 2.5 that of steel. Meaning the part has to be 2.5 times the "size" of the steel part. Which means its IMPOSSIBLE to make IDENTICAL parts from aluminum and steel to get equal "strength". And "new" engines made from "casted aluminum" made to be as "reliable" as those made from "casted iron" STILL have "iron" or "steel" cylinder liners or lining, iron or steel valves, iron or steel valve seats, iron or steel camshafts and crankshafts etc etc etc. The truly modern engine "platforms" or "families" like General Motors "LS" and "LT" V8s are both "casted aluminum" and "casted iron" cylinder blocks depending on the "variant" with the heavy-duty "variants" having cast-iron blocks that are far more DURABLE and STRONG for medium- and heavy-duty "light trucks".

[@Feinstaubgenerator]

I think in the future we will need these again ;-)

[@RowanGuthrie]

I can't wait for the apocalypse

[@Bartyron]

That last one is beautiful and chill.

[@dankennedy8266]

The historical comments are money. Excellent way launch into history. Bravo.

[@RichardBarker-d1h]

I love these engines . I'm glad people are still around to make them run . Thank God for Briggs and Stratton ! 😁

[@jodyreeder4820]

I love all old machines

[@randallmacdonald4851]

Whoever took the videos of these engines, he did a wonderful job of showing what I (personally) am interested in. The sounds, the actions, the components. This was excellent! Thank you. Subscribed for just that reason.

[@ЮрийМахотин-д4с]

Класс, обращает на себя внимание, на всех двигателях используется сила энерции. Что одной из причин является долговечность.

[@abpob6052]

People underestimate the impact the invention of the flywheel has had on society.

[@jesusjuarez7241]

Gracias por tan bonitos videos con ésos motorones tan hermosos yo tube también mi motobomba para extraer agua del río la presté y ya no regresó hermoso video Gracias por compartirnos Saludos de acá de Canatlan Durango México

[@shaza6880]

These are cool, simply cool machineries; so captivating to watch and yes captivating sound as well. The older they get the more attractive they would be

[@komatsuindonesia8753]

Alat ini terlihat sangat tua tapi masih gagah n hebat👍👍

[@helmutkritiker-wv9no]

Ich liebe diese älteren Maschinen. Da steckt noch Erfindergeist drin. Und sie laufen, laufen, laufen.😊😊😊

[@samuelberghuvud5527]

That two cylinder 0:56 was cooking Like good god just looking at that enormus flywheel makes slightly worried

[@paulsto6516]

And a particularly wonderful sound.

[@MrEcm51]

That engine is shown at the Tri-State Gas Engine Show in Portland, Indiana. I see it just about every August when I go up there. It shakes the ground when wide open. 😃

[@ЛейсанСагитова-п8б]

Башкортостан 1947 г. У нас в деревне мельнице был такой движок который работал на нефте. Нефть котрая разливалась по оврагам. Собирали и без очистки запра вляи в движок и он работал месяцами без остановки. Только он был вертик альным высота около 2м.и 2 маховика дм1м.

[@billh9863]

I grow up around these engines in sawmills one of the communities that I grew up in had sawmills everywhere throughout the community every morning when we get up and go to school or just go anywhere summertime winter time spring fall you would hear the sawmill starting up early in the morning And you could count on them because they would be like an alarm clock get up start the engines up get them all lubricated making sure everything has grease and oil in it all the rolling pins for the table the slide on I love those engines I would love to go to a festivalof these engines great stuff keep up the good videos❤😅

[@larryburchfield9965]

In 1984 in Bessemer Alabama I worked at a big fab and welding place that had a huge one cylinder F/N hit and miss engine that drove a monster one cylinder air compressor. Many times I would watch that engine run. I think it ran off of Natura Gas, it was in a fenced off area of the building. One guy maintained it, no one else was allowed to go near it. We rolled big cylinders then welded them up. I remember days when there had to be a dozen people running air grinders and many machines were air assisted. We never ran short of air.

[@geoffmooregm]

I want to see and hear one running under load. Maybe one running a water pump off of a belt?

[@rexross7086]

So would i

[@Doingitwithcharlie]

That’s my dream

[@Doingitwithcharlie]

I wanna get one so maybe you will see

[@Doingitwithcharlie]

I bet it slaps like 1:22

[@able880]

If you look up stationary engines in India or under develope country's or Ajax and arrow engines in oil field service on you tube you can see many stationary engines at work - there many old small bore Wells pumping off a 4 HP hit and miss Fairbanks engine in the mid west - I had worked in the oil field for decades I saw many engines that had run for 70 to 80 yrs and we're still pumping oil -

[@terrywelch3121]

Our club owns some Fairbanks “Y” engines. I have a Z engine. Made 25 miles down the road from where I live

[@scottrayhons2537]

What town would that be in where the engines were made?

[@thisoldminewithlars5324]

Nice presentation and history.

[@bobbobson1605]

I've always loved how the higher speed FM engines sound like some sort of cartoon sound effects for something other than an engine.

[@DomEngines]

You know you got a serious engine on display when they turn up with the low boy trailer :D

[@ericeaklor1300]

That is how I've started john dear tractors, no electric starter, shur douse bring back memories!

[@royrice8021]

I used to have 503 and 739’s in the oilfield in the 1970’s. That was before electrification came. 👍

[@davidgentz1731]

Those are some crazy Motors

[@bruceringrose7539]

Retired civil engineer here, I designed many water and wastewater pump stations and treatment plants using Fairbanks-Morse pumps to handle all sorts of liquids, including a few most people would care not to see or smell! 🤣🤣

[@glennmiller5008]

I think it’s remarkable they’re running.

[@clearcreek69]

Built to last & it would be awesome to repair one of these engines to get it running again

[@renek2050]

Hör dir heute mal die Maschinen an. Das so etwas im Schrott gegangen ist. Unfassbar. Danke für das Video 🥹👍✌️

[@rstkmc]

Piękne i proste w budowie silniki

[@davewilson1591]

Hey nice engines. Gotta love the old Fairbanks Morse. Was that Buzz at the beginning pulling on the flywheels with the other three guys?

[@te01guy]

That was Buzz helping out with one of Lauren’s engines. Know both of them well.

[@8sardines]

Great video. I wish they didnt have covers over the crankshaft. It would be more fun to watch. Thanks for the post

[@mikedunn7795]

Cool sound indeed! Why can't modern power equipment be as quiet and cool sounding?

[@jimmiehoyt729]

Cool ❤️ the history that made America 🇺🇸. Family ❤️ 🙏 people just don't get it .

[@craigcarnachan7153]

wow that was cool as to see thanks ..

[@ВалентинТкаченко-т3б]

Интересно какой КПД и каков моторесурс таких монстров ?

[@НиколайЛютов-л5з]

КПД точно низкий, проработать подобный двигатель непрерывно свободно сможет лет 50. Ребёнком видел дизель на сельской электростанции.

[@Chucthihien]

very good video

[@horabdelkader5431]

From Algeria it's beatiful

[@culturepunjabda]

Amazing

[@brianskjaveland-ps1qm]

I could listen to these run 24 7 the sound would put me to sleep not the loud roar of the gas engines now days

[@gwwayner]

Massive torque!

[@edsullivan7288]

Wow...Love it ❤

[@DaveC2729]

I so want to get one of these ancient engines one of these days. I'll hook it to a generator in my backyard and see how much power I can get from it. I'd especially like to get one of the ones that hisses, whistles and pops like some kind of fantasy steampunk contraption.

[@Agent_Smith_Official]

3:41 the sound your mom makes when the lights go out LOL

[@Happpy68999]

Very strong machine

[@gilbertdavies]

FM made Nice magnetos too!

[@theultimateinsectperson4733]

"Back in my day I used to power steamboats across Manhatten"

[@limosalimosa]

I wonder if there are any preserved FM diesel locomotives out there. C-liners or Trainmasters for instance.

[@drewsky5577]

They had a plant in Winnipeg,it’s a shelter now but the sign is still there.

[@peetsnort]

The one at end was the rolls Royce for me. It could run an electrical generator all night and not keep me awake

[@marianl8718]

And no explanation for his silent operation !

[@raymondbowen275]

Yes it's history in the making

[@micarone]

The first one sounds like an pissed off snake. "Sssshhh... How DARE you to wake me up?!"

[@tractorsandengines]

How are you guys ? :)

[@tymz-r-achangin]

Good ol' ways of the good ol' days

[@Jay-we8xy]

to the wall😁😁😁

[@МитрофанМартынов-я2г]

Вперёд в прошлое = назад в будущее ?

[@modellbahnagenda]

👍👍👍

[@fonfon3965]

She catch fire😱

[@marffvmarffv5438]

Back to the moment when those engines was built, the air pollution was quite low. Now is another story...

[@patrickgreiner598]

Ole fishing boat had a Fairbanks 2 cylinder in it

[@misaeljanuariodasilvajanua3268]

Top

[@Алексей-ъ7в2ю]

Удивляюсь😊 Как они тихо работают!?

[@romeoecolima]

best motors...

[@JD011452]

Where were the FM engines made ? State/City

[@melchristian8876]

👍👍

[@steveladner4346]

👍

[@motorenfranz]

Das ist Musik 👍

[@ChhaganLal-c1l]

Top. Candi. San

[@ماجدالمياحي-ث6ن]

اين مكان تواجد هذه المكائن الرائعه

[@luftwaffels7815]

I was looking for the engine from the thumbnail 🙄

[@Burton1973]

How much torque did the last 4hp engine have? :)

[@paulplack490]

I ran a stopwatch and measured 89 RPM. Producing 4 HP at 89 RPM would require a torque of 2833 lb-ft.

[@Burton1973]

@@paulplack490 Holy shit! Thats about a Honda per stroke. lol ty very much for your reply.

[@БессТВ]

Они словно живые.

[@Alekspit1]

А быстрая зарядка для айфона работает?

[@TomCrockett-bl1gp]

Isn’t a governor also called a weatherford?

[@MilesJk491]

Тойота Supra в 1930 годах 0:43

[@johngranata5515]

come see our collection of FM at the Antique Gas and Steam Engine Museum in Vista california last two weekends of June and october every year ..

[@dougtaylor7724]

Does not need a tachometer. You need a sundial and be able to count to 50.

[@DougPoker]

I wonder how many people have gotten caught up in those flywheels while the engine is running

[@JM-lk6wo]

People were a bit more sensible in those days, so likely fewer than you might assume. 😉

[@PaulHigginbothamSr]

These Fairbanks engines are beautiful to me. On the internet a Fairbanks Morse green tractor from 1913 has been ressurected by Wendell Kelch is so very beautiful as a type tractor. What is wrong with this tractor is the steering. A chain stretched on a front straight axel is not apt or advantages. If this unit had a steering box with tierods and ball joints it's steering would be improved 100%.

[@TIGFab97]

0:41 he's glad he has earplugs!

[@danielcastro3006]

La era de los chipuses...

[@mistervacation23]

Looks like a Hoyt clagwell

[@КонстантинБ-н5и]

это я в -30 запускаю своего акцента