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Mike Worthan

01-02-2003 07:05:16




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This is probably an ignorant question, but here it goes. What gives an Oliver its distinctive sound? I was watching the Middle Tennessee Fair's pull on RFDTv yesterday and couldn't get over the distinctive "jet" noise of those Olivers' pulling. Just curious about what makes it so different. Thanks.




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Rickey

01-04-2003 18:28:37




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 Re: Engine Noise in reply to Mike Worthan, 01-02-2003 07:05:16  
That sound you are talking about is caused by the fact that the detroit diesels are two stroke engines. That means it fires every time the piston comes up. It also makes them sound like they are running twice as fast as they auctually are. Therefore they sound like they are screaming. Hence their nickname screaming demons.



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Farmall Daddy

01-03-2003 08:45:51




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 Re: Engine Noise in reply to Mike Worthan, 01-02-2003 07:05:16  
I own an Oliver 88 and when I driving it or pulling a somewhat heavy load, it sounds like it has a turbo. It is just the govenor kicking in.



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j meyer

01-02-2003 19:40:25




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 Re: Engine Noise in reply to Mike Worthan, 01-02-2003 07:05:16  
Sounds like you saw the screaming Detroit in the 1950. Yeah, them things sure let out a noise. Thing about them though is you have to keep them wound up, because to the torque rise operating window is so small. Loose a little RPM, you'll dump her right off. I'm wondering if anyone out there knows of anytime in the near future when someone like ESPN2 or Speed TV will have a tractor pull. I enjoy watching them.

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Super 55

01-02-2003 20:53:50




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 Re: Re: Engine Noise in reply to j meyer, 01-02-2003 19:40:25  
Yeah, I don't have satellite and don't see any trator shows either. They used to have some on either speed or TSN, but haven't seen any for ages.



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Super 55

01-02-2003 08:29:54




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 Re: Engine Noise in reply to Mike Worthan, 01-02-2003 07:05:16  
Did they happen to be GM diesel Olivers? Those are the sweetest sounding tractors at any pull.



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Mike Worthan

01-02-2003 08:43:31




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 Re: Re: Engine Noise in reply to Super 55, 01-02-2003 08:29:54  
I'm not sure. The sound reminded me of a wide-open semi truck and I actually got off of the couch and walked to the window to see who was barreling down the road. It dawned on me when I walked away from the Tv that it was the tractor's engine. Very distinctive and the commentator even mentioned later how you could always tell an Oliver by the sound, but no elaboration. Those particular Olivers were running in the #9500 and #10,500 class.

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mike

01-03-2003 07:13:41




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 Re: Re: Re: Engine Noise in reply to Mike Worthan, 01-02-2003 08:43:31  
Yes, I also saw that pull on RFDTV. Yes, those were jimmy diesels in the olivers. If I remember there were 2 1950s, and one super 99. They had straight pipes, and boy did they ever scream. They remind me very much of old greyhound buses from the early 60s, and I am pretty sure that they used the same motors.

My father has a first generation 1900 diesel with the checkerboard design. He bought it last year, and I did some plowing and disking with it. They are very good powerful motors, but I will not use them without ear plugs.

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Super 55

01-03-2003 08:46:38




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Engine Noise in reply to mike, 01-03-2003 07:13:41  
There is an article in the HPOCA newsletter this month all about the GM diesels. Most likely it is a similar engine if not the same. It says in the article that GM designed those engines so that the more power they needed in a vehicle they just added more cylinders to the design. That way all the pistons etc.. would be all the same in the different size engines. That way it was easy to stock parts. An interesting fact in the article says the 6 cylinder Waukesha engine had 302 cubic inches and was rated at 58 drawbar hp, where the 3cylinder 71series GM had 213 cubic inches and rated at 73 drawbar hp.

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