Posted by CenTex Farmall on March 18, 2021 at 15:28:10 from (107.242.125.54):
In Reply to: detroit diesel? posted by swindave on March 18, 2021 at 13:20:43:
They have a very flat torque curve which means you need to keep it at RPM to make the required HP for the load. With a four stroke there's a torque peak and then a HP peak. Gear your machine to run at the HP peak and under heavy load as RPM drops you get into the area where you're making more torque, that's where the lugging power comes from. With the Detroit you downshift.
My Grandfather was a retired diesel mechanic and worked on Detroits in trucks and mining equipment throughout their prime days and into the time when the 60 series came out.
I have a couple of 3-71's I'm planning to repower an old track loader with. A good friend has a big Oliver with a 4-53.
Check out the Euclid TC-12; two 6-71s, one for each track!
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