I was a design engineer at GM for years and worked with other, older folks who had stories to tell about past projects.
One of my closest friends, elderly but still extant, and the most well respected engineer than I have ever encountered, (from Jackson, MI, I might ad) worked for Delco Products in Dayton, Ohio for many years.
At the time, Delco Products Division designed the traction motors and generators for EMD locomotives (don't know whether Delco or EMD manufactured them). In the early 60s Delco decided to design a push-pull self loading DE scraper using a single 6V71 or 8V71 (or 92 series) in the front driving a DC generator and using an electrical transmission with 250 HP EMD traction motors F $ R (not sure how steering was accommodated). A single prototype was build by modifying a current design twin engine scraper but the design was never commercialized because the end of the interstate highway system was on the horizon and marketing decided that resources could be better spent elsewhere.
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Today's Featured Article - Show Coverage: Argyle and Mt. Pleasant Labor Day Weekend Shows - by Cindy Ladage. The last fling before summer fades into fall and we get busy in the fields are the annual Labor Day tractor shows. Beginning on September 5th and running through the 7th, the Argyle Antique Gas and Engine Show is held at the Argyle State Park. Located in West Central Illinois, the pine forest was the setting for the opening of the 22nd show. This year we decided to try to sell a few tractor parts, literature and wrenches to offset my husband's buying sprees. Saturday
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