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GaryinKs

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Does anyone remember the name of the company that made the 3300 cubic inch displacement tractor?It was gasoline or kerosene powered and all I can think of is K-G or Twin City, Thanks
 
MM Twin city produced a TC 60-90 with a 2200CI. 7.25" Bore X 9.0" stroke ,6 cyl. engine on gas or kerosene back in the 20"s.The last surviving model has been seen at Rollag MN. show at times.Then there is big bud 727 with a giant Detroit.I,ve attached a picture of a 1988 Versatile with a 470 Hp X 1150CI big block cummins on diesel. 3300 CI sounds like something in a distilate motor to power a small city electrical generator or at least some commercial useage,for farm use it seems inpractical.MO JH
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Information from C.H. Wendel's "Encyclopedia of American Farm Tractors...

In 1910, McVicker Engineering Co of Minneapolis made a 140 BHP tractor with four cylinders of 10 inch bore and a 10.5 inch stroke, for a displacement of 825 CID PER CYLINDER for a total displacement of 3,300 CID!

In 1920, C.H.A. Dissinger and Brothers of Wrightsville, PA had a model 40-80 with a four cylinder engine with 10 inch bore and 15 inch stroke, for a displacement of 4,712CID!

That's gotta be a COUPLE of the big ones!
 
To carry the story further does Wendell state what the fuel or propulsion was for these engines and do any of them remain in operating condition in 2011? Also can you share the useage of these engines? They sound very interesting.JH
 
THOUSANDS of early tractors are covered in that book, with only a short writeup on each. It's a safe bet they were gasoline engines that possibly could run on kerosene once warmed up.

"Also can you share the useage of these engines?"

The units mentioned were not just ENGINES, they were BIG farm tractors.

Suggest you borrow or buy a copy of that book and see just how BIG AND HEAVY tractors were in those days!
 
While an engine with that displacement may seem impractical by today's standards, keep in mine that early engines were low compression and low rpm engines, therefore they required large displacement to produce power.
Or as they say in the hot rodding world, Ain't no substitute for cubic inches!
 
(quoted from post at 15:51:27 07/30/11)
Or as they say in the hot rodding world, Ain't no substitute for cubic inches!
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You slaughtered it.... try: "No replacement for displacement"
 
Electromotive Division of General Motors has
produced 16V645, V16, 645 cubic inch per cylinder
locomotive engines for many years, thats 10"320
cubic inch"s per engine. There are thousands running today on Americas railroads. They also produced a V20 version, 20 X 645=12"900 cubic
inch"s. Todays current model is a 710 cubic inch
per cylinder 4500 horsepower V16, thats 11"360
cubic inch"s per engine. Basicly, it"s just a
big Detroit Diesel at 2-1/2 million per Loco..
 
the largest thing i ever saw was on u-tube and in some magazine--it had 36 inch pistons with a four foot stoke-- made in japan --run a generater. gas or deisel not sure but it was a monster-- 16 cyl. i am not sure if i can find them back - but i will look
 
In 1983 I toured the Austin Natural Gas fields in Michigan. It was a nat'l gas compressing and pumping station. They had a building with several inline engines running on nat'l gas. The bores were measured for wear by the mechanic standing inside them with a mic. The cyls were upright and the cranks had multiple extras throws so when they needed "more" compressor they put another cyl on the side and plumbed it up to the compressor. Unfortunately I don't remember the sizes of the engines. One of the pistons sat in the local auto parts store for a stool.
 
(quoted from post at 12:32:48 07/31/11)
(quoted from post at 15:40:35 07/30/11)
(quoted from post at 15:51:27 07/30/11)
Or as they say in the hot rodding world, Ain't no substitute for cubic inches!
Click to expand...

You slaughtered it.... try: "No replacement for displacement"
Click to expand...

LIKE! :D

CT
Click to expand...
...or, "nothing beats cubic inches ...except cubic dollars!"
 
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