Die Judicii wrote:Looking for guidance/suggestions from those on here that play around with differing engines.
I'm looking at getting a smallish diesel engine,, 4 cylinder and definitely water cooled,,
Its sole purpose will be to direct drive a hydraulic pump which in turn will operate a couple of small double acting cylinders and two hydraulic motors.
I'll be wanting a fairly basic and simple motor that is reliable and fuel efficient,, and preferably without Hi Tech computer and associated electronics.
Somewhere in the vicinity of 30 HP minimum up to maybe 60 HP
What say the guru's re Make, Model etc ?
I'll most likely be looking at 2nd hand ones from Auto Dismantlers.
MtnMan wrote:Perkins or Kubota. That's what we use to drive pumps for the tomato farm.
Why definitely water cooled? We also have an air cooled Lister diesel that runs a pump. Great unit.
bigrich wrote:4-53 Detroit diesel.
Die Judicii wrote:Clayton T88
Thanks for that Mate I never thought about a self contained engine driven Power Pack,,,,, worth looking into.
No, I haven't got anything at all regarding pumps and or motors yet.
This is for a project that only exists in my head at this stage, and can't physically start yet till I get quite a few other obstacles out of the way.
But, I've started making basic plans on paper. That's the easy part.
I know what I want, and how I want it to work,,,,, but lacking in knowledge of what size (gpm) pumps, and psi needs of any hyd motors etc,,,,,,,,
to be able to achieve my end goal without throwing away $$$ on stuff that wouldn't be up to the task.
bladeracer wrote:bigrich wrote:4-53 Detroit diesel.
There's a rabbit farm near us that has a huge Scania engine in the carport running a generator to power the place. That would be pretty awesome but it must tear through fuel.