Re: Allis-Chalmers Made the Largest Diesel INFORMATION

Posted by Neil on Wednesday, June 06, 2001 at 11:54PM :

In Reply to: Allis-Chalmers Made the Largest Diesel posted by Neil on Wednesday, June 06, 2001 at 5:21PM :

AC was awarded a contract to build 3 engines for 3 container ships in 1978. The first was put in the President Lincoln followed by the President Washington and the President Monroe. The engine weighed in at 1,278 tons and was built under subcontract of Sulzer Brothers Limited of Switzerland. The bed plate weighs 80 tons and is 80 feet long. The cylinder jackets weigh 15 tons each. The engines completed length is 82 feet long by 36 feet high and 14 feet wide. Produced 43,200 horsepower at 126 revolutions per minute. Each of it 12 cylinders is 3 feet in diameter.

Follow Ups: Re: Allis-Chalmers Made the Largest Diesel INFORMATION - David 1:57AM 06/07/2001 I suppose the torque is too much for M37 axleshafts? - Brian in Oregon 2:08AM 06/07/2001 Just over 1.8 million lb.ft. torque - nt - Ken in CO 9:43AM 06/08/2001 Try taking that in for a 10 minute oil change!!! NTXT - Mark Davis 0:15AM 06/07/2001 Post a Followup Name: E-Mail: Subject: Message: Optional Link URL: Title: Optional Image Link URL: This board is powered by the Mr. Fong Device from Cyberarmy.com