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General Forestry => Forestry and Logging => Topic started by: snowstorm on December 06, 2017, 07:00:54 PM
2 crankshafts no heads or valve train. the story and vid at hard working trucks. he says it uses a lot less fuel and its cleaner
So he took a Cummins block and built an O/P ???
https://www.hardworkingtrucks.com/two-stroke-diesel-project-underway-between-cummins-achates-and-u-s-army/
http://achatespower.com
Big Roots blowers, and vertical drive shaft, and crankshafts 7 deg. out of time from each other, and two injection nozzles per cyl, and air start, and can you say 38D8 1/8 ?
Wow that brings back memories of SS482; USS Irex.
Wonder if she sounds like it should be painted arctic green?
Quote from: longtime lurker on December 07, 2017, 06:11:53 AM
Wonder if she sounds like it should be painted arctic green?
they have arctic cats down your way?
neah spellcheck got me. I meant to say alpine green.
http://achatespower.com/media-center/engine-design-videos/achates-power-opposed-piston-engine
Makes me wonder if we'll see a new Napier Deltic?
One of the more well known applications.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKUBAgUUyIg
Bangshift.com has a good write up on this thing if one wants to google.