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In preparation for our annual Cotton Ginning Days Festival next weekend, we held a work session today, mainly to crank up the 1920 Fairbanks-Morse 37 1/2 HP 2 cycle diesel engine which is used to power the working cotton gin and bale press. I made a video of the start up this morning and include a picture of the engine below. Note: the video is quite a large file and not suitable for dail-up connections.
It amazes me every year how well the engine starts after sitting around all year between shows. Actually we usually have more problems starting the 3 HP Fairbanks hit and miss engine that runs the compressor to build up the 140 psi of air needed to turn the big diesel over.
It amazes me every year how well the engine starts after sitting around all year between shows. Actually we usually have more problems starting the 3 HP Fairbanks hit and miss engine that runs the compressor to build up the 140 psi of air needed to turn the big diesel over.
