Diesel powered scrubber

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My plan is to take a O/A or plasma torch to this thing and give everything to Mexican scrap collectors, except for the 39 HP Perkins diesel with the hydraulic pump. I historically had good luck with diesel engines.

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Ignoramus9483
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The engine can be seen on the fourth picture:

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Ignoramus9483

Mating with Onan, sounds kind of dubious:) spilling the seed and all that

More seriously, I am all set with a generator already.

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Ignoramus9483

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You could mate that up with a good sized Onan Ig.

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John R. Carroll

There used to be many backhoes here in Central Oregon that had Perkins Diesel engines. Once they start to fail, they can't be even given away. Replacement parts are unobtanium expensive and no one willing to work on them. Early on,the electrical is the first to fail. This unit may have an electrical problem causing the fail to start or run.

Paul

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KD7HB

Looks like a lot of fun for a hundred bucks! Go kart maybe? Gerry :-)} London, Canada

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Gerald Miller

Do you know what sort of problems? Fuel shutoff solenoid not engaging?

On the diesel engines that I messed with (search google for L423D, you tube video is mine), there was very little electrical -- starter and fuel shutoff solenoid. I know that some diesels have something electrical in the fuel injection system.

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Ignoramus28686

Gerry... I do not have anywhere to "go" with a "go" cart... I like fixing diesel engines, however I do not as much like building go karts and such. So I will fix this engine and sell it, that's my current "best case" plan. Worst case plan involves a visit to a scrapyard. :-(

It is also not 100% a given that I will get this machine. The seller seems to be solely selling knickknacks, and such, with the exception of this scrubber, so my guess is that this machine was sold on someone else's behalf. And that "someone else" may very well have a change of heart, having seen the closing price. So far I have not heard from the seller, we'll see.

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Ignoramus28686

Ignoramus28686 fired this volley in news:PJmdnes7LrIL1u3XnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@giganews.com:

Iggy, that PE engine sounds to me like a generator set waiting to be carved out from its surrounding stone.

LLoyd

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Lloyd E. Sponenburgh

I fixed and sold two very similarly sized Cummins L423D engines. Buyer of one of them built a custom tractor with one.

I see this rusted scrubber as a tractor building kit, also, with the hydraulic pump and hydraulic drive motors.

Look for CSS/82 here:

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Brochure is here:

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Ignoramus28686

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RoyJ

Well, supposedly (according to the PDF brochure) the diesel is 37.5 HP.

Anyhow, 5 minutes ago I spoke to the actual seller of this scrubber, he sounded like a great guy, retired, and we will proceed with this transaction, maybe I will even pick up today.

What he told me is that someone gave him this scrubber and he never even tried to run it. So possibly, according to him anyway, it just might be working (which would surprise me somewhat, but it is possible).

If the scrubber works, I will not even mess with it. If it does not work, I will not try to fix it, but will just take out the engine and everything engine related (battery, hourmeter, fuel tank, hydraulics etc).

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Ignoramus28686

No, as to specifics, I don't know.

If you do get the unit, before you do anything to it, you may need to do an on-line search for replacement filters and other fuel related pieces. As you know, it doesn't take much to stop a Diesel from running.

Paul

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KD7HB

it is in my trailer, pretty ugly, some hopes for the engine though

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Ignoramus28686

Is this what you are working toward:

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KD7HB

The trailing "/" on your link results in a 404 error. This one works.

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Artemus

That has the makings of a nice firewood splitter/processor

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jeff

Not really. I want to take out the diesel engine, with pump etc, scrap the rest and fix the engine and sell.

I know two things by now

1) The engine is not frozen 2) The control system is too complicated to waste time on it, so I will take out the engine as soon as practicable. i
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Ignoramus28686

Iggy, will you test the engine in place before disassembly?

--Winston

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Winston

Good thinking. I tried. The starter is in the back and it was not clear which is the control wire. Unless I can find it easily, I would be better off taking it out right away.

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Ignoramus28686

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