Cactus!

[NewcastleFalcon]

You tube usually comes up with the goods!

I see what you mean James/Jim or should I say I hear what you mean



regards Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

What are the chances of finding this little gem from you tube to link in seamlessly with the original topic!



Regards Neil

[Northern_Mike]

How does it "know" when to fire? I imagine there's a centrifugal wotsit that triggers something?

Vorsprung berk Technik

[Hell Razor5543]

Lovely sounds, aren't they? The first clip is a 'Tug and Butty' combination. When narrow boats first had engines fitted they could lose 10' of cargo space (for the engine room and related equipment), which meant a loss in profits. However, as the engines were a lot more powerful than pack horses (9HP!), you could then tow several butties and charge them a fee for the privilege. They also could work for far longer, and, when you came across a flight of locks, there would be more people to help work the boats through.

[Hell Razor5543]

How does it "know" when to fire? I imagine there's a centrifugal wotsit that triggers something?

Vorsprung berk Technik

I have no idea, but it does!

[myglaren]

First time I went to Sweden we went to their summer home on an island called Käringön. The village was mainly a fishing village and I was amazed at the sound the boats made, a very slow running diesel that produce a smoke ring on every stroke.
Similar to this but without the 'ringing' sound caused by the bodged chimney and slower. Around 1Hz at idle.

[CitroJim]

How does it "know" when to fire? I imagine there's a centrifugal wotsit that triggers something?

Vorsprung berk Technik

I have no idea, but it does!

Mike, you're on the money actually... Yes it does, it's all done with governor. You should hear the big stationary version. They idle and rest like a little lamb and then when they're called on to do some work they snarl

The saddest thing I once saw was a row of vintage stationary engines at a show idling away and doing no useful work.. They sounded sad...

[Jodyone]

The Albion mind you, that I would not really want to spend any time driving in the real world. Six tonnes, about 50bhp when all four cylinders decide to join the party when you've managed to get the manual mixture and ignition advance/retard controls where it wants it for that three nanosecond period of time, a four speed crash box with far too widely spaced ratios, near zero visibility, steering that you basically have to brace yourself against the bulkhead to turn, has about 1/4 of a turn of free play in it, and brakes which only exist in the mind of the madman who designed it (emergency stop from about 10mph is about 200 yards). Oh, and it tries to asphyxiate you and cook you at the same time, and the pedals are in the wrong places as well just to add to the fun. That's if you've managed to avoid getting your arm broken while trying to start it anyway. Commercial vehicles were a bit of a handful in 1929!

That's hilarious! It's as if the thing is designed to antagonise you

[Zelandeth]

Nah, it just knows a weak target when it sees one. Thing which struck me the most was just how much further ahead you have to plan when driving it. Not least to maintain precious momentum! ...not too much though as you have no brakes.

[Northern_Mike]

Nah, it just knows a weak target when it sees one. Thing which struck me the most was just how much further ahead you have to plan when driving it. Not least to maintain precious momentum! ...not too much though as you have no brakes.

It must be like driving an enormous 2cv!

[daviemck2006]

And the albions were what we're at bluebird in Macduff when I was going to school. Then bluebird got fords. That was between 1973 to 1978, when we were at high school. The mischief we used to get up to in the space above the engine behind the back seats lol

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