 Here
is our engine for the sawmill. It is a 1948 D318 Industrial rated at
78.5 Hp at 1720 RPM. Basically it is the same engine as
in our Caterpillars but with two more cylinders. Here it is where we
picked it up in Ohio, a 1,700 mile round trip from home. It is stuck
from sitting several years so we have to pull the head and free it up. |
  The
guy we bought it from had a heavy duty forklift that he loaded it on our
trailer with. |
  We
had to use our HT4 to unload it. We weighed the engine on the way
home and it came in at a cool 5,000 pounds. |
  In
order to free up the engine we
removed the head and found that the engine has sat for quite some time and
that the pistons are rusted to the liners and need replacing. So then we
removed the
pistons and found the crankshaft needing to be ground. A complete
overhaul is in the works. |
  The
block has been disassembled as far as it needs to be. The crankshaft and
head are out for repair. |
  The
pony engine needs new rings, bearings and some valves ground. |
 The
pony engine is being reassembled. |
 The
block has been cleaned and the new liners are in. We bought the
liner groups from Heavyquip. |
  We
had our cousin grind the crankshaft. We bought the new main bearings
from American Crane and Tractor. |
