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08-26-2008, 08:45 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: NUNYA
Posts: 4,236
Year: 1995
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: 3800
Engine: DT408, AT545
Rated Cap: 23 500 gvw
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Not skoolie related.
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08-26-2008, 10:39 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: near flint michigan
Posts: 2,657
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Re: Not skoolie related.
you can try it and see what happens, but it seems kinda shy on power to me. I htink that even a pretty whimpy bike like an old 125 cc air cooled dirt bike would make 25hp.
find an online calculator and see what 11lb/ft of torque and 6 hp will do for you and a few hundred pound machine.
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08-26-2008, 10:45 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: NUNYA
Posts: 4,236
Year: 1995
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: 3800
Engine: DT408, AT545
Rated Cap: 23 500 gvw
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Re: Not skoolie related.
Don't forget the 240 pounder riding it!
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08-27-2008, 11:16 AM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: downriver, detroit mi
Posts: 794
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Re: Not skoolie related.
it looks more like a minibike powerplant, 6 hp @ 3600 or maybe a 4kw generater.
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09-02-2008, 07:39 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: vancouver island bc
Posts: 1,028
Year: 1965
Coachwork: thomas
Chassis: chevy
Engine: 350
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Re: Not skoolie related.
that moter looks like the air pump that tweety used to rescue tweety actually listers were used in boats,eh? i saw one set up in the back of a p/u truck last summer at the lake and he wanted 1200 canuk buks for it its a really neat moter
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09-03-2008, 01:10 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: NUNYA
Posts: 4,236
Year: 1995
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: 3800
Engine: DT408, AT545
Rated Cap: 23 500 gvw
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Re: Not skoolie related.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chuck Webb
Looks like something you should put in the country fair. Leave it all original. Just my thought. Worth .02
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The only thing is that it's not old. Man date on the motor is 1998. There is one county fair that always has a great collection of old motors, tractors, washing machine, etc. Pretty cool stuff.
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09-03-2008, 06:43 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: vancouver island bc
Posts: 1,028
Year: 1965
Coachwork: thomas
Chassis: chevy
Engine: 350
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Re: Not skoolie related.
oops i mean when sylvester was rescueing twetty
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09-03-2008, 10:58 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Saint James, MN
Posts: 2,669
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Re: Not skoolie related.
My vote is for uber fuel efficient generator.
I worked at a fishing camp when I was 13 and 14. Don't worry, I worked for tips only and got a big "birthday present" from the owners to avoid certain child labor legal issues. Anyway...we ran the huge camp off of a 10,000 watt generator. Obviously this meant people had to be careful about what they used. There certainly weren't coffeemakers in each cabin. The generator was spun by a Whitey...Whitty...Witty...I can't remember...it's been years...single cylinder diesel. This thing was MASSIVE with flywheels easily in excess of 4 ft in diameter. To start it after a shutdown (which was rare) you held a compression release and put a ratchet as old as the circa 1890 motor on the flywheel and started turning.
That sucker only used 8 gallons of fuel oil per day pumping out 10kV. Industrial applications like power generation are where the diesels excel.
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09-04-2008, 08:15 AM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: downriver, detroit mi
Posts: 794
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Re: Not skoolie related.
I just spent 10 min looking for my calculator and punched the numbers, 11.6'# @3000 rpm = 6.6 hp @ torque peak, 1kw = 1.54 hp.
for my 2 cents build a 4 kw genset with the engine running at 3000 rpm for max fuel efficiency. it will start a 1 hp motor and run another 3000 watts of stuff.
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