BIG MUTHER....for gear heads !!
 

I know this has nothing to do with Cubs but thought some of you guys would find it interesting.

Specs are:

A 42 cylinder radial with 8757 cubic inches of Russian Origin (Zvesda/St. Petersburg)
42 cylinders heptagonal-star/6 cylinder rows
Diameter 160 mm, stroke 170 mm, capacity: 143500 ccm (8757 cu in)
7 over head camshafts driven by shafts, central steer time adjustment 4 valves/cylinder, 168 valves operated by roller rocker arms one cam moves an exhaust valve and an inlet valve
Rotational speed: up to a maximum of 2500 rpm
Torque: about 15000 Nm (approx 11063 ft/lb)
Power: about 4500 kW (approx 6034 hp)
Fuel consumption: 205 g/kWh resp. About 800 liters diesel/h
Direct injection 9-hole injectors
Decentralized fuel injection pump, per cylinder p ~ 1.000 bar
Turbo compound: 1 step axial turbine and 1 step radial blower (p ~ 2,1 bar)
Joined with crankshaft via 3 parallel hydrodynamic couplings
Compressed air start system is at work with 150 bar compressed air on 2 cylinder banks (12 cylinders)
Dimensions: diameter 1.600 mm, length ~ 2.000 mm"
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Big Muther is right Sam! Wow!:beer2:

Not your grandads 1 cylinder kohler.

That's some awesome machine! Here's a video I searched:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=if7d14JJEfM

That's a monster!

Big Ole engine!

Very cool, I'd hate to have to adjust the valves on that beast. In the video it pulled that load with little effort, and the tires were nearly slicks.

Mike

Just out of curiosity, I'd like to see that dragging across the salt flats in Utah. I wonder how far it would pull before any damage occurred.