Vintage 1940 Cat Caterpillar D13000 Generator built for the U. S. Navy, 9200lbs.
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- Genset weighs 9200lbs, built march 1940 for the Navy, shipped to Torpedo Station, Goat Island, Newport, Rhode Island as backup electric power at the Navy torpedo factory and research center. Its 230 volt, 3 Ph., 66kw. The engine is the same as a Cat D8 tractor at that time. This one is rated 120 hp @ 921rpm. Its got original Cat, Navy Board Of Ordnance and Torpedo Station I.D. tags. It shows 8600 hours and I don't think its ever been overhauled. It's has about 15 parts that were chrome plated by its Navel caretakers back in the day. I hauled it out to power wash it and paint "Navy Gray and make Under Way." thanks 4 looking. heres another vintage Caterpillar refurb i just finished up. • Pony start , Hot Rod L...
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My two favorite things in this world, vintage caterpillar engines and Emmy Lou Harris, "Till I can gain control again"
This beautiful monster displaces 1246 cubic inches! That's 20.4 Liters. I had the pleasure of riding on a D8 as a small kid and it was one of the most memorable things ever
This fellow knows his stuff ,impressive there sir,he followed proper procedures and allowed the wee pup motor to warm up the big main engine for some time then boom the big girl fired up,buddy sure as hell knows what he's doing nice video
Hope you saw this one when she was done and looking good. th-cam.com/video/BP7tLbj4fOI/w-d-xo.html
Some my last year videos show "bigmomma" working under load. Thanks 4 comment.
So nice to hear a pony motor with a muffler! So much easier on the ears.
That is one of the Most nicest sounding Diesel engines I have ever heard
Charles Crisp just broken in.
Terrific video showing how to properly start the D130000. I have one in my 1926 Chesapeake Bay Oyster. Buyboat. Great Engine! Thank you.
I love to awaken to the sound of a healthy diesel engine! Turned 70 on Dec. 16. Thank you very much for a great video! I am retired USAF, and have worked on generator sets, from diesel, to gas, to AE24U-8 turbines, for deployments.
thrilling and a great experience to see such a marvellous piece of old time engineering come back to Life. Just fantastic, thank you, stacks from ZA!
gotta say old fella come to life real good great sound too I love seeing these old engines running so well thanks for showing us
Love it Bud! Thank you for sharing
Now that's 'music' ! Wonderful engine's in those years,....I worked around diesel engines all my life, and now I think, how stupid I was to not have had one ( at least ) in my retirement, to play with.
That was real cool. Built to get going in some cold weather. Nice to see it up and running
I like this video, I watch it time to time and not a dual moment
Did u see this video of it done?
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That's a proper start with preheat and all. Well done, nice engine.
Longest diesel cranking ever! When it starts, sound is really nice.
That thing is just awesome.
Neat piece of History!
Love the sound
sounds awesome
That is one nice old machine. Bet it takes a long time to warm up. Cool bucking sound. Nothing will ever be made like that ever. I got a chance to work on proto type diesels.
Maybe this recent vid of it will interest you. Thanks.
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Very cool 😎👍
I kept waiting to see if those jumper cable ends would connect and make a nice flash since they were still hooked up to the battery and kept walking on them.
That little puffing will stop, at most one or two injectors most likely are a little gummed up. Once that engine fully warms up and a good load is placed on the generator the engine will clear up. You can also bleed each injector individually for any trapped air.
Sick!!Takes a lil dawg to start the big dawg..
Holy cow! a sailor's tour would be over before that thing got running!
It starts perfect now. see here, its done. th-cam.com/video/jaUunkwRP6U/w-d-xo.html
my job logging in 66 was to start this engine on a road building dozer, D8, and that pony motor was much louder than this one. Easy to start really.
yep your right, note the glass pack from my wheeled tractor slipped over the pony exhaust.
Good idea the pony motor, two functions:preheat the main engine and start him
I have a marine d13000 in a bucyrus dragline, mine was built in the early 30s, no ring gear on pony motor so it's strictly hand crank, my oil filters look completely different than yours, and on the cover of the injection pump it has individual spring loaded shut offs for each injector, does your pony have the huge spark plugs? my pistons have a v cut section cut out, like a slice of pie look, flame out, nice pu
Take a look for the brilliant solution: diesel-starter exhaust preheats mail diesel inlet manifold. Excellent idea!
AND pony motor is water cooled and heats up the diesel block too.
Grande maquina. Trabalhei c dois. Nao dao problemas como gerador e motobomba
Went to school many year ago for auto / diesel one of the training engines was an old inline cat used to power a mine shaft winch it was from the 1930s ?? it also had a prony motor to start it but this one had wrap around a pull rope to start it
Pony motor sounds good
That's the first pony engine with a muffler that I have ever seen, just gave me an idea for my d7 and my Bucyrus Erie B-38. And very good starting sequence, check for oil pressure, walk around, etc. You need to post a follow up. Love the old US made equipment.
+tom lanigan Yet the pony is still louder than the diesel.
I ran an 8-H that I idled the pony while I drank a cup of coffee. If you tried to push it the pony would foul a plug and you played heck trying to start the diesel then.
tom lanigan hey, I got a 43b bucyrus built in the early 30s, does your pony motor have a ring gear for electric start or is it strictly hand crank?
Nice Gen set-Does the gen set still make voltage? I see it has the old belt drive exciter. I have been with Cat as a gen tech for 5 yrs now total. Love the old stuff too.
Nice shorts
nice work
Purrs like a kitten... God bless American ingenuity...CATERPILLAR engines built to last...
1936 for the navy???and runs so good???wow!!
That's a beautiful sound! Nice job cleaning and painting it gray. Of the 9200lbs for the genset, how much of that is the engine?
Thanks for sharing...
Hello, what a great engine, very impressive! How much diesel does the engine use per hour?
thanks 4 ur comments, maybe u got time to see this video of it completely done with graphics, also shown is a information placard.
th-cam.com/video/jaUunkwRP6U/w-d-xo.html thanks again.
Super generator. How much does it cost.?
Part History Right There
so 8600 hours@ 900 rpm by my calculations is 464.4 million revolutions. nothing short of amazing and when you consider running time wise it's early middle age could be around for a long time still I'm curious how's fuel consumption at load if you ever worked it out either way they certainly knew how to build durable, reliable engine / generator set's
Just kidding I cant cut straight either! Nice engine by the way
here it is done, th-cam.com/video/jaUunkwRP6U/w-d-xo.html&t thanks 4 comments.
1940 this engine is good!
hey guys here's a better video of it done with information placard and custom made decals. thanks 4 looking.
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Like my second wife, not the easiest starting old girl, but she'll do.
we run a sawmill with that exact engine
I have this video up of a d13000 running a sawmill at local engine show also. th-cam.com/video/JjZjcd-dc0Y/w-d-xo.html&t
Whats 1 worth cranck start pony motor
And it still purrs like a kitty.
Congratulation generation on yes
I have one of these. It came without oil in both engines. What is the best oil to use and the quantity needed for each?
get operating manual, it'll tell u. pony motor does not have filter so i stick with nondetergent oil 4 it.
I sure enjoy the sound of this old CAT diesel gen set. You go a jewl in your hand.
Got a question: what is that electric motor on top of the generator for?
Thanks for the upload.
Maybe another small generator for a different voltage....
@Kathleen Shaw Often called the 'field generator'.
Is there a small engine which is used to crank the large caterpillar engine?
SOURADEEP BISWAS yes, they are known as “pony motors” which run on gasoline and used to spin over the big one
@@evanchapmanfanman siempre y cuando este dispuesto. Si esta de mal humor cosa que es de costumbre, te puede llevar un buen rato convencer el dichoso PONY motor ...
The early CAT engines were low compression. Because of low compression they would not start until warmed up. The pony motor should have been run for at least 10 minutes before using it to turn over the main engine. The main engine would start immediately. Why wear out the starting gears??? Remember, the pony motor is used to also warm up the main engine.
'Small Engine Mechanic' is slowly working on getting a similar generator running which came out of a dairy (if I remember right). It has two stuck pistons.
Right, we been communicating, his is identical engine but different generator. plus his is older by 200 units if i member right. thanks 4 looking at my video. have u seen this unit done? th-cam.com/video/jaUunkwRP6U/w-d-xo.html&t
douro20,
Doesn’t his have an electrical starter?
@@wrenchguy I think he gave up. He has a running 1959 200 KW though.
@@rogersmith7396 he doesn't give up, good things take time, he has hundreds projects.
@@jacknedry3925 now he does , he's putting pony engine back on.
Did you cut your own shorts or did someone who didn't like you do it?
can anyone tell me the torque specs for the head and the rod caps for a d13000
La cosa estaba en convencer el pony motor ,nunca dispuesto a trabajar despues hacer arrancar el diesel era facil
Where is the oil filter on the diesel engine? I don't have a manual.
Maybe 30w nondetergent
i want one of these for my standby generator
Did you see this 1, done and "ground shaking" with a 46kw load?
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Yes it's called a pony motor
Here's another one of my Caterpillar refurbs, 1955 Cat / lincoln 600 AMP welding machine.
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Having one these things around might be nice whats the point owning one these large generators unless your starting some ammunition factory.
Sorry, if you have to ask.... you wouldn't understand my answer.
@John Everlasting Have you seen this march start and load video? Has about 45kw load on it.
Can that same engine be converted to run off natural gas? What is the max size generator that can be put on it? Any other info you got on it.
NG, Yes, Cat offered NG setups for that engine. I don't know max KW offered.
@@wrenchguy Do you know where I can find that information? You are the only video I've seen that has a generator one it. Nice videos!
@@andyr9989 u got the 1 near Titusville? I'll post something after u reply. engine show every weekend coming up.
@@wrenchguy no I’m in Texas. My father has a Cat D8 dozer with that engine in it. A friend also gave him one from the army. I was thinking of rebuilding it all new and turning it into a generator. I would like to run off natural gas if possible.
@@lexxiconn26 I replied to andy. His question was more specific as to lp information. I believe he has a lp 13000 in west PA.
did caterpillar make a v8 version of this?
yes, earliest 1 is.... look up cat d17000.
Very nice genset you have. How did you get it Sir ???
check this video of it completely done, its shows a information placard.
th-cam.com/video/jaUunkwRP6U/w-d-xo.html
Didn't they use these to power old air raid sirens too?
No
The uses Chrysler hemi's tho
Seen the old flat head 6 chryslers and the early hemis power them.
whups, my bad, it is 72,000. regards
I really like it, but it is 7200 watts with a 121 hp motor, not 72,000, that would take a much larger hp engine. very nice genset.
The conversion would be 120Hp*745.7Watts/Hp=89484 Watts Obviously its not a 100% efficient conversion from rotational work to electricity and it probably isn't designed to run at peak but some percentage below that for continuous operation. So yeah around 72,000 watts (I just noticed you replied correcting yourself below after I wrote this)
Here it is done summer of 2015. Navy Gray Under Way
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Hate to have to see you pull start the pony motor.Hell I had to fire my D-8 up with the rope pull.You have an electric starter and had issues.
proper pony shut down idle back shut off gas let gas run out shut off mag save,s washdown of pony cyl. wall,s
8600 hrs = 500,000 miles you can put another 8600 hrs or 500,000 miles
dam she's fine!!
Where’s the DPF and EGR coolers?
whats that?! no glow plugs either! all mechanical ! Fossil fuels r yummmy!
wrenchguy haha sweet
Caterpillar didn’t use anyone’s proven design of combustion chamber and injection equipment , as they designed their own . as a result the engines couldn’t be started by hand or electric . The only way to start them was with another engine . The large engines like this one have a small steel disc bolted in the middle of the piston crown . This was to stop it burning a hole in the top of the piston , due to poor combustion . Caterpillar lost a few good engineers over their stubbornness to change .
It was the Japanese that finally booted them into the 21st century . If only they had used a somebody else’s patent like freeman sanders or Harry Ricardo’s patents , there would’ve been no competition as these engines are very well built , and they had the market captured .
It should also be noted that Caterpillar hired Swiss watch makers to machine the finely fitted parts of the fuel pumps and injectors.
If it belonged to the Navy in 1940s, the SEABEEs ran it. Retired CE !
Regardless of its point of use? I know it was used on goat island where torpedoes were built and engineered. I always think construction when SEABEEs are mentioned. Did u see the finised video of this machine and some of the parts being chrome plated? th-cam.com/video/jaUunkwRP6U/w-d-xo.html&t
tanks 4 ur comment.
Retired cmc knew them well
here it is done with decals and information placard.
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50 or 60 Hertz? great vid.
Most likely 60.
@@millomweb yes, 60hz, this machine used in USA.
@@wrenchguy Slower warm up than many starts like this !
That's a lot of iron to make only 120 hp!
Only does 900rpm this gives a low hp figure as hp is torque x rpm /5252 though torque in this motor is very nice
Might of been used as a ships service generator, ships electrical power.....
look here, th-cam.com/video/jaUunkwRP6U/w-d-xo.html
The good old GM 671 2 stroke would have eaten it for breakfast !,the engine the won the war for the USA ?
I like slo n old.
Stay tuned, 1943 "671" genset coming soon to my "war effort engines" stable.
Hope u saw this 1, th-cam.com/video/WLOqPrIKGsM/w-d-xo.html&t
Robust and cumbersome.
Nice engine. Geez I don't know man. That's an awfully low horsepower rating for an engine that size even at 921 rpm and not tubocharged. Even for the early years.
That is one noisy pony!
Hasn't he heard of ether? Hope he never has to start that up in a winter emergency.
mycrazygrandpa that shit ruins engines. Obviously uneducated
@@ferguson20diesel49 how does it ruin engines? It's how you get old shit going when it's cold sometimes. Obviously it doesn't get cold where you are
Julio Gonzo it drys out the cylinder and and fucks up the ring which wares them out. I’ve seen engines ruins by it. And we use a blow torch for extreme conditions.
@@kennymillar19 More myths about starting fluid !!!
There's nothing wrong with starting fluid if used properly.
WELDER
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Not a high winder, more a slow steady torkker. It's rpm range is 700 to 921 rpm.
Here it is last March shaking the ground with a 45k load on it. Its too warm now to load with the heaters because the thermostats' shut 'em down after a few minutes.
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My partner would like to know if you can still source parts for rebuilding them . Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
@@MVClupea1930 yes, go to acmoc.org and make some wanted postings.
Ran the pony way too long. No water pump
actually if u knew cat pony engines all were water cooled, coolant starts flowing when the pony is turning over the diesel under decompression.
Not enough water is moving during starting to prevent the pony from overheating
ok,ok, just u saying makes it true. get a operators manual and educate urself.
coolant only flows when the pony is turning over the diesel engine. when u first start the pony and warming it up, it is not turning over the d-engine. the diesel engine has the only coolant pump on this machine, if its not turning over it ain't pumping.
Problem of the starter
Yes, dirty worn contacts, fixed now!
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hey guys here's a better video of it done with information placard and custom made decals. thanks 4 looking.
th-cam.com/video/jaUunkwRP6U/w-d-xo.html&t
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