From: uniquemachine@cybcon.com
Date: Tue Mar 30 2004 - 10:06:19 PST
I read an article awhile back where the military was putting this kind
of motor with a generator into the humvees and had electric motors
at each wheel. The picture of the one on ebay looks like what I saw.
Jon
> Hi fellow listers.
> I have a Teledyne turbine engine model RGT3600 375 HP made in
> 4-88. Mine came from Aberdeen MD DRMO and was used for
> instructional purposes. I just saw another one on Ebuy that is on
> the west coast and it got me interested as I never had seen another
> one till now. The Ebuy one has a turbo and generator and is about 6
> years newer than mine. The guy said he heard that it was a truck
> engine. Was it a clean air replacement for the deuce or 5 ton? Or
> was it a prototype engine for the Stewart & Stevenson new series
> truck? Or what???? Does anybody have any info on this one? Dr.
> Deuce?? Bjorn??? I assume that it was a project that didn't work
> out, but I am wondering if my deuce would top 56 MPH with one of these
> whiners under the hood. Tom Bauer warned me once about increasing
> horsepower in order to get more top speed once. All joking aside does
> anyone have any hearsay or first hand knowledge of this whining beast?
> It would really make a loud Deuce. It would be the whistler's
> mother or something. I have no connection with the Ebuy engine other
> than "Gee I've got one of them". Anybody else in Mil-veh land have
> one too? Go to:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3806502145
> &category=11771#ebayphotohosting
> to view the beast.
> Thank you,
> Dave Reed
> Elkton MD
>
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