[AT] Gas turbines in tractors

[Ken Knierim]

Gas turbines were used in the IH experimental tractor, more than one
Indy car, and some railroad locomotives. They're used in propelling
some ships too. As far as dust, can you imagine a more dusty
environment than the helicopters and tanks encounter in the desert of
Iraq? They have turbines and seem to get along fine. They've come a
long way from the disaster that happened in Iran (where I think the
military helicopters used in the failed attempt to rescue the embassy
hostages were overcome by dust).


Just my observations.

Ken in AZ

(AZ is where they tested tank engines during WWII so they could make a
better air filter to survive North Africa)

On 5/18/07, Dean Vinson <dean at vinsonfarm.net> wrote:
> I think International Harvester experimented with that for a while in the
> 70s, but don't know what all the results were.
>
> The Air Force for a while had some gas turbine powered 750 kilowatt
> generators in their "bare base" inventory, the stuff they use when they need
> to operate from some austere airfield somewhere.  I had a little bit of
> experience with those units.  I suspect they were probably very good
> machines, but it's mighty hard to keep compressor blades clean when you're
> operating at ground level all the time in a dusty environment.  I suspect
> that same fact would bedevil attempts to use turbines in farm tractors.
>
> Dean Vinson
> Dayton, Ohio
> www.vinsonfarm.net
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of
> Claudeprintequip at aol.com
> Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007 3:19 PM
> To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
> Subject: [AT] lots of cheap gas in Brazil !@#$%
>
> In a message dated 5/18/2007 11:08:00 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
> at-request at lists.antique-tractor.com writes:
>
> Want  cheaper gas to keep the old iron running?
> Short of moving to Brazil there are still alternatives.
>
> Why wouldn't gas turbine engines work well in tractors or other  equipment
> using fixed governed speed?
> Military aircraft boneyards are filled with lots of good old abandoned
> turbojets. The overall economy might not be too good but fuel cost would go
> down for the occasional use  of the old Allis B with a good gas turbine
> engine replacement. I've heard  a gas  turbine will run on anythin g just
> slightly more volatile than asphalt.  Allis Chalmers developed a fuel cell
> powered tractor but I don't recall any  tractor manufacturer working on
> the gas turbine idea.   Don't remember  Chrysler making any tractors.
>
> The link below shows a little history and development of gas  turbine
> engines in the auto industry.
>
> Where is  really good mad scientest when you need one.   Tesla, Edison,
> Einstein or one of
> their ilk could take and Idea like this and run with it.
>
> Claude
> Tontitown, Arkansas
>
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