[AT] Gas turbines in tractors

[Dean Vinson]

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 



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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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