[AJD] Two Cylinder JD's and Power Driven Equipment

[D. Schuyler]

Well Keith I am not sure about that ? As one of the best tractors for 
sawmills was the Rumely heavyweight Oilpull, the later ones were two cyl the 
early ones were single cyl.
Of course years later they went to more cylinders. But you sure see a lot of 
heavyweight oilpulls on sawmills.
Dee

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Keith Kinney" <kkinney at herculesengines.com>
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Subject: Re: [AJD] Two Cylinder JD's and Power Driven Equipment


>I remember talking with the old timers in our area back in the
> mid-70's. They claimed you should never run a sawmill with a two
> cylinder John Deere because for the reasons you mentioned.
> Keith
>
>
> On Feb 5, 2008, at 8:04 PM, Duane Ledford wrote:
>
>>
>> Thought I would ask you folks what your opinion and knowledge is
>> about this.  Have
>> ran across several individuals who claim that if you use any type of
>> PTO driven or
>> belt driven equipment on a two cylinder JD, that the bearings of the
>> equipment will
>> be ruined.  Their reasoning is that the uneven firing of the two
>> cylinder engine
>> pounds on the bearings, universal joints, etc.  I might be able to
>> see this if you
>> were lugging the tractor for an extended time.  But if this is true,
>> wouldnt every
>> bearing in the tractor be subject to this pounding, therefore need
>> frequent
>> replacing?  Bearings wear out, but I really haven't seen any more
>> frequency in JD's
>> bearings needing replaced over any other brand.  Has anyone done or
>> heard of a
>> study of this "rural myth?"  Would be interesting to see measured
>> results of the
>> differences in stress on equipment between the pulsing  two cylinder
>> engines over
>> the smoother running four and six cylinder ones.  What has been your
>> experience?
>> What do you think?
>>
>>
>>
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