Diesel issues, unknown builder

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Berne Ketchum
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Re: Diesel issues, unknown builder

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One of the guys wonders if this diesel could be a product of Backyard Rails —does anyone know?
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Re: Diesel issues, unknown builder

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Berne Ketchum wrote: Sat May 07, 2022 11:08 am One of the guys wonders if this diesel could be a product of Backyard Rails —does anyone know?
Some aspects of its construction suggests that. The trucks, however, don’t.
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Re: Diesel issues, unknown builder

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You still need a bunch of air moving across the hydrostatic transmission if you're going to keep it cooled. Look at how the hydrostatic transmissions on lawn mowers are cooled, and you'll see where they place the fans. These are made to have a fan on the input shaft blowing air across all those fins to keep them cool.
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