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« on: August 06, 2009, 03:41:26 AM »
I finally got the Redstone and it's subframe on the proper mounting base. The steel mounting base sits on railroad ties.
I decided to pour a concrete beam under the mounting base directly under the engine. Very steady at all speeds. I did the concrete thing because I noticed some shaking at various speeds. $30 worth of Ready-Mix,big deal!
I have the 2' exhaust running slightly downhill through the wall into concrete blocks. From the pipe, the exhaust travels down and then up again through the blocks and then into a piece of 4" sch-40 pipe. This makes a pleasant sound, which is slightly audible in the house.
Tomorrow, I will take a break and paint the generator shed! Next step is to run the glycol lines into the shed from my automatic coal stoker furnace. I will be setting this cooling system up so that the Redstone and shed can be heated up before starting, or the heat can be just left on all the time. Waste heat from the engine will be utilized for additional heat in winter. This arrangement will also allow me to filter and centrifuge heated waste vegetable oil. i have 2 -1000 Litre tote tanks in the shed also.