Lifted this from ebay:
To be sold on the basis of “as is – where is”. The buyer will need to collect this item as it is just a bit big to mail. The buyer will need to organise crane and transport. It was originally installed in the power station at Mallacoota (VIC), where it spent many years of service driving the alternator that comes with the engine. The engine was well maintained over this time by a dedicated engineer who manned the power station. It was still running and providing power to Mallacoota when it was decommissioned in 1972 after the SEC completed its supply of reticulated electricity to the township. Since its removal from the power station building, the engine has been kept coated with preservative products, oiled and tarped up.
Specifications for the 9XHRCE oil engine.
CYLINDERS TWO – HORIZONTAL – SIDE BY SIDE
R.P.M. 265
RATED HORSE POWER 132 BHP
BORE 12½ inches
STROKE 22 inches
FLYWHEEL DIAMETER 7 feet – 3 inches
FLYWHEEL FACE WIDTH 16 inches
FLYWHEEL WEIGHT 4,470 kg
ENGINE MASS 13,000 kg (nominal)
Please note dimensions before you bid ! Make sure you have room. The buyer will need to be prepared for a major project. To do the job properly, concrete foundations need to be made and lots of setting up is required. This is no ten minute project but a major undertaking for a serious collector or museum. Those prepared to put in the hard work will be rewarded with a beautiful old oil engine. Have full set of new Ruston Hornsby tranfers/decals ready to go on your new paint job.
Finished a while ago for Au$17000.dream on...
brian
