Thread: What could this piston be out of?

It's definitely not out of my Honda, but certainly could come in handy one day. Just imagine how much fuel an 8 cylinder engine of that size would use. It would need 1'' dia. fuel lines just to keep up the feed.

Alan...

Thanks for the feedback guys.
David, you might be onto something here. The only thing is the build date. The vendor told me he had it sitting around his yard for over ten years. Thanks again.

Originally Posted by DavidG

Marine engine - This one is close to the size.

1. Main Engine:
The vessel is powered by one (1) set MaK – Caterpillar Motoren GmbH & Co.KG, Type 9M43C, four stroke, single acting, 9 cylinders, 430 mm bore, 610 mm stroke, turbocharged medium speed marine diesel engine, with one ABB Turbo Systems, TPL76-C33 turbo-charger (S/No.HT471013, year 2006), and with an MCR Output of 8,400 kW (11,500 bhp) at 500 rpm. The governor is a Woodward, type UG-40 D.I. Engine No.68073, Year 2006.

That"s a possibility that I didn't think of Mark. That must be quite a machine. Any pictures?

Originally Posted by markgray

It could be out of an old stationary engine. I have a 67Hp 1924 Ruston Hornsby engine with only a slightly smaller piston. These were single piston engines that often drove large irrigation pumps and mine is by no means the largest. The overall engine weighs about 10 tonne with flywheel about 4 tonnes. The muffler weighs more than a tonne. When I moved mine there was an even bigger engine only a km down the river. But could just as easily be out of a large marine engine.

Regards Mark

Originally Posted by Uncle Al

It's definitely not out of my Honda, but certainly could come in handy one day. Just imagine how much fuel an 8 cylinder engine of that size would use. It would need 1'' dia. fuel lines just to keep up the feed.

Alan...

Alan, check out this site for details on fuel consumption. http://www.vincelewis.net/bigengine.html
How does over $4000.00 per hour sound in crude oil costs. I was also amazed at the cost to access both the Panama and Suez canals.

Originally Posted by janvanruth

what material is made out of?

It's cast iron janvanruth and probably weighs in at around 200kgs. There's no way that I can lift it, but I can tilt it over and roll it into place and stand it up. I suspect two people could lift it with a tube through the gudgeon and one on each side.

I second the coffee table suggestion, I reckon it'd make a great coffee table, trouble is, the wife doesn't.
If it's not a rude question, how much would something like that cost. $200 kgs is a lot of metal!

Hi,

Gotta be a stationary or marine engine.

You could make a wicked fish tank and coffee table combination out of that. Or a door stop if you never want to close that door again.

Ben.

Originally Posted by casjon

I second the coffee table suggestion, I reckon it'd make a great coffee table, trouble is, the wife doesn't.
If it's not a rude question, how much would something like that cost. $200 kgs is a lot of metal!

Best place for it is in the "MAN CAVE" not as a coffee table, but as a beer table

If it's cast iron then I reckon it's out of a single lung horizontal oil fired engine (diesel engine but running on light oil). These monsters were slow speed, only around 400rpm tops, long stroke with a monster 6-8' flywheel. They were started with compressed air to get them spinning and often had a hot bulb ignition system to get them to initially fire.

The were used in things like sawmills and the like where a constant speed high torque engine was required for driving multiple machines through overhead or underground shafting; once the mill or whatever was running they would generate a pretty constant load on the engine.

Another possibility would be a steam engine piston, but it looks too long and the piston rings have a an ICE look upon them. Steamwhisperer may be able to give a definitive "yes/no/maybe" on this.

An application for this? Gentlemen; there can be only one: Mounted on a substantial pedestal and surmounted with a quality QLD hardwood disk it will make a superb bar table. Now he just needs some bar chairs to with it; may I suggest some robust constructions of clevis-ended steel bars and heavy duty chain links, all welded together?

Originally Posted by Chief Tiff

Another possibility would be a steam engine piston, but it looks too long and the piston rings have a an ICE look upon them. Steamwhisperer may be able to give a definitive "yes/no/maybe" on this.

You are spot on about the length Chief Tiff.
It is way way too long for steam as they are double acting.

Phil

Originally Posted by Gestalt

Alan, check out this site for details on fuel consumption. http://www.vincelewis.net/bigengine.html
How does over $4000.00 per hour sound in crude oil costs. I was also amazed at the cost to access both the Panama and Suez canals.

That link is a terrific read. Well worth taking the time to appreciate just how big some of the ships are that use these massive engines. It also makes one appreciate how far you can drive on a litre of petrol at about $1.30 per litre!

Thanks for posting,

Alan...