Re: repowering 560 with EFI Ford 300 straight six

Posted by tubba_JD420C_ny on November 10, 2002 at 17:10:04 from (24.59.61.54):

In Reply to: repowering 560 with EFI Ford 300 straight six posted by Trent Kling on November 08, 2002 at 21:59:40:

The 300 six is a very tough industrial engine and would make a great tractor engine. I dont think Ford makes it any more, what a shame. It is one of the few gasoline engines tough enough for drill rig service. Most of the major auger/core drill rig makers (CME, Acker, Mobile, Diedrich, etc.)used it. Bombardier used it in their soft-track tractors. Sterling, the biggest name in fence and foundation post hole diggers, used it as well. In the above applications, these engines take a real beating. In 20 years of service in a drilling company that used(and abused) these engines, I have never seen one fail. In a pickup, it is about 150 HP, but in industrial trim, it is rated at about 120 brake horse power. If someone can put a small block Chevy V-8 into a David Brown Selectamatic 990 as I have seen done, I am sure the 300 six can be made to feel comfortable in a 560.
Just my $0.02, excuse the long post, and good luck.

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