"Six hunnert haws-pow-ah."

 

600 HP Snow Natural Gas Pumping engine at Coolspring June 2013.  Shown here is the start-up operation and shutdown of this most impressive engine. After several years of hard work, the job had progressed where the crew was able to perform a few test runs.  On this particular test ( the fourth start-up) a few mechanical adjustments had been made and on-line fuel valve settings performed.  My hats off to a truly incredible volunteer effort by the Coolspring Museum staff 

 This engine was manufactured by the Snow-Holly Works of Buffalo, New York, and is serial number G329.  It has two tandem 24 inch bore x 48 inch stroke cylinders that are double-acting.  Total displacement is 86,800 cubic inches or 1,423 liters.  The rated output of the engine is 600 hp at 100 RPM which yields a torque value of 31,500 ft-lbf.