The 2026 spring equinox (vernal equinox) occurs on
Friday, March 20, at 10:46 a.m. EDT. This moment marks the official start of astronomical spring in the Northern Hemisphere, when the sun aligns directly over the equator, resulting in nearly equal day and night lengths.
Enjoy your Friday!
Irish
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.
Things have been crazy busy so this one kind of snuck up on me. Have a great day and enjoy the week I’ll be around.
Slainte!
Irish
This is an interesting video showing the accuracy of an eighty plus year old rifle setup. The shooter/spotter team know how to put rounds on target. Though antiquated, vintage surplus Mauser rifles can be deadly accurate. I have seen similar from scoped '03 Springfield and 91/30 Mosin Nagant rifles. As a note, I did not watch past the k98 segment.