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Old 03-29-2014, 01:54 PM
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My oldest brother, rest his soul, had a walk behind tractor powered by one of those, quite a machine. How things change, I have an 18 HP tractor that is all hydraulic even the steering.
Gravely had an interesting and very old-fashion 'T'-head tractor ala 19-teens automobile practice, here's a 1961 example before/after resto';




Comparing a contemporary-ish 20hp stationary engine to a 1910 20hp Model 'T' Ford is instructive.
I'd estimate the flywheels at ca 5' diameter.



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So are CANDU and Thorium reactors viable as the bulk energy sources of the future guys?
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So are CANDU and Thorium reactors viable as the bulk energy sources of the future guys?
Well they have never done Fukushima and the way they are designed if electric power fails they shutdown unlike high pressure types. Last I heard India was gearing up to convert their CANDU to thorium.
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