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Saw a fleet of old Detroit 8V92s still running strong at the Port of Tacoma
I was down there last week for a parts run and noticed a whole line of yard tractors with those old two-strokes... they were all from the 80s. The foreman said they keep them because the rebuild kits are cheap and his crew knows them inside out. Made me rethink pushing everyone toward newer common rail engines for every job. What's the oldest engine you guys still see doing real work?
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mary_schmidt1mo ago
People forget how much institutional knowledge is tied up in those old engines. The real cost isn't just the parts, it's losing the mechanics who can fix anything with a hammer and a prayer. That's a harder thing to replace than any block.
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