Cummins Case Studies
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Cummins Vessel Reference #592 Tennessee’s Serodino, Inc. recently built one of their popular Tiger class push boats for their own use. The M/V Charger, like others in the class, is 51.5 by 22.5-feet with a 5-foot 6-inch draft. The hull is constructed of 3/8-inch plate with 1/2-inch plate over the propellers and bilge knuckles. Designed in house, the boat is a sister to a number that the company
VEHICLE MAKE: Jeep MODEL: Wrangler (Click here to download a printable poster from this Cummins Repower project.) DRIVETRAIN Engine: Cummins Repower R2.8L Turbo Diesel Transmission: Original NV3550 Original 3.73 axle gearing MISCELLANEOUS Jeep is the first test vehicle built for Cummins Repower Engine installation and adapters by Axis Industries USA
VEHICLE YEAR: 1993 MAKE: Toyota MODEL: Land Cruiser BUILDER: Proffitt's Resurrection Land Cruisers (Click here to download a printable poster from this Cummins Repower project.) DRIVETRAIN Cummins Repower R2.8L Turbo Diesel Toyota H55F transmission Part time 4WD transfer case SUSPENSION 4 link / 3link with coils TIRES/WHEELS 285/70R17 Ma
VEHICLE YEAR: 1979/1982 MAKE: Toyota MODEL: BJ40/BJ42 Land Cruisers BUILDER: Custom Works (Paso Robles, CA) Travis Smith with Steven Ploog & Nathan Stuart (Click here to download a printable poster from this Cummins Repower project.) DRIVETRAIN Cummins Repower R2.8L Turbo Diesel nv4500 to stock Transfer Case and twin sticks all adapter parts from Advance
Cummins Vessel Reference #838 The new skiff headed out for sea trials with Cummins and Rozema reps. Dirk Rozema’s grandfather, Alle, was building wooden power skiffs with gas Chrysler Crown engines a few years after he arrived from the Netherlands in 1949. After his son, Clarence, joined the family’s Bayview Washington business, they tried a few diesel powered steel skiffs aro
Cummins Vessel Reference #836 Wise visitors to Bangkok will be sure to take a Chao Phraya river cruise past the spectacular Temple of the Dawn, Wat Arun, and the glories of the golden spired Grand Palace. The ultimate way to do this is on a dinner cruise with a buffet of the celebrated Thai food. This has become such a popular experience that the river at night becomes a spectacular para
Cummins Vessel Reference #834 When Ray Wadsworth’s Kodiak Marine Construction of Squim, Washington built the FV Order of Magnitude in 1990, fuel was cheap and roe herring prices were high. Wadsworth wanted an edge on the competition and bought it by installing a 3000 HP gas turbine in his new 58 by 14.5-foot aluminum seiner. Minutes can make a difference in getting in position to
Cummins Vessel Reference #833 With over 2000 inhabited islands among a total of 7000, the Philippines are a natural location for a ferry business. Until the 1990s, the Oceanjet’s parent company was in the business of barging heavy cargos between islands, but an opportunity to purchase a fast ferry started them on another path. With the purchase of Ocean Jet 1, their f
Cummins Vessel Reference #832 After 60,000 hours of service, crab fisherman Robert Ross decided that his 19-liter Cummins 1150M had earned a rest. The 500 HP engine had been a perfect match for his 72 by 26-foot aluminum boat so he ordered up a new Cummins KTA19-M3 at 500 HP, continuous duty, from his local supplier Cummins Sales and Service in Fredericton, New Brunswick, in easte
Cummins Vessel Reference #830 The Island of Zanzibar and others in the group are located just off the coast of Tanzania and have, for thousands of years, been a destination for adventure, beauty and trade. The earliest Arab traders brought the skills of dhow building and, along with this, a great appreciation of quality boats. While dhows are still built in Zanzibar, the owners of Azam Mar
Cummins Vessel Reference #829 The Assateague along side at the builder, Conrad Industries in Orange, Texas. Her JAK 700 coupler is visible forward. Vane Brothers Company has undergone spectacular growth over the past three decades. The firm continues to expand its fleet with new construction. This February the marine transportation company took delivery of the first of three n
Cummins Vessel Reference #590 In April Bollinger Shipyard delivered the first of their 234-foot class of Cummins-powered Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) to their sister company, Bee Mar Inc. The shipyard started building this series of vessels in 2008 and delivered the first in the series to the newly formed Bee Mar LLC in June of 2009. A Bee Mar press release at the time sai
Cummins Vessel Reference #589 On many of Europe’s inland waterways, the limit to cargo capacity is not so much about horsepower but it is the limit imposed on the vessel by the size of the locks that it has to transit. With the largest vessels, along with their additional barges, designed to maximize available space in the locks it is necessary to get the unit into the lock and stopped up w
Cummins Vessel Reference #827 US Navy Work Boat Medium. The US Navy has some spectacular vessels from submarines to high speed RIBs. They also have dedicated ports and support facilities worldwide. A practical reality of all of this is that the Navy requires efficient and handy boats to support the warhorses. To meet this requirement John Myers of the naval architect firm Hocke
Anglo American mines everything from iron ore to copper, platinum and diamonds across three continents. The one thing they share is a total commitment to using Cummins engines in virtually all their equipment from haul trucks to electrical generators. In this video featuring their Brazilian site, Cummins and local distributor DCML match Anglo American’s commitment with unparalleled support, gen