Thanks for promoting Florida Flywheelers Antique Engine Club, Inc

You know its a good engine when shutting it off is harder than starting it!

Incredible! What a testament to the quality that went into these machines. My mother was an engineer with the Florida Historical Railroad in Parrish. She would have loved this. She was passionate about resurrecting old diesel locomotives.

Old Cummins mechanic here, started for Cummins in Grand Rapids in 1969. The first engine that started was a small cam NTA 380 hp most likely. Has an after cooler in the center of the intake manifold. PT (pressure timed) fuel pump with a MVS governor (mechanical variable speed). that works when the upper throttle lever is activated. Small cam engine, 5 1/2" bore. The engine with the external fuel lines to each cylinder is either a 4 7/8" or 5 1/8" bore. Could be a 2 valve head or 4 valve. This engine was out of production pretty much when I started in 1969. I did work on hundreds of these though. Both engine had 3 push rods per cylinder with the center push rod operating the injector plunger to compress the fuel thru the injector cup in a fine mist. Three lobes on the cam per cylinder. Big cam engines IIRC came out in the mid 1970s. Previous poster had it right on how to tell by the cam roller boxes along the side of the block below the fuel pump. I worked on a couple of L Cummins in switchers. They were very old when I started. Think they were about 6 1/2" bore and ran at slow rpm of either 1,600 or 1,200 rpm.

I'm not even a mechanic... BUT I have fallen in love with these videos! I've always looked at old motors like this in abandoned vehicles and wondered what it would take to re-start them. This is incredibly fascinating. These old motors were such incredible feats of engineering.

Oooh a train, this is gonna be fun

Bruce is back and just killing it with the content. Planes trains and automobiles my friends!!!!

Its near impossible to not get old engines back up and running. Those things were meant to last.

Man could you imagine if one of the railroads in Florida took those and restored them to functioning condition how nice they would be , they would be nice for yard switching. It's sad that they are rotting away and sitting abandoned.

Bro found salty from thomas the tank engine

The first locomotive they started wanted to be in the series of “will it shut off”

Great work guys! Just a thought before starting on a restoration. The lining of the cab on the second Plymouth had that white fluffy sprayed-on Asbestos look about it. I could imagine it may be a bit of insulation for hot/cold climates. Might be worthwhile getting it tested before stripping the cab. Asbestos is bad stuff but was used back in the day as it was cheap and a good insulator - breathing in only a few fibres can lead to lung disease years later and down the track (no pun intended). I'm just mentioning it as we had a friend who use to work in a naval shipyard in the 1970's removing the asbestos lagging from inside ships and submarines. Unfortunately It got to him later in life. Took 45 years. Be safe!

Thanks for dropping so many episodes. Love having you back!! I really appreciate being able to watch your channel again. Keep up the awesome content!

Fun Fact: the ordinance depot at Pune (Dehu Ord Depot) still has this locomotive in use to transfer materials.... i was lucky enough to ride it 3 times, and even drive it for a while....they call her the Deccan Queen She's still up and running

Amazed that those old locomotives started! You just can’t beat a diesel! Great content!

Nice to see old bits of machinery and kit being bought back to life!. Great job!....

That first one wanted to run with no problem. I'm thinking an excellent candidate for restoration.

Bruce glad to have you back and this is possibly the best will it start video ever. Keep up the great content brother.

I have been watching on my computer for 13 hours and when I stand up felt so good to be standing up

This is so awesome that you are doing this and it's wonderful to hear those oldies running. The first one you trued to get going before it blew the lime really was trying hard to run . It had a nightly kick over going. Result..... Can't keep a old train down. And those other things you showed at the fair was amazing. I just love the sound of those old engines. They sound like absolute beasts.

Smashing it with the killer content since you've been back. You were missed. Keep on keeping on!

Really happy to have you back Bruce, I know I’ve commented on all your other videos that you’ve posted so far, but I like this one the best. you’re really getting back into the flow of things too. I could tell you were pretty rusty on the first couple videos , but now you’re back in the swing of things just like you were before. You picked up kinda almost where you just left off. It’s really great to see and be honest in that downtime you really got yourself together, so maybe the probation thing was a blessing in disguise! you know what I’m saying, you had your son , and now you got another bean in the oven! you got your businesses up and running great , you got your shop running great and business is moving ! everything is moving and you’re working hard , you and your brother got the hobby shop , and everything‘s looking up man!so take it all as a blessing in disguise. sometimes Things happen to us that seem to be the worst ever and I can see that when they told you you couldn’t do UKposts videos anymore ,it was really a kick in the balls. because it’s like your subscriber base was growing so much and so quick and the momentum was right there. that’s like somebody in the music industry who has a whole bunch of hits and doesn’t continue on and they become one hit wonders because they’d stop dropping the music and stop becoming relevant. But you were able to pick off right where you left off ,and continue on and we missed you buddy . good to see you back congratulations on the son and the one on the way ! congrats to you and your brother with the businesses and blessings to all you the whole family. amber,Aaron,moms, pops and the little ones!! We love ya Bruce! Alex in Wisconsin-

Loved the video, really missed the will it start videos, great to see you come back to your roots, thanks again for you sharing with us 👍

Ahh, finally, the content that hooked me. Would definitely love to go see those flywheelers in person some day.

Hope it start's looks like an absolute unit Bruce

You are going to have so many stories to tell your grandchildren and they will have videos. Love the flywheels show. Hello from Siesta Key Florida

Love the Will it start aspect, but you could’ve put more of the older engines and steam as well. I could watch that stuff all day

My dad and I used to be in a railroad club that had these smaller switcher engines. They are probably vintage late 40’s or 50’s. Very cool old pieces of American history.

I don't think anybody has ever done a will it start on a Locomotive!!! Lol

For an engine that is that old it sounds REALLY GOOD!

That 855 ran so good didn’t want to shut off!

Great video fellas I ran a 1953 general electric twin engine yard engine for 13:years. We retired it around 2005 . Cool to see you guys get the old girls running again.

Great Video, Bruce.. and glad you're back, "on track"... pun intended, here. lol The last Plymouth you showed here, is powered by a Cat D326 - 185hp at 2000 rpm. The locomotive is a "J" Series (Plymouth 15-25Ton) - 20 Ton. As far as the other three Cummins powered Plymouths, there... None of the Plymouth's with Cummins were ever rated over 300hp, in fact.. were rated from 165 - 300hp and the engine models were the HRB1 (165hp), HRS-600 (225hp), NHS (260/275hp) & NHRS (300hp). There were No "small or big cam" designations with these early model NH Series Cummins. Other prime movers within this class of locomotives were GM Diesel (4 & 6-71's), The Cat D326, and Hercules (DRXC/Diesel[144hp@2100] & RXLD/Gas [148hp@2100]). Would be REALLY interesting to find a Plymouth M/W Class (25 to 45 ton) with a 6-110 GM Diesel (aka "Detroit Diesel") which were rated at 275hp @ 1800 rpm (Naturally Aspirated with a Centrifugal blower on the early GM models [1945 - 1952 & Roots blown from late 1952 - 1965], turbo's added after 1960 to 1965).

I'm glad someone restoring the old locomotives, it should be sitting on rails so wheels wouldn't be in dirt.

In case someone hasn't answered it yet. Yes that was the hand brake. I use to run one of those often switching oil refinery. We called them dinkys.

I think I fed you guys breakfast this morning at flywheelers LOL I run the kitchen/mess hall there I thought that was you this morning I noticed as you’re walking away you had a blue collar shirt on so cool to finally see somebody try to start those engines!

You are the only reason I'm still watching YT, great video brother, and thanks for sharing.

I don't think I've ever seen those GE Plymouth fifty and twenty five tonners before. Those would have been used on industrial businesses along CSX or at the many grain elevators in the midwest. Whatever engines GE put in them were built to last and many of them are still in use today!

I saw these locomotives and it brought back memories my father was a driver

Man Bruce keep doing these awesome will it starts thanks for coming back man I have watched your videos since you started

You have seriously stepped up your content!! Absolutely love it

Those are some rare Plymouth switchers! That’s awesome I’m glad they’re at a good home!

My grandfather when they brought in diesel busses to NJ he taught the mechanics around the state to repair them.

Thanks so much Bruce for inspiring me to do what you do!!

That first one you got running is a NTA 380. It has an aneroid valve mounted up beneath the intake manifold instead of the later AFC PT fuel pump. I’d have to say that the fuel pump solenoid is screwed in, and that’s why it won’t shut down.

Wow. That first diesel just cranked right up. Awesome! Shame someone doesn't want to refurbish that old beauty.

Ahhh the way I found you…will it starts. Glad to see you getting back to your roots man!

Something about will it start train videos is so satisfying. 😎

These videos are some of my favorite content. Keep up the good work!

I’m from Westby Wisconsin and was visiting a friend in land o lakes in February. He and I went to the February show and we’re crawling around on those Plymouths. How crazy is this that I accidentally came across this vid of you getting them started. Good job! Was an interesting show. Hope you all are ok after the hurricane.

missed your videos man, great seeing the will it starts again. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

just have a run-away train that won't get anywhere. awesome video. cool to see you get it running, even with a board on the intake

As a Railfan I'm loving this

I really need to make it to the Florida flywheelers one day, I am not very far away either.

How awesome is it to see you back Bruce and I'm so glad to see it will it start don't let him get you down

Thanks so much for making this video I always thought it would be funny to get a switcher locomotive and put treds on it put it on the road. Also I loved that thing they built off a grain truck frame thats ingenuity! Keep up the good work!

Every kids dream is to play with real trains.

Never thought I would see you messing around with trains but I like a change 😏

Neat old equipment. Safe Journey! CHOLULA!!!

Glad you're back. Lovin the new content! Talk about throwing it back old school with the flywheel engines. I thought those locomotives were pretty sweet! Loving the original will it start content. I'm kinda burned out on it myself. Even on my own Channel Im tired if doing those.

Coolest one so far no one ever does trains good jobs guys

You should totally do a will it start on that old firetruck I'm with halfway that things badass.

Loved watching these originals start up being a modern locomotive mechanic 😂😂

I grew up 15 minutes from Plymouth Ohio where the Plymouth Locomotive factory used to be. The place has been closed over 20 years. Know many old timers that retired from there.

Those old Cummins would be cool to put in an old medium duty cabover like a ford N series or C series or even a gmc short nose from the late 40's to early 50's. Those old flywheel engines are cool as well, I've restored a couple small Fairbanks- Morse gas hit and miss engines but would love to mess with one of those big diesel ones.

If it runs, that would make an awesome power generator.

The sound of the Fair Banks is awesome

Great to see ol Halfway again in vids too guy is a natural in front of the camera! this is vintage Bruce like you never even left 👍

That first one runs so nice, seems like that engine would go into a tractor or something and go back to work.

these things are cool. didn't we see another diesel train will it start at one point in the past on this channel? this turned into a will lit stop video pretty fast

Thanks Bruce for the awesome video love the old trains thank again

These engines are built to last for eternity. That is real quality mechanic work.

Dude this is awesome!!!!!!! You came back Killin it...I have been waiting for this for over a year. Thanks Bruce for this great comeback will it start..

Been watching a lot of anvil/grinder restoration vids, ain't no way I could restore that let alone a locomotive though I wish I could. I've always thought it would be a fun if probably impossible task of turning an old Santfe Style engine into an RV even if only the shell was used.

Great video! I was at Flywheelers on Thursday and saw you guys poking around those switchers. Wish I had stuck around to see them running.

Wow those locomotives look awesome…. Big difference from the ones I run at my job

Keep doing a great content Bruce !! I love to watch your contents so much!! Keep going dear Bruce❤️‍🔥! And hello from Malaysia 👋

Wow, the world is really small. My grandfather took me to this very festival when I was a boy and I have pictures of me climbing on each of the locomotives in this video. Totally wild!

just last January my dad and I took a visit there and saw these trains and we spent hours just looking at them, we figured that it'd be a tough task to get these things running but it didn't seem too hard from your video, we also saw a can of ether and a few other things around the last train telling us that someone was trying to start it. anyways, very cool video and very cool to know that they can actually run!

Wayne is awesome, thanks for the cabin tour!

The real life salty

I use to work at Plymouth locomotives as a welder we would weld the trucks and the frame’s. They’re no longer in business they closed in the mid to late 90’s

What a beautiful machine! It deserves to be completely restored and never abandoned again.

I just subscribed and liked the video. This was awesome man. It’s a a shame those old industrial switchers are sitting and not being restored. Thanks again for letting us hear that.

That’s pretty amazing that a diesel can just be started like that after sitting god knows how long.

I would love to have one of these in my yard, cause i would stop spending money on stupid shit and spend my life building a train and tracks haha - and i blame that on driving a steam train and been sucked in ever since. Sucks our local train museum closed and now owned privately and they don't have the money to restore the place so its sad seeing history fade away So thanks for entertaining us :)

glad you took the time to go thru the show- i used to go to many shows in michigan, need to do some this coming year

I really like your videos! very cool the departure of these old locomotives. hugs brazil

That old engine started and ran better than a lot of new engines

I would love to see you take the train wheels of, put tractor tires on, and send it.

Good stuff brother. Nice to see you back and doing well.

My grandfather used to have a sawmill just like that one, he sold it years ago. Who knows, could be the same one? FL is only a state away from us. He used to power it with a big belt, and a had a '74 Maverick with a 302 in it with the quarter panels cut off of it to power it. Wish we still had that unit. He sold it when I was like 12y/o back in 2004.

Now the question is will it go forward on a track that would be fun

The handle you found inside the locomotive you entered is indeed a brake. The handbrake. Mainly used when the locomotive is stationary.

We've got a fair like this one around here with all the hit'n'miss engines and old steam tractors and whatnot. Always a good time.

WELCOME BACK BRUCE from John in Ireland 🇮🇪

This was a cool one to watch. We have a GE loco from around the same time period that we use daily at a repair shop where i work. Have had plenty of time operating it and it is a stout piece of machinery

There's a screw on the solenoid that is used to manually open the fuel valve. Check that

Cool old train’s my boys love old things thanks keep up the good work

I'm thrilled.... these great Alton machines... Technology that inspires...best regards from Germany.