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Old 11-30-2010, 08:59 PM
bean surchwell bean surchwell is offline
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''small'' diesel for 20' scow

looking for a small diesel to push a 20' heavy built scow 7 knots ???
names of distributers ? preferances ? horsepower ???
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Old 12-01-2010, 05:59 AM
FAST FRED FAST FRED is offline
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Location: Conn in summers , Ortona FL in winter , with big dock & room for O'nite stop .
Decide on the weight of the scow fully loaded in LB.

Divide by 2240 and you will have the weight in tons.

Multiply tons by 5 and you will have the max HP the unit will need.

For a 20 ft anything to go 7K may take 10 times as much power. 5K is way CHEAPER

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Old 12-01-2010, 06:37 AM
michael pierzga michael pierzga is offline
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Dont know...But Kubota make very nice small diesels .
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