I was chief engineer on an old 1948 towboat that had a single F-M 38D 8⅛ 10 cylinder. They have a character of their own and it's hard not to fall in love with them. The engine in this video reminds me of an old Johnny-Popper farm tractor.

I really enjoyed this . The old engine is enormous and is a treat to see one of these historic behemoths run again. The operator "played" the engine like it was an instrument!

I am literally head bobbing to the beats this engine made! totally love it !

I love the sound of this. I come back often just for the comfort it gives me. I like the beat as well.

They don’t make machines like this anymore. It has a soul.

It's good to see old engines like this that are still able to run and give us a glimpse of the history of the combustion engines. Awesome!!

That thing only runs twice a year because the flywheel slows down the rotation of the planet

Live techno festivals need to be held at this location. This thing is so musical I can’t help but groove to it

Man its crazy what people had to do to make beats back before we had computers.

Back in the late 40's, this little town where my sister lived had such a machine supplying power. On a calm winter night we would hear the constant throb of those big pistons all night. Kind of soothing actually. My brother-in-law took me to the power house one day to see it and the most impressive thing I still remember was the big flywheel.

What an amazing piece of machinery. I love it's various sounds!

Years later and Im still watching ... you know you're King of the hill when the show comes to you!

It's got a good beat and I can dance to it.

I’ve been playing this video over eight years, it’s become an addiction I cannot get enough of it,😜🤣

Ahhhh... sounds heaven! Can watch and hear all day. 🤗

I've watched this over and over again and it never gets old. Absolutely love these motors! Sounds amazing. Back when things were made to last. This video is proof. New motors would NEVER last that long.

I listen to this voice when the mood is bad and it becomes blissful. Thanks! Long life to this engine!

"The Model 32 was built at least into the 1940s. A number of engines were still in regular service at various locations into the 1970s, with at least one being run until 1991. The Indian Grave Drainage District in Quincy, Illinois still has three operational Model 32 engines, and three engines are on standby as back-up power generators in Delta, Colorado."

Can't seem to get enough of this big old motor. If I had one, I'd crank it everyday.

I surfed on this video on accident about ten years ago. I love that sound. 8 years ago I commented that it sounds sick, but the more times i watch it, I think it's just getting too much fuel to one cylinder. Either way, I can't get enough of it. It calms my nerves and gives me a warm feeling. People talk about ASMR, but all those sounds are annoying to me, stage-whispers, crinkling paper or celophane, people chewing... Like fingernails on a chalkboard. But this engine... I could fall asleep to it. I just used it now to help my anxiety. It works.

Definitely one of the BEST engine vids on KZfaq!!!

My friend: what instrument you play? Me: diesel engine

Haha, if that flywheel came off at full revs it'd go around the world 7 times before it stopped.

I’d love that in my garden just to annoy my neighbours

Back in the late 80's, we had a similar engine at the Nashville Auto Diesel College. It had a max rpm of 250- 270, idled at about 40-50. When it was at full song, it would shake the classrooms upstairs above the engine shop.

It’s been like almost 5 years since I’ve seen this video. The engine has such a beautiful sound!

My Dad brought me here. My sister and i love it. Have enjoyed this clip since the 4 million view stage 👌

Thank you KZfaq, I needed to hear this beauty again, its been about 5 years!

I've seen this so many times... and still great! One of my favorite movies!!!

This sounds better than today's music!

I have probably commented on this before, but what a beautiful speciman of engineering. Beautiful tone, timed well, just all around wonderful!

Isso não é um motor, é um instrumento musical e o operador é o maestro. Já vi este vídeo inúmeras vezes é não enjoou. Abraço Sinop MT 🇧🇷

This motor could easily give the Blue Man Group a run for their money!

I've probably watched this 20 times and it's still just as jaw-dropping awesome as the first time. * * * * * * * * * * 8 hours later, edit * * * * * * * * * I love pipe organ music! Bach is great, but Fairbanks Morse, Opus 32D 1936 is even better. And the guy adjusting the regulator plays that thing like a maestro!

12 years later, still has a good beat to it, Never gets old 😂

Música para meus ouvidos Muito show. Cuiabá MT🇧🇷

VW's new TDI engine?

I love engines. That sound is incredible.

I can't stop dancing listenig to this old engine! I wonder if any band has sampled this sound yet!

Great engine love the sound. Showed this video to a coworker... He's 60 and had never heard of or seen an engine like this. Hadn't even seen a popping johnny tractor.

This is a hit-and-miss engine. The flywheel has a governor on it that is activated by centrifical force. It pushes the latch on the exhaust rods preventing them from closing which prevents compression. Which cylinder fires is completly up to chance. As long as the flywheel is below a certain speed all cylinders fire. That happens when you add load or when you adjust the governor for faster speed. This is how all combustion engines worked before we started using throttled engines which fire on all cylinders all of the time. With a hitandmiss engine you control the engine with the flywheel and not by controlling a throttle.

This engine drops some sick beats at 0:45 , 2:19 , 2:35 , 2:52 , 3:43 and 5:00 and some short ones in between

Collecting all these sounds, in a mixer, you can make one hell of a techno party.

10 years later and that beast is STILL RUNNING!!!

Never gets dull. Could watch this all day.

From a Djs point of view i could mix that sound to some very interesting levels love it

Двигатель из сказочной музыкальной страны ,музыка двигуна просто прелесть...😄

O melhor vídeo dessa categoria de motores. Isso é uma melodia. Queria ver um desses de perto.

Great mechanic, he is a talented musician

I'd love to see a video of the startup of this engine - and to see it under load - would be quite a monstrous machine it would drive!!

There's something really nightmarish about this engine, but at the same time I can't stop watching it. 😳

It's just freaking wonderful after all these years it sings a beautiful song

The best engine sound ever, ever, ever !!!

0:45 the music begins :D

The sound of the motor is like a music. Very talented mechanic...

That giant flywheel is truly impressive! If he were to break free, he would tear down the walls.

Man, I would love to have this in my front yard to keep the neighbors in check, "Don't make me start the Fairbanks Morse!"

Great to see this running - I'd really like to see it working under a LOAD

Engine with a soul. This is real music.

Que belleza, ése sonido me encanta,toda una historia contada en ese movimiento,y es música para los que amamos las cosas que nos forjaron,lo que hoy somos,

That number 3 cylinder sure is an over achiver, sounds great

Cleaner than a Volkswagen

What a beast of an engine. This is certainly on my bucket list for sure. VF

The music of my people

idle and sound at 2:30 sounds liek a great techno beat !

Fantastic, will have to sample some of those natural occurring D'n'B rhythms, Pity we missed the cold start up what a beast, Its slowest RPM is stunning so much weight in that flywheel.

I love how that wheel spins at thousand rpm. Can't imagine how powerful that it

Made by Volkswagen. It actually passed the emissions tests last year!

Just something so satisfying to hear and see this thing run. I would put it in my back yard and just run it all the time for no other reason.

Любит народ свою историю Сколько сиотрю сохранили дремучую технику Не сдали на лом в утиль Это есть аж с !!!1820-30годов Доси живая!!! Молодци!!!👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

This one is dedicated to all the ravers in the nation. ^^

Linda essa sinfonia maravilhosa maquina. Parabéns.

EDM (Engine Dance Music)

Acho fantástico o funcionamento desse motor

FBM engines were used on many US Diesel Submarines. I got to hear one the Summer of 73 in Key West during decommissioning. All that I can remember is that it was LOUD.

To się cudownie ogląda,miód na uszy

I play this vid full blast to piss off my neighbours.

The firing of that engine and synchronization is awsome

Que maravilha da engenharia, Imagina criar isso só com prancheta, lápis e régua. Coisa linda

I was mesmerized by the beat ended up watching whole vid 💀

No, I never tire of watching this video.

Супер двигатель. А ведь и у нас были такие. Стояли на тракторах (бульдозерах) С-80 С-100, Т-100. Моторы такого типа просто поют исполняя соло. На холостом ходу или при работе без нагрузки работают всего два поршня. Сейчас такого не выпускают. Спасибо всем тем кто сохранил модели таких силовых агрегатов.

What a beauty, it makes better music than I have heard in the last twenty years!

Ive been watching this every couple months since the video came out 😂

Are the 605 people who disliked this the tree huggers or something? This video is pretty cool, these use to power cities and ships. We wouldn't have our more green engines of today if we didn't have these engines back then. Oh and at 0:40 the engine sounds like a dub step machine.

Great sound!

Lembro de assistir isso a 10 anos atrás, ainda acho o ronco disso muito massa!! Porem deveriam acelerar mais ainda hahahhha. I LOVED THAT AS A KID! The good old internet.... I miss it!

I could listen to that all day

MAQUINA MARAVVILHOSA. JÁ VÍ DEZENAS DE VEZES E NÃO ME CANSO DE VER!!!!

I've watched this video a 100 times what was it used for in the beginning. Sweet sounding I'll probably watch it a 100 more times

Eu não enjoou de ver este vídeo. É o mais lindo de todos.

Imagine how big the cylinders are

7 million views!! I only have watched this video more than 10 times!

Band to engineer in a recording studio: "Can we have a click track please?". Engineer: "Sure... it's in the middle of the field just the other side of the forest!"

@Je Gr "What did they run?" - They were used for literally everything, and many matched pairs were sold for industrial applications where continuous operation and instantly available backup power was required. They ran air-compressors and water pumps for large mining operations, they drove line shafts in fabric mills and other milling operations, they powered cotton gins, saw mills, iron works, they drove water pumps for civil water systems, they generated electricity... This engine is an industrial workhorse that is about mid-point between the first internal combustion diesels and modern engine designs.

I just love the sound of this engine, I've watched this so many times if it was on a VHS tape I'd have worn a hole in it by now !!

I found the way it's throttled by changing up the duty cycles on the cylinders fascinating.

no dpf, no electronics... NO failure!!

Супер--ЗВУК!!! И кольца красивые вылетают, жив ещё ЗВЕРЮГА!

People will never watch an old solar panel 100 years from now.