1958 F.W.D. Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 How about it? Any Waukesha fans here? Nothing like the low, bassy rumble coming from an 817G Wauky doing low RPM's with the tranny in a medium-range gear!!! Quote TWO STROKES ARE FOR GARDEN TOOLS Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/2970-any-thunder-pumpkin-fans-here/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
HK Trucking Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Well, I wouldn't go so far as to say I'm a "Waukesha Fan", but I remember that the FD in my hometown had a truck with the 817G, I was a member of that volunteer FD for a while and did maintenance on it.Sounded sweet.Sounded more like a Cat diesel engine with a straight exhaust (minus the turbo sound of course). Quote "If You Can't Shift It Smoothly, You Shouldn't Be Driving It" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/2970-any-thunder-pumpkin-fans-here/#findComment-14515 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Worked at a township maintenance shop 20 years ago that ran 4 Waukesha powered Walter Snow Fighters,and a couple of Waukesha powered Maxim fire trucks.Needless to say,had my fill of them.Most all old 6 cylinder gas engines have that nice bassy rumble,from GMC V-6's to Macks and one of my favorites,the I.H. Red Diamond.The REO 6 cyl never seemed to have that sound.I've never been around a waukesha engine that would fit under the hood of a truck. Quite a bit larger, yes. I've had two 351 V6 GMC engines, and one 305E V6. I currently have an EN377 Mack, and an RD-401 IH. I agree they have a sound all their own. I particularly like the sound of a flathead engine as it is from a bygone era.Rob Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/2970-any-thunder-pumpkin-fans-here/#findComment-14526 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Ditchkus Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 Worked at a township maintenance shop 20 years ago that ran 4 Waukesha powered Walter Snow Fighters,and a couple of Waukesha powered Maxim fire trucks.Needless to say,had my fill of them.Most all old 6 cylinder gas engines have that nice bassy rumble,from GMC V-6's to Macks and one of my favorites,the I.H. Red Diamond.The REO 6 cyl never seemed to have that sound.ROB tHE v-6 gmc's HAVE A NICE SOUND. i HAVE A 1960 wHITE mUSTANG WITH A 386CU.IN fLATHEAD ENGINE IT HAS THE SPLIT EXHAUST MANIfold it makes a nice mellow sound all its own. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/2970-any-thunder-pumpkin-fans-here/#findComment-14758 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 oh...I thought y'all were talking about one of those cannons like I saw on TV that shoots punkins across the field...never mind,my bad Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/2970-any-thunder-pumpkin-fans-here/#findComment-15014 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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