we had an R62 with a twin trubo V8 Duitz. I kept it clean, one day I noticed an oil leak from the rocker box on top of the head. Lifter had broken on the cam and ground the cam off, broke the rocker arms and put a hole in the rocker box. So for $9000 it got a new cam, lifters and gasket set. Every penny saved on fuel was spent on parts. Bad luck.
I liked the engine, good on fuel, power and torque rise like the others don't have, though it was around 780 cubes, 100-300 more than engines used in comparable applications. There's a lot of problems with cooling systems, water pumps and radiators, but no problems with a Duitz, blow out the oil coolers and cylinders now and then.
I came over the hill one day to see the R62 in a black cloud with the hood open faceing some 40 mph winds. Good thing dad got the hood open to try and put out the fire, at least the wind force fed it better. The Duitz was running on the ground in pools of molten aluminum, I was done worrying about it, major relief. We saved the fuel and cell phone and never looked back.
There's a few Duitz tractors around here, 80-100 hp range. Tough little farts, fun to abuse. There's equipment to suit everyones expectations, but that doesn't mean I want one.
Edited by wi50 - 14 Feb 2011 at 2:47am
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