Buda engines

I’m reading a Allis Chalmers construction machinery book that my brother loaned me. Very interesting and I often wondered where the Buda name came from. They originated in Buda Illinois but outgrew their plant in 1891 and moved to Harvey Illinois. They began building Diesel engines in 1926. When AC purchased Buda in 1953, the Lanova or energy cell engines were being produced that were offered in WD45’s and then in the D17, D19. Apparently I wasn’t paying attention in history class because I was unaware of Buda Illinois. Yeah, I’m kinda embarrassed lol.

Edited by AC720Man - 21 Jan 2025 at 4:21pm

We had an old railroad jack that had Buda name in the casting

Yes, they were big into building items for the railroad. Also tow tractors for the airline industry and the Chore boy which was a material handling product. A heavy duty 3 wheel engine powered cart that often carried materials through manufacturing plants.

Edited by AC720Man - 21 Jan 2025 at 7:26pm

Copied - Buda-Lanova engines were also used by the Whitcomb Locomotive Works of Rochelle IL. Two Buda-Lanova model DCS 1879 6 cylinder supercharged Diesel engines (6.75 bore x 8.75 stroke, 325 hp @ 1,200 rpm) were installed in both 65-DE-14a and 65-DE-19a Diesel electric centercab locomotives that were purchased by the Army and shipped over to Africa and Europe during WW II, helping Whitcomb to earn the Army-Navy "E" award.^] These engines suffered from poor cooling and cracking in the cylinder heads and resulted in many locomotives being disabled while waiting for new heads.^[8]

Edited by tbran - 22 Jan 2025 at 2:07pm

The tank was operated by a two man crew. The driver sat in the front of the tank in the middle and the commander operated the turret and gun. The turret was unpowered, and had no mechanism to move it, besides handles. The commander had too much to do. He had to look out for enemy targets and dangers, load the gun, traverse the turret, fire the machine gun and give directions to the driver. He also had to read the map and co-ordinate with other tanks and infantry units. The tanks were not fitted with radios, so the commander had to use flags, hand signals and shout commands at other units.  Copied    Kind of like operating a WC Allis with hand brakes and mech lift in a turn... :-) ... 

tbran wrote: The tank was operated by a two man crew. The driver sat in the front of the tank in the middle and the commander operated the turret and gun. The turret was unpowered, and had no mechanism to move it, besides handles. The commander had too much to do. He had to look out for enemy targets and dangers, load the gun, traverse the turret, fire the machine gun and give directions to the driver. He also had to read the map and co-ordinate with other tanks and infantry units. The tanks were not fitted with radios, so the commander had to use flags, hand signals and shout commands at other units.  Copied    Kind of like operating a WC Allis with hand brakes and mech lift in a turn... :-) ...