Matt: A good observation on your part. The engines in the article are model D4600's. But the first Industrial D4600 was manufactured in December 1937, so there are apparently errors in dates reported in the article.
KCB
Could be modified D4400 engines from 1936 but then they go on to say they are from 1934!!!!......makes for a good story though.
Baah!!! Cancel that, were talking D4600......
Cats Forever
Could be modified D4400 engines from 1936 but then they go on to say they are from 1934!!!!......makes for a good story though.
Baah!!! Cancel that, were talking D4600......
Cats Forever
Speaking of the Magazine......
Noticed the color of my last magazine was closer to AC Orange than the Cat yellow. Compared it to some older magazines and the colors are considerably different. Anyone else notice the difference or did I get an odd ball??
Jim, mine is the correct color. It sounds like you may have received an oddball. If you'd like it replaced, contact the home office.
hello jim ,if you mean the coluor is diff than older mags =yes ,but if you mean this yrs mag=no ,bruce oz
Regarding the engine date, yes, there was a mistake in the article. Looking back at my notes, I originally had it as a 4600 from 1936, but in a subsequent interview was told it was from 1934. All of the people I spoke to agreed on the engines, but not the date.
The first D4600 Marine Engine was in 1937 1N000? Ser. no.
Just received "the final verdict" from Nikki at Cat Archives:
"The engineering model number E54 and the serial numbers 1N405 SP and 1N406 SP all identify a D4600 Marine Diesel Engine built between 1938 - 1947."
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