crane operator
Senior Member
"no other engine can have as much wrong with it, and still get you home"- is my favorite detroit quote.People laugh at the Detroit but those are the best engines to ever be installed in a yarder.
I've had better luck with my inline 6-71 than 6v92. It doesn't make the power, but its been much more reliable.
I imagine the quick throttle response is what makes a detroit nice in the yarder? My 6-71 always tended to wet stack in the crane when doing to much idling. A trip down the road after a week long job- always tended to take a bit to burn the oil out of the exhaust. But that 6-71 was nice from the upper if you were in a hurry.
What have you ended up using the twin steer for? If I recall, it was just bare frame last time I saw pictures of it.