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well guys I got this Southern Cross YB diesel engine the other day, dont know what I am going to do with it yet but I can see a few things I could improve on it and make a transporter for it as it is bloody heavy, anyway just a couple of pics and I will try to put up the YouTube link to it running, hope you enjoy, I love the thing.




YouTube Link

Hi Jonesy, what a little ripper mate and beautifully restored engine and ancillaries....and it runs like a well oiled watch....Just brilliant!
Thanks for posting mate,

Congrats Jonesy, what an awesome find! Thanks for the great pics and video

Thanks guys, I would have put this in "Pictures of antique Equiptment" section but there is only areas for "Hit & Miss" or "Air cooled" engines, the engine number is 36363 so puts it in the 1950 eara, it is 4hp at 1200rpm under load, at 62 degrees at sea level, it was made in Australia by the Toowoomba Foundry Pty Ltd, there were 14,162 YB's made, a 3hp "Y" model from 1935-38 and the 4hp "YB" from 1939-54 as far as I have been able to work out the "3hp Y's" were included in the 14,162. I am yet to find out the weight of the engine as yet, but at a guess would have to be around 200+ KG. Any way Cheers guys.

Hi Jonesy and Ty, I will see if we can get the "Pictures of Antique Equipment" expanded to include diesel and petrol water cooled engines, and then move this thread across.

Thanks Ty, as I have been looking for anything related to the engine but have not come up with a lot and have notseen these before, and yes Darryl that would be great just to keep the information in one spot would be great.

Hi Jonesy, as you would have seen Bruce has kindly created a new forum topic for us, and I have shifted your thread across to it.
Many thanks Bruce.

A nice looking YB I can date all Southern Cross Machinery
as I run the Southern Register
YB 36363
Batch 35578-36852
Year 1950
The register shows it as 1953 which has yet to be changed
Ian

PS moderators I have hundreds of books etc on Southern Cross machinery and many other old engine info this is my web site http://www.southern-cross-register.sumpy.com/index.html If you want you can let other people know also I have the SC mower manuals

Thanks IanOZ, as I have seen your web site and also to my suprise found my engine there on the register, I also seen it was recorded as a 53, but after looking at the other engine numbers either side of mine I come to the conclusion that it had to be a 50 model, thanks for the info and will be back to your site for more investigating.

Just a update the web site now is
http://southerncrossregister.nqmp.org/
Ian

Awesome SX Jonesy � hope she's still running as sweet