Conn47D24 Posted July 7, 2022 Report Share Posted July 7, 2022 Something new. Found in a friend's house. His Dad was a long time garage mechanic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution kencombs Posted July 7, 2022 Solution Report Share Posted July 7, 2022 We owned a business building that was built in 1917. About 15k sqft, 2story brick, concrete roof. It was renovated in the 50s and AC was added. two huge, watercooled, 460v3ph Chrysler Airtemp units. When we bought it in 97 it had been vacant for 23 years and the water cooling towers on the roof were beyond saving so it got new air/air air conditioners. But before removing the old ones, I connected the power and started the compressors with pressure gauges attached. They ran flawlessly! Quiet and smooth. Chrysler built great stuff, even commercial AC. If the renovation budget had allowed I would have found a way to keep them, but funds were tight so I took the cheaper route. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conn47D24 Posted July 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2022 Great story ! Very cool history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted July 7, 2022 Report Share Posted July 7, 2022 somewhere in my slides I have a picture of the placard on the back of a M60A1 tank with the big Chrylser logo. We barracked on the kaserne the armored division was stationed. When they would leave for field exercises....man what a beautiful noise it was to hear and such a sight to watch the armored division move out and later return. I saw one throw a track and within a couple minutes this tank wrecker had the unit lifted and the track back on and the column did not really slow down, they just curved around the crippled unit. The unit was back in column before the end of the column approached from the rear. Chrysler had their hand is so many things....their engineers at the time were considered the best money could buy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulu Posted July 8, 2022 Report Share Posted July 8, 2022 There are some neat Youtube “training” videos of of British tank crews changing tracks in the field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted July 8, 2022 Report Share Posted July 8, 2022 may have to check that out...the incident I mentioned I did not say, but the tank set up with the boom for lifting the other tank came flying up from the rear really booking...like viewing the works of a well oiled machine. The M60 ALVB's are unique also.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNR1957NYer Posted July 8, 2022 Report Share Posted July 8, 2022 Airtemp's roots date back to the 1930's - ol' Walter P. wanted his new Chrysler Building to be air conditioned, so he put his engineers on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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