Hitler's Generator on Kehlstein Running

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  • What tourists of Berchtesgaden usually don't get to see.
    A rare view of the U-Boot diesel engine and the emergency generator at the Eagle's Nest in action.
    Kurdirektion staff member and chief engineer Herbert Eglauer and his team demonstrate a periodic test run of the antique submarine engine.
    The smaller machine with a belt is the air compressor, which keeps the airtanks under steady pressure. Air pressure is needed to start the huge diesel engine. This is a view of the procedure get the emergency power system working. The sturdy construction still works perfectly after many decades.
    The diesel motor was built by MAN (Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg)
    The generator was built by Siemens Schukert.
    Which belongs to an unseen section of the Kehlsteinhaus. The facility is located on the Kehlstein mountain in Berchtesgaden. The underground installation is closed to the general public. It is located by the bus parking lot where the tunnel leads to the elevator. An emergency generator was installed, in case the municipal power line was to fail. The municipal power line was installed underground for better protection and less impact on the landscape. Such independent power plants are common for bunkers and military installations.
    To learn more about the Kehlsteinhaus (Eagle's Nest):
    • Kehlsteinhaus of Adolf...
    The Kehlsteinhaus was commissioned by Martin Bormann, with construction proceeding over a 13-month period. It was completed in the summer of 1938, prior to its formal presentation to Hitler on his 50th birthday on April 20, 1939. It is situated on a ridge at the top of the Kehlstein mountain 1,834 m reached by a 6.5 km long and 4 m wide road that cost 30 million RMs (Reichsmark) to build (about 150 million euros in 2007, adjusted in line with inflation). It includes five tunnels but only one hairpin turn and climbs 800 m.
    Today the building is owned by a charitable trust, and serves as a restaurant. The restaurant features an indoor dining area and an outdoor beer garden. It is a popular tourist attraction, particularly for Britons, Canadians and Americans attracted by the historical significance of the "Eagle's Nest". The house can be reached on foot (two hours of walking) or by bus from Obersalzberg, the road having been closed to normal traffic since 1952.
    Sometimes referred to as "Teahouse" or "Teehaus". In fact the correct term was "D-Haus", short for "Diplomatischer Empfangshaus".
    It was built as an extension of the Obersalzberg complex erected by the Nazis in the mountains above Berchtesgaden. The Kehlsteinhaus was intended as a 50th birthday present for Adolf Hitler to serve as a retreat for Hitler and place for him to entertain visiting dignitaries
    Kehlsteinhouse
    The Phantom of Obersalzberg

КОМЕНТАРІ • 933

  • @atiboyful
    @atiboyful 9 років тому +627

    60 years later; the MAN U-boot diesel generator at Hitler's retreat works perfectly.
    German Engineering at its finest!

    • @jimdotdev
      @jimdotdev 9 років тому +14

      +atiboyful but how are its emissions? LOL

    • @atiboyful
      @atiboyful 9 років тому +66

      Who cares about emissions when you are running a generator during black-out electrical conditions?

    • @jimdotdev
      @jimdotdev 9 років тому +16

      +atiboyful it was a crack at German engineering that I guess you missed.

    • @ProtectionDirect
      @ProtectionDirect 9 років тому +6

      +jimdotdev Depends who's checking ;)

    • @atiboyful
      @atiboyful 9 років тому +12

      @jimdotdev--Sorry, I don't pick up on cracks that much. I don't have much humor after all!

  • @5Zylinder
    @5Zylinder 13 років тому +153

    So angenehm wie dieses Aggregat läuft könnte es wohl die nächsten 200 Jahre auf dieser Drehzahl laufen.

    • @DrawLeg-AR
      @DrawLeg-AR 3 роки тому +12

      Deutsche Wertarbeit halt 💪

    • @sebastianludwig3800
      @sebastianludwig3800 3 роки тому +3

      Werrrrrt arrrrrrbeit von Onkel adi bv.m a.n.

    • @dennislischer8248
      @dennislischer8248 3 роки тому +2

      Die Benzinmotoren der Panzer von Maybach waren grausam schlecht... muß man sich mal durchs Netz wühlen und lesen....

    • @TheMNrailfan227
      @TheMNrailfan227 3 роки тому +1

      @@dennislischer8248 Engines of this size are in a completely different ballpark. We’re talking emergency generator for an entire city

    • @fallgelb1976
      @fallgelb1976 2 роки тому +1

      @@dennislischer8248 so ist es , keiner hat verstanden , warum die keine Diesel eingebaut haben. Allein schon wegen der niedrigeren Explosionsgefahr

  • @llanamejia
    @llanamejia 9 років тому +415

    No wonder it took the whole world 6 years to defeat just a lonely country. These Germans are something. Beautiful machinery

    • @wasimjaan3300
      @wasimjaan3300 8 років тому +13

      agree with u

    • @TymphaRedbreaduwuowo
      @TymphaRedbreaduwuowo 8 років тому +16

      +Alfons Llana not tomention germany is pretty tiny. comp[ares to usa or canada russia

    • @atiboyful
      @atiboyful 8 років тому +16

      Check out the German Stealth bomber on UA-cam if you want to be blown away by German engineering

    • @MarshallJukov
      @MarshallJukov 8 років тому +9

      Lonely? Ever heard of Axis?

    • @atiboyful
      @atiboyful 8 років тому +38

      Axis was three Countries. Italy proved to be useless and failed multiple times in N. Africa with its Army and Navy and it took Rommel and the Africa Korps to bail Mussolini out in N. Africa. Japan was so far away that it was an Axis treaty in paper only! It took not only all of Europe but also the USA to defeat Nazi Germany! That is the measure of Germany's power, science & engineering capability

  • @rocket78able
    @rocket78able 4 роки тому +25

    Was in Berchtesgaten in September. The quality of the construction that survives from that time around that area is outstanding. Built to last by real craftsman.

    • @G-ra-ha-m
      @G-ra-ha-m 4 роки тому +2

      The fit and finish of the stones and metalwork is exceptional. We've had to put up with 75 years of bleating from the 'victims' but today is the world any better off? I used to think so but I'm not sure today.
      However the reich was always destined to fail - if they'd allied with Russia would would be living in a different world, but they were never going to beat them in war, however good their technology was.

    • @AAWT
      @AAWT Рік тому

      @@G-ra-ha-m They did ally with Russia, you fool (never heard of the Molotov Ribbentrop Pact?). And of course, neither of them intended to honor their commitments - East Germany went through 40 years of brutal dictatorship, and unlike Russian-tied East Germany, West Germany didn't need to become a huge open-air prison to keep the population from escaping to the West, which people always wanted regardless of what their state propaganda told them about "Western degeneracy".
      Also, the world is definitely better off today, as we at least can get rid of our governments when they do ridiculous nonsense like start pointless wars, unlike the Russians, who currently get to gloriously die as cannon fodder to slightly enlarge the world's biggest country.
      Besides that, not even the Germans denied the victimization of the people/countries they murdered/occupied.

    • @G-ra-ha-m
      @G-ra-ha-m Рік тому +1

      @@AAWT You call me a fool, and expect me to read further? Haha, very funny!

    • @Schlipperschlopper
      @Schlipperschlopper 10 місяців тому +1

      like built by the pharaones!

  • @Chr.U.Cas1622
    @Chr.U.Cas1622 5 років тому +19

    "Das Boot" by the one and only Wolfgang Petersen... this engine reminds me definitely (in my opinion the greatest U- Boat movie of all times). Fantastic engine. Thanks a lot for making taping editing uploading and sharing.

  • @JoseSanchez-wb5rz
    @JoseSanchez-wb5rz 5 років тому +46

    Awesome! Nowadays we want to build more complex machines that constantly break down,this was tough meant to last yet simple.

    • @mampe8898
      @mampe8898 2 роки тому +2

      That is so true 👍👍👍

  • @Lati4573
    @Lati4573 3 роки тому +3

    Was für ein geiles "Maschinchen", das läuft auch in 100 Jahren noch

    • @leopoldplattner8062
      @leopoldplattner8062 3 роки тому

      Ja Toll ! Und man kann es in der neuen Diktatur gleich weiter verwenden ( SARKASMUS AUS ) .

  • @dougtaylor7724
    @dougtaylor7724 4 роки тому +108

    Man engines last forever. Unless a bomber raid takes them out.

    • @rileykirk11
      @rileykirk11 3 роки тому

      this is mwm

    • @Ozsmallbore
      @Ozsmallbore 2 роки тому

      @@rileykirk11 MAN

    • @davidwolff8903
      @davidwolff8903 2 роки тому

      @@rileykirk11 MAN. Watch the Video. MWM wouldn't last that long.

    • @thomasayer7511
      @thomasayer7511 2 роки тому

      😜

    • @Schlipperschlopper
      @Schlipperschlopper 10 місяців тому

      MWM used to be DAIMLER industrial engines, also very excellent engines!@@davidwolff8903

  • @beatniederhauser335
    @beatniederhauser335 4 роки тому +3

    Einfach nur grossartig. Dem sage ich Qualität! Robust und unverwüstlich....

  • @funnypranker34
    @funnypranker34 8 років тому +281

    Old German engineering at its finest

    • @atiboyful
      @atiboyful 6 років тому +3

      Old? MAN is huge in modern day!

    • @jamesbond9873
      @jamesbond9873 6 років тому +1

      Peter Kapica shut up

    • @Schlipperschlopper
      @Schlipperschlopper 4 роки тому +3

      yes this is superb German quality, not made in China junk :-)

    • @floro7687
      @floro7687 4 роки тому

      @@Schlipperschlopper The MAN doble acting diesel was not known for uncomplicated service, I am afraid.

    • @Schlipperschlopper
      @Schlipperschlopper 4 роки тому

      @@floro7687 Well compared to french diesel engines and some british they were easy to maintain...HQ machines always need more attention compared to very basic ones....Russians copied many aspects of the MAN and Mercedes Diesel systems later during the 1950s...their earyl diesels based on british and US patents that were pretty complicated (but reliable too)

  • @Haffschlappe
    @Haffschlappe 10 років тому +159

    any cylinder has its own mercury themometer on the top of the cylinder head!
    GREAT fantastic German Quality!

    • @lelschker
      @lelschker 6 років тому +1

      yes, so it is, Hermann!

    • @Schlipperschlopper
      @Schlipperschlopper 4 роки тому +2

      @Charlie K well its from the 1940s :-)

    • @heinzk023
      @heinzk023 4 роки тому +2

      Well, it won't have been MANs "budget" model

  • @KalterKrieger
    @KalterKrieger 7 років тому +47

    Tolle Maschine! Und ganz ohne CAD und CNC gebaut worden :-)

  • @kagi95
    @kagi95 12 років тому +7

    I can't fathom the amount of engineering that went into this. Incredible!

  • @Vercus100
    @Vercus100 13 років тому +13

    Very cool video. I love these old engines, and it's cool to see something rare like this. Glad it's still maintained and runs so well.

  • @KaiWirdemann
    @KaiWirdemann 4 роки тому +72

    Der richtige Titel sollte wohl "MAN Generator on Kehlstein House running" lauten. Der Hitler hat damit wohl wenig zu tun gehabt.

    • @heyyo162
      @heyyo162 3 роки тому +6

      I think he personally designed it after failing to enter art school.

  • @kapiteinbier
    @kapiteinbier 9 років тому +55

    Come on guys! You don't recognize the music? It's from the movie Das Boot. Therefore very fitting to this video.

    • @nunyerbeeznaz2906
      @nunyerbeeznaz2906 6 років тому +3

      NICE CATCH !!So few pay ANY attention to sounds around them. I caught it right off....haunting song. It is similar to 1,000,000 users of Linux Mint 17.1 that are clueless about the signon tones. The first two notes of the movie title song BORN FREE !!! [Linux is a free operating system for computers]

    • @timcondliffe6698
      @timcondliffe6698 4 роки тому +1

      Excellent spot!

  • @whorayful
    @whorayful 12 років тому +8

    @EATSLEEPDRIVE2002 It's started by injecting compressed air directly into each cylinder to push the motor over, once it's started firing the air is turned off. The mechanical governor appears to be the horizontal mounted unit with the small hand wheel on it, left side of engine at flywheel end. It has a linkage connecting to the fuel rack which passes by and controls each high pressure injection pump. It's a beautiful sounding piece of German engineering, to think it's around 70 years old!

  • @zoltanmagyar1273
    @zoltanmagyar1273 5 років тому +4

    The finest engineering creation ever. A traditional diesel engine run generator. It has everything.

  • @Lockbar
    @Lockbar 6 років тому +17

    My father spent a year helping to install these engines in U-boats at Blom und Voss during WW2. Interesting to see this.

    • @alexandre210613
      @alexandre210613 5 років тому

      Hi lockbar, have you got some pictures of the U-boat factory your father could have taken ? Thank you !

    • @1keykneedeep
      @1keykneedeep 4 роки тому +2

      Interesting. My Grandfather spent a few years sinking those boats. Strange world.

    • @folkestender2025
      @folkestender2025 4 роки тому +2

      @@1keykneedeep At least they both had work and didn't hang around the street.

    • @visionist7
      @visionist7 4 роки тому

      Lockbar thank you for your father's service

    • @shortchange26
      @shortchange26 4 роки тому +1

      Respect to your father. My father built Pratt and Whitney single and compound 9 cylinder aircraft engines. R.I.P. pops.

  • @bilplaymo6121
    @bilplaymo6121 Рік тому +1

    MAN, Siemens...immer Deutsches Qualitat !! Many thanks for sharing, visited eagle nest but access of these room was closed, just saw a postcard souvenir for this submarine motor wich is located in the cellar/ basement ( door is outside from the rear ot the house ) of the eagle nest...T.hanks for sharing : )

  • @matt9c1
    @matt9c1 9 років тому +175

    It can be started...in 80 easy steps !

  • @atiboyful
    @atiboyful 10 років тому +36

    The MAN diesel U-boot engine! A thing of beauty

  • @victabeer3960
    @victabeer3960 3 роки тому +10

    The Generator is also a horrific bastard . Respect to the modern day operators that keep this beast running. My Daihatsu won't start and I can't figure it out. Cheers

  • @straycat1081
    @straycat1081 4 роки тому +7

    I stayed at the Eagle's Nest in Berchtesgaden a few times when I was stationed in Germany. There used to be a resort for US Armed Forces there. Had I only known about this magnificent beast back then, I surely would've found a way to visit it.

  • @klesmer
    @klesmer 12 років тому +3

    God bless you Bro. I am at the point in my life if I can't fix it in my drive way I don't want it. I am now the proud owner of a 1987 Chevy C-10. If the trottle body injection take a shit it's getting a four barrel quadrajet or holly spreadbore. Those old IH were tough as granite, a friend has a mid 60's pickup with well over a million miles on it-still drives it every day.

  • @FrigoBANAT
    @FrigoBANAT 12 років тому +4

    Dear ober...i'm profoundly impressed by the sound of that engine, it runs like it was built a day ago.As far as the german engineering is concerned.. A TRUE SYMBOL OF EXCELLENCE .Thanks a lot for posting this MAN DIESEL.

  • @EinachserLS
    @EinachserLS 9 років тому +378

    Hitler´s Generator...
    Do you think he serviced it himself?
    "No Hermann, I cannot go hunting with you today, I have to do an oil-change on my generator."

    • @rocha250
      @rocha250 8 років тому +7

      +EinachserLS hahahahahahahaha youre funy man :)

    • @RED_STAR_89
      @RED_STAR_89 8 років тому +1

      why ur ass is burning ooo ooo sorry bcz this is not from ur bitch ass country

    • @EinachserLS
      @EinachserLS 8 років тому +3

      +THE FLANKER ONLY
      NOPE!, Sadly you are wrong, but I guess at this point in your life you are used to it.

    • @TymphaRedbreaduwuowo
      @TymphaRedbreaduwuowo 8 років тому +7

      +EinachserLS FEGELEIN!!! FEGELEIN, FEGELEIN!!!

    • @mr.sickofyolyin1814
      @mr.sickofyolyin1814 8 років тому +2

      LMFAO!!! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! i laughed so hard at your comment. Thank you!

  • @Haffschlappe
    @Haffschlappe 10 років тому +51

    This thing runs so smooth, you will not find another natural aspirated Diesel of this size running so silent!

    • @leneanderthalien
      @leneanderthalien 6 років тому +11

      Nothing special: this is a slow running diesel: all of them run smootly , a bit like a steam engine...

    • @rogertycholiz2218
      @rogertycholiz2218 4 роки тому +2

      Haffenchapple - EMD's are just as quite.

    • @santini1953
      @santini1953 4 роки тому

      Hafshlappe, you have no proof of what you just said. Pure conjecture and based on no knowledge to support your comment.

  • @rexharvey8338
    @rexharvey8338 12 років тому +8

    Not really worried about the rights or wrongs of WW2, just lovely to see a piece of great German engineering saved and in action. Whatever any of our failing they are magic at building lovely things just look at the Silver Arrows racing cars without the politics1

    • @visionist7
      @visionist7 4 роки тому

      Nobody talks about rights or wrongs when talking about a Lancaster bomber, and they slaughtered hundreds of thousands of women and children

  • @bear01ism
    @bear01ism 12 років тому +3

    Yeah you're damn right. These days you have to be an electronic technician just to service some of the cars around. My brother in law has a late model Passat. It goes like stink but servicing it costs him a packet and he can't do any of it himself. He has to take it to a specialist and 'plug it in' to get it checked out! I am slowly reviving an old U.S. made IH Scout and it's a jem. Solid as a rock and simple to fix. You could drive it through a brick wall no problem. Reliable too.Love old cars.

  • @SeamusOLepreachaun
    @SeamusOLepreachaun 12 років тому +22

    I could watch this engine all day long....

  • @Haffschlappe
    @Haffschlappe 9 років тому +22

    The generator made by "M.A.N." Diesel Augsburg / Nuremberg company and "Siemens Schuckert" Works Munich, together with "AEG" Berlin and "Hans Still" Hamburg the very best generators brand ever!

    • @Schlipperschlopper
      @Schlipperschlopper 9 років тому +2

      +Oldwives Creek Caterpillar never made U Boat engine powered electrical
      generators in WW2 :-) In every respect this machine is a miracle in quality crafts
      manship and engineering.

    • @Schlipperschlopper
      @Schlipperschlopper 9 років тому +7

      +Oldwives Creek German Technology was and still is just the very very very best, believe me, the Hitler engineers did knew whats the very very best. This machine runs so extremely silent and smooth, never ever any caterpillar can match this stunning vintage german master craftsmanship. This machine is more than 70 years old and unrestored!

    • @Schlipperschlopper
      @Schlipperschlopper 9 років тому +6

      +Oldwives Creek These dont spray oil around these have roller lifters so no need for pressure oiling the rockers, any Rocker has a seal ring closed needle bearing with separate oil reservoir :-)

    • @Schlipperschlopper
      @Schlipperschlopper 9 років тому +6

      +Oldwives Creek This one has compressed air starting :-) No need for acid lead batteries :-)

    • @ericf1166
      @ericf1166 4 роки тому

      Honda makes good generators aswell 😁

  • @evilrobottolhurst
    @evilrobottolhurst 12 років тому +5

    There are three different buildings mentioned here: 1) the amazing Eagle's Nest (Kehlsteinhaus) built as a vanity project by Bormann for Hitler's 50th birthday. THe generator is for this. The only access is along a mountain road and then this lift. 2) The Berghof, Hitler's big house in the Obersalzberg, a few miles above Berchtesgaden but below the access to 1). 3) The Tea House, a sort of gazebo to which Hitler would walk from the Berghof with a group of people.

    • @atiboyful
      @atiboyful 2 роки тому

      Indeed, Hitler only spent a few nights at Kehlsteinhaus but this generator powered Kehlsteinhaus. I am sure Hitler had another generator to power the Bergdof but if it even existed it was bombed into oblivion by US planes just like the Bergdof was bombed...

  • @JesusTorres-qr1gz
    @JesusTorres-qr1gz 2 роки тому

    After all those years of service that generator runs like the first day in service, wow, outstanding engineering, from the endless summer paradise Puerto Rico, Jesús Torres.

  • @Haffschlappe
    @Haffschlappe 9 років тому +72

    "Achten Sie mir auf den Schmieröldruck!" :-)

    • @Schlipperschlopper
      @Schlipperschlopper 9 років тому +5

      +taxi*05 die fahren da eher dünnes SAE 20 Öl, das ist schon okay.

    • @PowerBrauerJoe
      @PowerBrauerJoe 9 років тому +6

      +Haffschlappe "Wer sagt denn, daß Marmelade keine Kraft gibt!"

    • @PowerBrauerJoe
      @PowerBrauerJoe 9 років тому +3

      +taxi*05 Das ist ein Zitat, genau wie das von Haffschlappe. Beide stammen aus "Das Boot".

    • @Kannietwo
      @Kannietwo 8 років тому +2

      +Haffschlappe Ich glaub der läuft! XD

    • @Kannietwo
      @Kannietwo 8 років тому +4

      +Johannes Frank Das schafft was weg, was?;)

  • @davidwolff8903
    @davidwolff8903 2 роки тому +1

    MAN still manufacture terrific engines. German engineering is fantastic. I owned a MAN truck here in Australia. Was the best truck i ever owned and the cheapest over life. A lot of time for MAN engineering.

  • @saltysteel3996
    @saltysteel3996 3 роки тому +85

    The music makes it feel like this engine is about to bring back the Third Reich. Lol 😱

  • @terrymarshall2613
    @terrymarshall2613 4 роки тому +8

    always back the valve off with a gate valve to keep it from sticking.

  • @richardfitzwell0420
    @richardfitzwell0420 4 роки тому +3

    Something very satisfying about watching engine valves... completely different everything but I Love watching them on Detroit Diesel 2 strokes. I know it’s completely different but the same thing

  • @hubipilot4083
    @hubipilot4083 4 роки тому +32

    Das war echtes
    Made in Germany
    In einigen Saugbaggern laufen die heute noch.

    • @habtihrmichendlich6109
      @habtihrmichendlich6109 4 роки тому +4

      Einer der letzten echten Made in Germany Motoren war der Om 352 von Mercedes. 5,6 Liter Hubraum auf 6 Zylindern. Inzwischen sind die Motoren Käsebrote.

    • @Stephan..M.
      @Stephan..M. 4 роки тому +3

      @@habtihrmichendlich6109 . .Leider wird man bald keine vernünftigen Motoren mehr benutzen, weil man gezwungen wird mit Strom zu fahren. Gleichzeitig werden wir aber auch seit Jahren gezwungen Strom zu sparen (Sparbirnen, Staubsauger, usw.). Kraftwerke abschalten, die Fahrerei im ganzen Land auf Stom umstellen, aber gleichzeitig "Strom sparen wollen". Finde den Fehler!

    • @habtihrmichendlich6109
      @habtihrmichendlich6109 4 роки тому +6

      @@Stephan..M. Das Problem ist das überhaupt ständig woanders sein wollen. Staaten wie Norwegen die Strom im Überfluss haben können sich sowas natürlich leisten. Auf meine Staubsauger steht noch Made in w. Germany und er hat seine 1000 Watt. (Der meiner Eltern nur 600) Und meine Simson kriegt auch noch 1:50. Es kann mir auch niemand erzählen das es nicht umweltfreundlich ist Produkte so lange zu benutzen und nicht immer alles ständig neu zu kaufen.

    • @Stephan..M.
      @Stephan..M. 4 роки тому +2

      @@habtihrmichendlich6109 Sehr richtig. Wenn man etwas hergestellt hat und dafür Resourcen verbraucht hat, ist es sowieso die größte Sünde das Produkt (zb. Auto) nicht ganz aufzubrauchen. Wo waren denn unsere "Klimaschützer" bei Aktionen wie "Abvrackprämie 1+2 als 100.000de guter Autos in die Presse kamen, nur um anschließend wieder mit Stahl, Glas, Gummi, Feuer, Wasser und n haufen Energie (Ökologischer-Rucksack)
      neue bauen zu müssen. Einen Apfel schmeiß ich auch nicht weg, nachdem ich zweimal abgebissen habe, den ess ich auch zu Ende. Unsere Re****ung in ihrer Allmacht . . . . . .(such dir das Ende des Satzes aus)!
      :::::::Grüße aus Bayern::::::::::

    • @habtihrmichendlich6109
      @habtihrmichendlich6109 4 роки тому +3

      @@Stephan..M. Eben, bestes Beispiel die alten mercedes Motoren wie der OM 352. Das sind Motoren die wenn sie geflegt werden auch gerne mal 1.000.000 km laufen und mehr. TSI Motoren, die Steuerketten und Hydros bei den Mercedes V8 und co.... alles künstlich begrenzte Lebenszeit

  • @huntsbychainsaw5986
    @huntsbychainsaw5986 5 років тому +4

    Good old school solid engineering. No designed obsolescence here.

    • @heyyo162
      @heyyo162 3 роки тому

      The obsolescence came with the design of other machines.

    • @huntsbychainsaw5986
      @huntsbychainsaw5986 3 роки тому

      @@heyyo162. Ok, would you mind elaborating?

    • @heyyo162
      @heyyo162 3 роки тому

      @@huntsbychainsaw5986 sure: obsolete simply means outdated. with "other" machines I meant "later" and more modern.

    • @huntsbychainsaw5986
      @huntsbychainsaw5986 3 роки тому

      @@heyyo162. I understand the definition of obsolescence. I was asking what you meant by your statement.
      My original statement for this comment thread is referring to the practice of planned obsolescence where in a manufacturer will designe a product with a specific life span in mind after which the product will be rendered obsolete and will require replacing.
      My conjecture here is that technology of the era displayed in this video particularly in the case of survival shelter utilities were designed without this principle in mind but were instead designed to operate indefinitely only requiring repair and maintenance not total replacement.

    • @heyyo162
      @heyyo162 3 роки тому

      @@huntsbychainsaw5986 Yes I am familiar with both the concept of obsolescence and planned obsolescence. Of course no survival shelters, no matter what era, are planned to grow obsolete.
      "You nuke bunker cannot process the latest software update, please dig up a new hole".

  • @bear01ism
    @bear01ism 12 років тому

    Took a look on UA-cam at the Chevy. What an awesome beast! My Scout is a 1978 Traveltop and it's a work in progress. I used to drive it every day but I haven't for years and now I miss it...badly. I'm no mechanic but I've got all the time in the world cos I'm never gonna sell it even though I've had dozens of offer to buy it from me. I'll just take my time and try and do a good job on it. No plastic on this one! Made in the USA! And when I drive it EVERYONE gets out of the way! Way to go Bro!

  • @widelancer
    @widelancer 13 років тому +5

    What beatiful piece of technical history! Thanks...

  • @johnwright291
    @johnwright291 2 роки тому +1

    I had a 65 foot wood tugboat built in 1912 and repowered in 1942 with an engine nearly identical. It was an enterprise and was direct reversing meaning you had to stop it and restart to get reverse.

    • @phildyrtt6433
      @phildyrtt6433 Рік тому

      Our 1930 USA yacht's two Hill Diesels were same.

  • @ErikNielsendk
    @ErikNielsendk 12 років тому +6

    the engineering of the germans ww2 is among the best
    and the engineering of the germans 2012 is still among the best.

  • @aodox
    @aodox 11 років тому +2

    So if i followed this correctly.... Step one: Charge the air pressure tank. Step 2: Manually turn over the engine at the flywheel to build compression (heat). Step 3: Power on the diesel pumps. Step 4: Open the fuel to the rails. Step 5: Use the built up air pressure as an engine starter.... Damn thats a complex procedure. Imagine that on a U Boat now, in limited space. Food for thought....

    • @izalman
      @izalman 4 роки тому +1

      Step 2 is barring the engine over to get optimum piston position for the air injection starting. The expanding air pushes the piston down quickly building inertia in the flywheel and thus enabling enough speed for the engine to fire and run

  • @samking73
    @samking73 10 років тому +4

    Looks like there are grease cups on the ends of the push rods that would lube the camshaft. But that young man should have had his oil can in hand squirting down those guides. On another note, I wonder if that Siemens generator was made by the Siemens that is in business today?

    • @sebastiangems
      @sebastiangems 10 років тому +3

      Yes the same Siemens.

    • @JohnKing-hy5zr
      @JohnKing-hy5zr 10 років тому

      Sebastian Gems Thanks, Friend!

    • @kiddipiddi
      @kiddipiddi 9 років тому +3

      Sam King Regular motoroil reservoirs is my guess, top up as needed.

    • @74pbg
      @74pbg 9 років тому +3

      Yes it's the same good old german company Siemens! 😊

  • @farmerphil
    @farmerphil 12 років тому +1

    Great video , a marvel of engineering. This is the first time I have see this type diesel run a generator. Phil

  • @abc-ni9uw
    @abc-ni9uw 12 років тому +10

    M.A.N - nice stuff! i wish i could be there to see it running!

  • @arnebollensen1017
    @arnebollensen1017 3 роки тому +1

    Da möchte man doch gleich sein Feldbett aufstellen und in der Motorenkammer ein Nickerchen machen,
    so schön brummt der Diesel!
    Herrlich!🙂🙂🙂☺😉👌❤😇

  • @youngbuckrestoration3912
    @youngbuckrestoration3912 3 роки тому +6

    I seriously thought there was an engine running at the start that had a nasty cam and was quickly disappointed

    • @emmajackson2571
      @emmajackson2571 3 роки тому

      Matt Larson it’s a generator dude.

    • @spudmckenzie4959
      @spudmckenzie4959 3 роки тому

      He probably had a small suit cased sized one for carry on

  • @cesargardea7202
    @cesargardea7202 10 років тому +2

    the background music gives it that chilling effect of a scary movie

  • @conny6396
    @conny6396 3 роки тому +3

    Unkaputtbar diese Maschine 👍

  • @vintagemotor7451
    @vintagemotor7451 Рік тому +1

    It's nice to see a German World War 2 Generator

  • @scantrain5007
    @scantrain5007 5 років тому +5

    This Engine has not very much to do with Htler: It was a standard engine for U-Boots, small merchant vessels after WWII and emergency generator set. Yes, the were very robust and run long time. Later they been modified with turbo charger and higher revoution, capsuled and so on: Downsizing ... But for an engieneer the sound of this engines is like a symphonie!

    • @samanli-tw3id
      @samanli-tw3id 3 роки тому

      German subs used usually Germaniawerft diesels.

  • @ssportugal
    @ssportugal 12 років тому +2

    Japanese engineering is awesome as well, and don't forget this engine was kept in top condition after the war, it was likely repaired as well if it sustained damage during the war

  • @andreasmueller5085
    @andreasmueller5085 4 роки тому +6

    Den hätte ich auch gerne im Keller, klingt gut und man hat genug Strom :-)

  • @kristenburnout1
    @kristenburnout1 12 років тому

    Of course this video of a cool and historic piece of engineering turned into a debate about WWII like almost all other videos here. Only on UA-cam!

  • @Haffschlappe
    @Haffschlappe 10 років тому +8

    Ich glaube der läuft :-)))
    Da fehlt nur noch Klaus Wennemann und rotes Licht !!!

  • @74pbg
    @74pbg 9 років тому +2

    @Paul Edwards it is a U-boat engine! 😉

  • @gcfcos
    @gcfcos 9 років тому +11

    As much as I hate to say it the Germans do build good engines. I know a few e36 bmws that have done nearly or over 300,000 miles

    • @Askiaban
      @Askiaban 5 років тому +1

      @@truthexposed9916 I bet he is.

    • @rogeronslow1498
      @rogeronslow1498 5 років тому +1

      Just a pity the E36 BM's are driven by such dickheads.

    • @bbbf09
      @bbbf09 5 років тому

      @@truthexposed9916 piss off

    • @truthexposed9916
      @truthexposed9916 5 років тому +1

      Brainwashed MORON >>>>>> @@bbbf09

    • @stevefranklin8052
      @stevefranklin8052 5 років тому

      Really?? I have 337.000 miles on my 94 trans am. Has the LT1 350 engine. Never been touched. Still runs great. I bought the car new. Even timing chain is original.

  • @bear01ism
    @bear01ism 12 років тому

    Great stuff buddy. Mine only has the 345 V8 but it's still got a hell of a lot of grunt. I've got twin flowmasters on it and when you start up its sounds like the end of the world! I've had so many offers from people wanting to buy it but I won't sell. When I look around at all of the chintzy plastic 4X4's going around now at least I know I've got the real deal. I knew a guy who bought one like mine and as soon as he got it, drove all through the Australian deserts without a single hitch.Bewdy!

  • @ChrisG3253032
    @ChrisG3253032 9 років тому +12

    a M.A.N prime mover. Very nice. Hell, even to this day we still have 1990s M.A.N buses in NZ. Alot of Their trucks too.
    Good ol' german engineering eh - built to last - obviously :-)

    • @gregsmith6756
      @gregsmith6756 6 років тому +3

      I like Japanese engines. They run forever, too.

  • @herragaton3457
    @herragaton3457 6 років тому +5

    The 1940 MAN diesel engine still works !!! " So Schön " and almost like a tight cnc machine tolerances recently built 2018 Swedish Scania truck engine - LOL!!!

  • @evilrobottolhurst
    @evilrobottolhurst 12 років тому +5

    "the lift" - to the Eagle's Nest as shown in this video.

  • @magdalenaeglauer1447
    @magdalenaeglauer1447 3 роки тому +2

    Hello I am the daughter of the man who can be seen on the video.
    I showed him the video today. He had to laugh and didn't even know that this video existed! Are you the young Swiss filmmaker from back then? Or do you know him? my father would like to know how you are! Best regards

  • @blaugot
    @blaugot 10 років тому +11

    nice to see its still running!

  • @ableone7855
    @ableone7855 4 роки тому +4

    Great respect for the German people. Great engineers and machinist. If the Germans make it, you are guaranteed that it will work!

  • @heuteanders4709
    @heuteanders4709 6 років тому +10

    Top wir die Deutschen bauen immer noch gute Qualität.. robust und zuverlässig...

    • @v8rider154
      @v8rider154 4 роки тому +1

      😂 Schon was länger her...
      Das war mal...

    • @kerstenlie9798
      @kerstenlie9798 Рік тому

      Es war einmal, mittlerweile wird das Verfallsdatum mit hineinkonstruiert.

  • @v2point0
    @v2point0 10 років тому +2

    My only, sadly unfulfilled wish, was to see this motor when i visited Kehlstein!

  • @AndreiTupolev
    @AndreiTupolev 11 років тому +7

    Two world wars? Germany was hardly solely to blame for the first

  • @bear01ism
    @bear01ism 12 років тому +1

    That's pretty awesome stuff. You must admit that the Americans aquired a lot of their knowledge from immigrant Europeans. Then those people became loyal Americans and continued to develop their skills to help build their new country. I have in my possession in Australia a 1978 International Scout 4X4 and although it's a work in progress it is without a doubt the most solidly built and tough car I have ever owned. You could drive it through a brick wall and not feel it. China, et al, try top that

  • @AndreiTupolev
    @AndreiTupolev 13 років тому +3

    What a lovely smooth running piece of machinery. So it's still used? The switchgear cabinet looks modern.

  • @Schlipperschlopper
    @Schlipperschlopper 5 років тому +4

    Old Swiss made Sulzer Diesels are also superb! Very similar to this great old M.A.N.

  • @welderman1988
    @welderman1988 11 років тому +3

    How would cooling be handled during and extended run? Looks like it would get hot pretty quick in that room.

  • @bear01ism
    @bear01ism 12 років тому

    I must totally agree with you my friend, there's no doubt about it. They have made so many things in the past that are still today a symbol of quality. Take the VW beetle for instance. Practical, reliable, easy to fix, and there are models that are 50 years old still on the roads today. You can't beat that. That legacy lives on today, you can look at anything thats German made and you can see the pride and care that went into it. No cheap rubbish from them.

  • @ClanOfSteel
    @ClanOfSteel 12 років тому +3

    Ein traum mit dem Ventile einstellen, 10min ist man durch xD

  • @bear01ism
    @bear01ism 12 років тому +2

    Now that's what I call German engineering. Built to last and ultrareliable. Before they fitted these engines into U-boats they'd run them flat out for 24 hours to test them and very few (if any) ever failed. The ideal behind this sort of engineering is why the German economy is strengthening today. Integrity, quality, durability, reliability, power, everything good that you can trust. A hell of a lot better than the cheap and nasty Asian products we see around. The original and the best.

  • @KatzeKatze-gv3vw
    @KatzeKatze-gv3vw 7 років тому +8

    Deutsche Technik, als immer spitze!

    • @_Oelfuss_
      @_Oelfuss_ 6 років тому +1

      Nicht ganz, die Stockerfeuerung habt ihr leider nie ordentlich hinbekommen und bei den Uhren sind wir Schweizer immer noch besser :)

  • @patricklange5325
    @patricklange5325 3 роки тому +1

    Wahnsinn heute ist zb eine Waschmaschine nach der Garantie kaputt.Und alles was alt ist läuft ohne Probleme.

  • @watchjaredwork1487
    @watchjaredwork1487 4 роки тому +5

    I would think in a country like Germany he wouldn’t be allowed to open that high voltage bus bar side of the panel without wearing full PPE.

  • @78bakelit
    @78bakelit 2 роки тому

    Schade dass es das Video nur in Krüppelqualität gibt, das geht doch heute viel besser, in der Zeit von 4K.

  • @Prometheus1st
    @Prometheus1st 12 років тому +4

    @bear01ism There are engines in the USA that were put on oil-wells in 1906 and have been in almost 24/7/365 operation except for maintenance and are STILL operating (The ORIGINAL engine) as I sit and type this today. Even if you subtract 5-years for maintenance and repair that's nearly (rounded off) 885,000 total operating hours. If it were a car engine, and over it's life it maintained an average speed of 40MPH it would have logged 35,400,000 miles.
    I'd bet it'll last another 100-years...

    • @thchris
      @thchris 3 роки тому

      read these and more stupid madeup storys in the book "propaganda of the stupid states of dumbfuckistan"

  • @klondikeconan8833
    @klondikeconan8833 3 роки тому

    very well running machine. simply amazing. must have ran for hours when it was in use. I imagine that could power a good size hotel.

  • @bobdadruma
    @bobdadruma 10 років тому +46

    Rocker covers; We don't need no stinkin rocker covers ;)

    • @marijnclaesen
      @marijnclaesen 10 років тому

      it is an old engine ... what do you want :)

    • @foureyedchick
      @foureyedchick 7 років тому +4

      Achtung! That's German engineering for you.

    • @K-Effect
      @K-Effect 4 роки тому

      Who needs rocker covers when you have a group of men to clean it with rags and check over every part

    • @samanli-tw3id
      @samanli-tw3id 4 роки тому +1

      @@K-Effect Das schafft was weg was?

    • @AutodidactEngineer
      @AutodidactEngineer 4 роки тому

      *You actually need them becase they are going to wear out if not lubricated!!*

  • @terrysmith7076
    @terrysmith7076 4 роки тому

    Thank you for sharing beautiful engine. Air start pretty cool.

  • @parteitagkonstantinthernen5191
    @parteitagkonstantinthernen5191 6 років тому +17

    deutsche wertarbeit,heute wird schnell alles weggeschmissen

  • @chuckg2016
    @chuckg2016 4 роки тому +1

    That is a great piece of machinery. A joy to see & would live to be there.

  • @KB4QAA
    @KB4QAA 8 років тому +11

    If you think this is great, wait 'til you see the sewage pumps!

    • @shipsinker8191
      @shipsinker8191 5 років тому +2

      Only if they pump Democrats through the sewer pipes.

  • @shockwave77598
    @shockwave77598 12 років тому +2

    I'll give credit where credit is due. A 3/4century old engine starting right up like that? Things were built to last in those days.

    • @oldnick4707
      @oldnick4707 7 років тому +2

      shockwave77598 wuzzent just "started right up", wuz kept in running shape. you missed that huh.

    • @visionist7
      @visionist7 4 роки тому

      Why would you be otherwise reluctant to give credit?

  • @lpi6608
    @lpi6608 9 років тому +17

    man diesel siemen head, last forever sweet sounding

    • @MrTheMrhappy
      @MrTheMrhappy 8 років тому +1

      +JP JP A generator "head" is the alternator part of the generator in mechanic's speach. The "head" is siemens and the engine (including its own heads) is MAN

  • @jorologo
    @jorologo 12 років тому +1

    Unfortunatly it is all going the Asian Way. Even German Company's like ThyssenKrupp are investing and resorting to Chinese manufacturing to keep their business running.
    Todays technology is that it breaks, its not repairable but replaced.
    I've seen the Elevator Industry change to this in the last 10+ years.
    I also own a 1968 Volkswagen. It's just amazing to see how it still runs.
    For whatever is left, just look after it and appreciate.

  • @matuddin971
    @matuddin971 6 років тому +23

    German technology is more advanced 100 years ahead. the world is very jealous.

    • @FrequencyOfThought
      @FrequencyOfThought 5 років тому +3

      The world is very envious of Germany being taken over by migrants.. Sure....

  • @gm16v149
    @gm16v149 12 років тому

    You can see oil reservoirs on the push rod end of the rocker arms which would be topped up with an oil can. A bit like the reservoirs on old steam engines. My guess the engine would turn about 900 rpm, so not much mess...could be wrong on the rpm's though.

  • @lukereynolds9907
    @lukereynolds9907 5 років тому +3

    Magnificent German engineering

  • @douro20
    @douro20 12 років тому

    This is a solid-injection engine. Weren't most of the period U-Boot engines air-blast injection?

  • @SmokyMcPot78
    @SmokyMcPot78 10 років тому +13

    Ich glaub der läuft - DER LÄUFT !

    • @tohrsten1059
      @tohrsten1059 9 років тому +3

      Wer sagt denn dass marmelade keine kraft gibt..

    • @TrekZero
      @TrekZero 9 років тому +5

      +SmokyMcPot78
      Genau DAS ging mir auch durch den Kopf :) NOT YET KAMERADEN NOT YET

    • @acki2461
      @acki2461 9 років тому +1

      +TrekZero
      :-D

  • @danielgoodson703
    @danielgoodson703 4 роки тому

    Watched, smitten with rapt interest from beginning to end. Watching the flow of the valve train as it slowed to a stop. An enriching 5 minutes.

  • @thrummer1953
    @thrummer1953 8 років тому +6

    After all these years,it still runs like a Top.

    • @gregsmith6756
      @gregsmith6756 6 років тому +1

      That's the beauty of diesel engines. They can sit forever without locking up.

  • @AndreiTupolev
    @AndreiTupolev 12 років тому +2

    I just wish they had a Junkers Jumo engine to drive the compressor like they did in U Boats.