Ford's River Rouge plant

[RandyZ]

Here is a great video showing Ford's River Rouge plant. In it I don't see any fields of seasoning blocks, but there may have not been shown. Also this is where I saw them casting crankshafts 4 at a time and the breaking them apart to have them machined.

▶ Trip Through The River Rouge Plant - YouTube

 

[JSeery]

Notice the RPMs during the dyno run? It was running at 4,500 RPM, that should answer the factory "redline" question.

 

[Tim Ayers]

If anything, this should also answer my crank shaft question. If knocking them over to break them from the mold doesn't bend them, not sure what would.

Loved it. Thanks for sharing.

 

[cmbrucew]

Every time I watch this I see something else.
Maybe memory loss has something to do with that.
Bruce

 

[Ed Pitts]

Thanks, I have not seen this one. Good stuff.
Ed

 

[Bruce Lancaster]

On the crankshaft casting...here's a detailed patent on the process shown:
https://www.google.com/patents/US19...a=X&ei=uLpGVNekF8qIsQS-iIKYDw&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAA
Click on the PDF at top right to see the pictures and whole text.
There is incredible detailed work in there to get a set of cranks as close as possible to design with a minimum of excess to be machined away. They even cured a warping problem by casting the shafts warped the other way so the natural warp returned it all to straight..
Remember, the whole cast crank thing was a revolution when introduced.

 

[Angledrive]

Now that was really cool. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Drbrown]

Great ! We need a time travel machine to go back and grab some parts.

 

[willowbilly3]

Cool video. I want the pickup they pulled the roach coach train with.

 

[lonewolf]

Nice thank you

 

[dave m]

Wow---that's a lot of work for what about $ 700 bucks per car in 1938

 

[JWL]

Awesome!

 

[Ol' Ron]

Yes, thank you. I've seen this several times, but enjoy it everytime I see it, I too learn something different.