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Briggs and Stratton
Public
Traded asNYSE: BGG
S&P 600 Component
ISIN
IndustryManufacturing
Founded1908; 112 years ago
FounderStephen Foster Briggs
Harold M. Stratton
HeadquartersWauwatosa, Wisconsin[1]
United States
Key people
Todd J. Teske(CEO)
Products Gasoline engines
RevenueUS$1.786 billion (2017)[2]
US$86 million (2017)[2]
US$57 million (2017)[2]
Total assetsUS$1.451 billion (2017)[2]
Total equityUS$559 million (2017)[2]
5,445 (2016)[3]
Websitebriggsandstratton.com
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Briggs & Stratton is an American Fortune 1000 manufacturer of gasoline engines with headquarters in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.

Briggs & Stratton engines are commonly used on lawnmowers, as well as pressure washers, electrical generators, go-karts, and a wide variety of other applications. Their original cast-iron engines were known for their durability, but the company's success was established following the development of lightweight aluminum engines in 1953. ×3/31/20 - GovDeals cares about your health. We recommend to sign Bills of Sale in advance & arrange isolated removal of assets when possible. Due to the impact of COVID19, Sellers may have limited inspection & removal times. Generate a detailed profile for a realistic and rounded character. Output loads of detail including a biography, information about the important people in your character's life, and a timeline. Ideal for your protagonist or characters in a long novel or epic film series. Generators are a barricade in Unturned 3. They are used to power objects such as Cagelights, Safezone Radiators, and other power-able objects. Blast Doors, city light posts, traffic lights, vending machines, ATMs) There are currently only two generators in the game, which can both be crafted.

Engine production averages 10 million units per year as of April 2015.[4] The company reports that it has 13 large facilities in the U.S. and 8 more in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Mexico, and the Netherlands. The company's products are sold in over 100 countries across the globe. [3]

History[edit]

Launched in 1908 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the company is based today in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.[1] Briggs & Stratton engines are commonly used on lawnmowers, as well as pressure washers, electrical generators, go-karts, and a wide variety of other applications. Their original cast-iron engines were known for their durability, but the company's success was established following the development of lightweight aluminum engines in 1953. The aluminum engine was the perfect solution for the recently invented rotary lawnmower due to its lighter weight and lower cost.

The company started in 1908 as an informal partnership between Stephen Foster Briggs and Harold M. Stratton. S.F. Briggs was born in Watertown, South Dakota, and graduated from South Dakota State College (now South Dakota State University) in Brookings in 1907. The idea for his first product came from an upper-level engineering class project at SDSC. This first product was a six-cylinder, two-cycle engine, which Stephen Foster Briggs developed during his engineering courses at South Dakota State. After his graduation, he was eager to produce his engine and enter the rapidly expanding automobile industry. Bill Juneau, a coach at South Dakota State, knew of Briggs' ambition and the entrepreneurial interests of Harold M. Stratton, a successful grain merchant who had a farm next to Juneau's farm, so he introduced the two. In 1922, their fledgling company set a record in the automotive industry, selling the Briggs & Stratton Flyer (the 'Red Bug') at record low prices of US$125-$150.

Eventually Briggs and Stratton settled on manufacturing automotive components and small gasoline engines. Briggs purchased an engine patent from A.O. Smith Company and began powering early washing machines and reel mowers as well as many other types of equipment. The company went public on the New York Stock Exchange in 1928.

During World War II, Briggs & Stratton produced generators for the war effort. Some pre-war engines were made with aluminum, which helped the company develop its expertise in using this material. This development, along with the post-war growth of 1950s suburbs (and lawns), helped secure Briggs & Stratton's successful growth throughout the 1950s and 1960s.

Stephen Briggs went on to purchase Evinrude and Johnson Outboards and start the Outboard Marine Corporation. Frederick P. Stratton, Sr. (the son of Harold Stratton) served as Chairman of Briggs & Stratton until his death in 1962. Frederick P. Stratton, Jr. served as Chairman until his retirement in 2001.

In 1995, Briggs & Stratton sold the automotive component business. The resulting company is Strattec Security Corporation.

In 2000,[5] the company acquired its consumer generator business from the Beacon Group and formed Briggs & Stratton Power Products. The Beacon Group had previously purchased the Consumer Products Division of Generac Corporation (now Generac Power Systems) in 1998. In 2005, the company added Simplicity Manufacturing Inc, and Snapper, Inc, to the Briggs & Stratton Power Products line. Murray, Inc, one of its largest customers, collapsed owing the company $40 million, and to minimize the loss Briggs & Stratton purchased the name, marketing rights and product designs of that company. In 2008, Briggs & Stratton announced it would be acquiring the Victa Lawn Care business from GUD Holdings Limited Australia for A$23 million.

Acquisitions, agreements and joint ventures[edit]

  • Farymann Diesel GmbH (1979–1984) – Based in Lampertheim (near Mannheim) in Germany, this was the first foreign acquisition Briggs & Stratton had ever made and was a poor fit with the company's acknowledged expertise in high volume, low cost production. They officially completed the acquisition on May 29, 1979.[6] Despite investing in new production methods, Briggs & Stratton never understood the very low volume, highly customized nature of the air-cooled diesel engine market. After considering adding Italy's Lombardini to increase its presence in the diesel market, as well as a failed attempt to develop its own designs, Briggs & Stratton accepted defeat and sold the company to a private investor for a minimal amount to avoid further liabilities. Since the energy crisis had not affected the US market's preference for gasoline engines, enthusiasm waned rapidly at management level for diesel engines.[7]
  • Daihatsu Briggs & Stratton (DBS) – In an effort to stave off Japanese competition during the 1980s, Briggs & Stratton entered a 50/50 joint venture with the Toyota subsidiary Daihatsu Motor Company in Japan. Located in Shiga Prefecture (50 miles (80 km) from Osaka, Japan), construction on the then-57,000-square-foot (5,300 m2) plant began in December 1986 and was completed in April 1987. This joint venture was notable for the manufacture of vertical and horizontal crankshaft engines from 12.5 to 22 hp (16 kW) under the Vanguard brand. Today the plant employs roughly 100 people on two shifts and manufactures Vanguard V-twin engines ranging from 14 to 36 hp (27 kW).[8]. By the end of 2017, Briggs & Stratton is planning to move the production of Vanguard V-twin from Japan to USA [9]
  • The Mitsubishi Agreement – The Vanguard line initially consisted of three single-cylinder engines and several V-twin engines. The V-twins, made by DBS, had sold very well but the single-cylinder engine models, originally produced at Briggs & Stratton's Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin plant, didn't fare so well. Briggs & Stratton needed to solve this problem, so, following discussions with several Japanese engine manufacturers, it entered into an agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. of Tokyo, Japan. Briggs & Stratton produced only certain parts for the engines, while Mitsubishi was responsible for overall production and shipping. The completed single-cylinder Vanguard engines were shipped directly to customers worldwide. Briggs & Stratton had exclusive marketing rights only in North America, Europe and Australia/New Zealand. MHI had exclusive marketing rights (under their own brand name) in Malaysia, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan. In other countries both companies competed with the same product under their own brand names which led to considerable friction, and together with escalating production costs in Japan, caused this otherwise successful relationship to fail. Briggs & Stratton commenced marketing alternative U.S.-made single-cylinder engines under the Vanguard brand in early 2007.[10]
  • The Komatsu Zenoah Venture – In May 1987, Briggs & Stratton entered into an agreement with yet another Japanese company, executing a 10-year contract with the Komatsu Zenoah Company of Tachikawa, Japan. Under the terms of the contract, Komatsu would manufacture a 2-cycle, 4 hp (3 kW) engine, in which Briggs & Stratton would purchase and distribute in the United States, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Said Fred Stratton, 'This venture was not successful, because the rising price of the yen made the engine too expensive in the U.S.'[11]
  • The Toro Agreement – In 1999, Briggs & Stratton made a license agreement with The Toro Company of Bloomington, Minnesota USA. to produce the Toro R*Tek piston ported version of their E series 2-stroke engine (AKA Lawn-Boy DuraForce) for use in Toro Snow Throwers. The engine was a 141cc 2 cycle that produced from 4 hp to 6.5 hp at 3700 to 4000 rpm on a 50:1 gas & oil mix. A higher power 7-HP model was made (Engine Model# 84330) for use in heavier duty machines such as the single stage Snow Commander (2001-2008) & 2 stage Power Max 726TE/6000 (2004-2008), the extra horsepower was obtained using Transfer Ports in the piston & cylinder wall and ran at the same operating speed as the 6.5 hp engines (4000rpms). Production stopped in 2011.

Innovations[edit]

  • The aluminum engine – This was introduced in 1953 as a means of having a lighter-weight engine for applications such as rotary lawn mowers. It was improved five years later in 1958 with the introduction of the Kool-Bore (all aluminum) and Sleeve-Bore (aluminum, with a cast iron cylinder liner).
  • Easy-Spin Starting – This compression release, implemented as an extra hump on the intake lobe of the camshaft, was introduced in 1961 to reduce the effort required to start an engine.[12] In 1982, a new U.S. federal safety regulation required lawnmower blades to stop spinning within three seconds of the operator letting go of the handle. The least costly, most common way of complying with the new regulation was to put a flywheel brake on the mower engine, to stop the engine (and therefore the blade) immediately when the handle was released. Briggs & Stratton engineers found engines with the Easy-Spin camshaft were unacceptably difficult to restart after being braked to a quick stop. The Easy-Spin lobe hump was moved to the exhaust valve, but this reduced engine performance. The intake-side Easy-Spin remained in use on Briggs & Stratton's engines larger than those used on mowers subject to the brake requirement, but was discontinued in 1997 due to tightening emission regulations.[13]
  • The Synchro-Balanced Engine – This 1966 innovation was designed to attenuate vibration caused by the reciprocating mass of a single-cylinder engine. The design was a series of counterweights opposing the crankpin.[14]
  • The Twin Cylinder Engine – This engine was introduced in 1977 as a means of competing with Briggs & Stratton's rivals, particularly Japanese firms like Honda who were cutting into traditional Briggs & Stratton markets by producing lawn mower engines (and later, complete lawn mowers). These first models were rated 16 hp (11.9 kW) and displaced 40 cubic inches (656 cc), but were joined in 1979 by 42 cubic inch (694 cc) models rated at 18 hp (13.4 kW). The original price for the 16 hp (12 kW) version was $70 lower (at US$228) than their single-cylinder cast-iron version bearing the same power rating.[15]
  • Industrial/Commercial (I/C) – This series of engines, initially ranging from 3 to 20.5 hp (15.3 kW), was introduced in 1979 as Briggs & Stratton's answer to high quality commercial-duty engines produced by competitors. These engines include heavy-duty features such as Stellite exhaust valves, upgraded bearings, cast iron sleeved cylinder bores and high-capacity air cleaners.[16]
  • Briggs & Stratton HYBRID – In 1980, at the tail end of the energy crisis, Briggs & Stratton developed the first gasoline-electric hybrid automobile. 'The Hybrid' was designed by Brooks Stevens and powered by a twin-cylinder 16 hp (11.9 kW) Briggs & Stratton engine and a large bank of 6v lead-acid electric battery's.[17][18]
  • Magnetron Ignition – This solid state ignition system introduced by Briggs & Stratton in 1982[19] eliminated the points and condenser system, the performance of which steadily degraded between required periodic maintenance service. Magnetron was made available for retrofitment to Briggs & Stratton engines made since 1963. Competitor Tecumseh had made a capacitor discharge ignition setup since 1968 for their cast iron engine models, expanding its availability and making it standard equipment on vertical shaft engines powering lawn mowers in late 1976, five years before the advent of the Briggs Magnetron. Defunct competitor Clinton Engines commercialized a piezo 'Spark Pump' ignition without breaker points in the early 1960s.[20]

Logo history[edit]

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The Briggs & Stratton logo was always a masthead, but it has been changed several times over the course of the company's 80-plus years.

  • Pre War logos (1931–1943) – This logo started off with a diamond shape and read Briggs & Stratton and its home city of MILWAUKEE, WIS., U.S.A. below it; in the middle, it had the words 4 CYCLE on the top mast and the words GASOLINE MOTOR and phrase MADE IN U.S.A. on the bottom mast. About 1934 Briggs & Stratton added the more familiar shape of a diamond split across the center with a banner.
  • Gold Logo (1948–1963) – This logo had the name BRIGGS STRATTON and its home city of MILWAUKEE, WIS., U.S.A. below it; in the middle, it had the words 4 CYCLE on the top mast and the words GASOLINE ENGINE and phrase MADE IN U.S.A. on the bottom mast.
  • Gold Logo (II) (1963–1976) – Although similar to the last logo, this had differently arranged wording: The name BRIGGS STRATTON was written in a new logotype, however, this design also included the horsepower rating above the gold logo in the white field, its city of location were in the middle as before, only this time the patent numbers were eliminated (if you look at a decal on a production engine) from the bottom portion of the mast. There were some engines produced until 1977 that used the prior logo from 1948.
  • The Red, White and Black Logo (1976–present) – This is the company's current logo. The logo has the name BRIGGS STRATTON in black letters on the white midsection of the masthead. The words 4 CYCLE ENGINE are on the red top portion of the mast and the city line MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, U.S.A. is written on the black bottom portion of the mast. Although the logo hadn't been changed much since then, the wording on the top and bottom sections of the mast were removed in 1985, although the company continued to use these two sections with the respective wordings ORIGINAL (red section) and SERVICE PARTS (black section) until 1989.

Models[edit]

Cast iron models[edit]

  • 5 (cast iron) (1950–1957)
  • 5S (cast iron; suction carburetor) (1949–1957) http://sites.google.com/site/briggsmodel5sengine/
  • 6 (cast iron) (1952–1957)
  • 6S (cast iron; suction carburetor) (1949–1957) http://sites.google.com/site/briggsmodel6sengine/
  • 8 (cast iron) (1949–1957) http://sites.google.com/site/briggsnosmodel8/
  • 9 (cast iron) (1949–1962)
  • 14 (cast iron) (1948–1963)
  • 19 (cast iron) (1957–1965)
  • 19D (cast iron) (1963–1965)
  • 23 (cast iron) (1949–1957)
  • 23A (cast iron) (1956–1965)
  • 23C (cast iron) (1961–1963)
  • 23D (cast iron) (1963–1965)
  • 191400 and 193400 (cast iron) (1965–1966)
  • 200400 (cast iron) (1966–1974)
  • 231400 (cast iron) (1965–1966)
  • 233400 (cast iron) (1965–1991)
  • 243400 (cast iron) (1965–1991)
  • 300420 (cast iron) (1966–1971)
  • 301430 (cast iron) (1971–1972)
  • 302430 (cast iron) (1972–1977)
  • 320420 (cast iron) (1969–1971)
  • 325430 (cast iron) (1971–1972)
  • 326430 (cast iron) (1972–1991)

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Cast iron block, flathead, with Gravity feed float carb unless otherwise noted

  • A 1933–1948 http://sites.google.com/site/briggs1936modela/
  • B 1934-1948
  • F 'Full Power' (suction carb overhead valve) 1921-1922
  • FB 'Full Power' (suction carb overhead valve) 1922-1925
  • FC 'Full Power' (suction carb overhead valve) 1924-1925
  • FE (suction carb overhead valve) 1925 only
  • FG (overhead valve) 1927 only
  • FH (suction carb; overhead valve) 1925–1933 http://sites.google.com/site/briggsfh/home
  • FHI (float carb overhead valve) 1929 only
  • FI (overhead valve) 1927–1933
  • FJ-1 (aluminum parts) 1929-1937 used exclusively on military generators
  • FJ-2 cast iron non-military version of FJ-1 (1930-1932)
  • H (1933-1940)
  • I (1938–1949) https://sites.google.com/site/1944briggsandstrattonpe77d/
  • K 1933-1940
  • L (suction carb) (1930-1933) Used on washing machines
  • M (1930-1933)
  • N (1940–1954)
  • P (F-head) (1920)
  • PB (F-head) (1924-1935)
  • Q (1925-1933) First flathead model
  • R (1929-1933)
  • S (1920?)
  • S (1930-1933) Suction carb
  • T (1930-1933)
  • U (1940-1945) Suction carb
  • WA (1930-1932)
  • WI (cast iron; suction carb) (1938–1957) (industrial version of WMB) http://sites.google.com/site/briggswiengine/home
  • WM (cast iron; suction carb) (1936–1941) (WM, standing for Washing Machine) http://sites.google.com/site/briggswmengine/
  • WMB (cast iron; suction carb) (1938-1957) (improved WM)
  • WMG (cast iron; suction carb) (1937-1942) (WM with a generator)
  • WMI (cast iron; suction carb) (1936-1941) (industrial version of WM)
  • Y (cast iron; suction carb) (1931–1940) http://sites.google.com/site/antiquebriggsandstratton/
  • Z and ZZ (1931-1948)


Many variations and submodels were available on the basic series mentioned above. Some variations include- gear reduction (gears bolted to the back of the engine to slow the speed of the PTO shaft) first offered in 1934, on models A B K and Z later on I U N and WI. Designated by an 'R' after the basic model, then a 2, 4, or 6 to designate the reduction ratio.- high speed models (higher intake capacity to run higher rpm) available on the A B K M R and Z series. designated with an 'H' after the basic model.- light weight models (some aluminum parts to save weight) available on the A B I K R and Z series. Designated with an 'L' after the basic model-inboard marine engines (special base, no governor, thrust bearing on PTO side) available on models A B H I K N and Z. Designated with an 'M' after the basic model. Some models also had forward neutral and reverse transmissions. These engines have an 'T' or 'G' after the 'M'

Aluminum models[edit]

  • 6B (horizontal shaft) (1955–1959)
  • 6BH (vertical shaft) (1953–1958)
  • 6BHS (vertical shaft; suction carburetor) (1953–1958)
  • 6BS (horizontal shaft; suction carburetor) (1955–1958)
  • 8B (horizontal shaft) (1955–1958)
  • 8BH (vertical shaft) (1953–1958)
  • 60100 (horizontal shaft) (1958–1991)
  • 80100 (horizontal shaft) (1958–1977)
  • 80200 (horizontal shaft) (1960–1991) (horizontal shaft) and 190700 (vertical shaft) (1969–1997)
  • 90000
  • 97000 Europa OHV (vertical shaft)
  • 100000
  • 110000
  • 120000
  • 130000
  • 140000 (horizontal shaft) (1958–1966)
  • 170000
  • 252410 (horizontal shaft) and 252700 (vertical shaft) (1977–1991)
  • 280000
  • 310000 OHV
  • 400000 Twin Cylinder
  • 420000 Twin Cylinder
  • 460000 Twin Cylinder

Industrial/commercial models[edit]

  • 81300 and 81400 (horizontal shaft) (1979–1985)
  • 82200 (horizontal shaft; Quiet Power) (1982–1994)
  • 82300 and 82400 (horizontal shaft; Quiet Power) (1982–1994)
  • 114900 (vertical shaft; Quiet Power) (1982–1991)
  • 131200 (horizontal shaft) (1979–1985)
  • 132200 (horizontal shaft; Quiet Power) (1982–1994)
  • 131900 (vertical shaft) (1979–1989)
  • 132900 (vertical shaft; Quiet Power) (1982–1995)
  • 192700 and 193700 (vertical shaft) (1983–1994)
  • 195400 (horizontal shaft) (1979–1994)
  • 221400 (horizontal shaft) (1979–1985)
  • 255400 (vertical shaft) (1984–1994)
  • 281000 (vertical shaft) (1981-1991)
  • Briggs & Stratton/I/C 283H07-0399-E1 (050923AZ) (16-hp) (vertical shaft)

Outboard motors[edit]

Briggs & Stratton/I/tC 130g32-0059-h1

Karting engines[edit]

  • World Formula 16 HP OHV[21]
  • Animal 6.5 HP OHV
  • Raptor 5 HP flathead

2 cycle engines[edit]

  • 084300 (Horizontal shaft) (1999-2011) Made under license for Toro as the R*TEK 141cc E Series Snow Thrower
  • 062000 (Horizontal shaft) (1982-1991)
  • 095700 and 096700 (Vertical shaft) (Years Unknown) Made under a contract with Komatsu Zenoah

See also[edit]

  • John I. Beggs – former Chairman

Headquarters, manufacturing plants and testing facilities[edit]

Briggs & Stratton builds over 9,000,000 engines in the USA each year. The company employs over 3,000 employees in six states. Wauwatosa, WI, is home to the company's headquarters and R&D center. Manufacturing plants are located in Poplar Bluff, MO; Auburn, AL; Statesboro, GA; and Munnsville, NY. The company also has a proving grounds and testing facility located in Fort Pierce, FL.[22]

References[edit]

  1. ^ abJeff Engel (October 29, 2012), 'Hurricane Sandy puts Wisconsin generator makers into overdrive', Milwaukee Business Journal, bizjournals.com, retrieved October 30, 2012
  2. ^ abcde'Financial Statements for BGG - Morningstar'. Morningstar.com. 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
  3. ^ ab'2016AnnualReport'. 2016-07-03. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
  4. ^'Briggs & Stratton Engines - Small Engine & Lawn Mower Parts'. briggsandstratton.com. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  5. ^'Our History'. basco.com. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  6. ^Briggs & Stratton 1980 Update Seminar, form #MS-7865-10/79
  7. ^The Legend of Briggs & Stratton by Jeffrey L. Rodengen, Chapter 12, pages 138-140
  8. ^The Legend of Briggs & Stratton by Jeffrey L. Rodengen, 1995, Chapter 12, page 149
  9. ^https://www.briggsandstratton.com/na/en_us/news-room/briggs-and-stratton-to-move-product-from-japan-to-georgia-and-alabama.html
  10. ^The Legend of Briggs & Stratton by Jeffrey L. Rodengen, 1995, Chapter 12, pages 149-152
  11. ^The Legend of Briggs & Stratton by Jeffrey L. Rodengen, 1995, Chapter 12, pages 153-154
  12. ^The Legend of Briggs & Stratton by Jeffrey L. Rodengen, Chapter 11, pages 120-121
  13. ^The Legend of Briggs & Stratton by Jeffrey L. Rodengen, Chapter 11, page 121
  14. ^The Legend of Briggs & Stratton by Jeffrey L. Rodengen, Chapter 11, pages 121-122
  15. ^The Legend of Briggs & Stratton by Jeffrey L. Rodengen, Chapter 11, page 127
  16. ^The Legend of Briggs & Stratton by Jeffrey L. Rodengen, Chapter 12, pages 140-141
  17. ^Carney, Dan (July 3, 2013). 'Briggs and Stratton that was green, even off the grass'. BBC. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  18. ^'1980 Briggs & Stratton Hybrid six-wheeler visits Jay Leno's Garage'. Motor Authority. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  19. ^The Legend of Briggs & Stratton by Jeffrey L. Rodengen, Chapter 12, pages 141-142
  20. ^'No coil, no points, no condenser: Spark Pump Fires Engine': Popular Science, July 1961
  21. ^'Racing Engines for Go Karts & Snocross - Briggs & Stratton'. www.briggsandstratton.com. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  22. ^'American Engine Company in USA - Briggs & Stratton Small Engines'. briggsandstratton.com. Retrieved 12 June 2015.

Further reading[edit]

  • Rodengen, Jeffrey L. The Legend of Briggs & Stratton. Ft Lauderdale, Fl: Write Stuff Syndicate, 1995. ISBN0-945903-11-1

External links[edit]

Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Briggs_%26_Stratton&oldid=947112264'

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The next effort undertaken by the PM was to develop and establish the first true Standard Family of Generators for DoD -- what is now known as the Military Standard (MIL STD) family. Beginning development in the late 1960's, these new generators were developed and designed by the government, and over 90,000 were procured from industry from 1968 through the 1987. The new MIL STD Family further reduced the number of makes/models of generators to 37; they included both gasoline and diesel sets from 0.5 to 750kW.

This MIL STD Family was the workhorse of the Services throughout the 1970's and early 1990's, with distinguished service in Grenada, Panama, Somalia, Desert Storm, et al. Because of funding limitations, even today, virtually all the the Reserves and Guard Forces rely on these aged sets. The average age of the Army's MIL STD fleet is 25 years on the small sets (3kW and below) and 18 years for the 5-60kW sets -- in many cases older than the soldiers/airmen/marines operating them.

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The 4,500 EMD Plants consist of three generator units each capable of producing 1,500 kW of power at 4,160 VAC at 60 hertz.

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The prime power generator used in the USAF's Harvest Falcon/Eagle Bare Base and Army's 249th Engineer Bn Prime Power Support programs is the MEP-012A. The MEP-012A is a trailer mounted, diesel driven generator set, classified as 750kW, prime power (Type II), utility (Class 2A), Mode I (50/60 Hz) as defined in MIL-STD-1332.

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The MEP-012A uses a liquid cooled, turbocharged, V12 diesel ( Cummins KTA-38) and a three phase, four wire, wye connected alternator ( Marathon 682FDR8419GH). Each MEP-012A weights approximately 25,000 pounds and consumes fuel at a rate of 55 gallons per hour at full power. The physical dimensions are as follows: Length=241 inches, Width=96 inches, Height=101 inches.



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