Southern Cross Register - BDC

BDC

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617412310hp Diesel 1945 to 1960

 

Engine NoModelYearConditionHistoryNameAreaImages
19064BDC1944    
22062BDC1945    
22086BDC1946    
23094BDC1946    
22175BDC1946    
23916BDC1946    
23935BDC1946    
23996BDC1946    
24000BDC1946    
24008BDC1946 All I know is that it came from around the Bundaberg area. It now runs a 5Kva generator.  
24023BDC1946RunningI bought it in early 2014 and very slowly, until a week ago, progress was slowwwwwwww. This afternoon, at 4.43 and 20 seconds, (2017) on my son second go at starting, it rocketed to life and never wavered. After a few minutes we turned it off, tightened myriad loose nuts and hooked up a temporary water supply  
24048BDC1946    
25217BDC1947 Bought after a conversation at a Narrabri NSW tyre sevice, cylinder head removed and parts in a 4gallon drum ... all parts here in the drum ... said to have worked in a Narrabri butchers ... seems in good order, not sure why it was dissembled, maybe a valve grind that never finished ... shall run one day againJonhCoonamble
25281BDC1947    
25362BDC1947    
25385BDC1947    
25394BDC1947 Locted this engine at Glenlyon Victoria in a scrap metal yard, recovered and about to be restored  
25397BDC1947    
25431BDC1947   Qld
26784BDC1947goodmobile irrigation  
26797BDC1947 Bottom end only  
26818BDC1947 Found it sitting in my daughter's garden, been here before they moved into the house  N.T.
26906BDC1947    
29894BDC1947    
26918BDC1947    
27827BDC1948    
27840BDC1948   WA
27844BDC1948 Brought onto my property in 1984 by a tenant for irrigation use, worked OK. Tenant left in 1987 and left motor beside creek, it now resides in my shed and will get restored  
27961BDC1948    
29030BDC1948 Fited to a well drilling rig  
29098BDC1948    
29104BDC1948 Coupled to generator 3593  
29117BDC1948 Bought after a conversation at a Narrabri NSW tyre sevice, cylinder head removed and parts in a 4gallon drum ... all parts here in the drum ... said to have worked in a Narrabri butchers ... seems in good order, not sure why it was dissembled, maybe a valve grind that never finished ... shall run one day againJohnCoonamble
29145BDC1948    
29176BDC1948 Pumped water from a creek for a small farm at Woodbury,Yeppoon, shed stored 30+ yrs. complete with radiator. & fuel tank stand Qld
30506BDC1948    
30522BDC1948    
30531BDC1948    
30537BDC1948 Seen at QHR rally 08  
30555BDC1948 Bought of a property at Ivanhoe, NSW, to replace an identical engine of a drilling rig at Hermannsburg, which was used by Will Wurst to find water for the aboriginal Mission.  
30648BDC1948    
30709BDC1948    
30753BDC1948    
30754BDC1948    
30755BDC1948    
30764BDC1948 In complete condition including original fuel tank, needs restoration. Fitted with flat pulley. Found still setup on a cattle property outside Charters Towers QLD. Was used to drive a centrifugal water pump.  
30812BDC1948Original   
31695BDC1949    
32001BDC1949    
32008BDC1949    
32027BDC1949 Bought by my dad in the early 1990's in Stawell, has been sitting in his shed unused ever since. Apparently was reconditioned internally in the early 1990's by the late Steve Bailey at SEB Diesel Services Vic
32057BDC1949  My Grandfather bought new and installed it in the Woolshed in the 1950(s). Still working to this day although semi retired and now supplements the electric overhead gear. Great back up for power outages etc  
32069BDC1949    
32071BDC1949    1
32154BDC1949Restored DonWhitsunday
32167BDC1949    
32240BDC1949    
33322BDC1949    
33325BDC1949    
33341BDC1949    
33384BDC1949 Was used in shearing shed until 1969 when was then  put onto spray  irrigation New History Bought from north of Moree NSW after a conversation out the front of MacDonalds Moree..JohnCoonamble
33390BDC1949    
33471BDC1949    
34494BDC1950    
34531BDC1950good Used to drive overhead shearing gear on Cammeray Station west of Julia Creek, North West Queensland. Was sold to neighbouring Ernestina Plains Station in 1970 and used to drive overhead shearing gear in that shed. Has not been used since 1993. All original condition including fuel tank and supporting brackets and plaques. Still runs and starts well. (2019)   
34560BDC1950 Original Seen at National Rally at Biloela 2007 Engine                         Mounted on drill rig  
34563BDC1950 Originally came from callawadda Victoria post office generator and was later used as shearing plant at a property Willaring ( close by) replacing a Ronaldson tippet oil engine Later shed burnt in late 70s engine was recovered in 80s and restored 2006 .  
34621BDC1950UnrestoredAcquired locally, ex irrigation pump, complete and in quite reasonable condition except for badly damaged fuel tank Quirinda NSW
34652BDC1950 I think this engine was owned by the late Sid Ward mp Tasmania and purchased on a government grant for pumping water  at  his Togari property, Quirinda NSW
34726BDC1950    
37014BDC1950    
37044BDC1950    
34720BDC1950RunningAt one time it was a saw bench engine at a small sawmill at the Rise and Shine north of Mackay.  
37665BDC1950    
37767BDC1950   NSW
37775BDC1950  JohnCoonamble
37893BDC1950 Driving 2" Ajax water pump for last 40years, still going strong Qld
37897BDC1950    
37952BDC1950 Bought via online auction from Gin Gin, complete has been test run here, and runs quite wellJohnCoonamble
37963BDC1950    
37997BSC1950    
38036BDC1950 was used to pump water on farm near Sale Gippsland vic.Brother and myself payed 100 dollars for it 2 years ago. 2012  
38100BDC1950Restoration StartedOriginally used on Flinders Is. as a genset. Purchased by grazier at Avoca, (north Tas) and used to run a shearing shed. When mains power connected 1970 (?) motor put out in paddock. When collected in late 2005, the motor was complete but seized. It is on original base, but other parts (fuel tank, fuel tank stands, water tank) were scattered around property. Restoration started 07TedSouthern Tasmania
39077BDC1951 parts engine  
39119BDC1951    1
39125BDC1951    
39141BDC1951 This engine was originally powering a 12 stand shearing shed at Cunumulla (?).  
39149BDC1951 On water boring drill rig  
39188BDC1951 Bought from Kempsey via ebayJohnCoonamble
42319BDC1952    
42332BDC1952    
42350BDC1952   Africa
42879BDC1952    
42917BDC1952  Recovered from a farm near Bordertown SA where it used to drive a water pump. 
43034BDC1952    
44758BDC1953Restored DonWhitsunday
44867BDC1953    
45797BDC1953    
45842BDC1953 Two BDC's powered two generator which supplied the power for Stockyard point. Both engines haven't run in well over 25 years, residing outdoors on the sand near the ocean - No vehicle access possible. The serial on the other BDC is unreadable, but I'd say it would be close in number to this one  
45969BDC1953   Qld
45983BDC1953    
46003BDC1953    
47717BDC1954    
47799BDC1954    
47814BDC1954    
47824BDC1954 Rescued from scrap metal from Ararat Vic.. a basic valve grind, and starts and runs very well, has done a lot of work in its early life, installed to a 240v generator here as standby and submersible bore pumping work, low use of oil on long runs (24hr etc)JohnCoonamble
49812BDC1955  Was running a rock crusher now generating domestic power very well 
49813BDC1955    
49814BDC1955    
49841BDC1955    
49897BDC1955    
49936BDC1955    
49937BDC1955Restored KenMackay
50774BDC1955 This engine came from the Hermannsburg Mission in NT  
51737BDC1955    
53359BDC1956    
54002BDC1957    
55241BDC1957    
55286BDC1957    
55293BDC1957 Irrigation pump on a farm  
55602BDC1958    
55598BDC1958    
56117BDC1958 BD-C bought from Ararat Vic via ebay ... has fired and run for a short test here ... rescued from scrap metalJohnCoonamble