Nice clip of a restored Cummins Linn
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The Drive for Innovation: A brief highlight reel of Cummins’ impact on modern diesel engines1919: Cummins Recognizes the Potential of the Diesel EngineIn
1919 Clessie Cummins
founded Cummins Engine Co.
in Columbus, Indiana. In partnership with William G. Irwin, Cummins Co. became one of the first to recognize the groundbreaking technology developed by Rudolf Diesel, transforming Cummins into one of the world’s leading diesel engine brands.
1924: Cummins Challenges the ImpossibleUsing Clessie Cummins' patented direct-injection design from 1921, Cummins successfully adapted Rudolf Diesel’s engine design to create its own Model F Engine. So begins a long history of innovation for Cummins Co.
1928: The Cummins Model U Engine Drives Towards the FutureThe creation of the Model U engine accelerated Cummins Co. towards automotive power. This critical invention was more than a win for the company and should be marked as a historical advancement for the entire mechanical engineering field. Three years after the invention of the Model U engine, Clessie Cummins staged one of his famous public exhibitions and sent an Indiana truck equipped with a Cummins Model U engine on a journey from New York City to Los Angeles. This was the first Cummins truck powered exclusively by a Cummins Model U diesel engine, allowing the truck to complete its journey in a record-breaking running time of just
97 hours
. This speed and longevity was unheard of, and was achieved decades before the creation of the US interstate highway system.
