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What does "Bird Nesting a cat 3208" mean?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by NobleJames, Oct 5, 2010.

  1. Oct 5, 2010 #1
    NobleJames

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    I got a email a few days ago from a friend in the south part of the United States telling me he " Bird Nested" his Cat 3208 on a big hill. I know a Cat is a truck engine simply because he once threatened to remove it from his truck and hurl it into a grassy field behind his house. Does this mean it didnt have enough power and he is retiring it to a scrapyard so birds can live in it? Why not just recycle it?
     
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  3. Oct 6, 2010 #2
    Ranger_309

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    They haven't made a new Cat 3208 for years now. They were a low HP medium duty V8 diesel motor anyhow. I think 250 HP was as high as they could go if I recall right. Lots of them were sold for use in farming equipment.

    Got no idea about "bird nesting" but I ain't from that part of the US so iit must some local lingo.
     
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  4. Oct 6, 2010 #3
    Bent Wrench

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    By Bird Nesting I think he is indicating that he has made it ready for recycling, or in other terms scattered it. As in parts scattered here and there. Blowed 'er up.

    Bird Nest = an unorganized pile of assorted sticks, twigs, and rubbage, with a liberal dosage of avian guano.

    If it happened on a hill it could be from over-speeding it on the way down or on the way up overheating it and hydrolocking it on coolant.
     
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  5. Oct 6, 2010 #4
    NobleJames

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    Thank you Mr. Bent Wrench. He emailed me back saying he " Blowed it up reel gude." A nice man but spelling is not his strong point. Apparently "Bird nesting" is exactly how you described it and is a common term for wrecking your engine due to abuse in that part of the South.
     
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  7. Oct 7, 2010 #5
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  8. Oct 7, 2010 #6
    7060

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    I agree on the 3208 being gutless. We have one in a 10 wheeler, and it wasn't quite cut out for moving 36,000lbs down the road. It starts better than any diesel I've ever seen though, it fires right up as soon as you hit the key.
     
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