Perkins, the company namesake, was born in Peterborough, England, in 1889. Both his father and grandfather were engineers and the owners of the family firm of Barford and Perkins. Their main product, ...

The inline-6 is a common enough gas engine design, but it's pretty much universal in the diesel world. As such, there are ...

At ConExpo 2017, Perkins is showing a new range of service and support solutions specifically designed to support Perkins engines operating across North America. To address customer’s needs in the USA ...

Perkins launched its first Tier 4 Final emissions-compliant engines on March 22, 2011 at the ConExpo-Con/Agg exhibition in Las Vegas. The new 400F, the latest addition to company’s popular 400 Series ...

Perkins celebrated a major milestone on April 28 with the production of its 20 millionth engine. Eighty-one years after the brand was established, the 20 millionth Perkins engine, a 1206 two-stage ...

The best solution to cold weather diesel starting problems is to avoid them by being prepared for cold weather before it happens. Diesel engines are harder to start in cold weather because they depend ...

Checker produced many Marathon sedans between 1961 and 1982, but reportedly only 200 were fitted with the Perkins diesel engine.

Richard Dykstra of Readstown, Wis., writes to ask how much work is involved in replacing the engine in a gasoline powered Massey Ferguson 150 with a Perkins Diesel unit.

Perkins has unveiled a 12.9-litre straight-six engine that is expected to start appearing in farm machinery from 2026. There are eight variations of the 2600-series, with maximum power ratings ranging ...