Back in May I posted some pictures of this heavy metal steam engine on wheels.
Now that summer is over and the cottage has been winterized and closed, stuff here at home
can be attended to. This was one of them.
I popped off the bottom that was only held on by three tabs. What I found inside was very
surprising to say the least.
It's electrically heated. There are two ports on the lower front face of the boiler that are
insulated from the boiler.
The inside was stuffed with (My luck Asbestos fibers), which was dug out with a bamboo stick
while holding the hose to the HEPA filtered vacuum right up close. There are tubes with coiled
elements and insulators running through them. After doing a continuity test, which it passed.
It seems to be almost ready to try. Oh wait a minute, the safety valve needs a new spring.
After my yard work is done and I go to the hard ware, another update will be following.
In the meantime, here are some pics of what was found. Enjoy.
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Ah, asbestos, you have your uses, but.... problems.
As it is a mobile do you have a long extension cord?
A very sturdy construction...
Will be looking forward to your live steam test report
As it is a mobile do you have a long extension cord?
I do have some cords but this isn't a driven model. It was copied after a portable power unit
that would have been taken out to the work site by a team of horses.
I do have the new spring in the safety valve so it's getting closer. This came from the UK and
they use 220-240v, so 110v should be OK to use. With an extension cord.
That is a very cool and sturdy traction engine -
but please be careful with electricity and water
it does not look that it is grounded - Haha
and Halloween is already over if you know what I mean.
Arnold
I've seen the full sized versions of these.
