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Title: Re: Home-Built Traction Engine & King Kong
Post by: yussufhippo on April 08, 2022, 10:53:55 am
Nice video. And the kid behaves absolutely correctly - for a kid, no complaints!

The ground seems rather slippery - so there is some rubber on the wheels?
Title: Re: Home-Built Traction Engine & King Kong
Post by: jkbixby on April 07, 2022, 08:05:09 pm
That video reminds me of my Dad - nothing a good swift kick in the seat of the pants wouldn't fix.
Title: Re: Home-Built Traction Engine & King Kong
Post by: Nick on April 07, 2022, 01:52:04 pm
Haha - very cool video and funny tractor -
but it's not King Kong it is Santa Claus!
Greetings Arnold ;D

We did get a dusting of snow last night and maybe more tomorrow, so I guess he’s kind of “in-season”? 😂
Title: Re: Home-Built Traction Engine & King Kong
Post by: tenniV11 on April 07, 2022, 01:48:59 pm
Haha - very cool video and funny tractor -
but it's not King Kong it is Santa Claus!
Greetings Arnold ;D
Title: Re: Home-Built Traction Engine
Post by: Nick on April 07, 2022, 12:38:31 pm
Nice TE, runs really well. With the brim of his hat cocked to the side, he reminded me
of the original "Our Gang".

It’s been on him for about a week now, he only lets me take it off when he sleeps  :D

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Title: Re: Home-Built Traction Engine
Post by: Nick on April 07, 2022, 12:33:38 pm
Your boy reminded me of King Kong stomping around after the TE.

I had to fix the title of the thread  :D
Title: Re: Home-Built Traction Engine
Post by: Woe is me on April 07, 2022, 08:26:57 am
Nice TE, runs really well. With the brim of his hat cocked to the side, he reminded me
of the original "Our Gang".
Title: Re: Home-Built Traction Engine
Post by: Nick on April 06, 2022, 09:39:50 pm
I watched this as soon as it posted on YouTube.  Your boy reminded me of King Kong stomping around after the TE.  Is that a tire valve screwed into the top of the boiler?

Looks like it is quite well built and runs great.

Jim in Minnesota

Haha, he’s normally really good about not touching, I think he just wanted to keep it moving.

That is a Jensen safety valve, the original had a crumbling spring and luckily I found one that fit while the water was still warm  :D
Title: Re: Home-Built Traction Engine
Post by: Quickj on April 06, 2022, 09:36:39 pm
I watched this as soon as it posted on YouTube.  Your boy reminded me of King Kong stomping around after the TE.  Is that a tire valve screwed into the top of the boiler?

Looks like it is quite well built and runs great.

Jim in Minnesota
Title: Re: Home-Built Traction Engine
Post by: Nick on April 06, 2022, 09:16:56 pm
Neat , I was really amazed at how easily it traveled over the gapped boards...hardly a ripple in its running. My Grandsons would have likely kicked the fire out of that if I'd have given them the "slightest" encouragement to "bump" it.

I purposely waited for a rainy day to try this one out… the bouncing on the deck shook alcohol out everywhere and for awhile it had a flame trailing behind it  :D

It was very windy out today and under 40 degrees so I had to keep pulling the wicks further out to really give it some heat. The safety valve needs a new spring but a Jensen valve screwed in easily so I was able to continue the run.
Title: Re: Home-Built Traction Engine
Post by: Nick on April 06, 2022, 09:13:24 pm
Engine is quite well made with a flue through the boiler that goes out the stack

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Title: Re: Home-Built Traction Engine
Post by: St Paul Steam on April 06, 2022, 09:12:32 pm
Neat , I was really amazed at how easily it traveled over the gapped boards...hardly a ripple in its running. My Grandsons would have likely kicked the fire out of that if I'd have given them the "slightest" encouragement to "bump" it.
Title: Home-Built Traction Engine & King Kong
Post by: Nick on April 06, 2022, 09:05:08 pm
Picked this up off ebay last fall, my favorite part of the video happens at 15 seconds when this kid kicks my toy 🙄 😂

https://youtu.be/_x9MiipBVOk