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Author Topic: Weeden "Big Giant" (#20) Together Again with its Hoisting Drum  (Read 2569 times)

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That's why I'd do the cross/twist was for more "bite".   You can 100% use the screen shot for downloads or for anything you'd like!

Bad News.  The Big Giant has a internal leak.  It will still run (slowly) but when I fired it up a bit ago I could hear steam escaping but couldn't see from where.  I took off the pressure valve, which is a interesting 1/4 turn twist off, and the tank is steel - so all kinds of rust inside.  Ugh, one of the main reasons why I dislike Weedens!

Very bummed and now trying to decided if want to try and find a Big Giant where its tank is brass.  Clearly they changed to brass at some point, as that ad I posted talks about "Brass Boiler".  The good news, my giant has a lot of good parts.
Richard