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bertie_bassett:
hi guys thought you might be interested in this little engine and pump set i came across at work the other day. They have been sat idle for quite a while but are in good condition.






dont know when they were last used but suprisingly the engine does turn over smoothly with the crank, though its bloody heavy going.

the building was commissioned in 1929 and id say the engine and pump was origional.

John Rudd:
Nice Ruston driving a water pump?...

Envious.... :bow:

Where are you?
Be nice to visit.....

steampunkpete:
That Ruston looks like a gas-engine. The one we had at uni to study had a much bigger fly-wheel but no crank handle. To start the engine the fly-wheel was turned over by barring it with a 6 ft lump of wood. H&S hadn't been invented in 1973.

vtsteam:
Very nice!  :thumbup:

bertie_bassett:
its on a site hidden away in suffolk, not far from lowestoft,

also the building was commisioned 1924,

believe its oil powered  though iv not yet spotted the fuel tank. there is this odd tank in the corner though with a pipe going down into the concrete, and a similar pipe come up out the concrete and into the atomiser. not sure what the tap is for though?





and a few more pics
compressor



pressure vessel









bearing oilers on pump

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