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chuck foster:
i went to this show earlier this year and thought i would share some photo's with you guys.
first is a steam train that belongs to a good friend of mine, i don't know the particulars of the engine.
i do know that under steam she drives like a dream and has power to spare.



next up is one of mr bill huxholds beam engines, it is a copy of the m.e. beam engine and it is fabricated from brass,steel and stainless steel. the flywheel is 5" in diameter and if i remember right bill said the beam is made up of 18 or 20 pieces. about a month ago i had the chance to visit bill in his shop...........what a treat that was, now if i could only remember a fraction of what he showed me. i didn't take my camera so there is no pictures.



next is a picture of my dads 6 h.p. sta-rite hit and miss gas engine. the flywheels are about 24 or 25 inches in diameter. the kids in the picture had know idea what the engine really was .......... but they sure like the noise it made when it fired.



next is a little roller that my good friend david made years ago for his daughter, and she by the way is a very good driver of the roller and steam trains as well.



the museums newly rebuilt waterloo traction engine, this engine was rebuilt entirely by the volunteer's.



the museums fire truck



and of course you know i would have to post a picture of a MODEL hit and miss engine  :clap:
it was build by another friend of mine who is building a v8 version of jerry howell's v4.



well that's all for that show, it is a small museum located just north/east of toronto, ontario.
they have a large vertical boiler about 12 or 13 feet tall, it is used to supply steam to several full size
stationary engines. they also have a saw mill and shingle mill in operation.

i hope you enjoyed this little post of pictures.

chuck  :wave:

sbwhart:
Hi Chuck

Thanks for showing some great engine pictures  :thumbup:.

Its interesting to see the different engineering on the US built traction engines, one thing thats stands out is the round wheel spokes on the US build, in the uk the wheels have flat plate spokes.

Here's a pic of a model Burrell compound engine, you can see what I mean.



Cheers

Stew

dsquire:
Chuck

Very nice pictures. Glad that you shared them with us. It's not hard to see that a lot of TLC has been applied to these lovely pieces of machinery. :D :D

Cheers  :beer:

Don

John Hill:





Chuck, if I am not mistaken that is a Massey Harris Pacemaker tractor in your picture,  a spanking little tractor, kerosene with petrol start, water spray injection, superheated inlet manifold, a real footplate to stand on and a hand clutch.  I have ploughed a few acres with one still remember the instructions printed on the fuel tank  "Put tractor to work, advance magneto until engine pings, increase water until pings stop, advance magneto until engine pings slightly"  on the other side they had printed "Good oil is cheaper than repairs!"  How true.

Bernd:
Chuck,

Very nice picturres. Thanks for sharing them with us.

I've talked to Bill when he was here in the states at one of the shows. All I can say is I envey you the visit to his shop. I love his home made tools, exspeacialy the small turret lathe he built. A most excellent modeler.

Bernd

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