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xlchainsaw

does anyone know of a model chaff cutter,thrashing machine??

im searching for a model chaff cutter that can be driven by a model traction engine. also a model thrashing machine. these models can be a look alike in the tradition of mamod. im hoping to film a harvest scene using my te1a,s at work.im also searching for still photos as i may be able to make them. i have you tube reference and stills of my grandfather and father working these machines. if anyone can help please post or pm.
Cranko

Hi, I have seen some of these on Ebay on occassions but i'm not sure that they are similar in size to mamod. Hope you find something  
xlchainsaw

Cranko wrote:
Hi, I have seen some of these on Ebay on occassions but i'm not sure that they are similar in size to mamod. Hope you find something  
thanks .ive been looking for sometime now, if one turned up on ebay i would bid very high indeed as i have a personal interest in these machines. the traction engines just dont look right without these machines some where near. after all on a rural scene these machines were the reason for the traction engine existence.well according to both my grandfathers who left school around 1910 to work the harvest trail and later on their farms(and other duties)
Mister Occlusion

dang... you just missed one that was on ebay this past week

http://cgi.ebay.com/MODEL-HAND-BU...PageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
That the sort of thing you're looking for?
xlchainsaw

Mister Occlusion wrote:
dang... you just missed one that was on ebay this past week

http://cgi.ebay.com/MODEL-HAND-BU...PageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
That the sort of thing you're looking for?
very many thanks!! ive already emailed the seller.what a beauty! fingers crossed ,it was passed in with no bids.im hoping he will get back with a positive outcome. once again many thanks. glenn
xlchainsaw

        he got back to me. its been sold. apparently it weighed 14 pounds. ah well where there is one there may be more    
tmuir

I've seen a couple on ebay Germany, usually go pretty high though.

All I can suggest is putting this link in your book mark and check it a couple of times a week until one comes up.

http://kunst.listings.ebay.de/Ant...acatZ78310QQsocmdZListingItemList
xlchainsaw

thanks . a job for liz. i got expelled from german class  
johnreid

The few that I have seen have been quite expensive, you might need to brush up on your modeling skills.
Cranko

Good Hunting
TRAPPERKEEPER

good luck with finding one, I hope you get one as they look interesting  
xlchainsaw

ive just read a email from the seller he stated. it was 39 inches long overall.28inches long minus the rear chute.10 inches high.8inches wide. he also told me that it was part of a steam set with a model case traction engine (coal fired). at the time the maker wanted $4300 for the tractor but was later sold on ebay for $6300.this suggests that a te1a may not have had the power to drive it. the measurements  suggest that it would have looked alright at the end of a long belt against a te1a but rather a little big standing beside it. it is still a wonderful model and serious food for thought.
xlchainsaw

johnreid wrote:
The few that I have seen have been quite expensive, you might need to brush up on your modeling skills.
im drawing up plans thats for sure.maybe not a scale model but a look alike. another idea liz and i have is maybe commission another model maker to make them.
Cranko

Hi XL about how big would it need to be to be in a similar scale to the mamod I would have thought 12-15 " but I'm not to familiar with thrashers
johnreid

Another avenue to look at, I believe that there are Die Cast models of Thrashing Machines etc. I know there are various Farm implements that are made of Tin and Steel. You might find something along those lines that could either be used Static, or modified to appear to function.
xlchainsaw

Cranko wrote:
Hi XL about how big would it need to be to be in a similar scale to the mamod I would have thought 12-15 " but I'm not to familiar with thrashers
im not sure about scale but the american thrashers would be roughly 3/4 the size of a average traction engine.where by the english ransomes (most popular here in aust) were the same size or slightly bigger than the engine.
xlchainsaw

johnreid wrote:
Another avenue to look at, I believe that there are Die Cast models of Thrashing Machines etc. I know there are various Farm implements that are made of Tin and Steel. You might find something along those lines that could either be used Static, or modified to appear to function.
i spent some time yesterday searching toys and came close. i found ertl had made antique corn shellers and water pumps and a rock crusher! the rock crusher was nice but at a price $2000 bin!
Rob

i spent some time a while back looking for some pics to make one from. try these:

http://www.tanygraig.force9.co.uk/John/ransomes.htm
click on the makers book at the bottom.

http://www.scalelink.co.uk/acatal...scale___________RETAIL_ONLY_.html
scroll almost to the bottom, some nice traction engines and accessories, some nice boilers and a mill engine in 0 scale. there is an o scale thresher for £50 and a elevator for £40, look very good.
xlchainsaw

rob-dd wrote:
i spent some time a while back looking for some pics to make one from. try these:

http://www.tanygraig.force9.co.uk/John/ransomes.htm
click on the makers book at the bottom.

http://www.scalelink.co.uk/acatal...scale___________RETAIL_ONLY_.html
scroll almost to the bottom, some nice traction engines and accessories, some nice boilers and a mill engine in 0 scale. there is an o scale thresher for £50 and a elevator for £40, look very good.
thankyou very much. this info is invaluable. im emailing them for actual size but i think it may be too small to match up against a te1a. thank again. i must admit some of the other models are very tempting.
Rob

having just watched fred dibnahs age of steam "steam on the roads" im gonna give it another go making my mamod tractor into an agricultural engine and make a threshing drum and elivator. nice little christmas project, finish college next week an im off this week ill so gonna have another go.
Cranko

rob-dd wrote:
having just watched fred dibnahs age of steam "steam on the roads" im gonna give it another go making my mamod tractor into an agricultural engine and make a threshing drum and elivator. nice little christmas project, finish college next week an im off this week ill so gonna have another go.
Look forward to seeing the finished article  
Rob

juts done some drawings based on a marshall's drum, look fairly good. so im gonna make it from thin ply with meccano gears and pulleys. might do some tomorrow or sunday.
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