The Unofficial Mamod and Other Steam Forum

steamyjim · Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 8:39 pm Post subject:

full size stanley steam cars have a flash steam coil bolier that is fired with i think parafin and dont take long to fire up atol

James · Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 9:08 pm Post subject:

yeh i was going to say that SJ, traction engines take around 3 hrs to build up enough steam (150 psi running pressure)
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steamyjim · Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 9:15 pm Post subject:

me and a mate from school spent about 3 hours firing up a marshall traction engine from cold on our own wich was quite fun even though it took 3 hours

MTA · Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 9:17 pm Post subject:

I got a Marshall 10 ton Roller going in 2 hours (my first day on a road going engine!) But it had been lit up the weekend before, maybe the water was still warm...
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James · Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 9:19 pm Post subject:

maybe, they have good lagging.

is that the one which blew a tube?
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MTA · Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 9:22 pm Post subject:

no no, the one that blew a tube was a 5-6 ton Aveling and Barford (for some stupid reason it has a dog clutch to engage drive!!) That was the first engine I drove at Amberley, plus it has a nice seat so you can sit down whilst steering. Although it seems more difficult to steer sitting down than standing...
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James · Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 9:28 pm Post subject:

aye it is

i dont like sitting down while steering either
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MTA · Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 9:30 pm Post subject:

Scruffyroller did an apprenticeship (I think) at Amberley, and he says that Gisella (the name of the A & B) had those tubes for either 15 months or years (cannot remember). Either way the lasted a while anyway. The traction engines sadly dont get used much at Amberley

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James · Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 9:32 pm Post subject:

bugger

i am going to have a good year next year. going to nearly every rally. there is the foster, the garrett, and a new engine which i cant say a word about
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MTA · Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 9:34 pm Post subject:

What type of Garrett James?
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