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yosa
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I just noticed something else Wallace. On all three of your MM1's the strap that holds the boiler down turns out at the bottom, and is visibly bolted to the base.
On mine the strap also bolts to the base, but the bottom turns inwards so that the bolts are within the fire box, so not seen.
Nice detail, don't know what it means though. Got an aspirin?
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Wallace
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| Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 10:31 am Post subject: |
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| yosa wrote: | I just noticed something else Wallace. On all three of your MM1's the strap that holds the boiler down turns out at the bottom, and is visibly bolted to the base.
On mine the strap also bolts to the base, but the bottom turns inwards so that the bolts are within the fire box, so not seen.
Nice detail, don't know what it means though. Got an aspirin? |
Just looking in the bible, I can see a photo of a range of engines taken in 1973. There is no boiler strap showing on the base, like yours.
If your's has a vaporising burner and doesn't have a overflow plug or sightglass, it's definitely 1970-1974.
Perhaps a boiler strap not showing could be pre 1973? The obviously hid them in 1973 at the latest according to photo
Even another way of telling dates is from original box colours 
Here's a asprin mate 
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Mamodman123
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| Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 10:49 am Post subject: |
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| yosa wrote: | I just noticed something else Wallace. On all three of your MM1's the strap that holds the boiler down turns out at the bottom, and is visibly bolted to the base.
On mine the strap also bolts to the base, but the bottom turns inwards so that the bolts are within the fire box, so not seen.
Nice detail, don't know what it means though. Got an aspirin? |
The ones with the holes in the firebox and you can see the bolts means its older than the ones that bolt inside 
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| Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 11:24 am Post subject: |
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| Early flywheels dont seem to be finished like laters ones, like the hammer and press they were painted all over. This dates the MM1 from around mid 1950s. The later and thinner rimmed flywheels from around mid 60s had their flywheels 'clipped' ie the edges were cleaned up and paint removed with the excess metal. |
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yosa
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| Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 11:26 am Post subject: |
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Thanks Fellas,
I'll take another look at it when I put the light on. Just having a lie down in the dark for now.
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