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Joined: 26 Jun 2006 Posts: 7297 Location: West Sussex
Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 9:23 am Post subject:
That's a Mann Steam Tractor Clinton.
They were built to compete against the new, at the time, IC engined vehicles. _________________ Si
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Joined: 26 Jun 2006 Posts: 25870 Location: Nr. Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England.
Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 2:02 pm Post subject:
It's a bit like the Suffolk Punch, but not _________________ Forum Founder, Owner and Admin.
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Joined: 26 Jun 2006 Posts: 7297 Location: West Sussex
Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 6:49 pm Post subject:
steamyjim wrote:
MTA wrote:
That's a Mann Steam Tractor Clinton.
They were built to compete against the new, at the time, IC engined vehicles.
There older than that MTA. There was an article on the history of it in OG
According to the Hollycombe website:
The Mann Steam Tractor is a 4nhp agricultural tractor built in 1917 by the Mann Patent Steam Cart & Wagon Co, works No 1260 and came to Hollycombe in 1990. It was built as a light tractor in an attempt to compete with the early motor farm tractors, but the quick starting and lighter weight petrol tractors soon took over. _________________ Si
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Joined: 26 Jun 2006 Posts: 7297 Location: West Sussex
Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 6:59 pm Post subject:
steamyjim wrote:
Ah, I see. Myabe that version was but i think the designs older
So were both sort of right
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Joined: 26 Jun 2006 Posts: 25870 Location: Nr. Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England.
Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 7:26 pm Post subject:
Face it Jim MTA just proved you wrong _________________ Forum Founder, Owner and Admin.
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Joined: 26 Jun 2006 Posts: 7297 Location: West Sussex
Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 4:43 pm Post subject:
bessytractor wrote:
andysleigh wrote:
the miniature loco at the end is the one i am restoring
whats your username on the miniature railway world forum ???
The Romulus sounds like the timing is out, and all that steam leaking out of the cylinders suggests that the glands were on their way out as well... _________________ Si
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