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STEAM ENGINE ON EBAY
Posted by: EARL C. LEAVEY, JR. (IP Logged)
Date: October 25, 2004 01:41AM
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Re: STEAM ENGINE ON EBAY
Posted by: ArnoldWalker (IP Logged)
Date: October 25, 2004 04:11AM
<HTML>Anybody know what it is......</HTML>
Re: STEAM ENGINE ON EBAY
Posted by: EARL C. LEAVEY, JR. (IP Logged)
Date: October 25, 2004 06:20PM
<HTML>MUST BE FACTORY POWER AND INDUSTRIAL STEAM, MY GUESS. I THOUGHT THEY USED TURBINES MOSTLY.</HTML>
Re: STEAM ENGINE ON EBAY
Posted by: ArnoldWalker (IP Logged)
Date: October 25, 2004 09:11PM
<HTML>Did research Dravo.....Dravo Shipyard did piston steam towboats,large yahts,and sternwheelers in 60 to 150 foot range.</HTML>
Re: STEAM ENGINE ON EBAY
Posted by: ArnoldWalker (IP Logged)
Date: October 25, 2004 09:35PM
<HTML>Now if a Stanley or Locomobile engine could roll price of this tugboat engine.Seems be from a New York tugboat converted to diesel in the 50's.</HTML>
Re: STEAM ENGINE ON EBAY
Posted by: David Nergaard (IP Logged)
Date: October 27, 2004 10:53AM
<HTML>It looks to me like an engine from a steam steering gear. It is controlled with a piston valve throttle which can feed steam through the engine through either the "inlet" or "exhaust" manifold, thus the engine can turn either direction as needed. The engine valves are set to take steam full stroke, so it can run either way with equal facility. Of course, the efficiency is poor, but as it only takes steam while the rubber is being moved, it was not a problem.</HTML>
Re: STEAM ENGINE ON EBAY
Posted by: Andre' Blanchard (IP Logged)
Date: October 27, 2004 12:10PM
<HTML>I am guessing but it could be a jacking engine. For slowing turning over the big main engine while doing maintenance.
Andre' B.</HTML>
Andre' B.</HTML>
Re: STEAM ENGINE ON EBAY
Posted by: Garry Hunsaker (IP Logged)
Date: October 27, 2004 05:07PM
<HTML>Is it just my eyesight, or is this engine rather lacking in supports from the main bearings to the cross heads? Would such a design be bolted to a frame of some sort to take its loads?
Garry</HTML>
Garry</HTML>
Re: STEAM ENGINE ON EBAY
Posted by: Ben in Maine (IP Logged)
Date: October 27, 2004 06:13PM
<HTML>That heavy casting on the bottom is the engine bedplate I'm pretty sure,,Cheers Ben</HTML>
Re: STEAM ENGINE ON EBAY
Posted by: Peter Heid (IP Logged)
Date: October 27, 2004 08:26PM
<HTML>Ok, my guess is a hoisting or winch engine.
Peter Heid</HTML>
Peter Heid</HTML>
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