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| 1014211 |
Posted - 07/17/2011 : 18:49:46
Not really a question, but I love the size comaparison! My 2 year old wanted to get in on the action, too.
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| 1014211 |
Posted - 07/19/2011 : 07:53:01
Sorry Byron, missed that. The Case never had a canopy, and I'm not sure even has the mounts for it. The Universal had one, as a pic from 2008 shows, but they removed it because they enjoy the famous Universal Bark so much and couldn't hear it with the canopy on! I kind of prefered the shade...
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| ByronC |
Posted - 07/18/2011 : 19:32:29
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Originally posted by 1014211
Byron, right you are. Just reverse the rotation of the crankshaft for reverse. It is stored under a roof, in the head-on photo in the upper right you can see a tall pole-barn in the background. That is where it is stored 11 months a year. Right now it got moved up near the road to be picked up this week to be taken to the grounds. They spent an obscene amount of money on special Dupont paint two years ago, it will not be left out in the sun and weather. They are not fun to steer, I can't believe you guys made it back with wire! The 'road engines' in Europe could actually do 12-15mph I believe, but the American engines certainly did not, as Byron stated. It is in fact fun to watch how some engines are geared. Russel's are known to have shorter gearing, making them great plowing engines. Where it takes about 5 minutes for the Case's to cover one pass of our plowing field, it takes a Russel about 6 minutes. Turnes the same RPM, so the greaing is shorter, giving it more torque. A good steam engine being worked at full throttle is one of the more impressive sounds I have heard. You FEEL those explosions as it passes by...
Jon, I was talking about the roof that many a 65hp Case came with over the driver and most of the boiler. Like in my pic..
Did your engine ever have one or maybe someone took it off way back before you owned it?
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And the only Steam Tractor I have left..... :)
It has a ROOF!!!! :)
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| B10Dave |
Posted - 07/17/2011 : 23:11:51
Jon; best sounding steam engine I have heard is silent now. Up til 2 years ago a local saw mill used steam power from a stationary engine inside the mill. They burned the trimmings and sawdust for fuel. Then 2 yrs. ago they went diesel by removing the head and valve gearing from the steam engine and belting a Cat diesel to the crank. Steam engine crank still turns and is belted to the mill. Weird setup but it works. I used to stop on the road out front and listen to it sing when they were cutting up large hardwood logs. Trimmings now are sold bundled for campfire wood. How times change!!! Dave. |
| 1014211 |
Posted - 07/17/2011 : 21:01:10
Byron, right you are. Just reverse the rotation of the crankshaft for reverse. It is stored under a roof, in the head-on photo in the upper right you can see a tall pole-barn in the background. That is where it is stored 11 months a year. Right now it got moved up near the road to be picked up this week to be taken to the grounds. They spent an obscene amount of money on special Dupont paint two years ago, it will not be left out in the sun and weather. They are not fun to steer, I can't believe you guys made it back with wire! The 'road engines' in Europe could actually do 12-15mph I believe, but the American engines certainly did not, as Byron stated. It is in fact fun to watch how some engines are geared. Russel's are known to have shorter gearing, making them great plowing engines. Where it takes about 5 minutes for the Case's to cover one pass of our plowing field, it takes a Russel about 6 minutes. Turnes the same RPM, so the greaing is shorter, giving it more torque. A good steam engine being worked at full throttle is one of the more impressive sounds I have heard. You FEEL those explosions as it passes by... |
| ByronC |
Posted - 07/17/2011 : 20:11:47
Once, a long time ago, We took our Case 65hp for a ride around the farm on a Sunday afternoon. Somehow, one of the steer chains broke. I remember that my Step Dad temporarily fixed it with double or triple #9 wire which held long enough to drive back to the barn yard.
Most people don't know that these Steam tractors have no transmissions and only travel maybe up to 3 mph....If your lucky..
If memory serve's me correctly, To select reverse, you simply turn the steam engine backwards. It doesn't care which way it rotates...
Jon,
When are you going to build the roof for your engine? |
| 1014211 |
Posted - 07/17/2011 : 20:04:19
There is a towing company locally that has a low-boy trailer with a winch powerful enough to load it up. If they didn't have a winch they disengage the trailer and pull it up with the semi. Obviously the winch is more ideal.. :) |
| skunkhome |
Posted - 07/17/2011 : 19:37:35
looks like the case won by a nose. |
| Talntedmrgreen |
Posted - 07/17/2011 : 19:27:15
So, how do they load it? Do you have to rire it and drive it up, or can it be winched or something? |
| 1014211 |
Posted - 07/17/2011 : 19:22:42
Dave, I make jokes all the time about their tractos needing 6 hours to "start". :) Of course, when they do fire up I have to be long gone before they tie the rope up for the pull off.... :):)
Josh, they just washed it for the show, it is in fact up by the road for the semi to come get it and take it to the grounds! |
| B10Dave |
Posted - 07/17/2011 : 19:19:39
 Jon, glad to see she chose the "real" tractor. LOL  Dave. |
| Talntedmrgreen |
Posted - 07/17/2011 : 19:18:12
Cool pics Jon! That Case is a ture monster! Looks nice and polished for the show =] |
