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Has anyone restored a steam traction engine?

Тема в разделе 'Steam Traction', создана пользователем Johnaesten, 11 фев 2011.

  1. Johnaesten

    Johnaesten New Member

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    i love going to steam rallies seeing all the traction engines and steam rollers. i have a real like of them. not old enough to drive one. fred dibnah says its hard to make a rusty wreck sort of thing back into a beautiful engine again. how long does it take to restore one? a fowler agraculural engine owner let me stand on the footplate of his engine, got covered in coal dust but don't mind getting dirty.
     
  2. I. Cooper

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    Hi Johnaesten,

    You wouldn't happen to be related to fellow new member "Brackenray" by any off-chance?

    They also enjoy going to steam rallies and road steam engines, and started a very similar thread about their restoration a couple of days ago.

    You might find the thread of interest...

     
  3. coal shoveler

    coal shoveler New Member

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    You say they might be related, they have the exact same post

    Regards
    Jake
     
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    ...quite, so possibly very closely related indeed???!!! :wink:
     
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    My brother restored a Fowler ploughing engine - took him 25 years!!!
     

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