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Machinery for model steamers - stock code 1971

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Machinery for model steamers
Machinery for model steamers
Machinery for model steamers
Machinery for model steamers
Machinery for model steamers
An old model traction engine of freelance design, built to around 2 1/2 inch scale.

Coal-fired copper boiler fed by crankshaft-driven mechanical pump with bypass and injector. Single cylinder with Stephenson's link motion. Mechanical lubricator, drain cocks. Two speed transmission with winch mounted behind nearside rear wheel. There is a spare steam takeoff on the manifold with valve which could be used to fit a water lifter.

The engine was rallied regularly until eight years ago when the owner started to build a bigger engine. It now needs some refurbishment and has a leak from a longitudinal stay on the backhead.

Length 41 inches
Weight 150 pounds