{"product_id":"3-inch-scale-allchin-traction-engine-stock-code-3576","title":"3 inch scale Allchin traction engine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:\" times new roman color:windowtext\u003eA largely completed 3 inch scale  agricultural traction engine, built as a doubled up version of Hughes'  \"Royal Chester\" design.\u003co:p\u003e  \u003c\/o:p\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:\" times new roman color:windowtext\u003eSteel boiler with brazed steel  tubes, feed by injector and crank-driven pump. Single cylinder with slide valve  actuated by Stephenson's valve gear, pole reverser on footplate, mechanical  lubricator. Two road speeds. Winch mounted behind nearside rear wheel with  fairleads on tender.\u003co:p\u003e  \u003c\/o:p\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:\" times new roman color:windowtext\u003eNever steamed before the builder's  demise, the engine has had a twice working pressure hydraulic certificate issued  for 100psi working, it will require a steam test when completed. It runs very  well on air, with a crisp exhaust note and good even beats – \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/uk.youtube.com\/watch?v=XFNoOEWhWo8\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ethere's  a clip of it running here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003co:p\u003e  \u003c\/o:p\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:\" times new roman color:windowtext\u003eJobs to complete include fitting a  pressure gauge and associated pipework,\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emaking  a pair of drive pins and attending to half a dozen loose fasteners on the  cylinder block flange – it is currently held down with some fairly grotty  bolts, in the past I have made up studs and silver-soldered a nut on to simulate  the original carrot bolts which were assembled\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ein from inside the boiler.and nutted up outside.\u003co:p\u003e  \u003c\/o:p\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:\" times new roman color:windowtext\u003eI think this is a decently-built  engine with plenty of potential – it makes a big 3 inch model, nearly six  inches longer than the ubiquitous 6nhp Burrell and I would guess around half a  hundredweight heavier. Complete with a two-wheeled driving truck running on  pneumatic tyres.\u003co:p\u003e  \u003c\/o:p\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eLength 54 inches\u003cbr\u003e  Weight approx 3 cwt\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54020059595093,"sku":"3576","price":5950.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/3576-1.webp?v=1779910241","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/3-inch-scale-allchin-traction-engine-stock-code-3576","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}