{"product_id":"3-inch-scale-aveling-porter-steam-tractor-stock-code-6591","title":"3 inch scale Aveling \u0026 Porter steam tractor","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#FF0000\"\u003eWe sold this one last year, it's just come  back as part exchange against a 4 inch scale engine. You may remember it's the  one our Geoff took home a year or two back and re-engineered to his own exacting  standards - no sooner was it done than he wanted another project, so this one  came back and he took off rebuilding a 3 hp Petter (which is now done and looks  superb, but that's another story).\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#FF0000\"\u003ePictures below were taken this afternoon  in the yard, words below are from last year.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eRegular readers may remember that our Geoff sometime takes off  with an engine from stock - it disappears into his shed at home, every lunchtime  for weeks we hear what he's doing with it until it reappears. Usually look nice,  invariably run beautifully - \u003ca href=\"\/products\/stock%20pages\/3622\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ethe  last one he did was a Polly II\u003c\/a\u003e which remains the nicest one I've driven.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eA year or two ago he took off with this Aveling that came in.  Work on it has been steady - there are always members of his oil engine club  queuing up for help with their projects from the local expert - but it popped  back out of the shed a couple of weeks ago, in time for the boiler inspector's  visit. We've all oo-hed and aa-hed over it, all had a drive of it (everybody  except Geoff actually - he doesn't drive steam engines), the boiler inspector  gave it his seal of approval and then... Geoff decides it needs to go so he can  get on with the next project in the shed.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eSo. Here we have a Maxitrak Aveling steam tractor, silver  soldered copper boiler, 90psi working pressure, feed by injector and mechanical  pump. Cast iron cylinder with slide valve actuated by Stephenson's gear, pole  reverser. Mechanical lubricator. Two road speeds, rubber tyres.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eWe think this is as well sorted an Aveling as you're likely to  find this side of Staplehurst (and if you come on a day Geoff's here, be  prepared for a thorough briefing on what's been done to it!)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54009750585685,"sku":"6591","price":6750.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/6591-1.webp?v=1779899098","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/3-inch-scale-aveling-porter-steam-tractor-stock-code-6591","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}