{"product_id":"3-inch-scale-caradoc-steam-tractor-stock-code-2514","title":"3 inch scale \"Caradoc\" steam tractor","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eDescribed in the \"Model Engineer\" in 1994 by John  Haining, \"Caradoc\" was his take on what steam would have ended up  looking like in agriculture had it continued after the war. Using a modified  version of his Suffolk Dredging Tractor engine, he came up with an interesting  idea which, like all Hainings designs, goes well. By chance this engine came in  on Friday, I saw a completed one running around at Belvoir Rally yesterday (good  do but wet and b****y cold).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eThis engine was started five years ago. The builder ordered a  boiler from the redoubtable Franklin \u0026amp; Bell - welded steel construction with  expanded copper tubes - and a set of laser-cut frames. He machined the gear  blanks and cut some of them, machined and erected the cylinder block, machined  the valve chests, crossheads \u0026amp; guides, pistons and piston rods and main  bearing housings. There is an embryonic fabricated crankshaft.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eComplete with the set of \"Model Engineer\" magazines  covering construction and Franklin \u0026amp; Bell's boiler paperwork.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#FF0000\"\u003eI've recently had an enquiry from a chap  about the suitability of this boiler for a vertical boiler locomotive he is  considering building. Having thought about it, turning the engine through 90  degrees and converting the entire project into a locomotive seems entirely  practical. I think I've even got a set of drawings for a De Winton squirelled  away - if interested I'm sure they could be included.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54009974325589,"sku":"2514","price":650.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/2514-1_20681773-115e-49ac-b68e-5f0f0ecb23ac.webp?v=1779899768","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/3-inch-scale-caradoc-steam-tractor-stock-code-2514","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}