{"product_id":"4-12-inch-scale-burrell-agricultural-stock-code-3538","title":"4 1\/2 inch scale Burrell agricultural","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eA 4 1\/2 inch scale Burrell traction engine, built to the Plastow  design. One of the nicest traction engines I've driven this year, it goes very well.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eSteel boiler with expanded tubes, working pressure 110psi, feed  by injector and mechanical pump. The boiler was retubed in 2006 and is in fine  condition. Single cylinder with slide valve actuated by Stephenson's gear with  pole reverser. Mechanical lubricator. Two road speeds with differential and  winch drum behind nearside wheel, fairleads on tender. Water lifter with hose  mounted on offside.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eI had this one in steam much of yesterday afternoon. It  runs particularly well, everything works exactly as per the book, right down to  the water lifter which empties a bucket of water in a minute. In a spirit of  high adventure, I decided to see if the footpath that borders our house and runs  up past the church before making a tight right hand corner and finally a U-turn  to David's house was navigable by traction engine (there are prominent \"No  Cycling\" signs either end of Church Walk, but nothing mentioning steam  vehicles). I can report that it is, he was most surprised to see an engine  parked on his drive.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eEarly evening I set it to a gentle tickover and left to have my  supper with some friends who had come round. An hour later, sat in the gloaming,  it was still turning over steadily, whereupon David and I fell to talking beside  it, speculating on which turn of the crank would be its last. In the end we had  almost another hour to wait, at just under 10 pounds on the clock and 20rpm, the  engine made one last revolution and eased to a stop. \"Mark of a well made  engine\" in David's book (himself an ex 4 1\/2 Burrell owner). \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vW_YQD4zfRg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e There's a  video of the engine running here\u003c\/a\u003e, the last part of which required use infra-red  \"night vision\" mode (a thing I was sure would never be needed when I  bought the camera).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eI really like this engine. Paint has fallen off or rubbed  through  in places but too good to require a major repaint (indeed, it looks pretty  authentic for an agricultural engine as it stands), but mechanically it goes as  well as any Burrell I've driven. It comes complete with a driver's seat and  passenger trolley containing a set of firing irons, blower and battery and  various bottles of oil and polish. There is a whistle, currently removed and  replaced with a plug in the block used by the previous owner to run the engine  on air - it could be refitted in minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eEngine\u003cbr\u003e  Length 72 inches\u003cbr\u003e  Height (to chimney) 46 inches\u003cbr\u003e  Rear wheel 26 inch diameter over tyre\u003cbr\u003e  Weight approx 1\/2 ton\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54019142254933,"sku":"3538","price":12950.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/3538-1.webp?v=1779902214","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/4-12-inch-scale-burrell-agricultural-stock-code-3538","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}