{"product_id":"4-inch-scale-burrell-scc-agricultural-engine-stock-code-10150","title":"4 inch scale Burrell SCC agricultural engine","description":"A 4 inch scale Burrell SCC agricultural engine, cosmetically alarming (not helped by the low, December sun illuminating the photographs opposite) although performing in steam rather better than we expected.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    Completed in 2016, it was initially inspected by D.J.Wothers Inspection Services and re-tested in 2017 and 2018, when it was last steamed in the builder's ownership.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    It's come to us from a long time customer, a retired chartered engineer who, amongst other projects, made a particularly nice job of assembling \u003ca href=\"\/products\/7-14-inch-gauge-stafford-0-4-0st%2c-works-number-1421-with-road-trailer-stock-code-9752\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ea kit-build \"Stafford\" which we sold earlier in the year.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    The Burrell - bought from the builder earlier in the year in one of those \"wouldn't this be a good idea\" moments that we all have from time to time - has proved too big to handle, so it's being moved on to concentrate on smaller gauges and scales, a \"Polly\" 0-6-0 now well-advanced on the bench.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    As bought, the engine was largely complete, although missing boiler cladding and gear guards. There were a variety of niggling faults, some rectified, others remaining. The original Ramsbottom safety valves opened but didn't shut reliably - pretty much endemic in this design - and have been replaced with a pair of spring valves by John Rex which work beautifully, with dummy shrouds to replicate the look of the originals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    Originally fitted with a long, clumsy-looking regulator handle, the new owner made something more prototypical - only to find that, on a 150psi working compound, the regulator was now stiff to operate...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    Other jobs included repacking glands, resetting the HP valve, new valve rod fork end made and fitted, lubricator and water pump serviced and regulator valve refaced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    The steering is heavy to turn - we suspect binding in the steering column bearings - which makes manoeuvring in high gear quite exciting at the speeds the engine is only too eager to achieve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    In steam, the engine runs surprisingly well and pulls strongly. Safety valves let off spot on 150psi and close reliably, the injector picks up from 60 to 150psi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    Plenty of potential in this one - a partial strip down over winter to fit boiler cladding and gear guards, along with a repaint, would transform the engine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54019635937621,"sku":"10150","price":13950.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/10150-1.webp?v=1779905720","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/4-inch-scale-burrell-scc-agricultural-engine-stock-code-10150","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}