{"product_id":"4-inch-scale-garrett-traction-engine-cw-trailers-stock-code-4008","title":"4 inch scale Garrett traction engine c\/w trailers","description":"\u003cp\u003eA new 4 inch scale Garrett traction engine, ten years in the building and  only test steamed since completion. Beautifully built, fit and finish is  excellent throughout, paintwork is executed to a high standard.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e There are  neat and functional details added to the basic design throughout - the tender is  fitted with a water float gauge; there are a set of spuds mounted below the  running board; the chimney has the poshest cover we've yet seen for when the  engine is laid up; the regulator rod is supported in a brass bearing where it  normally rattles over the spectacle plate; the simple hole through which the  differential is oiled sports a finely-made sliding brass cover; eccentric straps  and bearing caps are all double-nutted with prototypically-correct thin  locknuts; studs throughout show an identical length of thread through their  nuts; the boiler number is engraved onto a brass plate mounted on the spectacle  (which saves the boiler inspector's usual grovelling in the muck and oil down  inside the hornplates looking for it); the cast iron driving seat has a support  bracket that's a work of art.... I could go on, suffice to say that if I built a  traction engine, this is the way I'd like to do it.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteel boiler by Valentine Engineering, welded steel with expanded steel  tubes. 120psi working presure, Ramsbottom safety valve, feed by injector and  mechanical pump with bypass. Water lifter for tender. Cast iron cylinder with  slide valve actuated by Stephenson's gear, pole reverser on footplate.  Mechanical lubricator. Two road speed with differential, screw-down brake, winch  behind nearside rear wheel.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving finished the engine, the builder set to and made a fine trailer to tow  behind it, running on cast iron wheels. To transport the whole outfit, he  started with a commercial four wheeled trailer and built a soft top to keep the  elements off the engine with purpose-made sheets featuring sewn-in bungee  cords and velcro seams to make covering the thing up after loading a painless  process. Cantilevered from the back is a rack which takes the engine trailer,  there are a pair of substantial ramps which, together with the  permanently-mounted winch, make loading and unloading a one-man operation.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe engine is road-registered.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54020021322069,"sku":"4008","price":18500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/4008-1.webp?v=1779909702","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/4-inch-scale-garrett-traction-engine-cw-trailers-stock-code-4008","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}