{"product_id":"franklin-bell-firetube-boiler-stock-code-2491","title":"Franklin \u0026 Bell firetube boiler","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the lesser-used boilers I've ever bought, this one was ordered from  Franklin \u0026amp; Bell (latterly Bell Boilers) for use in a 6 inch scale Sentinel  steam wagon which, as events turned out, never got built. Having skulked around  at the bottom of the owner's toybox for a few years, it was then briefly pressed  into service to provide steam for a Leak compound engine in a narrow boat.  Steamed on a handful of occasions in the boat, the complete plant was removed  last year when the owner sold the hull in order to concentrate on a new boat he  was building. Since then it has been back in the corner of the workshop…\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eBuilt in 1998, Franklin \u0026amp; Bell serial number FB258, to a fast-steaming  water tube design. Coal-fired, central flue with 32 cross tubes. Working  pressure 150psi, the initial hydraulic test was for 350psi. It has a current  certificate.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn the top of the boiler is a three element stainless steel superheater,  beautifully-made (at considerable expense) - it comes with its own 300psi test  certificate.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFittings include a Nabic pop-type safety valve, 0-250psi pressure gauge with  stop cock, pair of clack valves for pumps, 3 cock water gauge, blower plumbing  and a manifold with three steam cocks - basically everything needed to plumb it  up, connect a water feed and produce steam. There is a cast iron grate which  fits from beneath.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eHighly suitable for a wide range of interesting projects this! Personally I  fancy another steam car, now that the Locomobile's gone up to Scotland, but it  would be equally suitable for use in a boat or as a large stationary boiler  where, I suspect, it would run just about anything you could throw at it -  similar to the Merryweather J-tube boiler, one of which would just about run the  huge Marshall vertical engine (7 x 10) I had at the old place.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eHeight:\u003cbr\u003e  Excluding chimney 40 inches\u003cbr\u003e  Including chimney 96 inches\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eDiameter 20 inches\u003cbr\u003e  Weight approx 400 pounds\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54020071817557,"sku":"2491","price":1250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/2491-1.webp?v=1779910431","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/franklin-bell-firetube-boiler-stock-code-2491","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}