{"product_id":"maxitrak-aveling-steam-tractor-stock-code-5045","title":"Maxitrak Aveling steam tractor","description":"\u003cfont color=\"red\"\u003eWe first bought this engine in 2007, it had been built from a kit in 2002. Last sold in 2011, it's recently arrived back in part exchange for a 7 1\/4 inch gauge locomotive.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    Still steams and runs well, however safety valves accumulate and there is a slow drip from the rear of the foundation ring when cold. Pictures opposite and words below are from the last time it was here, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bS6M5TKRtpA\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ethere's a clip of it running in our yard yesterday here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cp\u003e       I've had this engine in a couple of times now - this time it's come back in part exchange from a man responsible for the rather \u003ca href=\"\/products\/stock%20pages\/4888\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003egood   3 1\/2 inch gauge Britannia \u003c\/a\u003eI've got in at the moment. Something of an Inspector Meticulous, he done a variety of small jobs, including retouching the paintwork and adding a mechanical pump - the engine is in fine order cosmetically and mechanically, it would   make an ideal beginner's engine for the coming season.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e     We don't get many of these Aveling tractors in - they go very well and their owners, obviously a satisfied group of individuals, rarely   seem to sell them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    Built from a fully-machined kit supplied by Maxitrak in 2002, this engine is in fine fettle, pretty much the ideal beginner's rally outfit with a well thought out driving\/passenger trolley containing a stainless steel water tank, coal box and set of batteries for powering the electric steam-raising blower.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    Overall dimensions are similar to a 6nhp Burrell in the same scale. It has a copper silver-soldered boiler fed by mechanical pump and injector, working pressure 90psi. Single cylinder with slide valve actuated by Stephenson's valve gear with pole   reverser on footplate. Mechanical lubricator and rod-operated drain cocks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    One of the freeest-steaming traction engines I've driven and without doubt the fastest - it has a very long high gear which, once under way, gives very leggy performance on the road. Combined with the rubber-tyred wheels it gives a quick, quiet ride - \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Vo1Ka6ptaSw\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eyou   can see Ashley terrorising the estate in the clip here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54019638526293,"sku":"5045","price":4850.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/5045-1.webp?v=1779905763","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/maxitrak-aveling-steam-tractor-stock-code-5045","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}