{"product_id":"maxitrak-aveling-traction-engine-stock-code-3773","title":"Maxitrak Aveling traction engine","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#FF0000\"\u003eSold this one last year to a life-long  locomotive man who was branching out into traction engines. It's now come back  in part exchange for a \"Bridget\" - picures  are from earlier in the year, it looks the same now, just a bit more polished.\u003c\/font\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eI don't get many of these Aveling tractors in - they go very  well and their owners, seemingly a very satisfied group of individuals, rarely  seem to sell them.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Overall dimensions are similar to a 6nhp Burrell in the same scale. It has a  copper silver-soldered boiler fed by twin injectors, 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.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Paintwork is mostly good, although with some loss of paint on the top of the  offside gear guard which could be retouched.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Length 42 inches\u003cbr\u003e  Height 30 inches\u003cbr\u003e  Weight approx 250 pounds  \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54010283458901,"sku":"3773","price":6500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/3773-1.webp?v=1779901111","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/maxitrak-aveling-traction-engine-stock-code-3773","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}