lowbudget50
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saw this and thought id share. the sound this thing makes is crazy!
https://youtu.be/xU_fshxE3Gk
https://youtu.be/xU_fshxE3Gk
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I love steam... this thing is brutal [cl
Dr Crankenstein
Rocket Surgeon
Rollin' coal. [ddd
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Skip
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How come the old guy has to shovel the coal, while the young guy drives? These machines are exactly why horses are now pets. Love it!
Reminds me of the train Doc Brown had in Back the Future 3. Jim
dmw56
Busted and Rusted on Route 66
Used to watch those at county fairs back in the 60s!
earthman
Fascinated by rolling objects!
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Joseph Astier
4 months ago
1:47 Your truck has a hemi? That's cute! This thing has a VOLCANO.
Joseph Astier
4 months ago
1:47 Your truck has a hemi? That's cute! This thing has a VOLCANO.
lowbudget50
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Joseph Astier
4 months ago
1:47 Your truck has a hemi? That's cute! This thing has a VOLCANO.
I saw that also. made me laugh
zzrodder
It ain't grey hair, it's chrome!
The next video of that Case Steamer shows it hooked to a dyno, the run was limited by the belt slippage but was calculated at 5000 lbs ft of torque, about 175 RPM, something like 170 HP.
What a beast
bob w
Still crazy after all these years!
How about a propane to steam hot rod??? Somebody?
05snopro440
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I love that old stuff. This Case is even cooler when you watch his other videos on it. There were 9 of these Case 150's made, none survived. The guy and many friends built this one from scratch from drawings provided by the Case company including pouring parts themselves! Restoration is one thing, but building a steam tractor from scratch is extreme commitment. Super cool.
I found the dyno video too, ZZ, that's wild!
https://youtu.be/wgkwBsCj_Us
I found the dyno video too, ZZ, that's wild!
https://youtu.be/wgkwBsCj_Us
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zzrodder
It ain't grey hair, it's chrome!
On an episode of Jay Leno's Garage, he took out his Stanley Steamer for a burn (literally!) . Being the hot rod guy he is, he'd had a new burner/boiler made to boost performance. Quite a sight seeing that machine zipping along the streets of LA, he's had speeding tickets with it, 75+ MPH
smallfoot
He's rockin' the "Nuttin Special"!
Wasn't it you that showed pix of an extra frame you had waiting for the next build...?[ddd
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zzrodder
It ain't grey hair, it's chrome!
bob w
Still crazy after all these years!
Wasn't it you that showed pix of an extra frame you had waiting for the next build...?[ddd
I've got plans for that frame. Can't wait to get to it.[
anvil
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I helped a guy build a 1891 locomo. We started with just part of the engine. The same guy built a steam boat. The starting point was a raw engine casting set.
In about 2015 vw had a car that used steam in it's propulsion design.
In about 2015 vw had a car that used steam in it's propulsion design.
Ran across this vid and thought of this post:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4JArByApHc
That's the modern equivalent of what you need to pull an 18 bottom plow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4JArByApHc
That's the modern equivalent of what you need to pull an 18 bottom plow.
lowbudget50
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Those tractors are impressive
old28
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S-D That video is quite something. Even more unreal is that that steam tractor was pulling the same plow rigs back in it's day.[cl[cl[cl
