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ericlb

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after watching a huge steam plow demonstration on f-book, it just came to me that we dont have a steam forum on the site, is there just not that much of a steam following anymore? i imagine nearly all who actually used these monsters for farming have gone on now
 
I've never been there,but when we sold Kevin's engine last fall,the guy's who were here said they look in on YT now and then,but that there's a forum called Smokestak or something similar. Always been gonna poke my nose in there and see what it's all about but I haven't done it yet.
 
(quoted from post at 10:54:57 04/06/17) I've never been there,but when we sold Kevin's engine last fall,the guy's who were here said they look in on YT now and then,but that there's a forum called Smokestak or something similar. Always been gonna poke my nose in there and see what it's all about but I haven't done it yet.
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The Stak is a great place for steam and many other interests as well.
 
I'm an avid steam fan and well aware that it was coal and steam that made this once great country once great.

That said, I am not aware of any steam forums.

FWIW: Below is a link to how this country was built.

Enjoy.

Dean
N & W Hauling Coal
 
That's what made this country great, Old-9.

I'm just old enough to remember heavy steam power on the B & O past my little farm.

Dean
 
There is no steam section here on yesterdays tractors, but there is however a website called smoke stack for the steam guys. I looked around there once, but didn't have much call for it since I do not have a steam engine. I just couldn't relate to much that was on there not being a steam guy. I guess you either have a steam engine or you don't. And if you don't, you end up here. LOL.
 
When I was part of a maintenance Team, the STEAM TURBINES (Westinghouse) operated at 500 psi inlet STEAM. These Turbines were located on a natural gas pipeline and received Steam from the next door Processing Plant.
I had no problem qualifying for FIRING time, so as to qualify to write various levels of the Power engineering exams.
One of the SAFETY Training mandatories was to have a 2" X 8" Dry pine plank pass next to a STEAM FLANGE with a controlled leak. The French Guillotine had nothing over a 500 PSI Steam leak!
 
In the Navy we ran 1200 psi super heated in our main lines, and 600 psi in the aux lines. We were always told that a pinhole leak on the 1200 psi lines would cut you in half, and cauterize the wound as it went. As a result you never looked for a suspected steam leak with anything but a long wooden pole.
 
By today's standards it's a wonder there was any vegetation within a half mile of the rails with all the soot. Glad there's video like this, I'm old enough to remember seeing steam engines, also the first diesel locomotive that went by our farm in 1953.
 
I have this video in a collection of steam train videos, my favorite. Amazing power.
 
About 10 years ago I visited a show in Cumming, GA and there were lots of steam engines and a calliope to boot. They had a row of sheds where the steam engnes li ved year round. Also had a sawmill that took turns using the various steam engines. I cant' imagine they would be gone now>
 
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