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Posted by Bill Jones on April 10, 2002 at 05:46:05 from (67.241.18.240):
In Reply to: Case Steam Tractor posted by Dave on April 09, 2002 at 12:50:43:
The serial number tag telling you what the horsepower is ,should be located on the left side of the smoke box(front) as you are in front,facing it. I've seen 50 Horse Case engines sell for 10 to 15 thousand,but as was said earlier,it does depend on the condition. I grew up around steam engines (50 hp Case, 18 hp double cylinder Gaar-Scott) there aren't many left-don't scrap it! Does this engine belong to a relative? Why not keep it? And to ihkihoh-as far as being a "bomb", Operator error plays a big part,as well as maintanance .These engines require constant attention by the engineer.It ALWAYS tweaks my nerps to have someone say steam engines should be put in museums-they should be inspected-but a properly maintained engine should have no problems,as long as the operators didn't circumvent the safety devices(as in Ohio).Boilers DO need replaced in a lot of instances,but that should be expected with these engines.That is a big reason they were replaced by tractors in the first place. BillJ
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