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Re: Re: Re: Case Steam Tractor
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Posted by Bill Jones on April 12, 2002 at 10:18:03 from (67.241.18.96):
In Reply to: Re: Re: Case Steam Tractor posted by Allen on April 11, 2002 at 09:53:22:
The steam engines required boiler replacement and MAJOR overhauls at very close intervals. That meant money and labor and extensive shop space and equipment to do this.That and time to prepare for actual work was at best an hour or two-with a properly banked fire the night before,so the boiler had a little heat in it-requiring less heat to get the water boiling.Steam engines were and are VERY inefficient in their use of fuel;have you ever operated one? If you did you would know how much coal or wood it took to raise and maintain a head of steam.When boilers are used once or twice a year,the stress placed on the boiler is much worse than if the boiler were used every day like they used to be,because of expansion and contraction.The butt-strap and double butt-strap boilers can only take so much.that is why I said if you own a steam engine, it should be no surprise if the boiler needs replaced.The reasoning I said the engines were replaced by tractors was,in my mind,that in the 30's and 40's when the last of the engines were coming due for boiler replacement- the operators opted to spend less money on a new tractor,than spend more money on a boiler refurb,especially when the threshing rigs were becoming outdated,combines were on their way in.You will not find a "pristine"boiler out there-unless it's been replaced-MOST suffer metal fatigue and metal loss due to stress and corrosion. I was just saying that of the many engines out there today,that is why they were replaced with tractors-because the boilers were not in top shape and they were set aside just like all the antique tractors you see in fence rows all over the country.You know ,the ones that need the engines replaced.see what I'm saying?
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