New vs old

[hrpearce]

Originally Posted by gordon

Weight, traction, and horsepower .....

More like weight and gearing as the steam engine itself would be in the 6 to 10 Hp range.

[David Dunlop]

Now I see why those wonderful beasties were referred to as 'Traction Engines'. There is an annual Thresherman's Reunion somewhere here in Manitoba where they fire up a few of those old girls and show everyone what they can still do.


David

[Phil Waterman]

Hi All

There is a move the Iron Maiden 1962 that is all about old steam traction engines that I like http://movies.msn.com/movies/movie/the-iron-maiden/

Cheers Phil