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@abrr2000 3 күн бұрын

I got a cheddar goliath in 2002 for my 18th birthday. She was supplied extremely stiff due to not having been run in at all, she has been my main locomotive ever since and only needed to go in for maintenence in 2024 when her vavle gear FINALLY slid out of time. At which point, despite heavy usage, she was deemed to still be in almost perfect condition mechanically. (minus needing a new safety valve) Cheddar engines are noticably too large for scale, but strong, reliable and amazingly well built and engineered, but the only models in scale too use iron for the bodywork.

@mikego18753 23 күн бұрын

Love that.Thanks.

@anthonygiglio9860 24 күн бұрын

Great Video

@IfoeeJack 29 күн бұрын

What the Hell is that VEHICLE?!

@victorpaul904 Ай бұрын

🇮🇳💐🍁🌹♥️🥰🥰🙏👌👍🍁💐🇮🇳

@glynvalleytramwaytrust Ай бұрын

Fab stuff! I like the boats too! 😃

@TREVORALLEN-tl4yt Ай бұрын

What a beauty,

@TREVORALLEN-tl4yt Ай бұрын

What a lovely little engine. Did it take very long to build?Many years ago l managed to build a Stuart turner 7a with reversing gear. Good luck with your hobby cheers Trev.

@mofaruk3681 2 ай бұрын

❤

@luizinx8559 2 ай бұрын

muito bom :)

@scorpion2nz 2 ай бұрын

Don’t see many of them out side New Zealand . First one i have seen with holes drilled in the base . I have 3 of the horizontal ones and 1 vertical here . The mamod burner is a bit much for it .

@benbaselet2026 2 ай бұрын

Well that runs a LOT faster than I would have expected.

@Modelsteam-jw4wk 2 ай бұрын

Nice engine I like the marine set up the only thing that I worry about it is the lack of a safety valve system on it

@scorpion2nz 2 ай бұрын

SV not necessary as it is a oscillator and the cylinder acts as a SV

@Pamudder 2 ай бұрын

@@scorpion2nz???

@scorpion2nz 2 ай бұрын

@@Pamudder cylinder is held against port face with a spring . If engine stops turning excess pressure will escape between cylinder and port face

@Pamudder 2 ай бұрын

@@scorpion2nz Thank you for the explanation.

@RustyInventions-wz6ir 2 ай бұрын

Wow. What a setup. The power on the engine is incredible. Nice work

@fowler_steam 2 ай бұрын

Must be a hell of a compressor!

@SteamandThings 2 ай бұрын

And a big tank!

@francesbeeching5404 2 ай бұрын

❤

@rosewhite--- 2 ай бұрын

163 years old! amazing!

@SteamandThings 2 ай бұрын

And still going strong!

@aakashlakhawat9332 2 ай бұрын

Butifull video naxt video aplode

@petergardner2334 2 ай бұрын

great to see steam ploughing any time

@MichaelS3013 2 ай бұрын

What a fantastic collection of steam engines! There is no corner where it is boring. You can definitely spend many hours there. Greetings Michael

@adgecutlerofthewest 2 ай бұрын

Very nice Jim, I haven't been for many a long year. Thanks for posting the vijyo.

@SteamandThings 2 ай бұрын

It's definitely worth a visit! I'm planning to take some of my stationary steam engines down and plug them in to their steam line at one of their steam ups, I'm sure your S Type plant etc would be of interest to them too.

@user-cr3ti1vj6f 2 ай бұрын

one would think it would be more economical (or at least faster) if each engine just pulled a plow behind it and worked like normal tractors

@SteamandThings 2 ай бұрын

For British soil, the traction engines really were too heavy. These engines could comfortably pull a 7 or 8 furrow plough so would plough at 3 or 4 times the rate we are with the little two furrow plough shown. Small engines were tried for direct ploughing as you describe but it never really caught on.

@HaddaClu 2 ай бұрын

@@SteamandThings Thank you; I was going to ask the same thing. Here in the States we have so many pictures (and even to this day re-enactments) of steam tractors pulling the ploughs behind them. I know you say the British soil is too soft; but it doesnt seem all the different in quality from where I grew up in Central Pennsylvania. There was a Mennonite family that had a Peerless steam engine, and used it on their farm for plowing and threshing. It was also a regular sight at the county's summer steam traction festival.

@raymondo162 2 ай бұрын

4:32: taking a nap !!

@SteamandThings 2 ай бұрын

Must've been all getting too much for him! 😂

@KF-qj2rn 2 ай бұрын

I wonder how many horsepower, this has many current day applications in an era of power shortages, blackouts, and high costs-It could drive a large generator. (bing copilot AI) "The Fowler BB1 ploughing engine is a remarkable piece of machinery. Let’s delve into its details: The Fowler BB1 is a two-cylinder compound engine that was manufactured between 1919 and the early 1930s. Despite its relatively small scale and high attractiveness, it packs a punch as a powerful and rugged two-speed model. Here are some key specifications: Length: Approximately 46 inches. Weight: A hefty 240 pounds. Boiler Diameter: 5 inches. Operating Pressure: 75 psi. This engine was a favorite for many model enthusiasts, especially at the 1:6 scale described by John Haining and Colin Tyler in the 1960s. It’s no wonder that it continues to captivate enthusiasts at exhibitions, as demonstrated by Jack Brundsdon’s showcase at the 2015 Bristol Exhibition1. Now, let’s put its power into perspective. Imagine a pair of these ploughing engines working together. They could plough an astounding 40 acres per day, operating seven days a week. That’s a ninety-fold increase compared to what a man and a horse could achieve in the same time! Truly a testament to engineering prowess and efficiency2. So, while I can’t provide an exact horsepower figure for the Fowler BB1, its impact on productivity speaks volumes. 🚜💨"

@SMGJohn 2 ай бұрын

Considering how few farms actually employed a Steam tractor, they really had very few impacts, it was not until the big tractor wars of the 1920s and 1930s that tractors were finally replacing the horse. And even then, it took until 1960s to finally see tractors become a commodity worldwide, even in the 1950s america, farmers were still using horses for most tasks. A tractor was just too much of an investment, while a horse could be bred and fed on the farm, but seeing how high tech Steam could make a farm over 100 times more productive in the 1850s, is in itself remarkable, in the UK they used large pulley systems powered by a central steam engine to pull plow through the field back and forth, expensive to setup but still cheaper than Steam traction engines.

@neildelaney5199 2 ай бұрын

What a lovely way to spend the day, Many thanks for showing

@SteamandThings 2 ай бұрын

No better way to spend a day! Glad you enjoyed the video.

@MichaelS3013 2 ай бұрын

Very nice! Well filmed and few spectators running around in front of the camera.

@SteamandThings 2 ай бұрын

Thankyou! Makes filming far easier when there is no public there! 😂

@johnwalley5303 2 ай бұрын

Would come in handy for anybody wanting a hot shower!! What a nice little engine and it certanly goes well.

@SteamandThings 2 ай бұрын

She certainly spits plenty of water! Glad you're pleased with it John.

@mattblack6414 3 ай бұрын

Missed the show this year, thanks for sharing!

@SteamandThings 2 ай бұрын

Definitely worth a visit next year! Glad you enjoyed the video.

@trevorbax9379 3 ай бұрын

Wonderfully eccentric thank you sir for taking me back thousands of years to my childhood and good memories.😊

@PaulStClair-or3gj 3 ай бұрын

In the past, wind powered toys were also very popular. The simpler ones used a propeller driven crank to provide movement. i.e.. two boxers lunging at each other; a horse's legs and head moving, etc. Some of the more complex one's were very intricate. ⚓⛵

@SteamandThings 2 ай бұрын

Have never come across wind driven toys, shall have to look them up.

@Modelsteam-jw4wk 3 ай бұрын

Very nice engine I’m surprised how large in the steam inlet oiler was

@SteamandThings 3 ай бұрын

Not going to run out of oil during a run is it! 😂

@MrZx9rdoug 3 ай бұрын

Rare bird ,

@SteamandThings 3 ай бұрын

There certainly aren't many out in the wild!

@astravanmk2 3 ай бұрын

That’s a novel little thing Jim. Very nice.

@SteamandThings 3 ай бұрын

Quite an odd little thing. The base and firebox are all formed from one piece of aluminium, looped up and around, then folded along the front edge to hold it together. Certainly goes well though!

@ManofCulture 3 ай бұрын

-FULL BRIDGE- MERCURY ARC RECTIFIER!

@tacfoley4443 3 ай бұрын

I love the steam-driven record player and spy wireless!!

@SteamandThings 3 ай бұрын

Thankyou - they're both items from my collection - take a look through my other videos and you'll see some more detailed videos about them. The steam powered gramophone is my own creation, and there is a whole playlist on the channel devoted to its design and construction.

@christopherhutchinson8043 3 ай бұрын

😎 Just got one , nice machine

@SteamandThings 3 ай бұрын

They're nice engines, hope you're pleased with yours!

@nightlightabcd 3 ай бұрын

Where do he get the threshing machine at 1:29? Does anyone know if they're being produced, if so, where, or did he make this? If so, would he sell the plans? I think that if one were to mass produce these that actually worked, even assisted by hidden batteries, one could hardly keep up with demand, for saw mills and threshing machines are in very short supply and I'm sure there is a pent up demand. How about 3D printing parts to be assembled?

@marchorton1070 3 ай бұрын

Brilliant got the makings of a highly efficient washing machine,love the steam plant well done.

@SteamandThings 2 ай бұрын

There's a chap in the USA who uses a very similar plant to mix Margheritas!

@eliotreader8220 3 ай бұрын

where they sawing up fire wood for their engines

@SteamandThings 3 ай бұрын

We saw up the wood for various projects (gate posts, fencing, living van restorations etc), then use the offcuts in the engines.

@MichaelS3013 3 ай бұрын

Nice nighttime steam atmosphere!

@SteamandThings 3 ай бұрын

There's something magic about steam at night!

@martyblackburn9294 3 ай бұрын

I never get tired of being around steam engines , thank you for the great video

@SteamandThings 3 ай бұрын

I know that feeling all too well - they're wonderful machines.

@stan-ut5gj 3 ай бұрын

Brilliant!

@SteamandThings 3 ай бұрын

Was something quite special!

@astravanmk2 3 ай бұрын

That’s lovely mate. Very hypnotic.

@SteamandThings 3 ай бұрын

A lovely old engine isn't it!

@ElmerJFudd-oi9kj 3 ай бұрын

Nice! More please.😲

@SteamandThings 3 ай бұрын

There are a few more videos of this engine on the channel if you take a look in the Traction Engines playlist: kzfaq.info/sun/PLY2Tgb8zPD5g5jZNuYCloI3Fje5HDh7vh&si=9l2-NwUT_57l1kGl This engine is currently having some repairs to its boiler.