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Always take the back roads

Started by Hauk, September 18, 2022, 05:09:09 AM

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Bernhard

A nice find from my vacation, at Hallamore Lake near Clearwater, Canada.

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The mechanic must have taken a few liberties. Especially the mounting of the fan is quite bizarre.

Bernhard

Hauk

Quote from: Bernhard on October 13, 2022, 02:52:51 AMA nice find from my vacation, at Hallamore Lake near Clearwater, Canada.

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The mechanic must have taken a few liberties. Especially the mounting of the fan is quite bizarre.

Bernhard

Great find!
Always nice to see pictures of old tractors.
Regards, Hauk
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Barney

Very Nice - Some more for my library
Barney   
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Bill Gill

Quite a tractor find, Bernhard.
Two thoughts about the "fan"
1. Could the vehicle be a very early prototype design for Ian Fleming's"Chitty-Chitty Bang-Bang"?
B. Could the fan be mounted there to keep the exhaust from blinding and choking the driver?
III. Could the spinning blades be a simple whirligig to amuse the operator during long boring sessions of tending the fields?  ;D

Hydrostat

Doesn't it take a lot of pressure to inflate those tires?
I'll make it. If I have to fly the five feet like a birdie.
I'll fly it. I'll make it.

The comprehensive book about my work: "Vollendete Baukunst"

Scratchman

Here's ten photos from the state of Nevada.





















Gordon Birrell

https://www.flickr.com/photos/gordonbirrell/

Les Tindall

This is a great thread and series of photos. Gordon what is the truck in the second pic for? Is it a mobile drill?  Another that inspires a model.
Les Tindall 

Les Tindall

We have "back roads" here on the Isle of Wight, a couple of examples attached.
Les Rindall

Bernhard

Another find from my vacations: a H.K. Porter B-P-O compressed air locomotive.

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It is exhibited in the Bankhead ghost town near Banff, Canada. However, it did its service at the Canamore Mine nearby.

I have wanted to build a model of a Porter locomotive for some time, as a comparison piece to the EIMCO 401 (see here), which is powered by a 5 cylinder radial piston air motor. Now I think it's definitely time for me to go to the drawing board for it.

Bernhard