Possibly the strangest steam powered machine ever...

[tdstaylor]

I was looking around YouTube today and stumbled upon this crazy contraption... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RsxJoZmCek Seriously, you have to see it to believe it... (This video is not mine, it belongs to its original owner)

 

[transitguard]

Yeah... They used to use those in Wisconsin during the lumber boom (near the turn of the last century). The only difference was that they put skids on the front so the could drive down the ice covered logging roads.

 

[MAGLEVSX]

I was looking around YouTube today and stumbled upon this crazy contraption... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RsxJoZmCek Seriously, you have to see it to believe it... (This video is not mine, it belongs to its original owner)

Reminds me of Wild Wild West!


~M~

 

[sethmcs]

Appears to lack power steering.:hehe:

 

[teddytoot]

Did it start life as a Shay or was it built like that?

 

[bl4882]

UFO?

Well, it wasn't bred for beauty, that's for sure. Let's be kind and call it "functional." I recall stumbling on something like this on the DLS a while back. Can't remember what it was called. It came from one of the German contributors, I think.

Bernie

 

[lornyk5]

I can honestly say I've never seen anything like that:wave:, good find!

Lorin

 

[ZapperJet]

Did it start life as a Shay or was it built like that?

Judging by the nature of the crank wheels on the cylinder assembly I think it was constructed from hoist-engines. A friend of mine owns a similar land locomotive with a horizontal hoist-engine assembly. Though his doesn't have treads, because it's half-truck!

Cheerio,
John

 

[Tokkyu40]

It's a variation on a standard steam tractor. Here's another video with some typical machines.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4S9oQP7A9A&feature=related
About 6:00 in there's a small steam roller.

They're also known as traction engines. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB8uXun7zhk&feature=related On this one you can see the big flywheel spinning on the left side. If you park the engine and release the drive, you can hook a belt over that and use it to drive other machinery.

Claude

 

[Tokkyu40]

Gerd has a traction engine on the DLS under the title "Dampftraktor". It's drivable and will be listed under the rolling stock in Trainz. It's a TRS04 asset.

Claude

 

[mad_railman91]

good find but Ive seen weirder, (I am the Mad Railman after all ) heres a link to some very weird locomotives including steam turbines, High pressure experimental steam engines, and Steam-Electric Locomotives http://www.dself.dsl.pipex.com/MUSEUM/LOCOLOCO/locoloco.htm take a look theres all kinds of engines here and some very rare photos of them too.

 

[bl4882]

Yes Mad Railman!

My favorite ugly is this Delaware & Hudson creature, Horatio Allen.

Can you believe over 90,000 lb. of tractive effort from a consolidation, with horsepower to match? You've pointed to a great site for anyone interested in the bizarre.

Bernie

 

[mad_railman91]

Yes Mad Railman!

My favorite ugly is this Delaware & Hudson creature, Horatio Allen.

Can you believe over 90,000 lb. of tractive effort from a consolidation, with horsepower to match? You've pointed to a great site for anyone interested in the bizarre.

Bernie

ive heard of this locomotive before but I didn't know it was there, I read about it in a book it said that it had like 500 PSI boiler Pressure which would keep me atleast 1/2 a mile away from it when it passed 300 PSI, but that is incredible!

 

[tdstaylor]

And here may be the most retarded idea in railroading history.... THE HOLMAN HORROR!!!!!! http://www.dself.dsl.pipex.com/MUSEUM/LOCOLOCO/holman/holman.htm

 

[bl4882]

Hi tdstaylor,

Isn't it a bit late for Halloween? :hehe:

It is a great site.

Bernie