Wilesco Power Plant Live Steam Dampfmaschine.

[zuzulo56]

Many boiler explosions, what?

[chesterfield44]

@zuzulo56 I dont know, this one has never exploded though :)

[rdproductions01]

I have got a D20 to, from the same generation. I don't know how old it is...

[atsf7809]

i have a wilesco D4 stationary from 1975 and for some reason the flywheel won't turn the boiler will raise steam and i occasionally pull it out and raise steam in the boiler and i oil it pretty much every day . please help

[KISSarmyist]

I have a steam engine almost exactly the same as this one. But I need the cap for the Boiler.. It melted off before I had it. And when I got it it never did have it. Do you know where I can get somthing like that?

[chesterfield44]

@KISSarmyist eBay is the best place to buy spare parts like a old boiler

[banditpredator]

Very nice D20!

[MrSebi12]

i have it too

[MrSebi12]

this is the d 20

[chesterfield44]

@MrSebi12 Thx for the info

[wearetheboardfreaks]

i have that exact one my dad got it when he was a kid and gave it to me im 14 now and my dads 56 so about 46 years ago that was being made

[lexander5]

I have the same steam engine. very nice.

[videoblast]

I had one of those back in 1972. Melted the front off in 1998. Fixed it, then gave it away in 2004. Just got my first live steam locomotive. Good post!

[TheModelEngineer]

Nice running engine!

[darkskulz]

that seems like a really cool hobby! where can you buy them?

[chesterfield44]

Hi Darkskulz

The best place to buy toy steam engines from is ebay

[erikals2]

these are seriously awesome

what fuel do you use to heat the tank

if i had a donkey engine id use wood

[chesterfield44]

I use metholated spirit, it might be called wood alchol or something similer where you live

[sledneckf5]

hey i have an engine just like that, my dad works at a scrap yard and someone brought it in. it is the same thing and it says made in germany on the bottom.

[chesterfield44]

Ask your dad to bring it home from the scrap yard for you

They are great fun

[biggdaddy2001]

u need to reroute the exhaust to go up the stack now that would be cool

[lio0nheart]

you have to write the efficiency and how many jole / sec can we extract to be more better

[brianbora1]

awsome i saw one at hale farm ohio on a field trip

[elsieesq]

Hello Mike. Nice videos of your engines. Tried visiting your site but got "site not avaliable" so will try again later.

[chesterfield44]

Thx elsieesq

My website hosting company have been down for about 30 hours, all fixed now though................. (Fingers crosses)

[Stripper019]

xcuse me, but could u direct me to a website that reproduces those... i mean the parts for them see i found one im my house that i moved into.. but from wat i see its missing a few peices i would like to restore it. it would be a great help if u know of a place.

[PARKEREAL]

there a little guy in cuba name hector will make you one for 20 dollars you will find him drunk on the beach selling t-shirts and car parts.lol

[pete43323]

hi ,,,do you know of any toys that the govennor actucally controls the speed,???,,,thanks,,charles in iowa,,

[chesterfield44]

I,ve never heard of any Charles

But that doesnt meen there arnt any

Sorry I cant be of much help on this one

[JoeDeSmid]

i can help you, the govennor on the wilesco engines are only for the looks of it the engines of wilesco are strong enough that they dont need them only the company likes the look of it, hope this will help you cheers

Joe

[Inu1294]

Ive got one thats alittle older but it looks almost exactly like yours. ^-^ I love it its lots of fun

[o0cowboy0o]

im getting that soon

[chesterfield44]

You wont regret it, they are great steam engines :)

[brybish]

i have one of these bought it in the mid 70's

they run nice and if you look at the boiler ther is a tap to drain the water. ran mine the other day with a small aircompressor.

they use fire lighter's not meths.

[Helivz]

Kool. My mother bought me one in July, 1973. A little smaller and less sophisticated than the one on the video. I still have it. I was only 12 at the time. Had lots of fun with it.

[brandonkr1]

ok thank you. thats what i do but i wasnt sure if that was the proper way of emptying it.

[brandonkr1]

how do you empty the boiler when you are done running it? do you just tip it upside down and shake it out?

[chesterfield44]

Hi brandonkr1

Yes you just unscrew the safety valve and tip it upside down to empty the water out

[steved0689]

Very Nice!!! I'm in the market, trying to make a model of an old steam-powered sawmill. It might be quite a challenge!!!

[reidsteam]

Smooth running, no loose bearing surfaces. I really like that engine's sounds, Mike.

It's a beauty!

[chesterfield44]

Thx reid

The Wilesco has a real nice slow tickover

[seanhewitt1]

can you power a tv with that or a lite with it

[chesterfield44]

It wouldnt power a TV lol

But yes it would power a few lights, a radio, and other low enegy appliences, with a suitable dynamo.

[randomguy9898]

i think you should put up a vid of your fathers steam enigne which (coincidentaly ran the year i was born 1994) but has tons of cool stuff, and if not could you just tell what is on there all i could tell was a governer and other suff i have no idea what they are

[chesterfield44]

You will get one eventually randomguy9898

Keep trying, you could check out the for sale thread on the "Toy steam forum" there is a link in my "YouTube" page

[randomguy9898]

man i given up on ebay now after so much losses. i bought a stirling kit from ebay but thats it. i think i might just buy a jensen 75 from a website

[randomguy9898]

i lost...again..., well time to waste more of my life on ebay....

[randomguy9898]

thx

[chesterfield44]

Hope you get it randomguy9898 they really are nice machines,

Good luck with your bid :)

[randomguy9898]

nice engine im going to bid on an old wilesco d 16 on ebay right now

[sancassancas]

I`ve one like that, yours is just some more advanced

[billybasstv]

love it

[MisterOcclusion]

That sounds terrific, thumping away like that. One day I'll have to acquire one of those larger Wilesco engines. I've got my eye on the D21. The other eye is on my wallet, though, and the time is not yet right ;D

[silver760]

Which engine is that one?The D22?

She certainly is a good runner,nice large flywheel!I myself have the D455 vertical engine,that runs well,unfortunately the original boiler burst!!It was less than a week old and the join between the boiler top plate and the boiler barrel actually split along the soldered joint!!Unbelievable,these engine only run at about 15psi!!The supplied sent me a new boiler after they tried to fix the old one and made a right mess of it,Stew

[rumpflaengschnitt]

... yo, mate! A fine machine, super well kept! The way she starts up when you open the valve - no helping push to the fly wheel needed! Great!

Cheers, Tom

[chesterfield44]

Thx Tom, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.