Case Hillclimb

[steamfreak22]

OK. Basic point. Exposed crown sheet. Hot metal. Water sloshes back. Flash to steam. Boom. Any steamer should know that. End of story.

[mwhite112393]

Just to understand, the operator isn't gunning the engine up that hill, is he? That old Case can climb it faster with more steam, right?

[bigred42091]

Don't worry about the damn boiler exploding.

Every so many years, (I think every 4 years, I am not too sure), the boiler is required to be inspected. (My friend owns a 1910 Case 45 hp thresher engine)

Also, his engine is able to run close to 175 psi, but michigan law says that we got to run it at 100 psi.

So, don't worry about the boiler exploding, because again, every inch of that boiler is inspected for weakness.

[6030diesel]

fuck man shut up i wanna see it climb not here the comentary of how dangertous it is from the penut gallery here

[wisheywashey]

you people know NOTHING about steam traction engines

[RRboyLEGOboy]

@wisheywashey my dad does.

[Rumely1630]

Well... If that angle is So Dangerous... What about the Thousands of Upright Boilers that were built and operated with the top quarter of All the Flues above the water line...??? And Yes many of them were built to the ASME Code....

[stevejamesmorris]

Yes it's going downhill that causes the danger.

[mikes47jeep]

That's a boiler explosion waiting to happen, boilers weren't made to work right at that angle, its still cool though

[hartparr]

Hey smartguy....Totally safer having the majority of your water surrounding the firebox....

[mikes47jeep]

True, but still the front of the flues just behind the smoke box are going to be exposed, that isn't exactly the best thing in the world to be doing

[75case]

ok... at that angle the fire cant burn, so even if the end of the tubes to get bare, there is no heat to do any damage. If you know anything about steam, you should know that.

[Mangobed717]

@hartparr Exactly right. That is why we back them down steep inclines.

[mathuetax]

The boilers are VERY forgiving and robust. These were built to be operated by people who were not (typically) trained. Not that it can't happen, July 2001 Medina County Fair, Ohio there was a failure of the boiler crown sheet due to low water (And other factors). So long as the boiler itself is healthy though it should be able to handle these extreme grades for the short time that they are being performed.