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Uploaded by on Sep 27, 2006

Carl Tuttle on Case hillclimb at Rollag 2006

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  • you people know NOTHING about steam traction engines

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

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

  • @wisheywashey my dad does.

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

  • 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?

  • 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.

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

  • 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....

  • 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.

  • Yes it's going downhill that causes the danger.

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