Traction Engines in WW1

Traction Engines in WW1

This topic has 10 replies, 7 voices, and was last updated 19 February 2015 at 19:30 by WALLACE.

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19 February 2015 at 12:13 #1376
JohnF
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19 February 2015 at 12:13 #180364
JohnF
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Hi All here is an interesting link sent to me, it shows a parade of Steam WW1 vehicles

**LINK**
19 February 2015 at 12:31 #180369
Nick_G
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Grand.

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19 February 2015 at 12:50 #180375
Jesse Hancock 1
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What no clutch! They don't build em like that any more, thankfully.

Nice Holt on the trailer too perhaps not run due to track damaging the tarmacadam.

Great stuff.

Jesse
19 February 2015 at 14:16 #180395
Neil Wyatt
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I love the way the front wheels jump as it pulls off! Never thought I'd see a traction engine doing a wheelie…

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19 February 2015 at 14:47 #180402
JasonB
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Very common on the rally field if there is a fat bloke on the back of a model engine or any decent sort of load

Edited By JasonB on 19/02/2015 14:52:16
19 February 2015 at 15:13 #180406
Harry Wilkes
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Posted by JohnF on 19/02/2015 12:13:32:

Hi All here is an interesting link sent to me, it shows a parade of Steam WW1 vehicles

**LINK**

Nice one !!!
19 February 2015 at 18:07 #180428
Neil Wyatt
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I am minded of the rather high death rate for Fordson tractor drivers before the 3-point hitch was invented.

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19 February 2015 at 19:16 #180433
WALLACE
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Watching the clip made me wonder if traction engines have differentials …

Do they ??

W.
19 February 2015 at 19:25 #180436
JasonB
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Most road locos, tractors and agricultural ones have diffs, ploughing engines don't. They can be locked.

My 2"

J

Edited By JasonB on 19/02/2015 19:26:15
19 February 2015 at 19:30 #180437
WALLACE
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Now I know !

Thanks !!

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